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The simple point, that you have been patently unable to grasp, is that it's not JUST a Math problem. I've worked for/with big schools, small schools, public schools, private schools, with boys and girls. The one thing they ALL have in common is a small, vocal cadre of parents who complain that their kids didn't make the team OR don't play enough. Heck, that's part and parcel of H.S. athletics.
The irony here is that the very parents who complain are the same ones who chose Mt. P precisely because they wanted to send their kids to a great public school like Wando, fully KNOWING the numbers.
When you pick your poison, you shouldn't gripe about the flavor.
The cool thing is, if you're an East Cooper parent and are dissatisfied with the numbers game, you can send your child to such soccer schools as: Academic Magnet (if you're willing to compete in THAT numbers game without whining at the outcome); Bishop England, Porter-Gaud, First Baptist, Pinewood Prep, etc. MANY PARENTS DO, though generally NOT just for better odds of making the team.
Or, as a typical "privileged" Mt. P parent, you can move to Summerville (oops, big enrollment) or any place you choose.
As I've said, though, don't assume that being cut (or not even trying out) at Wando is a guarantee you'll play for, or even make, other teams.
I might add, if your kid chooses TO NOT EVEN TRY OUT because of perceived long odds, the credibility of your complaint suffers enormously.
Reality: If you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the lottery.



ok, thanks, more off topic blowhardiness, can't get enough.