A coach breaks down how high school juniors get recruited to Division I soccer: coaches need to see you in person 2 to 10 times, attend both showcases and ID camps to guarantee exposure, and build a professional highlight video. Multiple offers give you negotiating power.
3 tips for juniors to play college soccer. This is me at a UCSB UCR game earlier this year, and I want to show you guys what it is that you need to do in order to play college soccer. So first of all, in regards to the— your ability, if you want to play for a Division 1 school like a UCSB or UCR, you need to be seen by them in person 2 to 4 times for them to potentially consider you. Sometimes it takes being seen 10 times for a coach to actually make you an offer. Number 2, the best way to be seen is obviously at a showcase. Those are the best events because you're playing against other competitive players, and so it makes it more reliable for them to recruit you. ID camps, of course, are also very valuable, and it's at an ID camp where you can basically get a guaranteed, oh, I'm watching you. At a showcase, you might get injured, it may not work out because you don't play as many minutes. So that's why it usually takes a combination of both. And then finally, it's your video. How much video do you have that resembles something like we're looking here? It needs to look professional. It needs to look to the level where the coaches can go, I think that player will succeed on my team one day. And then finally, you must get offers from other schools, not just one school. While you may only attend one school, the chances of you getting recruited by just having one offer is pretty unlikely. You want to have multiple offers. Which will then increase your chance of picking the right one for you and even potentially leveraging. If you want more help, give me a call. Links in the bio. Talk soon.
