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WIN THE COLLEGE SOCCER RECRUITING GAME IBD

ALINEA LEARNING
01 / 2023
9781735810775
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Sinopsis

The college soccer recruiting process is often mysterious, mercurial, and frustrating. Perhaps the ultimate U.S. soccer insider, Steve Gans, provides parents with a roadmap and gameplan for navigating the process from youth club soccer to recruitment to a college soccer program. In this book, Steve explains each step in the college recruiting process as well as the ways that players and parents can best prepare for them. Topics include:áâÇó Engaging recruiting coachesâÇó Creating highlight videosâÇó Selecting Identification CampsâÇó Evaluating Showcase TournamentsâÇó Considering MLS Next (boys) or ECNL (girls) optionsâÇó Weighing MLS Next vs. high schoolâÇó Dealing with recruiting coach departuresâÇó Understanding College Draft BoardsâÇó The potential impact of playing out of position for your clubâÇó Recruiting services your club should provideâÇó The pros and cons of having college coaches at your clubâÇó Dealing with the unpredictability of and within the processáThis book includes 7 interviews with top college coaches to help you understand firsthand what these coaches look for in a player and the recruiting approach of each of them.áThe book begins, and is interspersed, with the college soccer recruiting journeysáof SteveâÇÖs sons, Noah and Josh, and the unexpected recruiting developments faced by them. The lessons learned from those experiences are instrumental in Steve paying it forward by providing parents and players with both recruiting tips and traps for the unwary. As Steve will attest, each soccer recruiting story is personal, and by approaching the process armed with knowledge and a sense of what to expect, each player and their family will have the best chance possible for recruiting success for that player.á