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I don't know. Why does anyone care that much about high school soccer for their kids? It was being highly discouraged prior to DA, by coaches and, yes, ECNL ones too. The reason being: It is the bad soccer injury capitol of the universe! Not even counting overuse.... I think it's just being used as an excuse by clubs who are being revealed by GDA as maybe not as "elite" as they seemed. I wonder, if US Soccer changed the rules tomorrow, would these clubs jump back in?
Anyway, I would way rather have my kids getting recruited to colleges while in high school, than playing high school soccer. They can try track or hoops or something where they won't get killed.
As long as GDA proves to be a viable college recruiting platform, providing the necessary training for the next level, I can't see it going away.
And if the majority of future WNT players come from SoCal and Texas, well then, so be it![]()
This view seems very parochial. Kids shouldn't have to choose elite soccer versus playing with their friends. Doesn't GDA also mandate no other high school sports? My player was county athlete of the year her senior year of high school and it was due to her playing multiple sports at a high level. It didn't stop her from playing more minutes than any other field player the girst 2 years of her college career at a school that has top 5 team. If your player cannot handle physical play D1 college soccer might not be for her and that is a fact.
Good luck to you and your player.