Thanks for the message. I talked to one of the club coaches tonight about this. He coaches college soccer too. He agreed with your comments. I wonder if we will see a day when players are recruited in middle school!?!?

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We are fortunate to have so many talented soccer players in our hometowns to watch compete. It’s amazing the amount of interest these girls are garnering from large colleges. I have heard a few stories recently of 15 year old girls verbally accepting college schlorships? and similiar stories about other sports. I have talked to local college coaches in our club that are not allowed to talk formally about recruiting players until July of junior year of HS? Am I missing something?

As Hope Solo and Piedmont’s awesome keeper unfortunately know first hand it’s next to impossible to win back to back games on PKs. Of note St Mary’s Lecce, a senior, was a back up for three years. She kept working hard and had the best week of her soccer career when it mattered most.

I think we can all agree high school soccer, especially at the smaller schools, is about players who work just as hard as their more talented and athletic counterparts getting the chance to compete. It doesn’t matter what club or level you play at if you can help your school. And while the quality of high school soccer on the field,(often frantic and overly aggressive), is easy to criticize, all that really matters is that the players take away relationships and memories for a lifetime.

Thanks to all the players for your hard work and dedication to your teammates and schools. It was a fun season.