A soccer player breaks down how to get recruited to college: start with club soccer, move to elite leagues like ECNL or MLS Next, film a highlight reel with goals first and a coach's testimonial, hit ID camps, email coaches before you arrive, use any connections you have, and call and visit programs constantly.
8 steps to play college soccer. Number 1, start playing club soccer. Number 2, while playing club soccer, be conscious about working your way up to playing ECNL or MLS next. To understand those, check out the last video. Number 3, create a highlight video. Make sure your highlight video has the goals first, and extra points if you have your coach being interviewed with his voice talking about how great you are. Number 4, college ID camps. Go to college ID camps so that way the coaches can actually see you. Extra points if you email the coaches before you attend the college ID camp. Number 5, use your connections. If your mom's brother's dog is related to the coach, make sure that you reach out to them through that connection. Networking is everything. Number 6, Call, email, and visit. Get the coaches to respond to you. If they say no, great, on to the next one, but don't stop calling.
