Maybe this is a topic for another time, but with regards to pappy's comments, there really isn't much soccer scholarship money out there. Coaches will do as much as possible to get the money from an acedemic scholarship for a particular player because they are very limited in their scholarships. The best thing for a high school player to do is hit the books and score high on the SAT because they will have a better overall chance of getting money for school.

Also remember that for as much as we sit here and love soccer and would love to see todays players hit the big time in college or even pro soccer, 99% plus of the soccer players won't go past college, therefore a college education will take them much further in life (financially) than soccer will.