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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A [b]league[/b] presents a platform for recruiting. At the high end, ECNL is big enough and draws enough talent to virtually guarantee that you will be seen by college coaches, assuming your player is proactive in making contact in advance to show interest. Since ECNL draws so many coaches, you may also get speculative looks from coaches looking at other players and noticing yours. Lower level leagues offer fewer built in showcases and less natural draw so your player will have to work harder to get those looks.

The [b]team[/b] can really impact your recruiting. Any player will perform better when surrounded by players of similar or higher capability. You can't show your stuff if they can't get the ball to you reliably. The more competitive your team is, the easier it is for a coach to evaluate you critically. This is why HS isn't a great recruiting venue for soccer. The speed of play is too slow, and the skill level too varied to present a reliable challenge.  [b]If your team is in a travel league where the pace of play is slower, your player may stand out more, but coaches will be less able to evaluate his/her ability to make quick decisions under pressure.[[/b]/quote]

LOL no. Experience soccer people can ID quality players very quickly even when playing with less skilled players. Speed of play is a combination of technical skill and soccer iq/vision. It is very easy to determine who has the speed of play to play at the next level. [/quote]

Bollocks. College coaches have told us flat out that they need to see games against like competition. Speed of play can only be demonstrated when challenged.  That's one of the reasons why HS soccer is not good for recruiting.[/quote]

Not true. If it was true college coach would get nothing from watching travel soccer games because the overall speed of play is slow…much slower vs college and loads slower vs the pros. Speed of play is easy to see even against lower competition. It’s a combination of technical skills, touch, vision, weight, pace and soccer iq. Can you receive and pass the ball with one or two touch under pressure? Does the player release the ball within 2 second or less after receiving? Do the passes continue possession or lead to turn overs?  That is speed of play.

Now athleticism and how fast a player is can be hard to determine against lower competition. A player who has above speed or athleticism against lower competition can seem pretty good but against like competition will disappear. Though if you are in a top league even the lower table teams have decent speed and athleticism. Enough to get a feel for the players. That is not the case in a high school league. [/quote]

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