Recruiting

[Anonymous]

When are players being recruited on the girls side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When are players being recruited on the girls side.

D3 coaches can talk to kids at anytime.

D1 can't talk to kids until June 15th of their Sophomore year. So the summer before their Junior year is when you find out the level of interest in your kid.

[Anonymous]

Does this not make it harder on players come June 15th. The top ones will surely be overwhelmed with emails and calls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does this not make it harder on players come June 15th. The top ones will surely be overwhelmed with emails and calls

There always has to be a date and emails and phone calls for the most sought after players will happen on that date. The percentage of kids fielding through so many calls is quite low and for most kids June 15th will just be a regular Monday. This new date is a year later than previously so time to talk is more compressed but ideally the kids are a year older and wiser and have a better idea what fit they would like in a school without being pressured into a decision before they are ready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this not make it harder on players come June 15th. The top ones will surely be overwhelmed with emails and calls

There always has to be a date and emails and phone calls for the most sought after players will happen on that date. The percentage of kids fielding through so many calls is quite low and for most kids June 15th will just be a regular Monday. This new date is a year later than previously so time to talk is more compressed but ideally the kids are a year older and wiser and have a better idea what fit they would like in a school without being pressured into a decision before they are ready.

Good insight.

My concern is the recruiting is happening later and players will panic as they go into senior year with no school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this not make it harder on players come June 15th. The top ones will surely be overwhelmed with emails and calls

There always has to be a date and emails and phone calls for the most sought after players will happen on that date. The percentage of kids fielding through so many calls is quite low and for most kids June 15th will just be a regular Monday. This new date is a year later than previously so time to talk is more compressed but ideally the kids are a year older and wiser and have a better idea what fit they would like in a school without being pressured into a decision before they are ready.

Good insight.

My concern is the recruiting is happening later and players will panic as they go into senior year with no school

There is similar pressure to land their recruits in a shorter time frame too. Schools don't always get the kids they hope for either. It is a dance all around.

[Anonymous]

If you are playing D1 you will be recruited well before senior year. Seniors can still look for d3 spots but anyone playing at the highest level has already signed their commitment letters by junior year.

[Anonymous]

If you want to see when players are committing, and to what schools, have a look at topdrawersoccer.com under players/commitments. Not necessarily a complete list, but certainly representative.

[Anonymous]

Just because the coaches can start communicating in June before junior year doesn’t mean that’s when the process starts. Girls who are serious about D1 soccer in college should be pulling soccer resumes together, getting a target list of schools, going to ID camps to get a sense of the team and campus and contacting coaches to get on the radar especially during showcases during their sophomore year. That kind of outreach is necessary to make June-Dec of junior year productive on the recruiting front.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because the coaches can start communicating in June before junior year doesn’t mean that’s when the process starts. Girls who are serious about D1 soccer in college should be pulling soccer resumes together, getting a target list of schools, going to ID camps to get a sense of the team and campus and contacting coaches to get on the radar especially during showcases during their sophomore year. That kind of outreach is necessary to make June-Dec of junior year productive on the recruiting front.

+1. In addition, get them your tournament schedule, send them your videos, and be persistent about reaching out. You can reach out to them as many times as you want, they just cant initiate contact before that June. You will not be recruited based on your high school team, college coaches will not attend those games its a waste of time for them. Too many parents think high school soccer means something, there's a reason DA players don't play it.

[Anonymous]

For the 2021 Juniors now is the time that recruiting starts to pickup. College seasons are just ending and all the DA/ECNL showcase are starting up, plus Jeff Cup and Disney and maybe CASL. Some of the top players have already verbally committed, but first signing period is November of Senior year. One academic D3 told me they are starting in January and ending in July for 2021s. They will watch you play in the spring and ask you to come to camps/overnights in the summer if they are interested. Try not to go to a bunch of camps without a school seeing you first, it can be a waste of money. Also note, that schools really need to see your SAT scores and I know some Juniors don’t take them until March 2020. I’m unsure how much weight they give to PSAT scores. They need your SAT scores for pre-reads to tell if you can get into the school and if you will get any merit scholarship money. D1s and D2s can give both merit and athletic money. If you like the pre-read results and the school wants you, they may ask that you apply Early Decision (ED), which means you are obligated to enroll at that school. There is also an ED2 and Regular Decision (RD) in some cases that the schools use to build their incoming class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the 2021 Juniors now is the time that recruiting starts to pickup. College seasons are just ending and all the DA/ECNL showcase are starting up, plus Jeff Cup and Disney and maybe CASL. Some of the top players have already verbally committed, but first signing period is November of Senior year. One academic D3 told me they are starting in January and ending in July for 2021s. They will watch you play in the spring and ask you to come to camps/overnights in the summer if they are interested. Try not to go to a bunch of camps without a school seeing you first, it can be a waste of money. Also note, that schools really need to see your SAT scores and I know some Juniors don’t take them until March 2020. I’m unsure how much weight they give to PSAT scores. They need your SAT scores for pre-reads to tell if you can get into the school and if you will get any merit scholarship money. D1s and D2s can give both merit and athletic money. If you like the pre-read results and the school wants you, they may ask that you apply Early Decision (ED), which means you are obligated to enroll at that school. There is also an ED2 and Regular Decision (RD) in some cases that the schools use to build their incoming class.

Good post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the 2021 Juniors now is the time that recruiting starts to pickup. College seasons are just ending and all the DA/ECNL showcase are starting up, plus Jeff Cup and Disney and maybe CASL. Some of the top players have already verbally committed, but first signing period is November of Senior year. One academic D3 told me they are starting in January and ending in July for 2021s. They will watch you play in the spring and ask you to come to camps/overnights in the summer if they are interested. Try not to go to a bunch of camps without a school seeing you first, it can be a waste of money. Also note, that schools really need to see your SAT scores and I know some Juniors don’t take them until March 2020. I’m unsure how much weight they give to PSAT scores. They need your SAT scores for pre-reads to tell if you can get into the school and if you will get any merit scholarship money. D1s and D2s can give both merit and athletic money. If you like the pre-read results and the school wants you, they may ask that you apply Early Decision (ED), which means you are obligated to enroll at that school. There is also an ED2 and Regular Decision (RD) in some cases that the schools use to build their incoming class.

Approximately what percentage of D1, D2 and D3 schools are still recruiting using the RD (usually in January) deadline of senior year? I assume extremely low for D1? -- like only replacement recruits for recruits that dropped away for some reason?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the 2021 Juniors now is the time that recruiting starts to pickup. College seasons are just ending and all the DA/ECNL showcase are starting up, plus Jeff Cup and Disney and maybe CASL. Some of the top players have already verbally committed, but first signing period is November of Senior year. One academic D3 told me they are starting in January and ending in July for 2021s. They will watch you play in the spring and ask you to come to camps/overnights in the summer if they are interested. Try not to go to a bunch of camps without a school seeing you first, it can be a waste of money. Also note, that schools really need to see your SAT scores and I know some Juniors don’t take them until March 2020. I’m unsure how much weight they give to PSAT scores. They need your SAT scores for pre-reads to tell if you can get into the school and if you will get any merit scholarship money. D1s and D2s can give both merit and athletic money. If you like the pre-read results and the school wants you, they may ask that you apply Early Decision (ED), which means you are obligated to enroll at that school. There is also an ED2 and Regular Decision (RD) in some cases that the schools use to build their incoming class.

Approximately what percentage of D1, D2 and D3 schools are still recruiting using the RD (usually in January) deadline of senior year? I assume extremely low for D1? -- like only replacement recruits for recruits that dropped away for some reason?

I'm not exactly sure of the answer. But if a normal class is 8 recruits, then the 7th and 8th may not be getting scholarship money or acceptance support? They could just go RD as there is no reason to do ED and they could buy time to find other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the 2021 Juniors now is the time that recruiting starts to pickup. College seasons are just ending and all the DA/ECNL showcase are starting up, plus Jeff Cup and Disney and maybe CASL. Some of the top players have already verbally committed, but first signing period is November of Senior year. One academic D3 told me they are starting in January and ending in July for 2021s. They will watch you play in the spring and ask you to come to camps/overnights in the summer if they are interested. Try not to go to a bunch of camps without a school seeing you first, it can be a waste of money. Also note, that schools really need to see your SAT scores and I know some Juniors don’t take them until March 2020. I’m unsure how much weight they give to PSAT scores. They need your SAT scores for pre-reads to tell if you can get into the school and if you will get any merit scholarship money. D1s and D2s can give both merit and athletic money. If you like the pre-read results and the school wants you, they may ask that you apply Early Decision (ED), which means you are obligated to enroll at that school. There is also an ED2 and Regular Decision (RD) in some cases that the schools use to build their incoming class.

Good post

+1. Thank you for this information!