A coach explains that a 3.7-GPA recreational soccer player can reach Division I, but needs to attend multiple college camps and follow a personalized recruiting plan. He cites a former student who moved from recreational ECNL to Utah Tech, and estimates scholarships between $20,000 and $60,000 depending on coach support.
Hey coach, I'm playing ECNL RL and I have a 3.7 GPA and I'm a sophomore. Can I play Division 1 college soccer? Let's break this down for a minute. So ECNL RL, technically speaking, it's very difficult to play Division 1. We've had a student actually do that, so it is possible, but you're gonna have to go to 3 to 4 camps of an individual school if you're going to play Division 1 soccer, 2 to 3 camps of other schools depending on those divisions as well. Now with your GPA, you are looking at a scholarship of somewhere between $20,000 to $40,000 to $60,000, which is phenomenal, but that is transparent on if the coach is going to help you get into the school depending on what schools you're applying to. Yeah, but I know a friend, he played Eastern RL and he made it Division I. Like, you don't know what you're talking about. I've seen it happen a million times. Look, I'm not saying it cannot be done. I just told you at the beginning of this that I— we have a student who was playing Eastern RL, is now playing at Utah Tech, at Division I school. It is possible, but you can't approach the system, the recruiting system, the same as everybody else. And if that friend of yours got recruited, good for them. Are you them? You're not them. Don't compare yourself to other people's recruiting styles or recruitment process because you are not the same. You must do what is needed. And I'm very honest with my students too. If you want to have the best chance, this is what you need to do. If you want my help playing college soccer and you're not scared of me, then call me. I dare you. I'll scare you away when I call you. Goodbye. Link in bio.
