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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious what the timing/process is for girls' college soccer recruitment.  I have a current 9th grader who has been playing club soccer since she was 6.  She has always been very talented . . . but her interest level has waxed and waned so I figured no chance she would want to try and play in college.  But, she had a blast on her varsity soccer team this fall, and now her interest seems to be gearing up again.  Wondering what girls who want to play in college do to explore that possibility.  She is on a weak/middling club team (local/closest option for us - and we've never been motivated to add in a commte) and I assume would need to try and switch to ECNL or ECNL-RL for next year (her sophomore year) if she truly is interested, right?  Other?  If you don't have a college pinned down by junior year are you toast?[/quote]

Hello! Just wanted to shed some light on this for you. My DD, 18, is currently a freshman playing at a D1 school, and we’ve been through this all before. We were in a very similar situation where she played on her local team until her freshman year of high school, then went to an ECNL team, where she was able to earn a starting role at the club. She definitely worked her butt off all throughout high school, but is playing in college right now and is doing great.

I was a bit skeptical of all the travel and how good ECNL was until we were playing there. But the difference is night and day. The girls get so much more visiblity from college coaches, and for my daughter the club was really able to help guide her through the process. I don’t think the ECNL club had better coaching that the smaller club, but the girls did get seen by college coaches.

So to answer your question, this is the year to enter ECNL if possible. Sophomore year is incredibly important for girls recruiting, and this is the time when the college coaches are really learning looking at players.

If your DD is able to really compete in ECNL next year, she has a shot at D1 schools, and can definitely play at a D2 or D3 school. However if she stays on the team she’s on or moves to ECNL-RL she still might have a chance to play D3, but D1 chances are slim. Either way, just do what’s best for her and your family. There are so many college soccer programs in the country (especially D3), that there is a spot for anyone to play college soccer. Anyway, good luck! You’ve got this![/quote]

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