ECRL vs GA

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It's where the stronger players are. They'll shop venues with the better odds of success., more players for their programs

Truth

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It's where the stronger players are. They'll shop venues with the better odds of success., more players for their programs

Is that how it works? They go to showcases and shop? I thought they went to showcases to look at players who have reached out to them and shown interest in their programs.

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Is that how it works? They go to showcases and shop? I thought they went to showcases to look at players who have reached out to them and shown interest in their programs.

They do go to see players who reached out but it's still a shopping excursion. It's just not window shopping. They have a list. Some players stay in the list after being seen, some get scratched off. Occasionally there's an impulse "purchase " where a player catches their eye and the coach will reach out to the player.

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They do go to see players who reached out but it's still a shopping excursion. It's just not window shopping. They have a list. Some players stay in the list after being seen, some get scratched off. Occasionally there's an impulse "purchase " where a player catches their eye and the coach will reach out to the player.

That's a good summary

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That's a good summary

I know of several high caliber players including a current pro that were recruited by a major D1 school after the coach was looking at another player. Best NJ native story I know of is Tziarra King, wasn't recruited very heavily by D1 schools but was seen by the NC State coach at a tournament while he was looking at another player on the other team.

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I know of several high caliber players including a current pro that were recruited by a major D1 school after the coach was looking at another player. Best NJ native story I know of is Tziarra King, wasn't recruited very heavily by D1 schools but was seen by the NC State coach at a tournament while he was looking at another player on the other team.

Best why?

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FSU and BYU were scouting NJ girls?

Why not? Teams have benches. Teams need to attract kids across a wide band of abilities to satisfy scholarship requirements and roles. Bump up GPA, stay relevant in an area..there are lots of layers to recruiting. FSU looking at you does not necessarily make you a great player. People need to understand that this is not about soccer talent alone. Youth soccer for girls is a great money making opportunity. Getting parents who mostly can afford College without soccer, to pay good money for supposed development, to then justify it by showing them the same profile of schools they could have gotten into anyway? if we were really measuring soccer development, we would look at different things.

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Why not? Teams have benches. Teams need to attract kids across a wide band of abilities to satisfy scholarship requirements and roles. Bump up GPA, stay relevant in an area..there are lots of layers to recruiting. FSU looking at you does not necessarily make you a great player. People need to understand that this is not about soccer talent alone. Youth soccer for girls is a great money making opportunity. Getting parents who mostly can afford College without soccer, to pay good money for supposed development, to then justify it by showing them the same profile of schools they could have gotten into anyway? if we were really measuring soccer development, we would look at different things.

Why would anyone that isn't Mormon go to BYU? And FSU is just a party school outside of soccer. So many better options if kid is smart.

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Why not? Teams have benches. Teams need to attract kids across a wide band of abilities to satisfy scholarship requirements and roles. Bump up GPA, stay relevant in an area..there are lots of layers to recruiting. FSU looking at you does not necessarily make you a great player. People need to understand that this is not about soccer talent alone. Youth soccer for girls is a great money making opportunity. Getting parents who mostly can afford College without soccer, to pay good money for supposed development, to then justify it by showing them the same profile of schools they could have gotten into anyway? if we were really measuring soccer development, we would look at different things.

This is coming from some anonymous TS parent who has absolutely no concept or understanding about college. They never played nor has their child been involved. This above post is just somebody running their mouth.

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Why would anyone that isn't Mormon go to BYU? And FSU is just a party school outside of soccer. So many better options if kid is smart.

The question was why would THEY be there. Why anyone would choose them is personal.

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Is that how it works? They go to showcases and shop? I thought they went to showcases to look at players who have reached out to them and shown interest in their programs.

My daughter who has now quit soccer after the college grind had several colleges reach out to her that she did not contact. They were at showcases looking at other players and she fit into their program. She ultimately chose one of the schools and quit soccer two years later. That’s another story. I think what people fail to realize is that schools play in a particular style and coaches are on the lookout for those players that match their style. Think about it for a second. You have your sheet of prospects and you came to watch a forward but you also need an outside back for that prospect year and you watch an outside back play in a style that is compatible for your program, Do you think the coach just ignores that outside back and says “nope they didn’t write to me”. Of course not. They walk over get a sheet of the player prospects from the team manager and put her on the board. It would be job suicide if they didn’t. They might also contact the coach to let the family know that such an such school is interested. Coaches are not stupid, they know that each college prospect is writing to as many colleges as possible, They know that the kids have to do it for survival. At the same time their job is to find prospects that fit into their program. It costs them nothing to note a particular player that they like while watching a prospect that has contacted them.

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I know of several high caliber players including a current pro that were recruited by a major D1 school after the coach was looking at another player. Best NJ native story I know of is Tziarra King, wasn't recruited very heavily by D1 schools but was seen by the NC State coach at a tournament while he was looking at another player on the other team.

No one said it doesn't happen just that it happens rarely. Players of that caliber will stand out anywhere. Most players are vanilla and need to put the work in to get a coach's attention.

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This is coming from some anonymous TS parent who has absolutely no concept or understanding about college. They never played nor has their child been involved. This above post is just somebody running their mouth.

Except that they're mostly right

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Why would anyone that isn't Mormon go to BYU? And FSU is just a party school outside of soccer. So many better options if kid is smart.

To each his own. Both are top teams and for certain student athletes may be the perfect fit for them.

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My daughter who has now quit soccer after the college grind had several colleges reach out to her that she did not contact. They were at showcases looking at other players and she fit into their program. She ultimately chose one of the schools and quit soccer two years later. That’s another story. I think what people fail to realize is that schools play in a particular style and coaches are on the lookout for those players that match their style. Think about it for a second. You have your sheet of prospects and you came to watch a forward but you also need an outside back for that prospect year and you watch an outside back play in a style that is compatible for your program, Do you think the coach just ignores that outside back and says “nope they didn’t write to me”. Of course not. They walk over get a sheet of the player prospects from the team manager and put her on the board. It would be job suicide if they didn’t. They might also contact the coach to let the family know that such an such school is interested. Coaches are not stupid, they know that each college prospect is writing to as many colleges as possible, They know that the kids have to do it for survival. At the same time their job is to find prospects that fit into their program. It costs them nothing to note a particular player that they like while watching a prospect that has contacted them.

May I ask why she quit? We talk so much about getting there but it seems majority don’t continue. Would be helpful to know. And honestly does it matter? If she didn’t want to go pro, didn’t have a scholarship did she lose anything?