In theory, the waivers are for boys who have soccer-based scholarships to private high schools.
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I have a new money line for those who aren;t up to speed with the MLS players, "Low Cost Soccer."
For players @ the private, Catholic, religious schools that cost bank to attend.
The enforcement is NeXt is not like it was with da, leaving up to clubs to implement or not.
Big enough deal that the mls academies don't allow it. Some players elected to go with ECNL because of that and the perceived game, training, and scheduling.
In our CIF-SS D1 to D3 are populated by primarily starting club players. Higher up in the chain more club players especially at the religious schools.
We normally had almost half the starting lineup on waivers in DA at different times and a good number this season but fewer starters.
Yeah that's why I pointed that out twice now.
Having normal pay to play clubs trying to compete vs big name well financed ones is a uphill battle and inequities can exist just like they did in DA
NEXT is passively suggesting something different so we don't return to the top clubs domination once again and the inequities existing if we don't learn to do things differently
That's the rub with NEXT some clubs know it's will stretch them too thin so they opted for other options that can please more paying customer. Trying to be a member of multiple (masters) leagues that are highly demanding of $$, competition, fields, coaches, players makes things even tougher.
Better to participate in fewer high level leagues and show well or more leagues where there will be mediocre to poor in some of them. So far it's been the ladder that have attempted that for regular clubs around socal especially the ones that are mostly pay to play.
By “not a big deal,” I meant to the players. The organizers of MLS Next obviously still considered it important. For boys, there are boys who care about HS Soccer (usually living in the places or going to the schools where it is a bigger deal) who were fine staying in club and not going to DA even before Boys ECNL and the boys in DA didn’t seem to have much regret or they moved back. They and their parents didn’t view it as particularly controversial or if they did they didn’t view the alternative as bad because there is so much good boys soccer in SoCal. Girls was entirely different, partly because ECNL existed first as the top girls league and they felt something was taken from them and partly because girls seem to value the social aspect of playing with HS friends more.
Ah yeah some schools are big on sports, football Friday nights are huge, soccer league not a big fan draw but packs the house for payoffs and takes in some needed $$.
Both our girl & 2 boys love(d) HS sports so was happy for our youngest to play this spring + the 2 other sports he did in 4 years. Having records and banners hanging representing your hometown in pretty special, mentions is media, newspaper, tv footage, being called a all American is fun for the kids.
NewUser27
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does anyone really know of a boy that turned down DA because he couldn't play in HS? I dont and I know alot of soccer kids...HS sports is where its at just for the community aspect, the play is not anywhere near club soccer (top flight ) of course. Girls HS is horrendous , period.
SoccerFan4Life
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Some High school kids want to play with their friends. My nieces played at the highest level at ECNL and us youth national teams but they loved playing high School soccer with their classmates.
I know of a few that quit DA to play their Senior year in HS.
Raggamufin
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Yes, I know more than a few .
I know a girl that wanted to do both but was told under no circumstances can you play HHS and the GDA back in 2018-2019. The little 14 year old girl so wanted to do both but the rich dads and the power players said, "no, that HSS was awful, horrible and dangerous even." So she chose to play HSS ((followed the stupid GDA rules)) and was banned from GDA because she chose to play HSS at a public school, where the stars are targeted.... Well, a few months later and low and behold, waivers were created for the rich dads and their kids that attended private schools and his pals kids so they can do both GDA and HSS. Lastly New User 27, I must say your horrendous for being so ignorant to put down HSS like you just did, period!!!
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Private school players got waivers for a few possible reasons:
1. They were recruited to the private school to play soccer. Possibly even given some sort of scholarship. Limiting their ability to play HS soccer would knock out their scholarship.
2. The private schools are small and would struggle to field a soccer team if some players aren't able to play a HS sport.
3. Money talks.
I hear ya coach tim buck. I wish the girls in public school got the waiver option as well. Oh well, life is not fair and time to get living and stop being a big baby who only complains about this and that.
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Kante
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Yup, know a number that, once they heard from colleges, quit da to play their senior on the high school team
SoccerFan4Life
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The Irony about soccer in this country as we try to grow the sport.
The best youth athletes for most sports play in their high school teams. Somehow soccer elitist believe that high school soccer is trash and kids should play Academy rather than high school. If you are that good of a soccer player you will be discovered before high school and should be playing overseas in youth academies. For all others just let them play high school soccer.
Call me crazy but "Ability to reduce or eliminate cost to the player" isn't legal language that requires a club to provide discounted/lowered or free services to a "team". It is speaking specifically about a case by case (player by player) scenario. The word "Ability" does not mean "mandatory".Yeah or remind them to review what they should be following when they applied
- Ability to reduce or eliminate costs to the player
