Soccerfan2
GOLD
Players need to be reaching out to schools at different levels starting freshman year and understand that if they don’t have an indication of interest leading up to June 15, they should be adjusting expectations and pivoting. By the time June 15 before junior year comes, they should have a good idea about what level/schools are actually going to recruit them.Didn’t see this coming…our daughter (2022) wants to play D1 soccer and she probably will..somewhere. She’s a solid student with high grades, AP, good test scores, etc etc.
Challenge we’ve run into (that I didn’t see coming) is that excellent schools around the country are dropped off her list only because their soccer roster has filled out.
I hope she doesn’t visit a campus, fall in love with the place, and then strike it from her list because she doesn’t get an offer from them.
I’m sure she’ll find the right academic / competitive fit, but meantime, I’m watching her put a strike through some great schools…
Some incredible D3 programs are also in play but for the moment, she’s turned her focus on playing D1…
Hopefully this Dad’s observation helps folks with younger players..
I wish clubs did a better job educating on the process. Too often I see them shirk responsibility for helping and allow players to think things happen at D1 schools later than they actually do.