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Recruiting Tips for Parents Just Starting the Process
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I think the big issue that we learned and didn't think about during the recruitment period is that the head coach can change at any time. You may do your due diligence in your research on the school and the program and make the best-educated decision possible. Then a monkey wrench can be thrown in with a coaching change at any time - either just before your start or after you are already at the school. The change in coach can change everything for your player's experience. The style of play can change, new recruits and transfers can take away the playtime of existing players and just the general culture of the team and program can change in a negative way.
Thanks for sharing. My buddies dd just went through this change and now is looking for a change as well. Last I heard she found a great place but now that coach might be on the way out. Wind of Change is real.
"Primetime" is not messing around at CO. They just cut a OL whose dad was on their Natty team in the 90s. How do new girls soccer coach handle stuff like this? I have a buddy who told me basically it was way worse for his sweet dd when new coach took over.
"He’s walking with me and said, ‘Hey buddy, you’re going to get cut today. I’m sorry to tell you this. I didn’t want you to hear it from Coach Prime. I wanted you to hear it from my mouth. I didn’t want to cut you, but we had to cut five offensive linemen, and you were the last one,’" Gray told The Athletic on Tuesday evening.
18 players entered the transfer portal after Coach Prime told the players he's bringing his guys from Jackson State on Monday
"He’s walking with me and said, ‘Hey buddy, you’re going to get cut today. I’m sorry to tell you this. I didn’t want you to hear it from Coach Prime. I wanted you to hear it from my mouth. I didn’t want to cut you, but we had to cut five offensive linemen, and you were the last one,’" Gray told The Athletic on Tuesday evening.
18 players entered the transfer portal after Coach Prime told the players he's bringing his guys from Jackson State on Monday
Speaking of the transfer portal, keep an eye out on what players transfer out of schools your kid is interested in. At my daughters school player just transferred to a top 20 program, so her school just brought in another 2023 recruit. It happens. I'll also mention I've been told there are still a number of open goalkeeper spots at all levels of colleges for 2023's.
That's awesome. Do you or anyone on here know if you can just "walk on" and have a try out for the team at these schools? Let's say for Pete sakes my dd or someone else dd enrolls at Cal State Fullerton or UCI, is there a tryout day or do you have to be recruited the old fashion way? I loved the movie Rudy. School first is what I think most folks are saying to me. I 100% will be rooting for your dd. Go class of 2023
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That's awesome. Do you or anyone on here know if you can just "walk on" and have a try out for the team at these schools? Let's say for Pete sakes my dd or someone else dd enrolls at Cal State Fullerton or UCI, is there a tryout day or do you have to be recruited the old fashion way? I loved the movie Rudy. School first is what I think most folks are saying to me. I 100% will be rooting for your dd. Go class of 2023
You gotta be in some communication with the coach. In my yrs paying attention to this sort of stuff, I am aware of exactly one person who knocked on a coach’s door and convinced him to take a look (she had had a D3 but when she got into the school, it was her #1 academic choice). She played for 2 yrs but injury and school took over for her (she was a tremendous U-little coach in her time immediately after college graduation). Everyone else who were late recruits/walk-ons/etc. had some contact/understanding with the coach before there being an open tryout. There is one categorical exception: if a team has an unanticipated thin roster due to injury (also, presumably, transfers), they might have open tryouts (I do know if that happening recently) but that would be for students on campus and, often, the players who would actually make it are at least known to some on the staff (the Cal softball player who played in goal for a game and then as backup was kinda that situation)
The transfer portal was an experience (as a parent watching my kid, that is). Very compressed situation but the kid is so much more mature than when she went through recruiting the first time so her ability/desire to manage the process (and the appropriateness of it being much LESS parent-involved) was a standout variable.
My 2023 DD is an admitted student at a D3. Missed all Jr and part of senior year recovering from injury. School not initially on the recruiting radar but had her throw a Hail Mary to the coach. They have had conversations the past three months and arranged a tour of the facilities with a coach during an admitted student tour. Lots of movement that opened a spot. Tough situation as the season is over and only have vids from last month and Coach wants to see her play. Tourney next week but her team is not playing. Offered to workout in person though. Coach seems interested and DD Still hopeful.That's awesome. Do you or anyone on here know if you can just "walk on" and have a try out for the team at these schools? Let's say for Pete sakes my dd or someone else dd enrolls at Cal State Fullerton or UCI, is there a tryout day or do you have to be recruited the old fashion way? I loved the movie Rudy. School first is what I think most folks are saying to me. I 100% will be rooting for your dd. Go class of 2023
I'm seeing some bigtime programs announcing 2023 signings the last few weeks. I wondered if it was the portal or players having social media "verballed" regrets.
If she gets some starts I'll let you know.That's awesome. Do you or anyone on here know if you can just "walk on" and have a try out for the team at these schools? Let's say for Pete sakes my dd or someone else dd enrolls at Cal State Fullerton or UCI, is there a tryout day or do you have to be recruited the old fashion way? I loved the movie Rudy. School first is what I think most folks are saying to me. I 100% will be rooting for your dd. Go class of 2023
Just saw a player attend a camp at my daughters school hoping to impress and be a walk on as she is already admitted and signed up for the school. Hopefully they contacted the coach before hand.
Worked with my daughters best friend this weekend, a 2024. on her recruiting video and initial emails. Late to the game, but she has improved dramatically. Hope to find her a school.
Q for you bro. If a player sits out for two years can they still attend a UC school from their work as a high school student?
That is a college admissions question. I know a number of students have started taking gap years before going to college and depending on what they did some colleges see it as a positive. You still give them all your admissions, might be helpful to write an essay detailing life during that time. Possible hitting a JC for the first year then transferring might be an option as well. If someone played professional during that time and received money don't think they could play in college but that would be better answered by the more knowledgeable here.
Thanks bro. JC online is always good to catch up on units. Who cares about age anyways. Might be better for some girls to come in at 20 and then ball two years and then go professional in business or maybe soccer, if they pay get's better. One day at a time.
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Talk to your kids parents on a regular basis and don't ask how their grades are all the time. Regardless if your kid plays soccer or not, this is happening on all campuses, some more than others. Tell them you love all the time.
North Carolina State University recorded 14 student deaths over the 2022-2023 school year
North Carolina university confronts mental health crisis after student suicides
North Carolina State University confronted a crisis during the 2022-2023 school year, during which it reported 14 student deaths, seven of which were suicides.
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Talk to your kids parents on a regular basis and don't ask how their grades are all the time. Regardless if your kid plays soccer or not, this is happening on all campuses, some more than others. Tell them you love all the time.
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Anybody have thoughts on different recruiting sites to assist with the process? Getting lot of emails from different platforms...ScoutingZone, Hudl, NCSA, TGS. Any particular platform used by colleges more than others?
I wouldn't pay for any of them. Use free features and use for information. You can do it yourself by taking video, working with your kid on the highlight recruiting video and posting to a youtube account, help them find emails for the interested colleges, and keep them active with follow up emails and eventual text/phone calls.
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Haven't seen Hudl do much for soccer. Scouting Zone at least lists some of the colleges that viewed your profile and/or explains what the 3 main categories are. Unfortunately many of those are "anonymous" but I think I did pay for 1-year of basic access. Maybe $100? NCSA also shows what colleges viewed the profile and when, which appears to be legit because my kid was often getting emails from coaches right after they "viewed" the profile and followed it, but there's a ton of turnover at NCSA and they want to charge a premium for their service. I know, for a fact, they originally lied about who was looking at the profile. They named colleges that would never have seen their matches. They also want you to pay for the ability to see the schools. At some point they offered a 24 or 36 hour "special" to see the schools, which I took photographs of, but you have to pay for permanent access to those.
I don't pay for any of them but think the free versions of Scouting Zone and NCSA are helpful to an extent. College Fit Finder did virtually nothing for us. Is TGS for ECNL only? That's the only time I've ever seen it.
Have dd email Highlight Video, email game times when playing at showcase (kick ass) and go to a camp or two of the school that your kid would be interested in. My dd did all three and got lot's interest. You know the story but those three things work amazing. Oh ya, don't ruffle the feathers of the thin skin TM....lol!I wouldn't pay for any of them. Use free features and use for information. You can do it yourself by taking video, working with your kid on the highlight recruiting video and posting to a youtube account, help them find emails for the interested colleges, and keep them active with follow up emails and eventual text/phone calls.
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In 2009/2010 we used CaptainU and tried a few others. We made a couple month push on several sites.
I would expect that the best site changes over a few years.
I also expect that coaches still like things being all in one place.
If you do their work for them, they will appreciate it. Most do not like recruiting, while some do, make it easy. GEt a site where you can post everything and also answer for your player...(what!?).
The coaches did respond and at the time my daughter had a lot of my edited video to share on the site.
At the time it was strongly advised the players do the process. I rejected that advice. I (yes me) got a lot of good responses. I was the agent, and when they wanted to talk to her, I'd queue up a phone call. Playing in college was not a passion of hers but I knew it was a way to get her in, or get money, or both. There were "mass" 10 or so school mailings, invites to tournaments, video and grade sharing.