Young Sportsmen’s Soccer League

⚽️ Players: Look, I know you want to be wooed, chased after & wanted by a #CollegeSoccer coach You should want that! And I get it! 💯 I wanted that too End of the day I had to just enroll a the school I wanted to go to & walk Many of you just need to take the bull by the horns, make a decision, enroll & walk on too There is no shame in being a walk on! None! History is full of walk ons that ended up being superstars If you’re gonna just wait around to be asked out instead of taking control? You may not be going to the prom with a date @SRUSA_Official Let us know if you think you need help – at California, USA

🧵 Some but not all of the differences & resulting outcomes in college recruiting for men’s & women’s ⚽️. Male 🇺🇸 keepers are far less in demand (there is a surplus) than female 🇺🇸 keepers of which there is a shortage. 🇺🇸 Women’s & girls soccer is currently the best in the world 🇺🇸 Men & boys are not & have never been Men often keep growing physical by 20-22. Women often stop growing physically by 15-17. Approximately 30% of all male players in the NCAA ⚽️ are Internationals while it’s only 12% on the female side. There are approximately 300 more Women’s ⚽️ teams across all divisions than there are men’s. There are millions of more athletic scholarship 💵 available for Women’s ⚽️ players than for mens ⚽️ players. Many men’s ⚽️ coaches wait to fill key roster spots until early spring when Intenational full pro academy players are released from their clubs. This is rarely seen in the women’s game, just not as much💰 at stake. There is a large surplus of male ⚽️players worldwide (I’d go so far as to call it a excess), while on the Women’s side there is a true shortage. In my experience, it’s largely because girls are generally being far pickier than boys in their pathways & many tend to be prioritizing other things over ⚽️, when push comes to shove. There are many more internationals on the mens side playing NAIA, JC & lower DII levels, many take years 3 & 4 to move up to higher level DII’s & all levels DI, that this heavily affects male 🇺🇸 freshmen recruiting. We don’t see the same impact on the Women’s side, we see, many if not most 🇺🇸 girls & scorn any JC & NAIA’s & many DIII’s, which leaves a void at those levels. Male 🇺🇸 players do this too, but not in the same ratio as on the women’s side. On the Women’s side of JC & NAIA, DII & DIII’s (no scholarships), many Women’s ⚽️teams across the nation are carrying rosters of 15 or less & quite a few games are played with less than 11 women on the field & scholarships are left unclaimed. We rarely see this on the mens side Need more information or help? srusasoccer.com

If you’re a young player or getting into coaching Take a referee course & commit to reffing at least 1 match per week It will make you a better player or coach It will absolutely 💯 make you more empathetic – at California, USA

Got a number of D1 opportunities for a female 2023 GK that can be a 1 or 2 immediately. One is a full ride for a starter Lots of other Wsoc coaches are looking for keepers DM’s are open – at California, USA

That was me as a parent. When scouting, I’ll start in the corner & if there are interesting players, I’ll go by the parents for a while. I can usually tell who belongs to which kid when the parents are having a psychotic break while screaming incessantly. Now I know which kids parents might cause a problem for coaches at the next level. I know which players to avoid. Sad for the kids who might miss out, but their parents often cause so much drama that it’s all not worth it for a college coach. – at California, USA