Division I soccer coaches pick between equally talented players based on who they've seen most. They care about character and durability because they're signing four-year commitments, unlike the one- to two-year pro deals. Play in ECNL or MLS Next to get in front of them more.
How do Division I coaches decide between two equally talented players? This is a math formula. It's time under exposure. That is how they will decide, meaning whoever they can see the most is who they are going to work with. The reason is they want to make sure that you're a good person, that they've seen you play well, have seen you play poorly, seen you maybe get injured, seen you come back from your injury, because you're going to be on their team for 4 years. There's very few pro contracts that never last 4 years. Most contracts, including myself, was a 1-year, maybe 2-year contract. So they know they're going to be signing you for 4 years, so they want to really make sure you're the right person. And for that, if you've got 2 kids who are equally good, they'll pick the one they see the most, which is why it's so important to be playing ECNL or MLS Next if you want to play Division 1. Because if you're playing ECNL RL and you're good enough for Division 1 and you see another kid who's also good enough for Division 1 at MLS Next or ECNL, likely they will see those kids more often because of the showcase schedules. If you want more help playing Counter-Strike, give me a call. Links in the bio.
