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 […]

Covid-19 Tries to Claim Another Event: Surf Cup 2020 Olders Postponed

In this Covid-19 era, the only certainty is uncertainty. Recently, the NCAA announced that the quiet period for soccer recruiting would be extended through August 2020. College soccer coaches usually plan their summer recruiting around the major West Coast summer tournament for competitive club soccer: SURF CUP. Proactively responding to COVID-19, Surf Cup Sports had […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Living the Impossible Dream: From a Wheelchair to D1 Soccer

Last year, I told you Sarah Trent’s college soccer recruiting story. Recruiting specialists told Sarah all through high school that she needed to give up on her D1 soccer dreams. She didn’t listen. Now, she’s starting her sophomore season at New Mexico State University. Cassandra Herrman: Living her Dreams This year, I’m going to tell […]

Big News for San Diego Girls: Rebels SC Accepted into ECNL

On April 15th, 2019, the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) announced that Rebels Soccer Club of San Diego has been accepted into the league. Beginning in the 2019-2020 season, Rebels SC girls’ teams will be competing in one of the top soccer leagues in the country. Read the ECNL announcement here. The ECNL and the […]

Girls’ Recruiting: Adidas College Cup Plays It Smart

In the world of women’s college soccer recruiting, a general belief is that a family has to have their player on a DA or ECNL team in order to be recruited for college soccer. Those two soccer systems, without a doubt, produce college soccer players. However, there are impressive numbers of elite-level players and teams […]

College Soccer: Cathedral Catholic’s Sydney Sparks signs with Purdue

Surf Soccer class of 2019 Sydney Sparks has signed her National Letter of Intent with NCAA D1 Purdue Women’s Soccer. Sparks is part of the 2019 gradating class at Cathedral Catholic High School. On November 14th, the Surf Soccer family came together to honor their 2019 girls signing class at the Surf Cup Sports Park […]

College Recruiting: Brooke Flores Signs with Eastern Washington University

After a long college recruiting journey, Rebels SC’s Brooke Flores has officially signed her NLI to play NCAA D1 Soccer at Eastern Washington University. Brooke Flores, West Hills High School class of 2019 Check out the video to learn more about Brooke, her lack of chill, her thoughts on recruiting, and advice for younger recruits. […]

College Soccer: Rebels SC’s Madison Rust Signs with Mississippi State

Madison Rust, El Capitan High School class of 2019, has signed her National Letter of Intent. She will be playing NCAA D1 College Soccer at Mississippi State University. Madison Rust, El Capitan High School Class of 2019 Madison is a member of the Rebels SC National Champion team coached by Ryan Marquez.  She joined many of […]

Signing Day : National Champions Rebels SC Class of 2019

Signing Day for the National Letter of Intent was Wednesday November 14th. Athletes across the country formalized their verbal commitments to college athletic programs by officially signing NLIs. Eight Rebels SC Girls Sign with NCAA D1 Women’s Soccer The reigning US Youth Soccer National Champions Rebels SC girls 2001 team has been on the radar […]

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 […]

Standing Out in the Crowded Recruiting Scene

If your kid is a super star Development Academy stud with offers pouring in, you don’t have to worry about getting the attention of college coaches. You can probably stop reading this article now. If your kid is in the vast majority of prospective student athletes (PSAs) who are good enough to play college soccer […]

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 […]