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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child did an Exact ID soccer clinic this Spring.  It's one of several for-profit ID camps out there.  In terms of getting an "invitation," it probably means that they bought a mailing list that you're on as based on our experience, they don't filter who can sign up other than confirming their check is good.  On the positive side, my child enjoyed the camp, they had a very good coach-to-player ratio, and they kept it fun. To me, the best parts were how they taught the players to interact with the coaches, including developing a short "elevator speech" and to see the coaches as approachable people, the Q&A session for the parents, and the individual feedback that is provided to each player.  On the negative side, at least the camp my child attended did not attract a very high level of players or schools but this may be better in the summer when club teams and colleges are less active.  The clinic did lead to my child getting attention from a few coaches albeit not from schools s/he is likely to go to.

Overall it was worth doing and is a good introduction to the soccer recruiting process.[/quote]

It's worth going for a younger player (8th-9th grade) to gain an understanding of college recruiting, and working with college coaches so they know how to move forward in the future.. A 17 yr old with sights set on college should be attending ID camps hosted by the colleges he is interested in attending. IF the coaches at EXACT are from some of those colleges, and you don't mind shelling out the money for it, by all means go for it. But the "invitation" is nothing special, its from a mailing list. And don't buy any of the products or services EXACT will try to sell you. You don't need them.[/quote]

I would agree with all of this.  My daughter went to one the summer of her freshman year, and it was a good intro to the recruiting process, and a good chance to get direct feedback from college coaches but many of the schools represented were smaller/D3 programs.  By sophomore and junior years, I think money and time are better spent targeting ID camps at the schools your player is interested in. [/quote]

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