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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s start using this page to help each other. Anyone out there have any recruiting advice in terms of what’s best to get your name out there. Prospect camps, recruiting tournaments, all of the above?[/quote]

Have heard/read a number of parents of successfully recruited players highlight the importance of, in order:

(1) Big tournaments--especially in summer before 11th grade.  Lots of coaches, watching best teams.  This requires playing on the right club, but coaches do watch lower pools as well at the most important tourneys like President's Cup;
(2) Prospect camps at target schools.  Smaller groups, demonstrates interest, has shown to be successful for a number of 2025s we know;
(3) Bigger all-star tournaments like American Select;

Many others have cited big camps like Best in Class or Juniors Open as good experiences, but not clear whether they are good for coaching/development, or actual recruiting.

What is more opaque for me is the communication with coaches.  When is it appropriate to initiate?  What should the expectations be?  What is the right timing of setting up a IWLCA page or other site?  Would imagine that these gaps will be filled by a meeting with a club's recruiting coordinator as the 9th grade season starts.[/quote]

I think this is generally right, but will vary a bit based on 1) what position you play and 2) what club you play are

For top clubs, the big fall and summer tourneys (LFTC, Mid-Atlantic, Summer Genesis, Fall Draw, G8, LLL) are most important.  You will have tons of coaches on the sidelines, especially for the big fall ones.

President's Cup isn't as big for top clubs since this is really the only tourney where coaches can see kids from lower-tier clubs.   As a point of reference, this fall my daughter's top 20 ranked 2026 team had about 45-50 coaches per game at LFTC and Mid-Atlantic, but probably around 20-25 at Presidents Cup)

For goalies or draw girls, in-person prospect camps are most important.  For positions where coaches are only recruiting one girl (and maybe not even that much), they generally won't offer if they haven't worked with you in person.

Early summer events like Best In Class or Juniors Open can be more important since it shows you playing against top competition.   For late-season all-state events like American Select,  much lower impact.   By mid-July most D1 coaches already have their initial lists done and you can probably only hurt yourself.[/quote]

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