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 […]
Longest. Offseason. Ever. And that may be a good thing.
Every day, it seems, another NCAA conference announces no Fall sports. 32 NCAA Division I conferences. 17 have cancelled Fall sports, as of now. Current NCAA guidelines state: If 50% or more of eligible teams in a particular sport in a division cancel their fall seasons, there will be no fall NCAA championship in that […]
The Impact of Covid-19 on Collegiate Soccer
The normal start date of collegiate soccer is less than a month away. Here is the latest information as the impact of the coronavirus forces athletic programs to find the best way forward in this unprecedented time. As the Assistant Coach for the Soka University Mens Soccer Team I have been tracking this process over […]
Legends FC Shatters Their Own College Recruiting Record
One Hundred Class of 2020 Legends FC athletes off to college soccer Legends FC, a premier soccer club in Southern California that features girls and boys U9 – U19, has announced that 100 students athletes from class of 2020 will be going on to play college soccer this upcoming Fall. Legends FC is a club […]
A New Affordable Tool for College Recruiting: Productive Recruit
Announcing Productive Recruit Former San Diego Surf, Torrey Pines High School, and University of Michigan soccer player Colin McAtee announced the launch of his new college recruiting platform Productive Recruit today. Productive Recruit will give athletes a complete recruiting workflow optimized to help them reach more college coaches and get recruited faster. Some notable benefits of the […]
College Recruiting: Choosing Summer ID Camps
If you’re a high school soccer player with the goal of playing college soccer, you’re going to want to attend college ID camps this summer. Because of Covid-19, we have yet to see what the world will look like over the next few months, but ID camps are likely to return to the college recruiting […]
ALUMNI CORNER! ECNL Alum, Jordan Holt: College Years
Catch up on Jordan’s story, and all of the Alumni Corner featured player, HERE This week, Jordan takes us past her years at UK and onto a path she never anticipated but thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you, Jordan! Your story is an inspiration for so many soccer families across the country! from Jordan: Week 3: College […]
ALUMNI CORNER! ECNL Alum, Jordan Holt: Recruiting
Catch up on our Alumni Corner series here If you didn’t read Jordan Holt‘s “Younger Years,” you may want to circle back. This week, she talks all about COLLEGE RECRUITING. This is MUST-READ info for players and families in the middle of, or just beginning, college recruiting! Take it away Jordan: Going into high school […]
ALUMNI CORNER! ECNL Alum, Jordan Holt: the Younger Years
Check out the entire Alumni Corner series here Our next Alumni Corner featured player is ECNL Alumni, Jordan Holt. Huge thanks to ECNL for their partnership in Alumni Corner, and to Jordan for sharing her story. Jordan grew up in the Sacramento area. When she was young, she set a goal of playing college soccer. […]
ALUMNI CORNER: JAKE FENLASON, Character Counts
MAKE STOPS AT EVERY ALUMNI CORNER HERE. Last week, we made it all the way to Jake Fenlason‘s Peak Soccer era. Jake is a goalkeeper for San Diego Loyal Soccer Club, and a San Diego native son. To wrap up Jake’s Alumni Corner series, we will be looking back at a common theme in Jake’s […]
Coming to SoccerNation: Alumni Corner
Stories of soccer journeys to educate and inspire SoccerNation is excited to announce Alumni Corner! Starting in February, we will be featuring a new soccer alum every month. 4 Weeks of Great Stories and Inspiration for Soccer Families Every week, we will journey along through the life of a successful adult who grew up playing […]
Different Paths, Same Destination: NCAA Women’s Soccer Final 4
The NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Final 4 kicks off Friday at 4PM Pacific on ESPNU And then there were four. Stanford, UCLA, Washington State, and North Carolina make up the NCAA Division One Women’s Soccer Final Four. I spent some time looking through the rosters for all four teams, and what I found may […]
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 […]
SDSU Soccer Family Fun
SDSU goes above and beyond to create a fun family atmosphere for fans If you have a soccer-loving family, and if you’re within driving distance of SDSU, going to a game or two this Fall needs to be on your list of activities. Last Friday, SDSU’s home opener against USD was a blast. And there […]
ECNL & DA. Is it just about high school soccer? (Spoiler alert: NO)
Fall League Soccer is in full swing. After a summer full of playoffs and tournaments, soccer leagues across the country are now in full-swing. Competitive youth soccer players will be spending their weekends on soccer fields nation-wide. They will be battling for wins, league titles, and the improvement that comes along with highly competitive matches. […]
Abby Wambach on the Importance of High School Soccer
Abby Wambach is a soccer legend. Olympic Gold Medalist. World Cup Champion. NCAA D1 Champion. And, back in the day, she got to play soccer for her high school. Today’s soccer players have a new and difficult choice to make. Like most of her soccer peers, and the “99ers” who paved the way, she played […]