A coach explains how soccer players can get college recruitment attention: play summer matches with USL 2 teams and film them, target specific schools like Occidental College, and wear recognizable elite academy or MLS Next gear so scouts know your level.
The MLS team is affiliated with the USL team you're with? Oh, they're totally separate. Um, the USL team, who's— are they affiliated with a pro team? Uh, they have USL 2 team. Okay, tell me the USL 2 team again. Western Mass. Oh, it is Western Mass. Okay, awesome. So if you could ever play with the USL 2 first team, which happens in the summer, and I— they'll usually invite you, or you encourage that, that too is better than that level. And you're with college kids and you need that on video. Deal? What school— I don't know if I did that. What school here, or schools, would you like to talk to? Uh, Oxy. Oxy, excellent. Thanks for picking one school, it makes it easier. You are wearing an Under Armour shirt. I need you to wear a USL or MLS Next. Same with you, same with you, same with you. Great. Oh, it's somewhere. Okay, great. The reason is, like, this kid's got a Harvard-Westlake backpack. I coach Harvard-Westlake. Now I'm curious, what's this deal? So wear whatever thing that you would wear that is your club. Don't worry if it's not MLS Next, but if it's Elite Academy or whatever, I want to see it. No, keep your jacket on, but put your jacket back on. You're gonna freeze. You get— I know who you are now. Okay, all right, perfect. I'll wait to get the hate for this. So I think what you wear matters, and I'm not saying go buy an MLS Next jersey because that's lying and that doesn't work, but actually, if you did wear an MLS Next jersey, it would draw my attention. Harvard-Westlake's one of the top high schools who won CIF. That would draw my attention. If you're— whatever team you're playing for would draw our attention. So what you wear does matter. If you want more help playing college soccer, call me. Links in the bio. Talk to you soon. Goodbye.
