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

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Your club made some really poor decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Your club made some really poor decisions.

While not universal, I do not think this is outside the norms. Many club coaches value the relationship with the college more than that of the player.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Your club made some really poor decisions.

While not universal, I do not think this is outside the norms. Many club coaches value the relationship with the college more than that of the player.

Sharing some relatively generic information about interest does nothing to ruin that relationship.

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Anonymous wrote:She recently committed to an awesome school. The road to get there was was filled with many ups and downs (and a lot of travel).
She is a defender and is blessed with size (5'9) and speed. She was never known as a technical player but is extremely physical. Every few years since early middle school she bounced up to a better team finally playing for the one of the top teams in the area.
Here is my advice;
Get your daughter playing against boys at an early age. It makes a huge difference in speed of play and the level of physicality.
Get a dedicated trainer for speed and agility as early as possible. I think this is more important than a soccer trainer. If coaches see that she can really move and has adequate athleticism they will take a long look. Get fast, get strong, get quick!!!

Don't be a helicopter parent!!!! If she does not want to workout regularly then that is her loss. If she is not all in then it wont happen for her. You can't force the issue and you damn sure can't live vicariously through your kid. And by the way, STOP yelling and screaming on the sidelines. They already have too much pressure from coaches, teammates and themselves. Don't make soccer everything in your life. Go get some ice cream!!

Don't ever go to a general open tryout. Call the coach for the team you are interested in and see if they will let you come for a practice.

Try to separate yourself by being really good at one thing. Great left foot, super athlete, dynamic in the box, exceptional 1v1 defender, very physical, technically excellent. Be good at a lot but be great at one thing. And remember that 'going hard all the time' is a skill. I have seen a ton of girls with great skills who just don't go hard enough.

Do whatever you have to do to get on a ECNL team. Not ECNL RL, and not GA. Your odds of playing in college drastically go up. Even if you are riding the bench for an ECNL team its probably better than being on an ECNL RL or GA team. There are only a few decent GA teams in the area. Look at Arlington, NVA, Maryland United, Union, Bethesda (although I don't recommend Bethesda to anyone..very toxic). I'm sure there are a few others.
The absolute most important aspect of getting recruited is to play well at ECNL showcase events. Either showcase events or ECNL playoffs. Typically there will be coaches from tons of D1 and D3 schools wrapped around the field at all games. Most coaches DO NOT attend regular season ECNL games (they are busy in their own season). Its all about the showcase events.

If you are playing ECNL, try your best to skip the ID Camps. It is a money grab plain and simple. Colleges use these ID camps to pay their assistance coaches. We got bamboozled in to going to way too many. Most were a complete waste of time and money. The only good part was that she was able to see the schools and from there narrow her focus on what type of school she really wanted.

High school soccer does not matter. My daughter is not playing high school because her club season and school season are at the same time. Over use is a real thing. Its not worth it. No one gets recruited from playing high school soccer. Its extremely rare.

Really solid highlight videos and good communication with coaches before and after showcase events is key. Letting coaches know where and when you are playing is important. Using a platform like Sports Recruit makes it very easy to email coaches and create a profile. Developing a plan and getting your name out there with Instagram and X (Twitter) is a vital piece to the puzzle. Posting highlights and just being active on social media goes a long way. Highlights videos should be short (like 2 minutes max) and should have your absolute best stuff in the beginning of the video.

If your daughter does put herself in a position to be recruited, remember that most girls DO NOT go to their #1 choice. That's pretty much left for USWNT players and the absolute highest level girls. My daughter lucked up and is going to a school she really likes and is a perfect fit for her style of play (but it wasn't her #1 choice). Fit and a great college coaching staff is of upmost importance.

I am willing to answer any questions.

Great advice and thanks for sharing your experience.

Are you concerned about the new NCAA roster cap and what it will mean for future recruits? Already seeing a ton of P4 '25 players decommitting on the girls side.

We are not concerned at all because the school she committed to has never had over 26 on the team. Definitely a question we asked. Their sweet spot for roster size is 25. Not a concern

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Anonymous wrote:Not specific to your daughter, but what are the NIL numbers you're hearing about at Top 25 programs? I know it can vary dramatically, but for football and basketball most programs have a base level for incoming freshman with escalators as they age.

She is at a Nike school so they set up some stuff through the school. They also have a dedicated website where you can purchase signatures, appearances, and merch for that particular athlete. Definitely nowhere close to what Power 4 QBs are getting. Every dollar counts. Plus there is a stipend that the school gives your directly that has nothing to do with NIL.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Your club made some really poor decisions.

Agreed!! No major club is not going to tell you if a school is interested. That is not how the game is played

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Anonymous wrote:Not specific to your daughter, but what are the NIL numbers you're hearing about at Top 25 programs? I know it can vary dramatically, but for football and basketball most programs have a base level for incoming freshman with escalators as they age.

She is at a Nike school so they set up some stuff through the school. They also have a dedicated website where you can purchase signatures, appearances, and merch for that particular athlete. Definitely nowhere close to what Power 4 QBs are getting. Every dollar counts. Plus there is a stipend that the school gives your directly that has nothing to do with NIL.

Isn’t she a HS Junior, you talk about it as if she was already in college.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

3 years ago -verbally committed March of her sophomore year.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Your club made some really poor decisions.

Agreed!! No major club is not going to tell you if a school is interested. That is not how the game is played

We are at a major club. They would say for example --- you should look at XYZ -- coach said some nice things or talking to coach and XYZ and you should target as they are looking for center-mid like you. But that is all.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

Been to a ton of ID camps. Including a number of P4. If it is before June 15 after Soph year many will not provide feedback at all at that time. Of course if a GK made a good save they would say good save. But no post camp discussion. If they like you they will call June 15 or thereafter but nothing before that.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

Been to a ton of ID camps. Including a number of P4. If it is before June 15 after Soph year many will not provide feedback at all at that time. Of course if a GK made a good save they would say good save. But no post camp discussion. If they like you they will call June 15 or thereafter but nothing before that.

DP, this isn’t not true at all. It all depends on the player and the coach. Rapport will be built if they want you. It can get very opaque, and most kids won’t pick-up on the subtly. But the easier a heuristic is who did the coach spend a bit of extra time chatting with. They won’t give the time of day to a scrub, but a baller will get their time, attention, and a “let me learn who you are” convo.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

Been to a ton of ID camps. Including a number of P4. If it is before June 15 after Soph year many will not provide feedback at all at that time. Of course if a GK made a good save they would say good save. But no post camp discussion. If they like you they will call June 15 or thereafter but nothing before that.

Been to a ton of ID camps too. Only a handful will give feedback on the spot after it concludes. Almost all replied as they asked players to follow up by text or email. We didn't target P4 schools for a variety of reasons (mostly travel conflicts as DD wants to pursue pre-med), but I think only one school never replied and she was early in Sophomore year. We also didn't attend ID camps where we didn't have at least a little interest from the coaches, and ruled out 3rd party camps because of advice from former team mates who said it was a waste of time/money grab.

Will echo one bit of advice where others commented on the college recruiting process: Go where you're wanted.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

Been to a ton of ID camps. Including a number of P4. If it is before June 15 after Soph year many will not provide feedback at all at that time. Of course if a GK made a good save they would say good save. But no post camp discussion. If they like you they will call June 15 or thereafter but nothing before that.

Almost all of them will give feedback.....to a select group. They are usually kept after or brought to the side and talked with one-on-one. Details like what club do you play for? Who's your coach? When is your next event? Feedback on your play. Etc. It's not typically going to happen with all 60 kids at the camp, but for a select group, it certainly does happen.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen an answer as to if this is a binding offer or if the school can change their mind. It seems really early unless a player is USWNT material. And do schools review apps from an academic perspective before junior year?

Seriously?????
Most girls commit before their JR year. Seriously look at Soccer Wire or Top Drawer or EVERY SINGLE club website in the area.
YES - schools review academic material and YES the kids have to continue to excel academically and turn in data.
They are only verbal commits at this stage. Either side and back out but it is rare for the college to back out.
At most high academic schools the girls can commit early but must have specific SAT or ACT scores. My kid committed as a Sophomore but had to have a SAT of 1450-1500. Georgetown, Duke, Wake, UVA, Michigan, William and Mary are just samples of schools requiring academic excellence as well as soccer skills.

So how is she doing now? Your DD must have committed years ago before the NCAA rules because NOBODY can commit BEFORE THE END of sophomore year. Would have to be a rising Junior in order to come before those rules. Nobody, no matter how good. It is illegal to give an offer before June 15th. I think less than 14 girls committed two weeks after June 15th but pace picked up after that.

Parents, if any coach contacts you before June 15th at end of Sophmore year, that is a major red flag and you should immediately cross them off your list. Do not mess with NCAA R&R on recruiting.

Coaches can have contact during camps and through club coaches.

Coaches at camps cannot talk about recruiting with a player. Most coaches will not even evaluate you from camp because they do not want to cross the line. Yes the can talk to club coaches. Our club had a policy not to tell player or parents of the contact or the substance of the call. So not sure how that helps.

Coaches are allowed to coach the players and provide feedback to those players. It happens in every sport at every college. Sometimes coaches will make a player camp to earn an offer. They're always evaluating campers so your interl is way off.

Been to a ton of ID camps. Including a number of P4. If it is before June 15 after Soph year many will not provide feedback at all at that time. Of course if a GK made a good save they would say good save. But no post camp discussion. If they like you they will call June 15 or thereafter but nothing before that.

Almost all of them will give feedback.....to a select group. They are usually kept after or brought to the side and talked with one-on-one. Details like what club do you play for? Who's your coach? When is your next event? Feedback on your play. Etc. It's not typically going to happen with all 60 kids at the camp, but for a select group, it certainly does happen.

Exactly right. The coaches will praise the girls by name and will pull them aside during water breaks to give pointers. This has happened to my d at every ID camp and has given her a feel for the coaching style and level of interest. Some coaches can be over the top and that has turned off some players we know but most are subtle and calculated with feedback.