If you want to play D1 soccer, you need to find teams that actually have open spots. You cannot just hope for the best. Look at the 10 schools on this list. Right now, they have a lot of Juniors playing for them. Why is that a good thing for you? Let’s do the math: 1️⃣ Spots Will Open Up: By the time you go to college in 2028, those Juniors will graduate and leave. This means the coach will have empty spots on the team! (Note: A new rule lets some players stay for one extra year, but many will still leave). 2️⃣ Coaches Are Looking: Because players are leaving, the coaches for these 10 teams will be looking hard for new players in your class to take their place. 3️⃣ Be Smart: Do not waste your time and money on teams that are already full of young players. Focus on teams like these that need you! 💡 The Big Idea: Be smart about your soccer journey. Use real numbers to pick which coaches to email and which camps to go to. Want to know if these schools have already picked players for 2028? You will be able to check our brand-new website at the end of the week! Interested in any of these schools? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️ #D1Recruiting #CollegeSoccer #ClassOf2028 #WomensSoccer #RecruitingTips #YouthSoccer #SoccerRecruiting #NortheastSoccer #StudentAthlete

Hi Everyone, Hope all is well. I understand not everyone could jump on our Thursday Coffee Talk session this week, so I wanted to share a comprehensive summary of what we covered to keep everyone aligned and moving forward. 1. The State of 2028 Recruiting: Timing is Everything In August, we saw seven client commitments. That number slowed to one in September, and so far in October, we are at zero. Do not panic. This is purely a timing issue. College coaches are currently managing two games a week and pushing hard toward the playoffs; their immediate focus is on their active roster, not recruiting. Do not stress about the quiet period. Instead, use this time to get highly organized for the November push. Ensure your highlight videos are edited, introductory letters are polished, and your social media and player profiles are fully updated. 2. New Website Launch Our newly designed website will be fully operational by the middle of next week. Everyone will receive free access, providing an upgraded platform to support your recruiting journey. 3. Community Engagement I am looking for more active input in our College Soccer Recruiting Hub on Skool. If you have questions, comments, or opinions, please post them. Your engagement not only gets your specific questions answered but supports and educates the entire community - https://www.skool.com/college-soccer-recruiting-hub-7734 4. The Strategic Pause: Gap Years & Reclassifying Taking a gap year or reclassifying is not a step backward; it is a strategic delay to ensure you arrive on campus as a finished product physically, technically, and academically. When speaking with coaches, frame this as a competitive advantage. You are offering them a mature freshman with an extra year of high-level training under your belt, which makes you a much lower-risk recruit in their eyes. The Reality of the Paperwork: If you reclassify and verbally commit before your new senior year, that commitment remains strictly non-binding for both you and the coach. As a reminder, the NCAA Division I Council eliminated the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program in October 2024, replacing it entirely with direct institutional financial aid and scholarship agreements.

You are checking your inbox every hour waiting for a reply. Meanwhile, here is what the college coach you just emailed is actually dealing with this week: Monday: Managing fallout from the weekend. Reviewing match film, meeting with the athletic trainer about three new injuries, and trying to figure out who is healthy enough to train. Tuesday: Prep for the Wednesday conference game. Tactical walk-throughs, travel logistics. Get on the bus. Wednesday: Game day. High stress, job on the line. Review game film on the ride home. Thursday: Recovery and immediate prep for Saturday. Staff meetings. Mandatory attendance at another sport's game. Friday: Travel. More film. Solving uniform issues. Two fitness tests. Saturday: Game day. Review film. Sunday: Exhaustion. Right now, their immediate focus is on their active roster, managing fatigue, and keeping their jobs. Recruiting a 2027 or 2028 is at the absolute bottom of the priority list. Accept it and adjust. Stop stressing over the quiet period and use it to get your admin work done. Where Your Focus Should Be Stop stressing over the quiet period and use it. If you aren't getting emails back, control what you can control. Target Fall Clinics: This is the perfect time to get on campus. Many programs run a one-day fall clinic on a Sunday. Go to it. Watch a Live Game: Usually, you can tie a clinic to a home game on the same weekend. Sit in the stands. Watch the speed of play, look at the physical size of the players in your position, and watch how the coach behaves on the sideline. Do you actually want to play for them? Find out now. Do the Admin Work: Edit your film. Update your profiles. Get your introductory emails locked in and sitting in your drafts folder for the November push when their season ends. Stop guessing. Start executing. I am only taking on a limited number of new players this month. If you want to see if you are a candidate for the program, book a 15-minute call on my calendar below. Link - https://stevecoxonsoccernetwork.com/consultation/

Look, we need to clear something up about summer camps and clinics. Too many of you are falling into a trap that wastes your time and your money. Here is the reality of how college recruiting actually works: - Camps are not for discovery. Coaches are not sitting in chairs hoping a hidden gem falls into their laps. They use camps to evaluate players they have already identified on film or live. - The "List" dictates everything. A coach walks into a camp with a list of 5 to 10 players they specifically need to watch. If you aren’t on that list before you attend then you are pretty much wasting your time trying to get "looked at." It just does not work that way. If you want to actually get a return on your investment, here is how you handle it: 1. Secure the call first. Do not attend a camp without reaching out to the schools attending first. Send a short message asking if you can jump on a brief call before you register. You have to get on their radar and onto their list before you get to the gate. 2. Use the updated resources. We just updated our master list of camps and clinics in the Classroom. We add new ones to this list every single week. https://www.skool.com/college-soccer-recruiting-hub-7734/classroom/f10bdf39?md=c7137199c2714fdcaa1d2269ba6243b0 Review the list in the Classroom, pick your targets, and start doing the outreach now. Stop relying on hope as a strategy and do the work upfront. Cheers. Steve

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