A college soccer player frustrated by lack of coach interest learns that talent isn't enough. A coach explains the recruiting strategy: email coaches multiple times, attend ID camps, play for top clubs, and send highlight videos. It takes at least three genuine email exchanges for a coach to remember you.
I'm working so hard. I'm training extra. I'm working out in the gym, but I'm not getting any interest from college coaches. What am I doing wrong? You think it's all about talent, but that's not what this game is about. What do you mean? I'm training every day. That's great. But are you reaching out to coaches? Are you going to ID camps? Are you going to showcases? Are you trying out for the best club teams in your area? Uh, no, not really. Exactly. If college coaches don't know who you are, it doesn't matter how good you train or how great you are. You must do this on your own. So just training isn't enough? Not even close. You have to send multiple highlight videos. You need to go to ID camps. You have to go to showcases. Do you know how many emails it typically takes in order for the coaches to remember your name? No. How many? At least 3 emails going back and forth in a genuine way would really indicate they actually know who you are. Otherwise, you're just a number. How long does it take for them to respond? Sometimes it can take months. This is why a lot of you get nervous about when should you start the process. Hence why you need to get start as soon as you can. So that way, if they do respond to you months later, you still have time in the recruiting process. Wow. I never thought of it like that. I've been sending 1 to 2 emails and I thought that was enough. That's probably the number 1 mistake in the recruiting process is thinking 1 or 2 emails is going to be enough to get recruited. If you want more help playing college soccer, give us a call. Links in the bio. Talk to you soon.
