A parent who guided two sons through college soccer recruiting explains why flexibility across all NCAA divisions matters, and how systematic outreach and video highlights drive results. A coach adds that college sports improve job prospects and admission chances. Comment "dad" for recruiting help.
I had 2 kids play college soccer on scholarships, but different scholarships. Here's 2 things I wish I knew. First of all, you need to really have a broad approach to it. D1, D2, D3, and who your kid is and where he fits in. My 2 sons, both very good soccer players, but very different. One really had a much more educational orientation, wanted a certain kind of college experience. The other one, Zev, He just wanted to play at the highest level no matter what. You have to tailor your expectations to your kid. That's number 1. Number 2 is understand the soccer itself is not the beginning and the end. It's the process of going through this with the videos, with the reaching out, with the whole— it's a whole system. And I didn't know that's what it took. But once you master the system and then filter it for the needs of your child, then you're going to have the best possible outcome out of a lot of possible outcomes.
On top of those outcomes, in my case, I now get to help you play college soccer for a living, and it's my favorite thing. And if I had not played college soccer, I wouldn't have gotten to— and every person that works for me, and we do have a little team now, is a former student of mine who now go on to play college soccer, and now they work for me. Those same kids, even if they don't work for me, have a better chance of getting a job in the real workforce because they got to play college sports. And you're more likely to get into school now, and you're more likely to get an academic scholarship if you are an athlete. So if you want more help playing college soccer, comment dad.
