Average 4a school is perhaps 2000 students. Say 20 people on a soccer team. Means one out of 100 students gets to play soccer.
Wando 3300 students, 20 on the soccer team or one out of 165 get to play.
Ft Mill 1500 students, 20 on the team or one out of 75 JL Mann 1600 students, 20 on the team or one out of 80.
It goes way beyond "try harder next year" to the point that people who would be making the team at other schools not making the team at Wando.
And keep in mind Ft Mill and JL Mann are two outstanding soccer schools. Mann was upper state this year and Ft Mill was 3a upper state 2 years ago.
So we aren't talking about schools that take everyone who shows up and losses 12-0. We are talking about high quality programs that compete and win year after year.
And it goes WAY beyond winning state championships. It is playing on a team. It is building leadership skills. It is building long lasting relationships. It is part of the high school experience.
Do you think it is just a coincidence that every president since Eisenhower played a competitive sport?
But since Wando is so big people that maybe aren't great player, but who might get a LOT out of being on a team are denied that chance. But hey... at least you can brag about 7 straight lower state championships...
