{"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.\n\nBut Don Farr and his son Ryan tell a different story.\n\nRyan 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nIn this episode:\n\nWhy all three Farr brothers ended up with different soccer outcomes\nWhat high school soccer still gives players in certain communities\nWhy Ryan chose Northwood instead of jumping straight into college\nThe shock of entering a more professional soccer environment\nThe real value, and limits, of showcases\nWhy ID camps are often misunderstood\nHow families should think about scholarship money and actual college cost\nWhat 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}