High school sophomores serious about Division I soccer should start building coach relationships now, not just send one video. Yamine Lamal at Barcelona shows how early talent gets noticed. Coaches reward genuine interest shown over time, not last-minute pitches.
The best 3 pieces of advice I would give a sophomore if I wanted to play college soccer at the Division 1 level. Number 1 is if the coaches can see you sophomore year, you are still in the category of quote unquote young. Many of you have probably heard of Yamine Lamal. He is incredible. What makes him so incredible is he is young. He's 17 and he's the best player on Barcelona. So you want to show them if you're a high-level player how great you are at a younger age. Number 2, You guys think that you send one email, they'll like your video, and they'll come to your showcase. That is insane. You need to create a repertoire of a relationship before they'll actually come to a game. It takes a long time to develop a relationship to them to actually come and sit and watch your game. Number 3, the coaches are way more likely to make you a scholarship offer or an offer sooner if they know that you love their school. And so if you start junior year, I don't have a relationship yet, let me build it over time. All of a sudden you're a senior, and at that point the top academic schools are basically done recruiting and you've missed the boat. Whereas if you had started, say, sophomore year, now you get a relationship with them for a year. The coaches know that you like the school, that your emails are actually genuine, and because of all that, I now want to make you an offer. If you want more help playing Call Talker, give me a call. Links in the bio. Bye.
