A coach tells young soccer players to attend ID camps at many Division I programs, not just elite ones like Stanford. Putting all your eggs in one school's camp can kill your chances if they pass on you. He's made a checklist for different club levels, linked in his bio.
Playing MLS next, what tips do you have for me in order to play college soccer? Given that you're playing at such a high level and given your age of freshman to 12th grade, you should be going to a lot of ID camps. Going to ID camps when you're that level is a massive game changer. Now, if you only go to the Stanford ID camps of the world, then you may not get to play Division 1 soccer. If that school doesn't like you, then you're stuck and you've got nowhere to go. Instead, if you go to the Stanford ID camp, that's fine, but then also go to some other Division 1 ID camps that maybe are not Stanford level. A lot of these top levels now have a lot of internationals. They're going to start having transfers, so you have to be a little bit more open-minded. This is also true if you're playing ECNL, but I would add that if you're playing NAL or Boys Elite Academy, then it could be a little bit different. If you comment the word club, I'll send you a list of what you should be doing based off of your club level. If you want more help playing call soccer, give me a call. Links in the bio. Talk soon. Goodbye. Comment club.
