Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 21:23     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
OP here. Thanks all who replied. So sounds like unless my daughter is asked to attend one of these events for free, don't bother when she's in high school.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 13:38     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Anonymous wrote:At my D3 College, we had a female player who attended the the same college camp each year since U14. She got on the coache's radar and was given a spot on the team since she built up a relationship for 5 years before arriving at the college!



The relationship wasn't enough
I'm sure she had skills
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 13:24     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
At my D3 College, we had a female player who attended the the same college camp each year since U14. She got on the coache's radar and was given a spot on the team since she built up a relationship for 5 years before arriving at the college!

Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 13:21     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Anonymous wrote:So if there are 100 kids at a college ID camp, how many were invited by the coach? 4? I assume these invitees aren't paying for the camp, like everyone else?

Wonder how many paying kids actually have an opportunity to play at the college level?


I think more than 4, but maybe less than 10-15. Invitees sometimes pay, but the ones that are highly recruited do not.

The only real value I see from the ID camps is that it is worth going once to see just how college coaches work. That can be helpful for kids going through the recruiting process. But it’s rare for a kid who wasn’t invited to a camp to be spotted in the camp. It does occasionally happen but it’s rare.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 10:38     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Anonymous wrote:My email inbox is overflowing this month with college ID emails from colleges. My daughter is a 2010, finishing up middle school. Is this the right age to start going to visit colleges? I was thinking to visit some colleges after sophomore year but not be very serious about this until summer between junior and senior year. I'm a bit surprised all these colleges are targeting kids just finishing up middle school but these emails say summer after 8th grade and some even say summer after 7th grade.

We have older kids who didn't play soccer and we didn't start thinking about college for them this early. Is playing in college so competitive that we need to start visiting colleges even before starting high school?

For girls, i would wait until at least before going into hs sophmore. For boys, definately wait until summer before junior year.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 10:20     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Doogie Howser
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2024 10:19     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
It is marketing. They bought a mailing list from someone. That is too early. Hit delete.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 23:24     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
money grab
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 22:25     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
The ones where multiple coaches from different schools attend are a money grab.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 21:14     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
It's a money grab but if your kid knows where they want to attend school, then it could be worth getting on their radar.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 21:09     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
So if there are 100 kids at a college ID camp, how many were invited by the coach? 4? I assume these invitees aren't paying for the camp, like everyone else?

Wonder how many paying kids actually have an opportunity to play at the college level?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 20:07     Subject: Re:College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Anonymous wrote:In general, college ID camps are only useful when invited personally by a coach. The rest of the time it’s a money grab.


100% money grab. Ignore them unless it's from the actual college/coach.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 19:44     Subject: Re:College ID camp for 14 year olds?
Anonymous wrote:In general, college ID camps are only useful when invited personally by a coach. The rest of the time it’s a money grab.


This. I get them for my 13yo and delete.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 18:53     Subject: Re:College ID camp for 14 year olds?
In general, college ID camps are only useful when invited personally by a coach. The rest of the time it’s a money grab.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 18:50     Subject: College ID camp for 14 year olds?
My email inbox is overflowing this month with college ID emails from colleges. My daughter is a 2010, finishing up middle school. Is this the right age to start going to visit colleges? I was thinking to visit some colleges after sophomore year but not be very serious about this until summer between junior and senior year. I'm a bit surprised all these colleges are targeting kids just finishing up middle school but these emails say summer after 8th grade and some even say summer after 7th grade.

We have older kids who didn't play soccer and we didn't start thinking about college for them this early. Is playing in college so competitive that we need to start visiting colleges even before starting high school?