As a D1 athlete, my child played Striker, Outside Forward, Wing, Attacking Mid, Holding Mid, 8, and Left and Right Back. The only positions not...
My DD had like eight nursing majors on her D1 soccer team, they all passed/graduated too. Every school is different, every coach is different,...
This is not remotely close to being true. Maybe at Power 5 schools most are ECNL/GA, but there are over 300 DI schools out there and most of them...
Just reading that list of players from our friendly lunatic coach and I see several girls on there who headed off to college in 2016 or 2017....
It's 43, not 34.
Ugh, thanks (and damn you) for that rabbit hole. I think part V was when I finally stopped lurking and created a sign on so I could comment....
The bigger one is worth it for not having to chase less accurate shots!
I would argue not so much. If they are the top platform, then most of the players should come from them. This tells you around 8 people on every...
We love to promote to the point of incompetence. Unless the child dominates playing up, it is better to let them dominate their own age group and...
Turf allows a long boot and some crazy bounces which allow boom ball to create chances. It should lead to quick interplay on the ground, but the...
Spent 5 years (got that COVID year) watching my D1 midfielder work on fitness for 90 minutes twice a week. Never missed a game, never saw three...
A U9 or U10 State competition is asinine. Not surprised then that CA does one. Regardless, anything before 11v11 should be developmental in...
No, you do not play a tournament to win, unless it is state competition, which you do not have at U10. Preseason tournaments have so many reasons...
At your child's age, opponent doesn't matter. Wins do not matter. How pro teams play does not matter. Development is the only thing that...
