Zev Taublieb shows soccer players how to spot college scouts at the Surf Cup tournament. Look for scouts in portable chairs at field corners. Hand them a printed pamphlet with a QR code to your highlight video, and approach them only between games or at lunch, never during warm-ups.
How do you know where the college scouts are at Surf Cup? Figure out who the college scouts are. The first thing is you want to see if they've got really small chairs because they tend to often have to carry their chairs, so they pick small chairs. They end up at the corner of the field so they don't get too bothered by parents. They really, really didn't want to be seen. Of course, their pictures are online. They could wear a mask. So my point is, mom and dads, we don't really want you going up to them because they're working. But at the same time, if they're walking to the bathroom or they're going to grab lunch, you can say hi. And this is why I want all college potential players to have a pamphlet. I want you to carry the pamphlet, and if you say to a coach, "Hey, I know you're really busy, I just want to hand this to you," not during your warm-up of course, but if you're going to the bathroom, when you're walking from field to field, or you're going to your car and you run into a coach, you should be able to go, "Hey coach, here's my pamphlet. It has a QR code with your highlight video. I hope you have a great day," and send them a note.
