In this YouTube commentary, the speaker argues that U.S. college soccer remains a viable route to professional play for American players lacking European passports. Using a recent UCLA versus Cal Baptist match as evidence, he highlights the presence of a professional draft that selects college players, the quality of play demonstrated by movement, passing, and tactical awareness, and UCLA’s success in the NCAA tournament. He notes that even undrafted players can still sign pro contracts through open trials, a path he personally took. The speaker then offers practical advice on how to navigate the college soccer system—selecting ID camps, getting noticed, and targeting higher‑ranked programs—while promoting his $10 program that provides detailed guidance.
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Is college soccer any good? When I'm recording this UCLA game versus Cal Baptist, there was just the draft. And if you look at who was drafted, obviously it's college soccer players, and all of those players are going to have the opportunity to play pro soccer, if not already received a pro contract. So if you think that college soccer sucks, or whatever you might think, and you don't love the MLS, or the USL, then I would tell you, if you're an American without a European passport, college soccer as of this moment is still the best way to go pro. On top of the fact that if you don't get drafted, you can go to open trials and still potentially sign a pro contract, which is what I did. It's very difficult if you talk to any other countries or any other people in other countries where there's an opportunity where you can play in a league where they have to pick players because there is a draft. So therefore, college soccer can lead you the pro level, which is pretty fantastic. All that being said, what about college soccer for college soccer? Is it good? This particular game was a really fun game to watch. UCLA ended up winning and having a good run in the NCAA tournament, but as you can hopefully see through it, there is a huge level of competency, great movement, great passes. This is not just quote-unquote kickball or jungle ball as I've described in the past. There is a common sense of we need to play through lines and play passes at a very high level. And while this pitch has gone through a tough season, by the way, the 7s UCLA team won the NCAA championship. This pitch is really nice, and the amount of fans and support that they can get— now, this is UCLA, which is the top of the top, but to think that college soccer is not good, I would make the argument that if you want to one day play pro soccer and you do not have a contract offer at 17 and you do not have a European passport, the best way to do that is college soccer. Now, I describe how to play college soccer in my program, and I talk about which ID camp to go to, how to get noticed, which teams are better ranked. So if you'd like help, I encourage you buy the program, it's only $10.
