Cali, are girls more prone to injury in high school or club?Club is way more important than high school, but coaches will travel to see the players that they are interested in when they play in high school. It is a good way to see them integrate with a different set of players in a different setting. But it is the club setting that is where the most exposure happens.
Way more, because the skill level just isn't there in many cases. I have seen girls embarrassed by a more technical player, which leads to retribution...If my daughter had to choose between high school and playing in an advanced league, her goal is to play at the highest level she can. She has an ambition to play professionally in Europe for a year or two post college, so having less opportunity for injuries by not playing high school would be her decision if she had to choose.Cali, are girls more prone to injury in high school or club?
You coach high school?Way more, because the skill level just isn't there in many cases. I have seen girls embarrassed by a more technical player, which leads to retribution...If my daughter had to choose between high school and playing in an advanced league, her goal is to play at the highest level she can. She has an ambition to play professionally in Europe for a year or two post college, so having less opportunity for injuries by not playing high school would be her decision if she had to choose.
According to who? Which one more resembles what they will see in college? Which fulfills their needs? Which gives them recognition among their peers? For some this may be their greatest moments being part of a team and all that it entails. For college recruitment sure club has it, for pure enjoyment its up to each kid. My kids greatest moment so far was scoring a game tying goal in a CIF semifinal. She has won everything at club and ODP. The only people that saw all those were some parents and scouts. The only thing you get to carry with you when you are done with the game are the friendships you built and the memories you have. I say get as many as you can while you can. Injuries happen at anytime and frankly with as much soccer as I have seen its just as overall crappy in club as in high school. Please note I said overall, the league your kid and my kid played in in high school is fairly decent. Some of our club games were junk.Club is way more important than high school, but coaches will travel to see the players that they are interested in when they play in high school. It is a good way to see them integrate with a different set of players in a different setting. But it is the club setting that is where the most exposure happens.
In the whole scheme of things, high school isn't that helpful for playing college ball. Namely because there are few chances for a large # of coaches to come watch players. My daughter's school is right down the street from a local college. That coach would cruise by every once in a while, but he is the exception not the rule. With that said, most girls don't play HS for the college aspect. It is the social part of the game. My daughter has a love/ hate relationship with HS. She plays defense in club, but gets to play forward/ attacking mid in HS. She gets to be the big playmaker and loves it.This topic may have been hashed out already...but how important is high school soccer in the scheme of wanting to play college??? Or is club more important when it comes to college scouts?? Just curious.
According to me...I answered the question according to our experience. Why do I have to make accommodations for every other possible personal history? The question was posed regarding:According to who?
It didn't ask if any girls had positive high school experiences, or felt school pride, or won a CIF game...I just thought I would give an answer to etc1217 that conveyed our reality.how important is high school soccer in the scheme of wanting to play college??? Or is club more important when it comes to college scouts??
You've already started practice?
Thank you, everyone for your candor and experiences. The only reason I ask is because my DD would love to play HS but the coach is being a true A$$ to her. So she may have to forgo HS and it's bumming her out. But she was worry if it will affect her potential of college play but by reading everyone's post, not really. The sad part is that her HS coach really doesn't know soccer very well (who is a Biology teacher, who claims he played back in the day) and gives directions that contradict what her club coaches teach. So she is constantly looking confused because she's trying to play the way she has been taught by club coaches then he tries to correct her....for example...during practice, my DD is a CB, so she ran into the goal box to clear the ball because they were playing with no goalies...he told her you shouldn't be in the box, she ran into the box to clear the ball...so she looked at him with a confused look, so she was thinking... what should I have done...let the other team score and not defend my goal?? As much as she wants to play with her friends in HS, she is having a hard time dealing with the HS coach's soccer logic and she isn't the only one on the team who thinks he is an idiot.
That seems like a bunch of soccer, we already have a couple of pre-season high school soccer injuries and our club coach isn't happy-injury from too much training is his concern.Many schools doing training right now. Some trying to get ahead and some trying to make this a whole year experience.
For example my kid doing pre-season soccer (September-November), regular season (November-Feb/March), post season (March-June), Summer League (June-July). August is the only off month.