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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, your daughter committed to a D1 school and she is starting her Junior Year of High School today?  [/quote]

Yes!  Recruitment window for her opened up June 15th.  She had calls, emails, texts, and mail from a ton of schools.  A few called at midnight on June 15th.  Numerous schools came out to see her one last time at ECNL Playoffs in Seattle.  They then called to set official visits after August 1st.  She made her decision a few days after one of the official visits.  [/quote]

So when did you start contacting the schools? Fall or Spring of sophomore year? Did you invite them to the showcases or Seattle then? Did any schools find her without you contacting them first or is it all initiated by the player? Just trying to understand the mechanics of this.

I have a trapped ECNL player that likely won’t play high school, similar reasons as your D. I imagine yours kept training while her team was playing high school ball but was she able to pick up games somewhere?

And thank you for all this!![/quote]

We started contacting schools via Sports Recruit email around the middle of her freshman year.  Yes, we stated giving them times and locations for showcase events around middle of freshman year.  Lots of schools found her primarily because she was playing for a better ECNL team and she typically played well at the showcase events.  ITS ALL ABOUT THE SHOWCASE EVENTS!!!  
Her club team plays in the fall.  Her school plays in the fall.  So she never really missed any training.

We were/are very strategic about training outside of normal practice sessions.  During the season we don't do much else besides occasional speed work.  During the off season and summer we try to do a few days of strength training and a few days of speed work per week.  Don't Burn the Steak.  Don't over due it.  Find a balance.  They can work on technical skills all day every day but dont allow too much strength and speed work.  Rest, hydration, recovery is super important.  Speed an agility work is of utmost importance.  [/quote]

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