Amir Shirazi vs Almaden Valley Soccer Club, Inc. et al

[John T.]

Don‘t buy the BS. All of these parents have spent more money paying to play for MVLA ( or any other similar ECNL club) than they will receive in a college soccer scholarship. You should keep this list—several are already in the transfer portal and many ride the bench at these big name schools. Lots of good threads on this. Do your homework.

This is very true. But at least MVLA and BA Surf offer players and their families a genuine opportunity to pursue this path with clearly knowing the mentioned implications.

Sadly, many other clubs fall short, offering little to no chance of being scouted despite the considerable time, effort, and financial investment. You all are aware of these usual suspects in ECNL and GA leagues.