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Syosset, maybe you should check women's recruiting spreadsheet before you dare others to compare. I did are you do not have the top college commitments in Region 1, New York, ENY or even on LI.

Bucky - not a bad school on the list where im looking from. what are you a snob. All D-1 except one D-3 thats one of the best institutions in the nation.

Folks, the women's recruiting spread sheet is a bunch of bs. Kids get verbal committments from coaches and then they don't get into the schools. For example, take a look at pr's team...he has committments posted on his site, but the players either didn't get in or aren't going to get into the schools. Verbal Committments don't mean sh@t!!

Instead of traveling all over the country every other week we would probably have been better served if our kids had stayed home and read a book!! At least, when Duke, ND, Harvard, Stanford, just to name a few, come knocking our kids would be able to get into the schools.

Neither PR, JA or any other coach or trainer can get your kid into a school. When she sits down to take the SATs she is on her own. And you better hope she read that book or did that math homework.

Most schools will ask a potential recruit for grades, current GPA, PSATs and SATs if they are available. This will give them an idea whether they are capable of getting into the school. No smart college coach wants to give a verbal commitment to a kid that doesn't look like they can get admitted OR then remain eligible once they are in.

I do agree with you though, that it is not necessary to travel the way Syossett did. Some travel is necessary, but not the schedule that team has kept which seems almost a tournament a month.

You could agree to disagree all day. If you are not into the vigorous schedules,training costs,etc there are alternatives. This is what makes the world go round. Playing at all those tournaments and doing whatever it was that was necessary to get into the National League really made it all worthwhile for some. Playing the top teams in the nation is not only a great experience but a real barometer to measure your team as to where you really stand compared to the California teams that really set the bar. Bottom line is there is a team for everyone and no one should judge anyone else. Hope all the girls are fit,healthy and ready for their spring schedules and the state cup. Tell Bucky to put it to rest now.

You could agree to disagree all day. If you are not into the vigorous schedules,training costs,etc there are alternatives. This is what makes the world go round. Playing at all those tournaments and doing whatever it was that was necessary to get into the National League really made it all worthwhile for some. Playing the top teams in the nation is not only a great experience but a real barometer to measure your team as to where you really stand compared to the California teams that really set the bar. Bottom line is there is a team for everyone and no one should judge anyone else. Hope all the girls are fit,healthy and ready for their spring schedules and the state cup. Tell Bucky to put it to rest now.

Stars of Mass and PDA are both playing the top teams in the country, but play about half the number of games that Syossett plays. Playing too many games is exactly the type of schedule that leads to injury and burnout. There is more than enough written on the subject ESPECIALLY now that the boys Development Academy has formed with the expressed interest of addressing the problem.

Bucky- blah,blah,blah. so what . again your agenda is your agenda. please keep up all the hot air as it will help global warming and melt the snow for all the upcoming games.

National league is just another tool for Joe to recruit players, dangle carrot over current players and for his ego. There is need to participate in the National League. You would've gotten same competition on the high level tournaments and seen the same college coaches. Joe could have saved their players well over $5000 per family in unnecessary tournaments this year.

Parents are not being forced to do any of these tournaments.

e-nuff already. we are where we want to be and you hopefully are where you want to be. night night

The problem is that the US Youth Soccer and the US Soccer Federation does not look for our local clubs best interests. We have a difficult time getting resources to keep our small clubs going, and we don't get any assistance when we need the US Soccer's help. Yet, we pay our registrations every Season to the leagues who also don't have our best interest at heart.
I think it is disgraceful to have all that money we pay go to waste, and we don't even get anything back for poached players(all teams that have national status, etc. all)
It's time we all get at least 2 free clinics every held by each Professional Club under the MLS. I am willing to host more here in the city if they can give back, instead of taking from the cashier counter with their merchandise propaganda. I believe that the time is up for the nonsense the US Soccer and State organizations create. Let's be done with US Academy and premeir team poaching, and help the local clubs get back their national stature.

My Daughter will be starting premier this upcoming season why are the coaches asking for permission to run my credit report along with the other registration forms I had to fill out

OMG I have never heard of such a thing- would love to know who she will be playing for?

OMG I have never heard of such a thing- would love to know who she will be playing for?

I think the responsibility lies in doing what's best for the kids first and foremost. I can understand the financial issues that keep US Soccer from currently offering a girls' DA, but I can not understand the reluctance to mandate what is good for the gander is also good for the goose.

Why is there a USSFDA for boys and not for girls? It is not because the USSF cares more about boys than girls, it is because the Women's NT is successful in international competition (and therefore the identification, recruitment, and training system on the girls side works well enough) and the Men's NT is not successful in international competition and therefore the identification, recruitment, and training system on the boys side was deemed in need of reform.

The Development Academy is designed to improve training and recruiting for the USMNT. Nothing else. Its effects on youth soccer in general fall under the heading of collateral damage.

There is no drama here. We are ALL happy.

The coaches should be reported to LIJSL, ENY and Region 1.