ISL Soccer - how difficult to make the team?

one1ofeach
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:15:18 +0000

Are there certain schools you are considering? The ISL has a HUGE range of teams.

Both my kids played soccer in MA and my current BS kid is at an ISL school.

There are definitely teams where an NEP kid is going to start as a freshman, and then there are teams where the only kids who see the field are ECNL/academy level.

Also, for boys, size does come into play. I have seen academy level kids who are just small because they haven’t matured yet and they struggle on the field. Actually, even my daughter who was not a small girl, had an adjustment period her freshman year. It really is a whole other world when you are suddenly playing kids 4-5 years older than you. Some of them are really big and strong D1 level players and your kid is a little 14 year old. It is somewhat funny actually when you see it for the first time.

Attaching a screenshot of the spread in 2018 - you will see the variety is very big.