{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chasing the Game - Youth Soccer in America","title":"Not Every Soccer Path Has to Be Perfect","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3178,"description":"Most soccer families are told the same thing: specialize early, chase the biggest league, get seen, and don’t fall behind.But Don Farr and his son Ryan tell a different story.Ryan played multiple sports, stayed connected to high school soccer, took a post-grad year at Northwood, and then became a standout freshman at Stony Brook. His path was not clean. It was not obvious. And that is exactly why it matters.This episode is about the decisions families make when there is no perfect answer. Academy or high school. D1 or D3. Exposure or fit. Scholarship or affordability. Dream big, but stay honest.In this episode:Why all three Farr brothers ended up with different soccer outcomesWhat high school soccer still gives players in certain communitiesWhy Ryan chose Northwood instead of jumping straight into collegeThe shock of entering a more professional soccer environmentThe real value, and limits, of showcasesWhy ID camps are often misunderstoodHow families should think about scholarship money and actual college costWhat Ryan learned from his freshman year at Stony Brook","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pf68ZmEGGzhD_L4GqN2MPEzSyl3kwuk7GVB4PlA2yzk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZWVh/ODMyNzJlMTg1NDQ3/NWZmZjlhOTAwOWEy/ZGJmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}