Recruiting Tips & Blog

One of the questions we often receive from parents is some variation of the following: ‘A number of schools that we are interested in are attending your ID Camp. How do we know that our son/daughter will be seen by these coaches at camp?’ It is great to see coaches you are interested in listed on a website for an ID camp (especially when these coaches have confirmed their attendance as they do for Future 500’s events), but parents want to know whether or not their child will have the opportunity to be seen by these coaches. Coaches that attend but don’t watch their son/daughter might as well have not been listed on the website at all.

According to NCAA Data, only 5% of high school soccer players get recruited to play college soccer. The truth is that college teams have a lot of prospective players to choose from. Depending on the college, you are most likely competing with hundreds of recruits for only 4 – 10 roster spots. Most soccer players are taking the process seriously and doing all they can to get recruited, and so should you. Below are the 5 essential things you NEED to do to increase your chances of getting recruited to play college soccer. 1. Complete EVERY Soccer Questionnaire Almost every college soccer team has a questionnaire that is available for prospective students to fill out.

College ID camps are a vital component of getting recruited to play college soccer. With a number of options available, how do families decide where to spend their hard earned money? Here are 5 key things to think about when comparing ID camps: 1. Are The Coaches Actually Attending? Most ID camps list a certain number of colleges on their website as attending an upcoming ID camp. The most important question here is: are the coaches actually going to be there? Some ID camp coach lists end up being pretty different in person than they were advertised online. It is important to evaluate the reputation of the ID camp provider when deciding which camp to attend.

The 4-year graduation rate in the US is approximately 40%. This means that you are more likely to add additional years to your degree (or drop out of college) than to graduate in 4 years. Scary right? In fact, about 39% of students transfer to another college or drop out altogether after freshman year. What is the reason for these statistics? Why is the transfer rate so high and the 4-year graduation rate so low? The answer is generally that many students are making the decision to attend colleges that are not a good fit for them. For high school soccer players, this is usually because of a flawed college recruiting process.

Soccer ID Camps are a growing trend in soccer and Future 500’s Florida Soccer Camps are a great way for Florida soccer colleges (and soccer colleges from neighboring states) to watch and recruit aspiring college soccer players. Goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards of all levels can all benefit from these Florida soccer camps by playing games in front of soccer coaches, while coaches and parents can also learn more about their players’ strengths and weaknesses. In this blog article, we explore the benefits of attending a Future 500 Florida Soccer Camp with an eye towards both players and coaches. Introduction Future 500’s Florida Soccer Camps offer a fun, interactive way for players and coaches to link up.