A coach breaks down game footage of an 8th grader from FC Delco who's already getting D-I recruiting emails. He praises the kid's athleticism and passing, shows a standout goal, and explains why that clip should lead the highlight reel to catch recruiters' attention.
Scouting an 8th grader who plays for FC Delco, who's very good, to see if he's good enough to play Division 1 soccer. Now what's great is he's an 8th grader, he already has a video. I know all of you are saying, well, he can't talk to any school, she's only in 8th grade, no way you can talk to him. Wrong. The mom says here, we don't want to get in any trouble because we're new to this and we're only in 8th grade, and he received an email from a D1 school and they're asking him to get on a phone call. So first of all, they break the rules. It's not football, basketball, that happens all the time. More importantly, it takes a while for the coach to actually remember your name. Now this only happens if you're really good, so let's see if this kid's any good. Okay, now I'm watching this for the first time just like you guys. So here's him already. I'm going athletically, he looks the part for his age. Good turn inside, great pass, very good pass. Let's see if there's any goals or assists here. He's dribbling again, he looks very athletic for his age. Little nutmeg, can he finish? What a great goal! That should be the first clip. So he's got to change the order, but
