Crush, I have been watching, playing, coaching and refereeing HS soccer/club soccer for 46 years now. No need for you to approve my futbol resume.
Agree that playing 2 games in 1 day is not a good idea. What’s wrong with playing a second game on Sundays? Most schools have 3 games per week once the real season starts in January. That is too much. 2 games in a week is plenty.
There are some great players on the HS fields, and the vast majority of them are ECNL players. Maybe comparing HS to ECNL level of play is a bridge too far ( it was a mean comment and I freely admit that) but the quality of HS play is tough to watch. No changing fields, possession lost after 2 passes, punts from the GK all the time, most coaches lack tactical awareness, etc…So they play kick and chase and hit endless long balls. Ball is out of play all the time…I counted 50+ throw-ins for just a single 40 minute half. It worked for England in 1966, but they haven’t won jack the last 45 years, so now they try to emulate Man City and Barca from 2010-11. But that’s a whole nother thread!
Bottom line, HS soccer is a different experience from club soccer. The social and leadership aspects of it are difficult to measure and quantify. MOO (copying you now), is that most girls gain from the social and leadership sides of the HS game. Getting scouted and quality of play is not what the HS game is about.