@calsoccerparent Thank you very much for all the info. I’m very new to this, so it’s super helpful. We played in Surf Cup this year for the first time. I should add my son is in middle school now, but I started asking questions because I randomly met someone at the hotel who had been a D1 and professional player and had coached extensively, and he urged me to start figuring out whether or not we wanted him to play in college. He said I needed to learn stuff now so that we could know our options, which makes sense, but I’m hesitant to make too big of a deal of the college thing for my son because I still want soccer to be fun for him.
@gointhruaphase Have to say, I’m with you on the feeling that I want him to have the experience of playing on his HS team, from the “very special” point of view. I would think he’s more D3, LAC level than D1. He’s good, and we can’t know where he’ll end up, but I’m not deluding myself.
@Midwestmomofboys His team hovers around the mid-100s nationally at this point, so I’m not sure if that’s going to get coaches’ notice.
Thank you all for this info. You’ve been so helpful. I must be somewhat computer illiterate because I typed “soccer recruiting” and “soccer” into the search box and nothing popped up, but I’ll look for those other threads. I just really appreciate how helpful everyone here is.