Club Soccer Confidential

Soccer dad of a 2026 D1 women's soccer commit sharing experiences and insights from our recruiting journey.

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

@ImYouthSoccer You are certainly not thanked enough for providing everyone with this enormously helpful and insightful recruiting data. But please know there are many of us out there that have greatly appreciated the huge effort you’ve given in sharing that information with us. 🙏

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

@CheckAnfro @TrentonLuera14 Agreed. I’ve seen first hand D1 partial scholarship players drop down to D3 for playing time only to ride the bench there too.

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

I’m continuing to offer the College Soccer Recruiting Playbook for free download. If you’re looking for help with WSOC recruiting, it has tips & experiences from the perspective of a family that’s been thru it. ⁦#soccer #recruiting @ImYouthSoccer⁩ https://t.co/CluNdOMoIS

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

Happy New Year to all! I hope you take advantage of this free recruiting guide while it’s still available. I’m retiring the site in the new year to focus on other pursuits.

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

In the holiday spirit 🎄of giving, I'm giving away my College Soccer ⚽️Recruiting Playbook for free. Get it before Jan 4th. Happy holidays to everyone!

https://t.co/CluNdOMWyq

@ImYouthSoccer @ImCollegeSoccer #collegesoccer #collegerecruiting #recruit #ncaa

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

In the holiday spirit 🎄of giving, I'm giving away my College Soccer ⚽️Recruiting Playbook for free. Get it before Jan 4th. Happy holidays to everyone!

https://t.co/CluNdOMWyq

@ImYouthSoccer @ImCollegeSoccer #collegesoccer #collegerecruiting #recruit #ncaa

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

28 "Full Ride" Scholarships for soccer? Don't be misled. What typical offers look like were a complete mystery to us in the recruiting process. Let me shed some light & share our experience of 3 "normal" offers for a D1 recruit.
https://t.co/AYwihItKaB

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

@ImCollegeSoccer

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

In the holiday spirit 🎄of giving, I'm giving away my College Soccer ⚽️Recruiting Playbook for free. Get it before Jan 4th. Happy holidays to everyone!

https://t.co/CluNdOMWyq

@ImYouthSoccer @ImCollegeSoccer #collegesoccer #collegerecruiting #recruit #ncaa

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

28 "Full Ride" Scholarships for soccer? Don't be misled. What typical offers look like were a complete mystery to us in the recruiting process. Let me shed some light & share our experience of 3 "normal" offers for a D1 recruit.
https://t.co/AYwihItKaB

[The901CollegeSoccerReport @The901R]

Some numbers and stats on playing time from freshman and sophomores at top D1 programs. Lots of stuff to unpack

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

Winter ID camps often create more confusion than clarity. Some families think they’re “must attend” events. Others think they’re “money grabs.”

The truth is… it depends.

https://t.co/0Oeo4ccisY

#CollegeSoccer #SoccerRecruiting #IDCamp #GirlsSoccer #ECNL #GA #NCAASoccer

[ECNL/GA/Recruiting/College Soccer @ImYouthSoccer]

🚨Rant - When coaches who have one bad year after having their best RPI ever (Texas), coaches who are showing positive progress in their program and recruiting great (Florida) and those who are expected to win but not supported financially like their peers (Ole Miss) are let go it is part of the problem why this experience can be so tough on players as coaches are not given the security and support they need to do the same for their players. These opportunities above (along with Texas A&M) most likely be filled by current D1 head coaches who will then impact whole other programs in a ripple effect (ie UCLA) causing more impact for current players and recruits in vicious cycle. We would like to see more patience from AD's and looking at the big picture especially for a non-revenue sport.

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

Winter showcases are a massive opportunity if you know how to approach them.
Here’s how your daughter can make the most of them without overcomplicating it. 👇

https://t.co/0Oeo4cbKDq

#CollegeSoccer #SoccerRecruiting #ClubSoccer #NCAASoccer #WomenSoccer #ECNL #GirlsAcademy

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

@BallzSoccer @cwhall75 @ImYouthSoccer I agree but that's always been the case. Yet only recently have schools decided it's OK to kick a kid to the curb before they've even finished their first semester.

[ECNL/GA/Recruiting/College Soccer @ImYouthSoccer]

🚨Overall State of Recruiting Class of 2026 after 2034 players have verbally committed to 343 different D1 programs that we are aware of an our guess is we are missing 3-4% which would be about 60-80 players.

- Only 6 D1 programs out of 349 dont have 1 verbal commitment (Alcorn, Hampton, Jacksonville, Marshall, Portland State, Southern) that we are aware of.
- 280 programs have 4 or more verbal commitments.
- 4012 players have committed to Power 4 programs which is over now over 99% done and the remaining will likely be internationals or 2027 who reclassify.
- The #ECNL is DOMINATING Power 4 commitments with 24 of the 28 clubs with 5 players or more being in the NL and 75% overall, the GA has 18% and internationals are 7%.
- Across all D1 verbal commitments 64% are NL, 20% GA, 5% RL, 4% all other US leagues and 7% international. The international will grow to 12-13% as we often miss them due to player not active on social media or don't post until signing day.
- There are already over to 900 D1 verbal commitments in the Class of 2027 as many programs are DONE with the 2026 class.
- Many of the higher profile D2 and D3 are finished or far along in their recruiting.
- The best D1 conferences to target is the CAA, Southland and the SWAC which has by far the most opportunity.
-Interest at this point is phone calls, request for visits, not ID camp invites and "need to see you play again"

If you think any program has more 2026 verbal commits please DM and having great followers who share when they see verbal commitments is the key to us being able to collect all this great information that helps everyone.

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

Every player hits bumps in the recruiting process - canceled visits, changing rosters, coaches ghosting. Here’s what we learned when 2 planned visits for my daughter fell through & how setbacks can still move players forward. #soccerrecruiting #ECNL #GA

https://t.co/0Oeo4cbKDq

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

@cwhall75 @ImYouthSoccer If a freshman player is only on campus for 3 months and nudged/told to enter the portal, that seems to indicate poor recruiting and/or an unwillingness to develop players. A system that promotes this behavior toward 18-19 year old kids seems a bit broken.

[College Soccer Truth ™ @ImCollegeSoccer]

Transfer Portal Era works like this:

Season ends
Coaches tell players they’re no longer needed
Transfer portal opens
Players enter transfer portal
Players commit in 10 days or less.

THATS HOW QUICK RECRUITING IS.

So if you plan on transferring, you better start making plans.

#CSTruth

[Club Soccer Confidential @ClubSoccerConf]

College season is ending. Recruiting is about to restart.
Here’s how to get ready before the big December showcases — and what coaches will be looking for 👇
🔗https://t.co/0Oeo4ccisY
#CollegeSoccer #SoccerRecruiting #ECNL #GA #ShowcaseSeason #ClubSoccerParents #CollegeRecruiting

[D3Direct @D3Direct]

Former D3 Head Coach on highlight videos:

- Aim for 2 minutes max
- Put your best 4-5 plays first
- Most coaches only watch 15-30 secs
- In cover email, add specifics re: school

Anything else recruits should know?