In this monologue, the College Soccer Guy advises prospective college soccer players on how to handle recruiting situations where a target school has already recruited players in the same position. He emphasizes that athletes should continue contacting the school and sending information until they receive a clear rejection. He explains how to interpret polite but non-committal responses such as “keep us updated” as effectively a dead end, and recommends moving on unless the school is a dream program and the athlete can provide new information after a few months. He outlines a follow‑up strategy: be polite, limit follow‑ups to about four to five attempts, and after that consider the outreach complete. He also notes that gaining offers from other schools can make a previously uninterested program reconsider. The video ends with a call‑to‑action to use the links in the bio for further help.
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Should I continue to pursue a school when I know they've already recruited other players in my position? I'm the College Soccer Guy. I help you play college soccer. And the short answer is yes. You don't know if that coach recruited those other players and one of them is suffering from an injury and they're not going to be playing. They're going to be redshirting. If that player's being beat, you think they're a center back, but the coach sees them as a striker. So the truth is, even if you hear in the grapevine that they've already recruited somebody or they recruited somebody who you think you're better than, You still have to go through the process until they properly tell you no. Now, how they tell you no can vary. So if they say to you, hey, we're really interested in you, but you're not our top choice, keep us updated, that means it's dead. I've never seen it be flipped ever before. That's their polite way of saying, hey, look, we like you, but not enough, and we're moving on. Now, if you— if it's your dream school and you want to reach out to them 3 months later and go, hey, you asked me to stay updated, has anything changed? By all means, you can go for it. But if you stick around and go, well, they did say stay I'm part of their top 3. If I was you, I would move on, say thank you so much for your honesty, look forward to keeping you updated, and then move on and start contacting other schools. The truth is too, you're not gonna be able to get that school's interest back again until you go get offers from somebody else anyways. So you have to move on at that point. But if you know they've recruited your position, you should still continue to talk to them and you should still send them your information until they tell you no. And you need to follow up 4 times is when I finally say that's enough. But after 4 to 5 times, you want to make sure you're very polite in every follow-up you do. If you want more help, give me a call. Links in the bio. Bye.
