Recruiting Tips for Parents Just Starting the Process

To MAPS and all the others who have contributed to this discussion: Thank You.

We’ve been trying to put these suggestions to work and are starting to see some interest from some great college programs.

For a totally unheralded player with no championship play and more L’s than W’s in her record, we’re feeling pretty good.

But time will tell. Long way to go...
 
Giesbock said:
To MAPS and all the others who have contributed to this discussion: Thank You.

We’ve been trying to put these suggestions to work and are starting to see some interest from some great college programs.

For a totally unheralded player with no championship play and more L’s than W’s in her record, we’re feeling pretty good.

But time will tell. Long way to go...
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I know it’s a bit of a cliché, but Coaches recruit players not teams so the W’s and L’s don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Good Luck to your DD!
 
Kicker4Life said:
I know it’s a bit of a cliché, but Coaches recruit players not teams so the W’s and L’s don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Good Luck to your DD!
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That is so true. If all you really care about is the club soccer biz growing and getting a college deal, I agree. However, many kids like to WIN too and that means more to them then development in the grand scheme of things. Scheme is a good choice of words Kicker. Lot's of scheme's going on in the GDA league for three years. Just win baby!!!!
 
Giesbock said:
EJ=310=new wave=soccer helper ... That’s an awesome array of hats you got on! :)
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I'm putting EJ down for good. New Wave Dave and Soccer Helper had their purpose. I have no idea who 310 is. I will come back today with a new Avatar to start fresh. We all need a fresh start or second chance or a mulligan. I learned what life is all about now.
 
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Throwback Thursday/EJ Retires​

Dear forum friends,
it's time for Ellejustus to retire from social media. So many reasons why it's time and just feels it's best to end. I got all my answers I was looking for and some. It all started with a dream. Me and the wife dreamed and planned for 6 kids. Then after my first born son, we dreamed to have 4 kids. Then we had my DD and we said, "two is enough." The EJ's had big dreams and in 2017 it was coming together for our family. Work, School, Church and Soccer. The dream was coming alive. Everything Elle and Justus worked for they accomplished. However, life is not fare and it did a number on all of us. As EJ parts ways with all of you, we wish you all the best. I know so many want something from soccer and I hope you find it for your kids. My DD wanted to win!!! She won Surf Cup, State Cup, FWR Cup and a National Championship and so many others. SW ECNL is a goal and so is CIF. She had some personal goals and dreams but didnt cut the mustard and fell short. In life, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. My wife and dd worked hard to save money so we could pay to play in Seattle and Texas in 2017. I wont share, but our family got hit with a big bomb on my biz when we were in Texas for natty. I couldn;t tell my dd but I did tell my son and wife and it was so hard to put on a happy face. It was a kick to my "balls in life" and I was down for the count. I got my ass back up and three years later, were all doing better :) This last pic I will ever post on here is my favorite when it comes to soccer. The sacrifice my little soccer player and her teammates put in to win, was insane. Every single girl worked hard to win and that is winning. My wife gave up a lot of things woman like to do so we could afford these two back to back trips. I will be back as another Avatar. EJ is out!!!!!

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Simisoccerfan said:
All college players have been given an extra year of eligibility. That gives coaches an extra year of players. Not a lot of need of college Id camps right now. Coaches will need less players for the next three years.
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What percentage of players do you think will actually take that extra year of eligibility?
 
Giesbock said:
Hmm. Bill Gates spells the word “Fair” differently than you do...??

Maybe the deeper meaning in your name is to-say that “life’s not a Renaissance Faire?

;). Glad you’re back
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'Fair' and 'fare' are homophones, words that sound alike but have different spelling. 'Fair' is an adjective to describe good-looking, mild or something that is equal and just. ... 'Fare' is a verb and a noun used to tell how something did or the price of something, like a bus tour airline ticket or club soccer in Socal.
 
It’s actually fairly true that ren faire fare will make its consumer fare poorly a fairly short time after you’ve paid the fare, even if at the time that you paid the fare it seemed like a fair price and there was a fair expectation of the fare tasting good. ???

i guess signing up for club soccer, having the season cancelled, not getting any $ back kinda goes down like Renaissance faire fare...
 
Giesbock said:
It’s actually fairly true that ren faire fare will make its consumer fare poorly a fairly short time after you’ve paid the fare, even if at the time that you paid the fare it seemed like a fair price and there was a fair expectation of the fare tasting good. ???

i guess signing up for club soccer, having the season cancelled, not getting any $ back kinda goes down like Renaissance faire fare...
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Pay the fare at the fair rate and get treated unfairly? It's the way the game of life was being played in the old days. A new game is going to be played and it will be a game of rules that everyone has to follow or they can;t play. It's the fairest way to go and no one will have to pay an unfair, fare!!! All one needs to do is play fair and be fair in the new no fare life :) Envy and jealously will not be allowed in the game.
 
gotothebushes said:
Is it true that the SEC, ACC and Big 12 schools are looking into having ID Camps starting October/ November?
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I’ll email Nathan at FSU and see if I can get an update. But if I remember correctly in June Nathan sent out a notice to be on the lookout for Fall ID camps possibly in conjunction with home games.
 
gotothebushes said:
Is it true that the SEC, ACC and Big 12 schools are looking into having ID Camps starting October/ November?
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I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. I wanted to send an update to our subscriber list about our camps here at FSU.

Currently the NCAA is in a dead period which prohibits any camps with prospect age players (2020, 2021,2022, 2023). The dead period was extended last week until August 31st. Our hope is to have ID camps this fall around some of our home games if the NCAA and campus allows us to host them.
 
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