Camps with limited attendance (~50 players) that are run by the coaching staff are a great way to get some exposure. Mega camps that are mostly run by the team players are mostly just fund raisers. No matter what, a player has to perform well to go from being noticed to being recruited.These ID camps are such a rip off in my opinion. Anyone have a different perspective? What am I missing?
Glen, like Outside said the winter and fall camps tend to be smaller and lead to offers. The big ones during the summer seem like money-makers more than recruiting opportunities to me.These ID camps are such a rip off in my opinion. Anyone have a different perspective? What am I missing?
Does anyone know of a place where they aggregate/list Spring College ID Camps?
Here you go. Its listed by state and by gender.
http://www.collegeidcamps.net
I've used it to find out when a particular school is having their ID camp. Then goto the school of interest and verify, as some details can be wrong on the consolidated sites.
Also, it lists by D1~3, NAIA within each state.
Has anyone ever heard of a "private ID" camp where the invite list is limited to a certain number of kids? Like a school only invites their top 20 or kids they are interested in? I have heard some second hand stories about these but never actually seen anything definitive. Are these happening or are they unicorns?
I don't know about "invite only" but many camps are not well publicized, especially the winter camps. Due to NCAA communication rules for younger players, many coaches will only reply to emails with ID camp information. Have your player email coaches and then research any of the camps the coaches mention. If you have to really dig for the camp information, chances are the camp will not have huge attendance. While a small number of attendees helps players to stand out, there needs to be at least enough players to run meaningful scrimmages. 25 players would be the minimum and 50 players are enough to form 4 teams for scrimmages and allow some movement of players between teams to evaluate match-ups. Significantly more players than 50 starts to sound like a team fundraiser.Has anyone ever heard of a "private ID" camp where the invite list is limited to a certain number of kids? Like a school only invites their top 20 or kids they are interested in? I have heard some second hand stories about these but never actually seen anything definitive. Are these happening or are they unicorns?
Yep...great way to get into a phenomenal institution.I thought Cal Tech does not recruit for sports? Is this new since they just started a womens soccer program?
I thought Cal Tech does not recruit for sports? Is this new since they just started a womens soccer program?
Yep...great way to get into a phenomenal institution.
I can't remember the last time MIT landed something on another planet.Agreed - Word around the south land is their recruiting pitch is...."We're Cal Tech and we're looking for a few girls who ROCK!! "
They make MIT seam like a Juco (well, sort of)