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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    This is a very dumb statement. Many kids commit in their senior year and that’s a fact. If you’re a strong player you will get recruited wherever you play. Parents are out of their mind today thinking that you have to be at one club or another or one league or another. As long as your club is going to showcase tournaments and not a little rec level club and you’re good enough to play in college you will be recruited, period.
    Yes you might, but where?? Lower leagues=much smaller programs and less "desirable" schools. Which is fine, but that's the reality.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      This is a very dumb statement. Many kids commit in their senior year and that’s a fact. If you’re a strong player you will get recruited wherever you play. Parents are out of their mind today thinking that you have to be at one club or another or one league or another. As long as your club is going to showcase tournaments and not a little rec level club and you’re good enough to play in college you will be recruited, period.
      A lot of very talented players do not get recruited. The player has to do some leg work to get recruited at a college they would want to attend for four years. Clubs teams should be registered for as many high level showcases that are local as possible. College coaches also like to watch their recruits play in competitive showcases.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Yes you might, but where?? Lower leagues=much smaller programs and less "desirable" schools. Which is fine, but that's the reality.
        Not the poster and that is mostly true for kids committing senior year. But many U18s are still juniors and MANY players commit in junior year. In theory the new rules will push more kids into that junior year time frame - but it's too early to tell what impact it has. It probably won't change for the top recruits (lots of loopholes that allow for early "commits"), but in reality most players aren't "top" recruits.

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          #19
          It’s so important to be at a club that has people on staff who help you with college recruitment but those clubs are few and far between unfortunately. I don’t know why more clubs don’t have people on staff who specialize in that. Our club just gives our kids a link to a website! I know there are some clubs that offer more help but they aren’t in our area and it doesn’t make sense to drive so far to another’s club just for that but it may be worth it.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Not the poster and that is mostly true for kids committing senior year. But many U18s are still juniors and MANY players commit in junior year. In theory the new rules will push more kids into that junior year time frame - but it's too early to tell what impact it has. It probably won't change for the top recruits (lots of loopholes that allow for early "commits"), but in reality most players aren't "top" recruits.
            Right on. The “average” recruit will commit in the Junior or Senior year. U18/U19 is mostly Juniors with a few fall birthday seniors. Clubs like FESA and PRIME are doing the U18/U19 teams a disservice by not entering them in the ECNL Orlando showcase.

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              #21
              Admission deadlines are for the most part, in January. If you player is not signed, then their best hope is to look at walking on at their school which does happen though rarely. Schools have open trials at the beginning of the season but not all.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Admission deadlines are for the most part, in January. If you player is not signed, then their best hope is to look at walking on at their school which does happen though rarely. Schools have open trials at the beginning of the season but not all.
                Good point. The players don’t have a large window to get recruited.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Right on. The “average” recruit will commit in the Junior or Senior year. U18/U19 is mostly Juniors with a few fall birthday seniors. Clubs like FESA and PRIME are doing the U18/U19 teams a disservice by not entering them in the ECNL Orlando showcase.
                  All their players are already committed

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    It’s so important to be at a club that has people on staff who help you with college recruitment but those clubs are few and far between unfortunately. I don’t know why more clubs don’t have people on staff who specialize in that. Our club just gives our kids a link to a website! I know there are some clubs that offer more help but they aren’t in our area and it doesn’t make sense to drive so far to another’s club just for that but it may be worth it.
                    The girls and boys DOCs should be meeting like a counselor with each player to hear about their goals and check the steps they are taking to achieve them.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      All their players are already committed
                      It costs the FESA teams nothing to commute back and forth to Sanford to play quality ECNL showcase games. The game results help the teams qualify for the championships.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        And Phoenix has a lot of west of the Mississippi river schools. That's how it should be and should have more of - why have players and coaches traveling cross country for a meet and greet? ECNL has NJ and SC, 2 Phoenix (one fall, one spring) plus FL in winter and CA spring. Teams aren't required to attend all so they can chose the ones that make the most sense for them. GDA has fewer events and all are mandatory.

                        As for U19 teams? Again, then can opt for fewer events. Not all players are recruited yet. College coaches also like to check on their recruits. Players want to play.
                        Yes, all reasons to participate in a regional showcase.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          The girls and boys DOCs should be meeting like a counselor with each player to hear about their goals and check the steps they are taking to achieve them.
                          ^^^^THIS RIGHT HERE^^^^

                          Even at my daughters small club the DOC does this with any kid that wants to go play college soccer. A good DOC will be brutally honest about if your child’s ability will translate to the next level. Not everybody can play college soccer regardless if it’s D1, D2, D3 or NAIA. But there are a lot of options if your child really wants to play and they have the ability.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            The girls and boys DOCs should be meeting like a counselor with each player to hear about their goals and check the steps they are taking to achieve them.
                            Abso-fuking-lutely. Families shouldn't do much of anything until they've met with either their club coach or DOC and talked about academic and soccer goals, and what types of programs are a realistic target for them. As with non athletes you need a mix of reach, realistic targets and safeties. The better you are at targeting the more likely you are to be successful. Some families don't do this critical step the find out too late they were aiming way too high. If your club doesn't do it then ask for it, seek it out. Any quality club that places a good number of players in college programs should have it.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Good point. The players don’t have a large window to get recruited.
                              Even more so if the new recruiting rules have any of the impact NCAA is hoping for.

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Even more so if the new recruiting rules have any of the impact NCAA is hoping for.
                                The players basically now have from Sept 1 of Junior year to the fall of Senior year to be recruited because many big D1 deadlines for college applications is Nov 1st.

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