How to Email College Soccer Coaches to get Recruited: 8 Best Practices
Looking for tips on recruiting for college soccer so you can stand out? Are you a club or high school player looking to play college soccer? Start emailing college coaches. This can be a difficult task, but don’t worry; in this blog post, we will give you eight best practices on how to email college […]
HUGE News for San Diego Soccer Youth: SD Loyal to launch Loyal Select. PLUS: advice for families
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club recently announced huge news for San Diego’s aspiring soccer players. Loyal Select is coming and will be joining the USL Academy League (USL A). First things first: SD Loyal is NOT launching their own youth academy. SD Loyal will be leveraging the already-robust youth soccer landscape across the San Diego […]
SD Youth Soccer Practices Can Begin Immediately. Soccerloco is open for you!
Late Friday, the San Diego Board of Supervisors announced that California would be allowing “youth camps” to begin. When California Governor Gavin Newsom released his guidance for counties, recommendations for “camps,” under which youth sports fall, were a start date no earlier than June 12th: San Diego Soccer Players, However, Can Hit the Practice Fields […]
Game on San Diego: San Diego Board of Supervisors to Submit Plans for Safe Return to Fields
Board of Supervisors meeting: Tuesday May 19 at 9am San Diego County is, at the time of this article’s publishing, in “Phase 2” of California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s reopening guidelines. Very soon, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be presenting a detailed plan to add YOUTH SPORTS to Phase 2 for San Diego […]
SF GLENS WEBINAR SERIES BEGINS MAY 12
Zoom with domestic and international coaches, scouts, and former players. Open to everyone in soccer community SF Glens has arranged for a series of Zoom calls, open to everyone in the soccer world. An eclectic and accomplished lineup of domestic and international coaches, scouts, and former players make up this year’s edition of the SF Glens […]
ECNL Offers A Pathway for Boys in Northern California: an interview with ECNL President, Christian Lavers
A press release came across my inbox the other day. It was about ECNL’s new boys’ conference in Northern California. The next day, I was on the phone with Christian Lavers, ECNL President, to learn more about ECNL’s new partnership with NorCal Premier Soccer. ECNL partners with NorCal Premier Soccer I asked Lavers if he […]
The World Mourns the Death of Soccer Dad, Kobe Bryant
“Of all the American basketball stars, there’s probably not one who was as involved in football and lived it as emotionally as Kobe Bryant.” Gabriele Marcotti, author of The Italian Job: A Journey to the Heart of Two Great Footballing Cultures. Kobe spent his formative years in Italy, where he developed his love for A.C. […]
What Does California’s New Law Mean for Soccer Players?
Hint: A little bit, but not much. Over the last week, California has been making waves in the world of college sports. With a stroke of his pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom upended the landscape of big-money college sports. SB206, the “Fair Pay to Play Act,” will allow college athletes to hire agents and make […]
Tryout Advice: So You’re Thinking about Switching Clubs…
Around Southern California, most competitive clubs are holding “olders” tryouts this week. Tryouts are stressful. Kids are nervous. Parents are tense. Coaches are trying to build the best rosters they can. If you’re a player or a parent on a great team with a coach you love, you can stop reading. This article isn’t for […]
You Won’t Die if You Choose Not to Play College Soccer after Club
Are you a failure if you’ve been playing club soccer for years but don’t end up playing in college? We are in a time of frantic and stressful college soccer recruiting. Therefore many families are feeling pressure to land a spot on a college team. Now is a good moment to remember that college soccer […]
DMCV Sharks Player Tryouts
Still looking for a spot on a team? Good news, despite the fact that tryouts have concluded for the 2015 Competitive Season, there are a number of teams and coaches who have limited open spots on their teams. The Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks was voted the best kids sports league to join in the […]