Reply to How does your team/league really impact college recruiting?

Forum Index » Soccer

Reply to "How does your team/league really impact college recruiting?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been through the entire process and have a scholarship athlete.

1. You are the biggest advocate for your kid. Your 15-17 year old player has no real world experience. Understand your kids talent level and have real conversations with them to identify the approopraite program where they may want to go to school and play. Only YOU and your KID can answer that question.

2. ECNL is the top league for girls. What it shows the college is that you're kid is able to compete at a level that acts as the main player pool for D1 players. It allows colleges to properly evaluate you player.

3. However, ECNL will not get your kid recruited. Your kid will get themselves recruited by contacting the appropriate school and performing well info front of them when the spotlight is on.

4. The college coach will contact your club coach before the reach out you. If your coach doesn't vouch for your kid (behavior issues, etc.) it's over.

In summary - most important thing to do is have an HONEST conversation based on Academic and Athletic talent and then start emailing the coaches. Get on their radar staring 8th and 9th grade.

3. [/quote]

Thank you! that is helpful. Even in the 8th grade? Are the ID camps at targeted schools worth it?[/quote]

I ever felt that random ID camps got my kid on anyones radar. - it may be fun to attend for experience - but to get recruited, your player needs to be evaluated multiple times to show their true level.

The only ID camps I thought were meaningful where the ones where the college coaches reached out to our club coach and showed interest. That meant that they saw my kid at a showcase (or highlight video) and liked what they saw. I then used the ID camp as a second opportunity to be seen and evaluated.

Her 8th grade year - I put together a highlight video and emailed it to every college we identified based on her academic and athletic talent level. 
Her 9th grade year - I emailed them a new highlight video and showcase schedule
Her 10th grade year - I did the same thing and attend the ID camps of schools interested
Her 11th grade year - Committed

We emailed and showed interest to over 40 schools. We made at least 4 highlight videos

Cast a big net. But first and foremost - Have an HONEST discussion and identify the schools! It has to start there. Then stay in constant contact with updates. You want them to know your kids name. [/quote]

Good stuff! I''l be using this as a blueprint![/quote]

This is not a blueprint, it's very helpful but 100% POV of a parent vs. player.   The Juxtaposition between 'her' vs. I is cringy.

[/quote]

Your 15-16 year old child has no real world experience. Who should guide them? The streets?

In order to properly assist your child, YOU must take a very active roll and answer these question:

1. What are my finances - This will help determine the school list (in state - out of state - private).

2. Will I set up my child to take on massive debt?

3. What degree does my child wish to obtain?

4. What level does my child truly play at?

Moving on - most parents would benefit from understanding that there are 340 D1 soccer programs for girls. The vast majority of kids playing ECNL will move on to play for schools with programs ranked between 50 and 300. The key is to find the sweet spot where your financial needs and your child's interest and talent intersect. When you find that school, it goes on the list to target.

5. Rankings:  https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-women/d1/ncaa-womens-soccer-rpi

Personally, I always found programs ranked between 100 - 200 to be the sweet spot.

6. Once you identified the schools (should be between 20-40) , use Google and pull up the soccer roster and get all the coaches emails. Send an introductory email with the highlight tape that YOU or YOUR child created (Most likely you) - Be sure the reel is under 3 minutes and shows her very best to spark interest. This will be the first blip on their radar. Follow up with showcase schedules and additional highlights throughout the process. Have your child tell their coach the schools being targeted.

7. If athletic scholarship money is being sought, make sure you are targeting schools where your child will have an immediate impact.  Most ECNL kids can find some money (if not all) from programs in the 100-200 ranking.

8. Almost all athletic scholarships will be partial (25, 35, 45, 60, 75, etc). The full is usually obtained when you add academic money to cover the deficit.

9. Remember - no need to target a school where your kid doesn't have the grades to gain acceptance (Be honest)

10. Just because you saved enough money to cover the full cost of college doesn't mean you should just throw it away. Maybe it makes more sense to have your kid play soccer on scholarship at a "lower" school and then use the saving to pay for grad school.

Take from it what you will

2. What do ridiculous question to ask a teenager - but can be useful to facilitate the process.
3. Based on the above answer, use Google and do your own research on the school - then Google their soccer program to see if it's a good fit

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics