2021 Women’s D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

TOSDCI said:
Most of the D1 schools that my DD is interested in committed their 2021 GKs very early. D3s are still looking for sure. It is difficult to get noticed when you are not playing DA (previously) or ECNL. She is very good keeper but not Stanford or UCLA good. We are still looking but not optimistic.
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There seems to be a difference between well-ranked west coast schools, which pick up girl GKs early, and well-ranked east coast schools, which seem to run later. Except for UNC which signs girls early and often.
 
Soccer43 said:
there are plenty of options besides Stanford and UCLA. coaches are still recruiting last minute from the seniors at Vegas Cup to fill gaps and openings. Just stay flexible and open.
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Is there a way to find out which D1 schools are still looking to fill a GK spot for 2021 other than contacting each coach individually? I see some information on Top Drawer Soccer but I don't think that is accurate.
 
I don’t know of any easy way to answer that question. There is a list on top drawer soccer that lists what recruiting spots are still open and even if it isn’t accurate it might be a good place to start. Most importantly your player should have an idea of where she want to go to school and start there. You have to be happy with the school above everything else. Hopefully everyone will be back playing soon and going to showcases is important. If you have a good coach you can ask for direction there also.
 
TOSDCI said:
Is there a way to find out which D1 schools are still looking to fill a GK spot for 2021 other than contacting each coach individually? I see some information on Top Drawer Soccer but I don't think that is accurate.
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1) I’d start by calling colleges that just hired a new coaches. They want their own people and kids could be transferring out.

2)look at rosters of colleges your dd is interested in. Look at how many goalies they have and what year they are.

3)ask your DOC to make some calls. They aren’t doing anything right now.
 
Top drawer is not accurate nor reliable.

check rosters of colleges your kid is interested in. If they don’t have a starter returning next fall have your coach reach out to their coaches and ask how confident they are who they have coming back/coming in can do the job for them.
 
full90 said:
Top drawer is not accurate nor reliable.

check rosters of colleges your kid is interested in. If they don’t have a starter returning next fall have your coach reach out to their coaches and ask how confident they are who they have coming back/coming in can do the job for them.
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assuming a "normal" fall collegiate season, for a 2021 GK, the player (and parent) will want to look at the entire roster of GKs of target schools. Not a problem if there is a soph who may be a starter as a Jr in the fall b/c few GKs will start as frosh so being a frosh when that GK is a Sr (fall of '21) is a good opp if they don't have a target GK coming in 2020 or 2022 or maybe currently a frosh on the roster. Even though TDS is not always reliable, it often is for top players and GKs are easy to find and figure out whether they are going with high expectations to contribute (you need to look at TDS and the roster like it is a puzzle). The analysis is a lot easier in many ways than it is for field players - you can see if there may be an opportunity or if there is little expectation. My kid wanted the best opportunity to contribute as early as possible and it absolutely impacted the schools she spoke to and why one that may have been a great fit but tends to work their target GKs in two-year stretches (sit for two, start for two) was dropped.

Of course, it won't matter if there is an expected stud GK if a younger, less heralded one, arrives and kicks ass. The high-level recruit may have a larger margin of error but no coach wants to put a key player out there who will give them less opp to win compared to the player on the bench (few schools have the luxury of rotating GKs like Stanford has done to a great degree the last couple of years during the season).
 
gkrent said:
No GK coming out of High School is "experienced" except maybe a couple of YNT keepers and even then don't have the actual "experience" needed to play at the highest collegiate level.
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Try telling that to Cal's GK, who was the freshman Pac-12 player of the year and second team all-American as a freshman. She is defiantly going places.
 
SoccerJones said:
Try telling that to Cal's GK, who was the freshman Pac-12 player of the year and second team all-American as a freshman. She is defiantly going places.
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She was the reason that they upset UCLA. She had 12 or 13 saves some of the WTF type. UCLA was a much better team but she was able to work her magic. She is a unicorn though. i would take Stanford's keeper over any keeper in college IMHO.
 
MakeAPlay said:
She was the reason that they upset UCLA. She had 12 or 13 saves some of the WTF type. UCLA was a much better team but she was able to work her magic. She is a unicorn though. i would take Stanford's keeper over any keeper in college IMHO.
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Then you would lose to Cal again.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
That was a tough read. Sorry to hear about what you dd is going through. The full scholarship is part of the issue and I am surprised she was offered that considering at the most they have 14 scholarships. I can tell you that one of my dd's teammates and closest friends this year is a freshmen and an international student. She was on a full ride. She did not play much her first year and this spring the coach told her (in a nicest way possible) that she doesn't fit into his plans and should transfer. He is going to help her find a place but I firmly believe he does not want have that amount of money tied up in a player that probably won't make a big impact. I also bet that she would still be coming back next year if she was on a partial scholarship. The tough thing about college sports is that you need to view it as a job and you need to be performing to keep it. Good luck to your dd. The good news is that good keepers are always in demand so maybe she finds another home.
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The great news is that with a 4.7 there is academic money out there. Some D1 programs in the south offer full rides with a strong academic GPA and top ACT or SAT scores with academic scholarships.
 
Dubs said:
Yeah. I was thinking about the possibility of the Fall not happening and then what? Incoming 2020s + seniors that are getting an extra year of eligiblilty creates a log jam. They need to consider solutions for this, otherwise it will be a cluster F for all programs. I REALLY hope Fall is not compromised.
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A lot of those seniors will move on to graduate school using their extra year of eligibility to get into their school of choice or maybe just decide to move on with their adult lives. It will certainly be interesting.
 
Copa9 said:
A lot of those seniors will move on to graduate school using their extra year of eligibility to get into their school of choice or maybe just decide to move on with their adult lives. It will certainly be interesting.
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True. This will definitely happen. God I hope Fall will happen.... otherwise we get into the very shakey ground territory.
 
Copa9 said:
A lot of those seniors will move on to graduate school using their extra year of eligibility to get into their school of choice or maybe just decide to move on with their adult lives. It will certainly be interesting.
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Or they may take the extra year to get their masters/PhD paid for. I already told me daughter if you don't play this year because of COVID, "you're getting your masters regardless if you want to or not" hahah. Hey, the first year will be free!
 
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