My son 2026 GK was approached about being a candidate for FirstPoint to help him get recruited into a college soccer program. Very interested to know if anyone else has and what their experience was ? Thx

My son has gone back and forth about whether he wants to try to play in college. Last year, he said no. Now he's saying maybe.

He has a private coach who said he could definitely get there if he works hard, but he should make a decision soon. He's not on the right trajectory to get to college soccer, I don't think, so things will have to change. Maybe more training, maybe a different club even. He's also short and thin, so the genetics aren't in his favor.

How would you help a kid think through whether or not he should try to play in college?

We both work for universities, so we don't need soccer to get him a scholarship. He can go to my university for free, and my husband's university will pay for 1/2 tuition anywhere in the country. Him playing in college will 100% be because he just wants to play.

If it matters, he's also very strong academically (straight As, 98%tile on standardized tests), so our goals are for him to enjoy college, learn to be a grown up, and figure out what he wants to do for work - he plans to major in math.

hey everyone, here's my situation below

• Im a freshmen and currently attend a D1 university, but I don’t play soccer here.
• I commute nearly an hour back and forth, four times a week, and honestly, I hate this shit.
• I was kind of forced to not play college soccer by my parents (I’m south asian or "brown", so you know the standards and stuff).
• I’ve been playing soccer for nearly 12 years and it’s a huge part of my life.
• not being able to play and seeing my homies play just kills me inside

I’m seriously considering transferring to a community college in the spring 2025 semester to try out for their soccer team. My main goal isn’t necessarily to go D1 (though it’d be dope). I really just want to leave my current university, play a season there and then transfer to another college to play in any division.

I have a few more questions below

• What are the eligibility requirements if I transfer to play soccer at a community college?
• Is this a smart move, or has anyone been in a similar situation?
• How many years of eligibility will I have if I transfer to a community college, play a season there, then graduate and transfer to another college to play my final two years?

I don't know if I'm just not paying attention enough but a lot of college soccer is almost done at this point. Maybe its bc the school year is still young and I thought most fall sports still have a lot of games left.

I follow some MLS, NWSL, and USL teams and they've been going since March! So for me to see that college soccer is almost done caught me off guard.

If I graduated high school 2021 , skipped college 2022 , went to a community college in 2023 but I didn’t play soccer in college that year and dropped out my second semester am I still eligible to play college soccer? in 2024 or 2025 ?

im looking to get in contact with college soccer coaches. im a sophomore in high school and want to try to go to a d3 school. how would i find people to contact, what should i say?

Hey guys! I am a goalkeeper at an NAIA program and I am heavily considering transferring. There is an NCAA D2 school that could potentially have interest. How would I do this? After getting my coaches approval, do I go into the NAIA transfer portal and then create an NCAA account? If I do create an NCAA account, which one would be best for me? I was born and only went to school in the US. Or is there a special NAIA to NCAA portal that I am not aware of? Some clarification would be great!

Hey everyone! I am a keeper for my juco team and I don't get much playing time (I am not mad or upset about it seeing that the way I joined the team was a little out of the blue and I feel there are things about my game I can improve) I'm just looking for advice on ways I can stand out from other keepers in a way my coaches will take notice outside of the obivous (getting better as a keeper in general)

just paid for an ncsa membership but am now reading many negative reviews, any idea what i should do?

I just turned 16 and am able to drive now, I want to play college soccer but the only team in my area is an npl team. The closest ecnl team is over 2 hours away and if I joined I would have to drive it by myself 2 to 3 times a week. Would joining this club be worth it? Or can I go d2/juco playing Npl?

I am a totally blind college soccer fan and I’m wondering about schools that broadcast their games on the radio. I know that Texas A&M does all of their games and Florida does their home games only. BYU used to until they moved to the big 12. I know Oklahoma State And Brown broadcast some of their games. Boston University I believe used to broadcast some of their games and Maryland broadcast their home games as well. UCLA also used to broadcast a select amount of games until they join the Big Ten. Those are just some of the schools that I know for a fact, do that. What other schools broadcast their college soccer games whether that’s all of them or home games only?

I am playing college soccer at Whittier College in Los Angeles, California. I know about the recruiting process and I will help you achieve your dream of playing college soccer. I will edit your highlight film and help you email college coaches. Let me know if interested at my email owennance9@gmail.com

For the longest time I never wanted to tell my truth, but as life goes on I need to tell the world that Taylor Twellman sexually assaulted me during my freshman year at the university of Maryland. As a member of the terps mens soccer team, under Sasho, the truth was ignored. No one will ever know,but hearing him speak about hazing when he did so many bad things to me as a kid makes me very sad. I pray for those who experienced similar things. #thetruthneverdies

I am transferring from an NAIA school. I am looking at D2 and D3 right now. Are there any certain rules I need to follow so I can start reaching out to coaches?

I graduated with a bachelors degree in 4 years (8 semesters total) from 2018-2022 and am now receiving my masters degree which in total will be another 4 semesters 2024-2026 but never played a collegiate sport in that time, was just a student. Do I have any eligibility left?? Thanks I’m advance for the help

I got fired from my job at the NCAA for helping young players get in contact with college coaches. Why? Because I believe there are way too many talented players out there who get overlooked simply because they don’t have the right connections. I come from an immigrant background, and I was lucky enough to earn a scholarship to play college soccer. I know what it takes, and I know how many players are being left behind.

So, as a parting gift, I’m giving away over 1,000 contact details for NCAA Division 1 & 2 soccer coaches. It’s free, and I don’t care anymore — DM me if you want it. If you’ve got a son or daughter who wants to play university soccer, use this list and start reaching out. These teams have insane amounts of scholarship money; all you have to do is ask.

I’m done with the NCAA’s bullshit gatekeeping. Let’s give these young players the shot they deserve.

My son’s ECNL club coach is also the director of the club’s ECNL program. He coaches multiple teams, and he periodically also offers small group training sessions for a fee to players on his teams. Fees are paid directly to him, not to the club. I may be cynical, but it’s starting to seem like players are encouraged to “pay to play.” I’m all for additional training, as my son has been working with an independent trainer/coach for years, but this seems to create a bit of a conflict of interest when outside training is also run by your coach as a side hustle. In addition, he’s set up a separate company to run College ID clinics completely separate of the club or ECNL. Am I right in feeling this is wrong? If so, how can it be brought to the attention of the club?

Hey everyone...I've been observing this forum for quite some time. Great information, and resources. I've run a college soccer recruiting company out of Asia Pacific with 100s of clients across the collegiate soccer system from these regions for the past 15 years. I'm also a former pro player and have coached right up to the A-League level in Australia, coaching young national team players and also young pros, some of whom have come over of late and played in the USL1 etc. Anyway, if there is any questions you may have, feel free to ask, happy to assist.

I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I have always dreamed of playing college soccer I know that I’m not good enough to go d1/d2 but I have some d3 schools that I’m interested in. I play a sport in the fall that I can’t quit which is during the club season along with how expensive club soccer is makes it very hard for my to play club, however I am currently playing as a "practice player" on club (not as expensive but doesn't play games). I made varsity soccer last year (freshman year) for my high school team. Is there any way I can play soccer in college/ get better at soccer without playing club?

We keep hearing how US mens soccer needs to improve but how does this happen when our college coaches recruit and favor playing time to foreigners. I think some of it is blind favoratism and some psychological. For example, the coach gets a kid to come all the way over from Germany, and then perhaps feel more obliged to play him. The result is US kids ride the pine and do not get any opportunities. The funny thing is there are some teams that don't heavily foreign recruit and they are doing just fine. The playing time disparity is even worse when the coach is foreign. I also was just looking at foreign coaches and when they recruit from their native land, the students from their native land have close to a 100% chance of game time for being starters or first off the bench. Tell me that's not a form of nepotistic bias. In some cases you even have D3 non-foreign coaches that have a nearly all foreign roster such as Notre Dame of Maryland University. None of this bodes well for development and enthusiasm for US soccer.

I used to play college soccer at LCU and found it hard to get in touch with coaches to play summer soccer and a lot of my mates found it hard to connect with other schools if they wanted to transfer. So me, along with my two former college soccer teammates just launched this free app called Thrubal. It's like a LinkedIn mixed with Instagram just for soccer. You can create your free profile which shows your attributes, highlights, and team experiences and then connect with coaches all for free. We just launched and are trying to get the word out. Give it a try: thrubal.com

I play high school soccer, have been on varsity for 2 years, and play many tournaments. I've gotten emails for low d3 soccer schools that aren't very good but they are recruiting many players because they want to rebuild and make a strong program. Is it really worth it?

Hi! I am visiting a Division 3 school for women's soccer and the coach says I cannot practice with the team. I know other schools in Division 1 and Division 2 let possible recruits practice with the team. Does anyone know the rules for possible recruits in Division 3? Does it depend on the school? Thanks!

My wife and I were debating, is it professionals or students? Or a mix? We are watching college women's Colorado vs Oklahoma State (if it matters)