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Post by cindra on Apr 30, 2024 23:53:04 GMT -5
Not volleyball related but wondering if people might have experience in the VB world that would translate to soccer. Family of someone I know is a high schooler currently playing U18 soccer for a European club, looking to come back to the states for college. He is a US citizen, just has been playing and in high school outside of the country. Has some club contacts in the states from when he was younger but hasn't been in the recruiting process before.
Wondering if anyone has insight into the best way for him to start recruitment is, I assume the process might be somewhat similar to international VB recruiting. Email videos and transcript to coaches? Is there some agency to help with this? Any advice appreciated.
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Post by volleyguy on May 1, 2024 0:01:09 GMT -5
Not volleyball related but wondering if people might have experience in the VB world that would translate to soccer. Family of someone I know is a high schooler currently playing U18 soccer for a European club, looking to come back to the states for college. He is a US citizen, just has been playing and in high school outside of the country. Has some club contacts in the states from when he was younger but hasn't been in the recruiting process before. Wondering if anyone has insight into the best way for him to start recruitment is, I assume the process might be somewhat similar to international VB recruiting. Email videos and transcript to coaches? Is there some agency to help with this? Any advice appreciated. Skip the agency. Contacting the schools that he’s most interested in and that fit his talent level is the best way to go. The fact that he’s a US citizen with European experience will be of interest to a lot of programs. Obviously, some sort of video and summary of his experience will be expected. |
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Post by cindra on May 1, 2024 22:57:19 GMT -5
Not volleyball related but wondering if people might have experience in the VB world that would translate to soccer. Family of someone I know is a high schooler currently playing U18 soccer for a European club, looking to come back to the states for college. He is a US citizen, just has been playing and in high school outside of the country. Has some club contacts in the states from when he was younger but hasn't been in the recruiting process before. Wondering if anyone has insight into the best way for him to start recruitment is, I assume the process might be somewhat similar to international VB recruiting. Email videos and transcript to coaches? Is there some agency to help with this? Any advice appreciated. Skip the agency. Contacting the schools that he’s most interested in and that fit his talent level is the best way to go. The fact that he’s a US citizen with European experience will be of interest to a lot of programs. Obviously, some sort of video and summary of his experience will be expected. thanks. Assumed it was just cold emailing people but I didn't know if there was a better way to streamline it. |
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Post by joetrinsey on May 2, 2024 5:25:46 GMT -5
Skip the agency. Contacting the schools that he’s most interested in and that fit his talent level is the best way to go. The fact that he’s a US citizen with European experience will be of interest to a lot of programs. Obviously, some sort of video and summary of his experience will be expected. thanks. Assumed it was just cold emailing people but I didn't know if there was a better way to streamline it. When it comes to being recruited, cold emailing is surprisingly effective. Most colleges will read every recruiting email they get and certainly if you follow up, you’ll get your video watched. Some vb schools are inexperienced at recruiting foreigners and might not follow up because they can’t place the level in context. Maybe soccer is the same. But if he looks at schools that already have a Euro or two on the roster (and in soccer maybe this is most schools? ) they will probably be familiar with the process. IMO recruiting agencies/services are mostly a waste of time and money compared to directly contacting the school. |
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