As a student-athlete, where teamwork is the core of your sport, you already know the importance of relying on others to help you get the job done. A key part of helping you feel supported throughout the recruiting process is identifying the people in your life who are going to help you, and be a part of your team.
Ask yourself, who do you have in your corner that is reliable, trustworthy, knows you well and will be there no matter what to help you? Ex: parents, family, coaches, mentors, friends, teachers etc.
- Reach out to each one and ask if they are willing to help you in the college soccer recruiting process. Odds are they will be more than willing to help and you won’t feel like you are going through this alone.
- Here is an example of what your trusted resource can do:
- Read over your emails before you send them to make sure they make sense, ensure your highlight link works, and make sure that there are no critical errors
- Use another resource to help you audit your online presence - what do I mean by this? Have someone you trust look through all of your social media accounts and make sure that everything you have ever posted (your online footprint) is appropriate for college coaches to look at! Think, photos, videos, music, captions etc.
- Here is an example of what your trusted resource can do:
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Author: Kim DeCesare (van Bennekom)
This article is written by Kim DeCesare (van Bennekom) - a former DI college and professional player, as well as DI and DIII coach. Kim founded KVB Soccer Consulting, which helps high school athletes navigate the college soccer recruiting process. Using her experience as a former player, coach, and ID camp admin, Kim helps athletes all over the country get excited and feel confident about the process - reducing the stress of everyone involved.
“This time in one's young career can already have a lot of uncertainty. My goal through KVB Soccer is to help student-athletes not only find their right college soccer fit, but also simplify a messy and potentially stressful process. Players should be focusing on training and having fun, and working with me allows them to do that.”
If you would like to reach out to Kim for a free introduction call, or sign-up for KVB Soccer emails, please fill out the contact form on her website: kvbsoccer.com.
