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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: sorry so many are here with nasty comments.

Your DD is very lucky and graced with athletic ability, but I’m sure has also put in so many hours of hard work. It’s really quite impressive.

Question for you:

Do you think the ECNL girls who live in Maryland are at a disadvantage due to the HS season?  Following a friends daughter’s recruiting journey (ECNL from Florida) and she was on 4 recruiting visits and played an ECNL game just this week.

The MD high schools play in the fall so I don’t see how that is possible for them. The recruiting classes fill up, don’t they? And of the MD girls aren’t being seen, how does that work?

Thanks.[/quote]

This is OP.  Maryland girls are at a disadvantage for sure.  Then again not really.  It is how your prioritize the recruitment process.  If your objective is to play college soccer then you always prioritize the club team.  As previously stated over and over, high school soccer doesn't matter at all.  All the club games are over the weekend so she never missed any high school games (she is at a private school so all games are during the week).  Her club team plays in the fall so come spring is when we went to ID camps and this summer is when we took official visits (after August 1).  
Please read previous post about ID Camps.

My advice if you think your DD has serious college aspirations and if the high school and club play at the same time, then don't play high school at all (or very limited).  Always put the club team first. That is where the college looks are coming from.  Always be peaking at the right time (going into showcase events..usually December, January, and May).  Those 9 games or so at major showcase events are all that matters.  Regular ECNL season, high school season, and even small local showcase events really don't matter if she wants to play major D1 soccer.  
I will repeat this again and again.  
Perform well at the showcase events, 
Start communicating with coaches a year before your recruitment window opens (June 15th).
Cast a super wide net with sending out highlight videos (keep them short and best highlights first), 
Try to get good playing time on an ECNL team. 
Make sure you have a good relationship with your club coach so he/she can gauge what colleges are showing interest before June 15th.  
MAX EFFORT on the field is a valuable skill.  I see time and time again girls with really nice technical skills and/or great athleticism but they just don't go hard enough. 
Its important that parents get involved (without being overbearing) in the recruitment process.  We are talking about 16 years old kids. Most of them don't have a clue about how to navigate all of this.  
One thing I failed to mention in my original post was THE INTERVIEW.  Properly prepare your DD for the interview process.  We did mock interviews with her to make sure when she did eventually take calls from coaches after June 15th she didn't sound like a complete dumb ass.  She had tons of prepared questions to ask them.  We made sure she came across in a professional manner.  Spoke clearly, concise, confident and extremely respectful.  I listened in on the first call.  After that I knew she was good to go all by herself.  She took notes of the conversations and started preparing a list of schools that she liked (and a list of schools she said NOPE to).  
The school she eventually committed to called her numerous times after June 15th.  After we got back from the ECNL playoffs in Seattle (they watched every game) they called to set up an official visit.  
This is what basically happened at that specific official visit;
They flew us in that evening and the head coach met us outside of baggage claim (nice!).  We drove directly to the school just to cruise around and see the campus.  Had dinner.  They put us up in a very nice hotel.  They next morning we met the coaching staff on campus.  The day was filled with tours around the school.  Dorms, academic buildings, eating areas, athletic facilities.  DD left us and went to hang out with current girls from the team.  That afternoon the team had a scrimmage which we watched.  They fed us all day!  After the game the head coach met us in his office.  Small talked for a minute and told us what his plan is for the next few years for the program.  Told DD where she fits in to the plan.  Made her the offer.  DD left to spend the night with some of the teammates from the team.  Picked her up in the morning and flew back.  As parents we felt extremely comfortable with the staff.  We got home and she wanted a few days to think through it all.  She spoke to a few other schools that had offered one last time to weigh everything.  We spoke about it all as a family (even the dogs). A few days later she set up a facetime with the head coach and informed them she was committing.  They acted like they hit the lottery!  She then forced me to buy her a boat load of school merch.   [/quote]

This is spot on in terms of the process.[/quote]

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