Zerodenero
GOLD
Of the current DA clubs on this list ....seeing patterns of productivity. Gettin the feelin like WC & RSC got the shaft.
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Of the current DA clubs on this list ....seeing patterns of productivity. Gettin the feelin like WC & RSC got the shaft.
MakeAPlay
DA
Beach had a Stanford and Blues had a University of Chicago in that time frame also (2016 grads) just to add to your list.-- I agree with your sentiment.
madcow
SILVER ELITE
While I understand your point, these are top educational schools. I bet USSF only cares about the top soccer schools. That list might be the same, though. I don't know.
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It is surprising how well they correlate. The soccer school ranking do change 10-20 spots each year or two, but in general they are the same.
Who am I missing that are in both besides?
Duke, ND, Stanford, UNC, Virginia
This group I think need to make final four a few more times to be "both"
UCLA and USC
Zerodenero
GOLD
UNC on the academic side is suspect....
KeepTheBall
BRONZE
The Residency program never stopped so how could they reactivate it?
Zerodenero
GOLD
Also missing is a 2018 Upenn commit from surf.
Yea - on the edge. But, like UCLA and USC all in the 20s rank (using my not favorite USA News ranking).
Need a thread on rankings how-they-do because some stuff may not be in-line with what parents value - but that is a different thread.
What does it mean to "commit" to an Ivy League school? There are a ton of 5th year high schools that exist back east for kids that were deferred - including athletes. They "committed" to go as well. It's a meaningless term - let's stop using it.
It is still meaningful after NLI day.
ADPSOCCER
SILVER ELITE
NoGoal
DA
My bad, I thought I read it was on hiatus. Then again, the Residency program is only for U17s. They need to implement it from Ulittles to HS graduation to be effective.
A coach sponsors you. Meaning they tell you they will use you as one of their quota to get you through Admin. While they don't give money, they have only so many Admin will allow. It should come with a pre-admit reading from Admin and an e-mail indicating intent, referencing Admin. That was the process pretty much described at each school.
That is as good as any other commit as most commits come before signing day anyway and any athlete is late to the party if that falls through.
But - I agree commits on a Google spreadsheet are suspect. Many change.
Zerodenero
GOLD
Yes, there are several key 5th year college preps (i.e. Andover, Hotchkiss, Taft etc).....do you know of any Socal kids attending those that aren't on the list?
I suppose for arguments sake, all verbal "commits" are "meaningless" until you sign on the dotted line.
They don't have NLI because they don't give scholarships. But I would agree that the timing of NLI is when kids receive early admission or likely letters to Ivys. Then again, looking at the schools' actual rosters would make a lot more sense then looking at "commitment" lists.
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Zerodenero
GOLD
A picture is worth more than a thousand words.....
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/photos-711929-day-events.html
Circa 2016:
By league rule, this cannot happen until after July 1 before a kid's senior year (at the earliest). The "commitment" list includes kids much younger - rising juniors and sophomores. So either the commitment list is wrong or the term commitment is used differently than what you describe. I do agree with your description of the process, however. Although it is important to note that the level of support a coach gives varies substantially, and that can be the difference between getting in.
Let's look at the schools actual rosters!
A picture is worth more than a thousand words.....
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/photos-711929-day-events.html
Circa 2016:
Yes, kids go to ivys. But no, none of these kids signed a letter of intent. There is no such thing. I'm glad the schools let them celebrate in the day's events.
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A picture is worth more than a thousand words.....
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/photos-711929-day-events.html
Circa 2016:
Or, here is Harvard describes it: http://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2014/2/6/harvard-signing-day-intent/
No, I don't know any current kids. But I did know several athletes that didn't get in after receiving a coaches "support" or had to go to 5th year high school. It's why it seems so crazy to me that sophomores or juniors would be on this list.