In this instructional monologue aimed at 5th‑7th‑grade players and their parents, the speaker outlines a proactive pathway to college soccer recruitment. The core advice is to begin recording horizontal video of games and practices as early as possible, establishing a social‑media presence, and using that footage for game‑video review to accelerate player development. The speaker cites a case where a student started the recruiting process in 7th grade and became the earliest ever Duke commit, illustrating the feasibility of early exposure. Additionally, the speaker recommends attending middle‑school soccer camps, where college coaches scout talent, to create name recognition that can later translate into recruitment opportunities. The video concludes with a call‑to‑action to contact the speaker via Instagram or TikTok direct messages for further assistance.
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If you are in 6th or 7th grade, what should you be doing in order to play college soccer? This page is dedicated for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders in order to play college soccer. Now I know you think I'm crazy, but just hear me out. The first thing you should be doing is starting to record video. No, you're not going to be emailing schools. No, you're not going to be talking to any college coaches, but you should be making video. Your social media should be up and running. You should start recording. Mom and Dad, time to get your phones out. You guys are going to do a really bad job at the beginning, but this is important. It's important because one day if you want to talk to me, I'm going to need to see video. The other reason it's important is you guys have to start practicing getting the best moments of your kids 'cause they're gonna be really important later on and you don't wanna miss 'em when they're a freshman, sophomore, junior, et cetera. We had a student commit to Duke and they started in 7th grade the recruiting process and they became the earliest ever player to get recruited to Duke. And so the process does start, believe it or not. So video's number one. Number two, when you make your video, I want you to record horizontally to begin with. Later on, we will teach you how to record vertically and put it on Instagram and everything else. But record horizontal. If you have a VOR trace, do that. And then also, of course, we can go through game video review and help your son or daughter become a better player, which is really important because most teams at your kid's age do not do game video review. And if you go abroad and you're looking at the Chelsea's and Manchester United's, they all do game video review. Even the MLS Next teams do what's called individual player development. You probably have heard about the player, Mr. Calvin, who signed for Manchester City. They've been doing game video review with him because his whole family are pro soccer players. So they've been doing game video review for a very long time. So if you want to compete with that or you want to become that one day, you are going to need to have videos so that way we can watch your footage. And finally, I want you going to middle school camps. You're not going to get recruited. They're not going to judge you, but you will understand what it means if you want to play college soccer. You'll understand the level of some other kids that you would have otherwise not been exposed to. And the people that run those camps are the college coaches. And I've seen it happen more than you can imagine where the college coach goes, damn, you're really good for a 6th grader. There's nothing I can do about it right now, but like maybe things will change in 2 to 3 years. All of a sudden now you're in 8th grade and like, I remember you from 6th grade, you're really good. Then in 8th grade you start to send them video and they remember who you are. This is why I want you to start the process in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade. If you want more help playing college soccer as a youth player, give us a call. Links in the bio, and I'll talk to you soon. Actually, there is no link in the bio Or you can DM me on Instagram or DM me on TikTok.
