High school soccer recruits make three key mistakes: thinking coaches won't respond in fall when 80% of scholarship offers happen, skipping ID camps that resume in September, and not showing up to games in person. Attending a school's game and greeting the coach matters more than email alone.
3 things you should not be doing right now as a senior. Number 1 is if you think that the coaches won't respond to you because it's the fall season, you are wrong. 80% of offers do happen during the fall season because they go on official visits, and that's how you find out if you're gonna be part of that team. Number 2, you think there are no more ID camps. The ID camps are paused for the month of August, but they will start up again in September and October. Number 3, most people underestimate the power of going to a game. If you email them beforehand that you're going to go to the game and then you show up at the game and then you say hello, that impresses the coaches. Now let's say you can't say hello, then follow up with an email and mention you are at the game, especially for your dream schools. Now for many Division I schools, at this point your time is done. So the other thing I strongly recommend is if you want to play college soccer, strongly consider Division II and Division III schools. They're very good at soccer and they have a lot of opportunity. Not all Division I schools are done by any means. They usually are done done by February, But if you're trying to go to the top, top, you're making your life very difficult because they commit kids during their junior year. If you want more help playing college soccer, give me a call. Link's in the bio. Talk to you soon.
