Soccer Recruiting Journey: Finishing High School in Spain (part 2)

Earlier, we brought you Part 1 of the Herrman family’s soccer recruiting journey. Part 1 detailed the more traditional American soccer recruiting journey of their oldest daughter, Alyssa, a goal keeper at NCAA DII Cal State Stanislaus. The Herrman’s middle child, Marshall, is taking a less traditional journey for an American soccer player. He is […]

Soccer Recruiting Journey: The Herrman Family (part 1)

Although not unique, a family with multiple highly recruited soccer players provides a wealth of knowledge for parents of ambitious young soccer players, especially when moms like Christina Herrman of Northern California are so willing to share their knowledge and experiences. Christina is mom to three soccer players.  The youngest, “Cass,” is a high school […]

Emailing college coaches: HOW to make it personal

College soccer season is incredibly busy, but recruiting never stops. Coaches want to hear from PSAs (Prospective Student Athletes). High schoolers are always told to make their emails “personal,” “make it unique,” “show that you actually did some homework about that school or that team.” HOW is that done? “Give a man a fish, and […]

Is Club Soccer Worth It?

Many years and thousands of dollars are put towards high-level club soccer in the United States, usually with the ultimate goal of landing a college roster spot — or even better, a college soccer scholarship.  When a high schooler decides not to play college soccer, has the club experience still been worth all of that […]

Recruiting: Do’s and Don’t during College Soccer Season

College soccer season is kicking off this week with NCAA, JuCo, and NAIA teams wrapping up their exhibition matches and beginning the “games that matter.” At the same time, the USSDA season kicks off. Competitive non-DA teams will also be finishing up their summer tournament circuit and prepping for the beginning of their league season. […]

Preparing for College Soccer: A Review of “Athletology”

There are quite a few services available to families and athletes that will help prospective college soccer players reach their goal of a college soccer roster spot. But what do these athletes do next? How do they prepare for the first pre-season training camp? College soccer is a Fall sport, and that means pre-season training […]

MUST-READ Recruiting Advice from Xavier Men’s Soccer

*This interview has been curated from The Recruiting Code, who recently caught up with NCAA DI Xavier Men’s Soccer head coach Andy Flemming.  Coach Flemming was candid, open, frank, and unapologetic in giving recruiting advice to readers of this interview.  For any prospective college athlete or parent, this interview is a MUST READ.* From The […]

College Recruiting Showcases: A Guide for Team Managers

You are the manager of a competitive club soccer team full of players with dreams of landing roster spots on college soccer teams. Your team has been accepted into a college showcase, and everyone is excited. The team has prepared, you’ve been reminding your players to contact college coaches, the recruiting flyers are looking great, […]

College Showcases: Anatomy of the Perfect Recruiting Flyer

Your team has been accepted into an amazing soccer showcase tournament. All of the players and parents are excited about playing in front of college coaches against great competition. You’ll be preparing yourself and your players in the days leading up to the showcase. During the tournament, you’ll be patrolling the sidelines, handing out recruiting […]

Prepping for College Showcases: A team manager’s to-do list

Memorial Day weekend is the traditional beginning of summer, and it is also the beginning of the summer recruiting season for college coaches.  Teams have been working on their skills, looking to collect hardware for the trophy case as well as attract the attention of college coaches on the sidelines. The players will be putting […]

International Recruits are “More Respectful and Less Entitled”

College soccer rosters full of international players are becoming more and more common across the American college soccer landscape. Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been ranked in the top 10 Men’s NCAA DII and the top 50 across all of NCAA for the past two seasons (according to Massey Rankings). […]