Collegiate soccer is huge in the USA but it gets virtually 0 media coverage- meaning it’s hard to actually know what goes on behind the scenes. Today I speak in depth with a friend of mine who has been through the system, and ask all the questions you guys wanted to know.
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Anyone get excited about the number 1 MLS super draft pick?
I have 24 year can i come
4:56 the coaches didn't mean that you have to sprint to pressure the fullback as fast as you can, use your brain there mate, you sprint to him, and 2 meters away from him, you stop so you don't let him dribble you
Funny my son was recruited to UMass and Michigan to play soccer and he decided to say no, and took an academic scholarship to Utah instead. He didn't want to dedicate his entire experience in college to soccer, D1, D2, and D3 all practice 6 times a week.
Played with this guy before. He never started and always tell people he was a starting 11.
im having quite a dilemma. i live overseas. I plan on graduating in 3 years, then coming to america too continue higher education. as a grad student, could i play on the college soccer team, even if i didnt graduate from there and am foreign? i tried to research this, but found next to nothing
d1 in the US is like sunday league in england LOL
Ive moved to the us from england for college and im wanting to play soccer
I bet any Sunday league team in Europe would whoop any American D123 team
Ok so let me get this straight most teams look at academy’s and not high school soccer
someone care to mention some of these "super" D2 schools?
I play academy soccer
college soccer will certainly not have a higher pace than mls. ?
We have too much of an abundance of sports and activities in the U.S. Like a average middle class kid in the U.S can decide between focusing exclusively on their academics to get into a good school and good job, try to become a professional athlete, or a full time YouTuber
For an average kid in – say – Brazil, soccer is really their only way out. Think about the hunger, focus, and discipline you'd have knowing you only have one option to succeed.
This is just my hypothesis of why the U.S will never reach the level of Europe or South America. Why would our most premier athletes choose soccer over basketball, football, or baseball?
thank you.
If you guys think zlatan is the best then you guys need to start watching European football(soccer) (which Is where zlatan was at his prime)
Soccer, he said soccer, CANCELLED
Don't forget about NAIA teams i heard that they are much better than D2 team.
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Great insight
This guy actually did a good job explaining the differences. I played D2 soccer and two of the guys I played against were Chris Wondolowski (Chico St.) and Kei Kamara (CSU Dominguez Hills)… the #1 and #5 MLS all-time leading scorers.
I will say two things he didn't mention are depth and physical traits. D1 schools certainly have a deeper bench from 1-22. D2 squads may have a few studs and a solid starting lineup, but guys further down the roster aren't typically as skilled as the bench players at a D1 school. The other thing is physical size – D1 defenders are f*cking massive. But often times their touch isn't as good as their smaller, D2 defenders. Some of my most skilled teammates were actually undersized defenders.
Don't interview a player for this topic. Interview a couple of college coaches at each level (D1, D2, D3). Players honestly have no idea what colleges are looking for. I played D1 in the 80s after playing at a good level in the UK, but I coached Region 1 ODP after my career as a player was over. The coaches know what's up. Have a chat with them. My take at this stage: forget about the "flapping" advice. If your technique is solid and you have pace, there's a collegiate team out there for you. As coach, I would manage the flapper if the player could play.
I started watching this vid 2 min in I closed it. Preppy rich privileged yankees.
4:03 – this is why I think some college players could walk onto English Championship teams – see Daryl Dike as an example. Championship football is lower skill and higher pace. It reminds me of American college soccer.
The US soccer system is the reason they continue to fail on the world stage, a wise man once said “you cannot do football the American way”
yeah just watched my team lose another national championship in ot and the stanford clip rly brought me back
It’s football lmao
For someone whos lived in the US my whole life and played soccer my whole life, it’s really unfortunate I had to live here. My parents are both originally from Brazil so soccer was always a big part of my life and I like to think im really good at the game. Unfortunately my parents weren’t rich, they made average or maybe even below average pay. So I could never play for these teams that required lots of pay. Thankfully some coaches allowed me to play for free after seeing me at practices and I was able to commit to a d3 school. But my goal is to become a professional not just for me but so I can retire my mom who has been working her ass off every since I was little. If I was living anywhere else I would of had that chance, but living here, I think its starting to become a little too late. After I graduate, I want to travel abroad and try to have a trial for some sort of team, but it will be hard to get noticed by coaches when they dont know me and I wasnt raised in their academy system. If anyone has any ideas im all ears.
I always loved it when our 5000 enrollment division 2 soccer team beat up on a 30000 enrollment D1 team
“When I was growing up”? Man. It never ends.
What if you are coming from high school in a different country how do i get picked for colloge
Do colloge players end up in the epl