Crossfire Academy
Using the rosters on the http://ussda.demosphere.com pages for the Crossfire Academy U15/U16 teams for the last 4 years and recorded data on the high school listed for each player. In most cases the HS was listed on the USSDA team page. When it wasn't, I did a google search. In many cases a google search would come up with a local article mentioning them in a HS game (soccer or other sport). High schools were categorized as Eastside (Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island), Seattle/Shoreline, South SeaTac (Tacoma, Auburn, Kent, etc), Everett/Snohomish Area and Other. Very few players were in Other. High Schools in each category are at the bottom.The figure shows the fraction from a high school in each region for players listed on the roster of the Crossfire Academy U15/16 team (all players listed) from 2010-2011 to 2013-2014. Overall the fraction of players from Seattle and South SeaTac high schools declined during the 4 seasons with sudden drop of players attending Seattle area high schools in the 2013-2014 season.
Interestingly the Seattle high schools for the players is overwhelmingly private. Seattle private high school attendance is approximately 20%, while 70% of the academy players attended a private high school. Sample size is small however (7 players with 2 public and 5 private). The private/public split of the players attending eastside high schools matches the approximate private HS attendance on the eastsite (ca 10%). 12% of players going to an eastside HS attended a private school. Sample size was 25 players (22 public and 3 private).
Sounders Academy
Same plot except that I wasn't able to get HS (not listed on the USSDA website) but the home town is listed. So this shows home town.
Raw numbers
Note that roster # on the USSDA team page in 2011-2012 was unusually high.
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Categorization of HSs
Eastside (private are *)
Redmond, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Sammamish, Eastlake, Bellevue, Skyline, International Community School, Eastside Catholic*, Bellevue Christian*
Seattle/Shoreline is HSs in the SYSA boundaries.
Seattle (private are *)
HS: Nathan Hale, Ballard, Lakeside*, Seattle Prep*, Seattle Christian*
Shoreline
HS: Shorecrest
South SeaTac
HS: Todd Beamer, Auburn Riverside, Puyallup, Mount Rainier, Stadium, Decatur, Highline, Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson, Kentridge, Rodgers, Emerald Ridge, Tacoma Baptist*
Everett/Snohomish/North SeaTac
Inglemoor, Glacier Peak, Snohomish, Everett, Meadowdale, Woodinville, Monroe, Henry M. Jackson
