Anonymous wrote:or kids going to the same schools together but play on different teams, and kids ask other kids who they are friends with if they want to join their teams. pretty simple.

Coaches encourage this. "hey if there's anyone you go to school with who is good, invite them out"...

Yes - certainly this happens - but I think kids getting their own friends involved is a good thing.

or kids going to the same schools together but play on different teams, and kids ask other kids who they are friends with if they want to join their teams. pretty simple.

Coaches encourage this. "hey if there's anyone you go to school with who is good, invite them out"...

100% correct. Most of these kids play on multiple teams together or went to younger academies together.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Usually how the recruitment goes on the boys side that we have seen is a call from team parent from recruiting club asking how we like our team. As the conversation goes on they invite us to come and play one night. Then if you engage the coach simply says hey I hear you want to play for us and that’s how it happens. Club staff and Coach hands stay clean. This happens a lot [/quote]

Interesting. Are these parents that you know, or calls from people you've never met before?[/quote]

I assume the former. I think most of the top player parents in this area get to know a lot of the parents from top teams after 3 or so years, especially with other camps and small side tournaments.

[quote=Anonymous]Usually how the recruitment goes on the boys side that we have seen is a call from team parent from recruiting club asking how we like our team. As the conversation goes on they invite us to come and play one night. Then if you engage the coach simply says hey I hear you want to play for us and that’s how it happens. Club staff and Coach hands stay clean. This happens a lot [/quote]

Interesting. Are these parents that you know, or calls from people you've never met before?

Usually how the recruitment goes on the boys side that we have seen is a call from team parent from recruiting club asking how we like our team. As the conversation goes on they invite us to come and play one night. Then if you engage the coach simply says hey I hear you want to play for us and that’s how it happens. Club staff and Coach hands stay clean. This happens a lot

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Anonymous wrote:Coach Nadir recruits constantly from his teams at Herndon and MSI-at least 2 of the newbies on 06 team this year are from him. Would expect even more next year and 06 will be as good as 05 or 07 team.

How is that recruiting? If you are being trained by someone who also coaches at McLean and you are playing at a high enough level that ECNL is an option, why wouldn't you go to McLean. That is different than a coach reaching out to players with whom they have no affiliation and inviting them to a tryout.

What is the definition of recruiting exactly? I don't think too many clubs or coaches (any at all?) outside of DC United actually reach out uninvited to kids or parents on other teams and try to persuade them to join their team. In my experience it always works the other way around. The kids reach out to and/or try out for the team/coach they want to play for, or their current coach recommends them to another team/club - and this is what initiates the recruitment process. In my view recruitment is what happens after that, and I don't see that there's anything wrong with this process at all.

My DD received unsolicited reach-outs from a few different travel coaches at high-level teams fall of her U15 season. I think they were trying to solidify their rosters going into the years where competition counts more. They had all seen her play, and they definitely contacted us — we didn’t contact them.

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Anonymous wrote:Coach Nadir recruits constantly from his teams at Herndon and MSI-at least 2 of the newbies on 06 team this year are from him. Would expect even more next year and 06 will be as good as 05 or 07 team.

How is that recruiting? If you are being trained by someone who also coaches at McLean and you are playing at a high enough level that ECNL is an option, why wouldn't you go to McLean. That is different than a coach reaching out to players with whom they have no affiliation and inviting them to a tryout.

What is the definition of recruiting exactly? I don't think too many clubs or coaches (any at all?) outside of DC United actually reach out uninvited to kids or parents on other teams and try to persuade them to join their team. In my experience it always works the other way around. The kids reach out to and/or try out for the team/coach they want to play for, or their current coach recommends them to another team/club - and this is what initiates the recruitment process. In my view recruitment is what happens after that, and I don't see that there's anything wrong with this process at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Where there any college coaches at this weekend's girls showcase?

There is a dead period for D1.

There were a few DIII coaches but it was sparse given the situation.

Anonymous wrote:Where there any college coaches at this weekend's girls showcase?

There is a dead period for D1.

Anonymous wrote:Coach Nadir recruits constantly from his teams at Herndon and MSI-at least 2 of the newbies on 06 team this year are from him. Would expect even more next year and 06 will be as good as 05 or 07 team.

How is that recruiting? If you are being trained by someone who also coaches at McLean and you are playing at a high enough level that ECNL is an option, why wouldn't you go to McLean. That is different than a coach reaching out to players with whom they have no affiliation and inviting them to a tryout.

Coach Nadir recruits constantly from his teams at Herndon and MSI-at least 2 of the newbies on 06 team this year are from him. Would expect even more next year and 06 will be as good as 05 or 07 team.

How do you recruit? Is it recruiting if player/parent reaches out to club coaches because the player/parent recognizes the value of the playing for the club?

Believe what you want, haven’t seen or heard of recruitment at McLean

Lol of course mclean recruits.