Ninth and tenth graders trying to play college soccer make a critical mistake: waiting until junior year to get on coaches' radar. Coaches want to see development over time, so starting early with video documentation gives you a clear progression they can track and makes you far more attractive for scholarships.
The biggest mistake that I see 9th and 10th graders make on the boys and girls side if they want to play college soccer. Number 1 mistake is they believe that they are starting too early because the coaches don't want to see them at that age because they're not good enough yet. The answer is college coaches know that you're going to improve and they want to see what mom and dad are seeing, which is, wow, look at how much my son or daughter's improved. I wish the college coaches could see that. Well, the only way they can see that level of improvement is if you show them where you are standing at 9th grade and then 10th grade. So then when you hit 11th grade, the coaches are way more likely to show you a lot more interest and go, hey, I know how much you're going to improve over time, so I'll make you an offer earlier because I got to see your progression from 9th to 11th grade versus getting to know you in 11th grade going, Okay, I need to get to know them a little bit more. I've only seen them a couple times. I don't know their personality yet. Let me wait another 6 to 7 months, in which case there's another player they've been recruiting since 9th, 10th grade, and they're going to pick them because they already know their personality and they've seen their progression, and now you're behind in the process. The college coaches want to see your progression throughout this model. If you want more help playing Call Tucker, give me a call. Links in the bio. Talk soon. Bye.
