A coach explains how to dress for soccer camps and tryouts to impress scouts: wear a club jacket if you have one, bright colors otherwise, skip shin guards unless required, and keep socks short. Comment "camp" for camp recommendations or "quiz" to find the right college pathway.
Kid over there has got the Portland badge on his jacket. That like, it stood out to us. It's just the truth. So like Sacramento, I played in Sacramento Republic, you know, so naturally for all of you guys, if you have a jacket, you guys are all doing it for the most part, but your gear does matter when we look at it. We're curious. There you go with the shorts. Um, it does, it makes a, it makes a difference. Now if you don't have it, it's not the end-all be-all, but if you have it, it's nice to have whatever your club team is because the coaches will be like, oh, that's where they play, because they're not going to remember everything from your bag. Otherwise, if you're wearing a brighter color, if you don't have a club, that goes a long way. I used to wear a pink shirt and white socks. And the last piece is, like, a lot of— unless Rod specifically says— this is a weird one, but unless Rod specifically says you have to wear shin guards, pretty much don't wear shin guards unless it's a safety thing, then wear them. But the short socks are better. Anybody that like plays at a high level, if you're wearing like ankle braces with your shin guards, that's not a good look. You guys know that already. Okay, good. That's it. Goalkeepers are different, but you get the idea. Okay, let's keep watching. If you want to know which camps you should go to, comment the word camp and I'll send you a list of camps that I recommend. If you comment the word quiz, then I'll ask you a series of questions about you to see if we can help you play college soccer and go to the right camp.
