My Daughter just committed to a major D1 University - As Me Anything

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear, your daughter committed to a D1 school and she is starting her Junior Year of High School today?

Yes! Recruitment window for her opened up June 15th. She had calls, emails, texts, and mail from a ton of schools. A few called at midnight on June 15th. Numerous schools came out to see her one last time at ECNL Playoffs in Seattle. They then called to set official visits after August 1st. She made her decision a few days after one of the official visits.

So when did you start contacting the schools? Fall or Spring of sophomore year? Did you invite them to the showcases or Seattle then? Did any schools find her without you contacting them first or is it all initiated by the player? Just trying to understand the mechanics of this.

I have a trapped ECNL player that likely won’t play high school, similar reasons as your D. I imagine yours kept training while her team was playing high school ball but was she able to pick up games somewhere?

And thank you for all this!!

My trapped player was getting better coaching, training and playing against better competition the year most of her teammates went to HS
When the HS kids rejoined club, she was the standout player.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear, your daughter committed to a D1 school and she is starting her Junior Year of High School today?

Yes! Recruitment window for her opened up June 15th. She had calls, emails, texts, and mail from a ton of schools. A few called at midnight on June 15th. Numerous schools came out to see her one last time at ECNL Playoffs in Seattle. They then called to set official visits after August 1st. She made her decision a few days after one of the official visits.

OP, thanks for the information (I know some people nit-pick it apart, but it's what we get in an open forum), I legitimately did not know, as my daughter just started 5th grade. I defiantly thought this process started a year and half later (Like December of their Senior year for some reason.) So, this is good information to consider!

5th grader? Perfect time to start a serious speed and agility program. Value that as much as possible. I would start looking at recruitment around the end of 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear, your daughter committed to a D1 school and she is starting her Junior Year of High School today?

Yes! Recruitment window for her opened up June 15th. She had calls, emails, texts, and mail from a ton of schools. A few called at midnight on June 15th. Numerous schools came out to see her one last time at ECNL Playoffs in Seattle. They then called to set official visits after August 1st. She made her decision a few days after one of the official visits.

OP, thanks for the information (I know some people nit-pick it apart, but it's what we get in an open forum), I legitimately did not know, as my daughter just started 5th grade. I defiantly thought this process started a year and half later (Like December of their Senior year for some reason.) So, this is good information to consider!

5th grader? Perfect time to start a serious speed and agility program. Value that as much as possible. I would start looking at recruitment around the end of 8th grade.

Thanks! We just started doing some weekly wind sprints (30yds) and will do track in the spring followed by something more formal 'agility wise' later. And thanks for the 8th grade tip!
Good luck!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For every junior that commits to a school there are several who commit and never play in college. A lot changes in a year. Until that pen meets the paper it's just a verbal agreement that isn't worth anything.

Yep - every single person on the planet with a kid interested in playing in college knows this. Stop being a Doug Downer. We know the rules. We know what can happen.

BTW - even if you sign and sit the bench - the $$ and the stipend and the NIL is still all yours for the taking! Who cares if you play or not? My kid played 17 minutes last year on a full scholarship and is walking around with a monthly $2,600 stipend debit card! Now THAT's worth something!

Preach!! Amen to this

Meh. Your life is not your own when you play D1.

Oh sure it is. You have to leave for school earlier in the summer but that's about it. All teams/divisions travel, practice etc. The money and the perks are worth it by far.

[Anonymous]

Seems like mostly good advice for college soccer. Thx for posting. We aren’t targeting D1 and are happy with our ECNL RL team, which has great D2-D3 placements.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, how much did you spend (on average) per year on your daughter's soccer? How much is her scholarship per year?

Funny that you ask this because I just did the calculation the other night.
I think in the last two years I have spent about 25-30k. Club fees, uniforms, travel (the big expense), id camp fees, training sessions.

There is NO comparison regarding her scholarship with is worth about 330K for all four years. She has a full ride (which is rare in womens soccer) That does not include an additional living stipend that is thousands of dollars a semester. Plus the NIL deal!

You may be interested in an NIL event the USPTO and ASU are presenting in October for athletes.

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/name-image-likeness-student-athletes

Saw the announcement yesterday and your post reminded me of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like mostly good advice for college soccer. Thx for posting. We aren’t targeting D1 and are happy with our ECNL RL team, which has great D2-D3 placements.

Thats awesome! If you aren't targeting D1 then some of this will not apply. I think its awesome for these kids to play at any level after high school. Absolutely nothing wrong with ECNL RL. Awesome! Good luck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how much did you spend (on average) per year on your daughter's soccer? How much is her scholarship per year?

Funny that you ask this because I just did the calculation the other night.
I think in the last two years I have spent about 25-30k. Club fees, uniforms, travel (the big expense), id camp fees, training sessions.

There is NO comparison regarding her scholarship with is worth about 330K for all four years. She has a full ride (which is rare in womens soccer) That does not include an additional living stipend that is thousands of dollars a semester. Plus the NIL deal!

You may be interested in an NIL event the USPTO and ASU are presenting in October for athletes.

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/name-image-likeness-student-athletes

Saw the announcement yesterday and your post reminded me of it.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For every junior that commits to a school there are several who commit and never play in college. A lot changes in a year. Until that pen meets the paper it's just a verbal agreement that isn't worth anything.

Yep - every single person on the planet with a kid interested in playing in college knows this. Stop being a Doug Downer. We know the rules. We know what can happen.

BTW - even if you sign and sit the bench - the $$ and the stipend and the NIL is still all yours for the taking! Who cares if you play or not? My kid played 17 minutes last year on a full scholarship and is walking around with a monthly $2,600 stipend debit card! Now THAT's worth something!

and when they get out of school and have nothing on their resume and are selling season tickets to a minor league hockey team they will be like hmm was that 17 minutes worth it? That's why most college athletes don't play out their eligibility, the grind isn't worth it when the lights go out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear, your daughter committed to a D1 school and she is starting her Junior Year of High School today?

Yes! Recruitment window for her opened up June 15th. She had calls, emails, texts, and mail from a ton of schools. A few called at midnight on June 15th. Numerous schools came out to see her one last time at ECNL Playoffs in Seattle. They then called to set official visits after August 1st. She made her decision a few days after one of the official visits.

OP, thanks for the information (I know some people nit-pick it apart, but it's what we get in an open forum), I legitimately did not know, as my daughter just started 5th grade. I defiantly thought this process started a year and half later (Like December of their Senior year for some reason.) So, this is good information to consider!

5th grader? Perfect time to start a serious speed and agility program. Value that as much as possible. I would start looking at recruitment around the end of 8th grade.

5th grade? Y'all are insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like mostly good advice for college soccer. Thx for posting. We aren’t targeting D1 and are happy with our ECNL RL team, which has great D2-D3 placements.

Thats awesome! If you aren't targeting D1 then some of this will not apply. I think its awesome for these kids to play at any level after high school. Absolutely nothing wrong with ECNL RL. Awesome! Good luck

Thank you for the info. My daughter is also 5’ 9” center D, but only in 7th grade. So who knows where she will wind up.

Greatly appreciate the timeline you provided for all the pieces that landed your DD where she is. Hope she had an amazing experience!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this info. Any speed and agility coaches/programs that you recommend?

I can recommend Healthy Baller (numerous locations in the area) and Chris Paul (Showtime Fitness) 240-791-6195. He is located in the Silver Spring area. I have known Chris for over a decade. He is exceptional with track speed and quickness. Just remember that building speed is not an overnight process. Most kids dont even now how to run properly so that has to be taught even before they can build strength and quickness. The biomechanics of sprinting is an art.

There a tons of other trainers in the area but these are the ones we used.

If you are a YouTube type person then I would look at Pierre's Elite Performance and also Overtime Athletes.

What's the best age to start speed and agility training for a girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how much did you spend (on average) per year on your daughter's soccer? How much is her scholarship per year?

Funny that you ask this because I just did the calculation the other night.
I think in the last two years I have spent about 25-30k. Club fees, uniforms, travel (the big expense), id camp fees, training sessions.

There is NO comparison regarding her scholarship with is worth about 330K for all four years. She has a full ride (which is rare in womens soccer) That does not include an additional living stipend that is thousands of dollars a semester. Plus the NIL deal!

You may be interested in an NIL event the USPTO and ASU are presenting in October for athletes.

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/name-image-likeness-student-athletes

Saw the announcement yesterday and your post reminded me of it.

One more $ grab to add you your basket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this info. Any speed and agility coaches/programs that you recommend?

I can recommend Healthy Baller (numerous locations in the area) and Chris Paul (Showtime Fitness) 240-791-6195. He is located in the Silver Spring area. I have known Chris for over a decade. He is exceptional with track speed and quickness. Just remember that building speed is not an overnight process. Most kids dont even now how to run properly so that has to be taught even before they can build strength and quickness. The biomechanics of sprinting is an art.

There a tons of other trainers in the area but these are the ones we used.

If you are a YouTube type person then I would look at Pierre's Elite Performance and also Overtime Athletes.

What's the best age to start speed and agility training for a girl?

Look at the high number of girls who attend healthy ballers and then have acl issues.

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