Do defenders get recruited???

How about a Center Back (female) that is fast, explosive, strong, plays possession even under pressure, dribbles and passes well, good communicator, great first touch, great technical and tactical and has a high vertical leap. But won't be taller than 5'4"/5'5''.

Does this type of player/defender get recruited?
 
msoccerm said:
How about a Center Back (female) that is fast, explosive, strong, plays possession even under pressure, dribbles and passes well, good communicator, great first touch, great technical and tactical and has a high vertical leap. But won't be taller than 5'4"/5'5''.

Does this type of player/defender get recruited?
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Is she blonde or brunette?
 
Just kidding of course. Just trying to be as silly as your question 'msoccerm' . If she's all that, yes she should get attention. Maybe won't stay as center back, but you never know.
 
Kicknit22 said:
Just kidding of course. Just trying to be as silly as your question 'msoccerm' . If she's all that, yes she should get attention. Maybe won't stay as center back, but you never know.
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She plays both forward or defender - but there doesn't seem to be a shortage of fast strikers in the US. So she's going to try to get recruited by US universities as a CB. We heard US universities prefer tall CB's - just wanted to make sure she wasn't wasting her time and our money!
 
msoccerm said:
She plays both forward or defender - but there doesn't seem to be a shortage of fast strikers in the US. So she's going to try to get recruited by US universities as a CB. We heard US universities prefer tall CB's - just wanted to make sure she wasn't wasting her time and our money!
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A 5'4"-5'5" is undersized as a P5 center back, but probably okay at a mid-major, D2-D3. IMO, have her play fullback instead. College coaches do prefer tall centerbacks.
 
NoGoal said:
A 5'4"-5'5" is undersized as a P5 center back, but probably okay at a mid-major, D2-D3. IMO, have her play fullback instead. College coaches do prefer tall centerbacks.
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Thanks - that's what I needed to hear.

She can play right/left back - knows how to sweep and cover for CBs as well as attack defend on the flanks. So she could convert to that easily in college. But her current team plays strict substitution rules to prepare YNT players - only 3 and no re-entry - so it doesn't suit her at the moment as a 15 yo. She couldn't last two 45 minute halves running up and down the flank defending U18+ and servicing strikers! Plus she's too useful to the team stopping quick counter attacks because of her athleticism.
 
msoccerm said:
Thanks - that's what I needed to hear.

She can play right/left back - knows how to sweep and cover for CBs as well as attack defend on the flanks. So she could convert to that easily in college. But her current team plays strict substitution rules to prepare YNT players - only 3 and no re-entry - so it doesn't suit her at the moment as a 15 yo. She couldn't last two 45 minute halves running up and down the flank defending U18+ and servicing strikers! Plus she's too useful to the team stopping quick counter attacks because of her athleticism.
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Not to be mean, but what does prepare YNT players mean? You know there is about a 50 player pool per age group. I suggest focusing on your DD being recruited for college over believing she will get a YNT invite, unless of course she is already in the YNT pool/team.
 
msoccerm said:
Thanks - that's what I needed to hear.

She can play right/left back - knows how to sweep and cover for CBs as well as attack defend on the flanks. So she could convert to that easily in college. But her current team plays strict substitution rules to prepare YNT players - only 3 and no re-entry - so it doesn't suit her at the moment as a 15 yo. She couldn't last two 45 minute halves running up and down the flank defending U18+ and servicing strikers! Plus she's too useful to the team stopping quick counter attacks because of her athleticism.
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Appreciate greasing the tracks for conversation but common man:confused:
 
We live in another country and the majority of YNT and NT players and player pool players play on semi-pro / pro teams - some girls starting from U14. There would only be maybe 10 per age group in the YNT player pool scattered throughout the country . YNT players and pool players play the whole 90 minutes to be match fit. I'm sure they do this in the US.

I thought from my posts it was clear she wasn't playing in the US. Maybe my English is not as good as I thought.
 
Our outside backs are more long distance runners because they are running up and down the flank for 90 minutes involved just as much in attack as defence. In US college with liberal substitution rules the position would better suit her.
 
msoccerm said:
We live in another country and the majority of YNT and NT players and player pool players play on semi-pro / pro teams - some girls starting from U14. There would only be maybe 10 per age group in the YNT player pool scattered throughout the country . YNT players and pool players play the whole 90 minutes to be match fit. I'm sure they do this in the US.

I thought from my posts it was clear she wasn't playing in the US. Maybe my English is not as good as I thought.
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NoGoal....can u do your Magnum P.I./inspector clueseau thing??

Ps- sorry mssoccer....gotta b from the homeland to understand the above;)
 
msoccerm said:
She plays both forward or defender - but there doesn't seem to be a shortage of fast strikers in the US. So she's going to try to get recruited by US universities as a CB. We heard US universities prefer tall CB's - just wanted to make sure she wasn't wasting her time and our money!
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If your DD is on a international YNT....why are you paying a club fee? Pay to play is a US structure.
 
NoGoal said:
If your DD is on a international YNT....why are you paying a club fee? Pay to play is a US structure.
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I never said she was YNT - I said she was on a team with YNT players. If she was YNT she wouldn't be looking to play in US college soccer! She plays at a high level - but she's probably a bit too short to be a NT center back :)

Yes, we pay a fee (US $1,700), but our coaches are professional YNT coaches. They train 4x per week for 10.5 months . There is talk of no fees next year...
 
Zerodenero said:
NoGoal....can u do your Magnum P.I./inspector clueseau thing??

Ps- sorry mssoccer....gotta b from the homeland to understand the above;)
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Haha! I've been educating myself on how the US soccer-world works by reading this forum for the past couple of months.
 
msoccerm said:
I never said she was YNT - I said she was on a team with YNT players. If she was YNT she wouldn't be looking to play in US college soccer! She plays at a high level - but she's probably a bit too short to be a NT center back :)

Yes, we pay a fee (US $1,700), but our coaches are professional YNT coaches. They train 4x per week for 10.5 months . There is talk of no fees next year...
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Your post doesn't make any sense. There are many international YNT players playing collegiate soccer in the US.

What country are you from that you pay $1700 a year for club soccer?

You must be trying to pull an April Fools joke!
 
NoGoal said:
Your post doesn't make any sense. There are many international YNT players playing collegiate soccer in the US.

What country are you from that you pay $1700 a year for club soccer?

You must be trying to pull an April Fools joke!
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How am I not making sense?

She is a X citizen playing in X country in a semi-pro league where the majority on the team are X youth national team players/player pool players (mainly U17) coached by professional coaches. I know for a fact this type of set-up is the same in some European and Asian countries. The coaches are paid a salary. I guess our fees pay for uniforms, referees, video person, trainer and the team physiotherapist. Is US$1700 too high or too low???? I think it's reasonable. YNT players are subsidised and pay less than that.

She is looking to play in the US after high school because it looks fun to her and the quality has gotten better. We are just starting the process of contacting universities and trying to figure out who to target at this stage. No sense wasting time if she will not be considered due to her height.

My question has been answered. :cool:
 
Since your asking about her league - the other teams that we play against don't pay to play. They are subsidised by their younger age groups who pay about the same as us. The difference is that they don't have as good training or facilities. Some of the players on the other teams are paid to play. Very common for very good players to play up 3-4 years.



And don't worry she is not targeting California universities because we were also given the advise to target schools in states other than Texas and California because they have enough local players they don't need internationals.
 
msoccerm said:
We live in another country and the majority of YNT and NT players and player pool players play on semi-pro / pro teams - some girls starting from U14. There would only be maybe 10 per age group in the YNT player pool scattered throughout the country . YNT players and pool players play the whole 90 minutes to be match fit. I'm sure they do this in the US.

I thought from my posts it was clear she wasn't playing in the US. Maybe my English is not as good as I thought.
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I did think your English was a little weird, and that you kept saying US universities, but I just thought you were trying to be super specific.... so ummm 2 questions (btw your English isn't bad you probably should have just said, "I don't live in the US" because this is kind of a Southern California forum, as in basically everybody on here is from Southern California and therefore it is natural for us to assume you are too)
1) So why, no, how did you find a Southern California soccer forum that a lot of soccer parents in this state, much less country know exist?
2) What country are you in then?
 
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