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We've talked about how kids playing basketball often put more into their AAU play than they do into their high school team's play...but here's a similar situation in soccer....
Many of the best high school SOCCER players also play "Elite Team" and "travel team" play and now the travel team season is being expanded to nearly the entire calendar year..........
Thus many high schools will not even have their own best players as they play their high school soccer season - because the kids prefer to go play at a higher level with their elite teams and get more recruiting exposure nearly year-round....
thus high school ball is a distant afterthought that get little consideration from the best players......
The article mentions that New Trier will lose 8 to 10 of their best soccer players who will not be playing school ball this fall!
Many of the best high school SOCCER players also play "Elite Team" and "travel team" play and now the travel team season is being expanded to nearly the entire calendar year..........
Thus many high schools will not even have their own best players as they play their high school soccer season - because the kids prefer to go play at a higher level with their elite teams and get more recruiting exposure nearly year-round....
thus high school ball is a distant afterthought that get little consideration from the best players......
The article mentions that New Trier will lose 8 to 10 of their best soccer players who will not be playing school ball this fall!
