I’m currently breaking into step 6 at sixteen, I’ve got around 2 years to try and climb the non-league ladder, I’d like to reach a good step 5 or a step 4 team by then. I know a guy who got d2 offers while playing step 6 (he wasn’t a standout step 6 player too) however his academics were insanely good. I’d just like to know what step of non league will translate best to a decent d2 level and how I can climb the non league pyramid as a younger player. Any helpful reply would be largely appreciated, thanks 🙏

I’d be interested to hear what anyone has to say about their team so far.

I live in Bloomington, Indiana and have the luck to be an IU soccer supporter. I’ve had well over 20 years of season tickets, though I moved away at some point, it’s been like 17 years straight this season.

Just going on looks so far, this is the best offensive team we’ve had since at least 2017, and might be better.

Beat ND 3-1, though they have a bunch of injuries, that’s the first time we’ve beat them by more than 1 goal was 2009.

Of course with my luck we’ll lose to Louisville tonight 0-1.

I’m a little surprised we didn’t move into the top 10 on Top Drawer after so many teams above us lost or drew. But early season rankings are always laughably bad, as no one watches everyone.

So I thought I’d see who watches in here.

Hi,
I’m trying to contact coaches expressing my interest in playing college soccer, I’m looking for someone to recruit but I don’t have any GPA or SAT score simply because we don’t do that in Ireland , aswell there is no point mentioning my school soccer history as it’s not at all big over here so I’m not sure how to attract interest

Hey everyone,

​Delaware County Community College Men’s Soccer is currently recruiting an eligible goalkeeper to fill an open roster spot for the upcoming season.

​If you are an uncommitted high school senior, gap-year player, transfer student, or looking for an opportunity to play college soccer at the NJCAA level while pursuing your academics, we'd love to hear from you.

​Details:

​Program: Delaware County Community College Men's Soccer

​Position: Goalkeeper (GK)

​Contact: Direct interest and playing background/highlights to [ielghazali@dccc.edu](mailto:ielghazali@dccc.edu) (Coach El-Ghazali).

​Feel free to reach out via email with any questions about admissions, eligibility, or the program.

Reading the two conferences have announced no that no professional players are permitted in any sport.

The announcements seem to be focused more on basketball but certainly are not limited to basketball.

Any word from college coaches? It can’t be out of the blue.

sooo i am a senior rn, and really love soccer.
does by any chance, schools with ncaa d1, allow newly admits non recruits who are already part of the freshman class to tryouts/walk-on-trials for the rosters during preseason??

Hey everyone,

​Delaware County Community College Men’s Soccer is currently recruiting an eligible goalkeeper to fill an open roster spot for the upcoming season.

​If you are an uncommitted high school senior, gap-year player, transfer student, or looking for an opportunity to play college soccer at the NJCAA level while pursuing your academics, we'd love to hear from you.

​Details:

​Program: Delaware County Community College Men's Soccer

​Position: Goalkeeper (GK)

​Contact: Direct interest and playing background/highlights to ielghazali@dccc.edu (Coach El-Ghazali).

​Feel free to reach out via email with any questions about admissions, eligibility, or the program.

To any goalkeepers currently looking for a college roster spot:

​Delaware County Community College Men’s Soccer has an active roster opening for a goalkeeper. We are looking for committed players ready to step into a competitive college environment.

​If you are uncommitted, transferring, or looking to play at the college level, please reach out directly:

​Position: Goalkeeper

​Level: NJCAA / Delaware County Community College

​Direct Contact: Coach El-Ghazali — ielghazali@dccc.edu

​Send over your playing history, high school/club background, or highlight video to the email above if interested!

Does anyone have any input on the value of x1 camps? Are they worthwhile if you're still trying to figure out what level is the best target for recruitment? 2028 girl playing at ecrl level but not hearing much with email out reach at d1 and d2 level. Club coaches keep insisting player should be low level D1 or D2 recruit but very little feedback from messaging schools directly. Do x1 camps provide realistic feedback or just a cash grab?

I feel I know this answer but asking just in case I’m possibly wrong…

I know everything things says “you’ll know if a coach is interested”, but then I think different levels, different timelines. But, if you’ve been emailing a coach for over 6 months with updates & highlights and questions on their recruiting, and it’s crickets…should we just file them away as a No and stop trying? I’m working off the assumption that pretty much all D1s already have their recruit list, so if we haven’t heard from them, we’re not on it. I feel D2/D3 is slower and not the same timeline though.

And, I’m very realistic here and don’t want my daughter to keep wasting time if the probability is low and it’s not a dream school.

With all the players coming in from Spain, England and etc, has the quality of play in men's college soccer improved? It has a reputation for being "kick and run". Has that changed, with the new supposedly better players?

I also heard they want to lengthen the men's college soccer season. Will teams improve their tactics enough to play better? Could men's college soccer realistically become as good as USL?

Can't quite figure out what happened here...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcZ5_hsRNXh/

Equalized in the 87th minute, got the winner across the line with perhaps a tenth of a second left (they reviewed it for 13 minutes).

-San Diego (18) beats Washington (1) 2-1

-Clemson beats Furman (3) 5-1

-UCLA beats Virginia (11) 2-1

-Charlotte beats West Virginia (23) 3-0

-Syracuse beats UConn (24) 2-1

In addition to this, NC State (2), Georgetown (5), Bryant (10), and Oregon State (19) all tied unranked opponents.

Hey, around 1 year ago I posted in here asking about eligibility related stuff as seen below.

Since then a lot of changes shifted the possibilities for scholarships of "older" college players, especially these days with D2.

Info to me: I am currently enrolled in Germany and plan to finish my Bachelor's Degree in '27. Want to go to the US or perhaps Canada (Usports) for my Master's Degree in 2028. By the time I am over there I will have just turned 24, as my birthday is in August and I plan to go there in Summer for Fall.

So now towards my Question:

Do I still have Eligibility for D1 or D2? Rather would not go D3, as my Academics are only good and not totally exceeding.

I heard that NAIA is way more flexible and there are People over there, e.g. at ONU who are 28. What about Usports?

I'd really love to go D1 or fullride D2 and heard that if a coach really really wants you, there are "exceptions" in the rules so you can actually go at that age.

Feel free to write as much as you like, I love long informative texts.

This was my old question from over a year ago:

"Playing after Bachelor as at International Student

Hi, I’m from Germany and was unsure whether you are permitted to play college soccer after you graduated in Germany.

Gonna finish in about 1 to 2 Years and wanted to do my Master in the US, combining it with soccer.

Does anyone know if this is possible? I think the correct term for me would be grad student.

If yes, would I still be likely to get normal/ good scholarship offers, since I would already be 23/24 years old? Looking for D1, D2 or NAIA since Juco wont be possible for me."

Just left the Clemson Furman game. Furman was preseason number 3 in the us coaches poll. Clemson was unranked.

How was the preseason analysis so far off?

There's a specific D3 school I would like to play soccer at because of connections and accessibility (they're good, but I am confident I can play at their level). I also have a sibling who graduated from there and one who is attending there right now.

I know for sure that off academics that I'll get in, but I want to get recruited for soccer (otherwise I will go to a better academic school). I'm about to start my senior year of high school.

The only problem is I don't have junior year film, just sophomore year film where I wasn't as good as I am now, and not even a lot of it. I have just a 2 minute highlight reel of my best and decent moments playing for high school and NAL. I have seen that they have some recruited NAL players on their roster right now.

1. How should I write my email to the coach? What should I make sure to include?

2. Should I send the old film or just have them wait until I can get updated film? I don't want to send old film where I'm not as good and then they just immediately dismiss me (would they do that anyway?)

3. I may or may not be able to visit the school in person due to expensive travel costs (I'm studying and playing abroad). I'll try my best, but if I can't visit in person are my chances of getting recruited very low?

Thank you so much!

Talking specifically about the high school class of ‘22.

I work in a different sport and know of a handful of athletes that are training with the teams for preseason but haven’t officially been put on rosters because of the ongoing legal battle. Was wondering what you guys are doing since your seasons already started.

Hi All - Awhile back I posted a draft recruiting video and got some very helpful feedback from the group. I've updated the clips, added a title slide and sections, zoomed the videos, and shortened the overall video. Would love any feedback on the "final" version, or any other edits anyone recommends.

For context, he's looking to play high academic D3 most likely. Thanks!