DD's JR Year " top 10 things coaches should be doing"

All veterans who have graduated DD's to play college please respond. Just want to make sure we are in the right direction to play at the next level. Thank you....

harry7405 wrote:All veterans who have graduated DD's to play college please respond. Just want to make sure we are in the right direction to play at the next level. Thank you....

All the coach did was get the DD's team into a lot of major showcase tournaments.

It was 100% up to our DD to contact the attending college coaches and let them know that she was interested in joining their program. After a tournament was over, she would follow up with all the college coaches that she had contacted that actually attended her games. The ones that were interested in her would respond with an invitation to make an unofficial visit. We ended up visiting four campuses before she made her choice.

Not sure whether our experience was typical, but the coach and club had nothing whatsoever to do with the recruiting process.

Sounds like you had a coach with no college contacts or recruiting experience. You need the coach to make and take calls from prospective colleges. Our coach would call the college that any of the girls had an interest in. He would then report back on interest. He would field the calls that our girls could not because of recruiting rules. Our club and coach had a lot to do with it.

I am sorry that your coach was so lazy. You need one that is actively involved.

Uncle Numanga wrote:Sounds like you had a coach with no college contacts or recruiting experience. You need the coach to make and take calls from prospective colleges. Our coach would call the college that any of the girls had an interest in. He would then report back on interest. He would field the calls that our girls could not because of recruiting rules. Our club and coach had a lot to do with it.

I am sorry that your coach was so lazy. You need one that is actively involved.

I would sure hope that your experience is more typical than ours was. The DD is headed to the college of her choice on a soccer scholarship so it all worked out, but I did expect active involvement from the coach and we didn't get it.

Unc was the coach contacting just pre Sep 1st Jr yr or after as well. We are concerned that he is not holding his part of the bargain regarding college recruiting. Thanks so much for the info.