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[quote=Anonymous]To quote OutKast, I'm just being honest

[quote=Anonymous]So my question is, is there a path to college-level play for a kid like her at a small D1 school?[/quote]

There's essentially no chance.  Yes as others have said, players can get recruited to D1 schools from non-DA and ECNL clubs, and even from good B teams.  But scholarships for B team players are unusual (and then that's only at clubs with deep quality) and I know lots of solid but unspectacular players on top teams who can't get a D1 scholarship.  Nothing in your post suggest your daughter has the skills to attract that level of interest.

[quote=Anonymous]And if so, what, specifically, can we do to improve her chances?[/quote]

Probably very little at this point.  If she's a great athlete, then you can get personal training and quality group training to improve her skills which she'll need to spend lots of time on her own practicing but at this point, it's not clear that a place like HP Elite would take your kid.  And if she was so inclined, she'd had done the work already.

[quote=Anonymous]And finally, is the whole recruitment industry (getting a video made, getting recommendations, id clinics, etc.) important for her, or is it overkill at the level we're talking about? [/quote]

Obviously getting her in front of more coaches would increase her chances of finding a coach that's interested in her but going from a chance in hell to two chances in hell doesn't mean a a whole lot.  But to avoid future feelings of "we didn't try hard enough" go to a local soccer camp of a school that's not that good (say American, Catholic, or Marymont) and see how your daughter performs.  If you can honestly say she's in the top 10 girls out there or the coach shows interest in her, then maybe keep trying, but if she's lost in the crowd, you're wasting your time.  Videos would be useless in your situation

[quote=Anonymous]Or would it all just be pointless at her intermediate level of play?[/quote]
You've probably already guessed my answer to this question.  You'll hear there's tons of soccer scholarships out there, and relatively speaking, there's a lot.  But not every player on even the best teams will earn one.  Have your kid keep playing for as long as it's fun, recognizing that if she wants to play in college, it will almost certainly be at the club level.  Have her go to school some place she loves instead of some place she was able to squeeze out a invited walk-on position.

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