Igor "Beau" Beaufils

Why haven’t you committed yet? I get asked every day. Thought I’d share my answer, hope it helps other players. Quick summary of my journey: Gymnastics was main sport until 9th grade Played NLC soccer until 11th grade Joined Michigan Hawks, first season of ECNL fall 2025 NLC Championship at ESPN in Orlando last June. Just named 2nd Team All-State and decided I want to play soccer in college. Too late, you aren’t under the radar - you aren’t even ON THE RADAR, not good enough, average speed, poor foot skills, low soccer IQ, never played good competition. Haters gonna’ hate:) My ‘Get Recruited & Prove Em' Wrong Starter Kit’: 1. Brutal choice to change teams = MI Hawks ECNL 2. Switched to center back, where I was born to play 3. Created YouTube channel, now over 100 highlights 4. Created X account, goal to post every day for a year 5. Asked coaches for ‘brutal honesty’, listened, worked 6. Daily foot skill practice, lived in the gym 7. Researched colleges, created my selection criteria 8. Emailed coaches from my top 50 2-3 times a month 9. Signed up for College ID Camps Selection criteria, the most important step: 1. Academics & top rated healthcare program 2. Soccer, Playing > Division, Win, Coach, Facilities 3. Location (Weather, water or big city) 4. School Size - Ideally 5k to 15k students 5. Be Honest - Bottom D1, Top D2, high academic D3 6. Stretch Schools - Belmont, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, UNC Wilmington, Mercer, UNC Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, George Washington, Boston University, Univ of Tampa, Emory. 7. Plan B - 4.0 gpa, if soccer doesn’t work out, play club at Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, Florida. Fast Forward to Now: (June 2025, 0 highlights, 0 twitter, 0 coach interviews, 0 showcases, trap player) 1. 70+ schools contacted me: 30 D1, 25 D2 (10 in Top 15 Rankings), 15 D3 2. 12 ID Camps - Coin flip. Half started recruiting, half ghosted. Trust the process, not the silence. 3. 20 calls with coaches, 10 programs actively recruiting, multiple offers I’m excited about Why Haven’t I Said 'Yes'? 1. I’ve played 1 fall season of ECNL and 1 showcase. The world is still meeting me. 2. Improving too rapidly to stop process, betting on me 3. Refuse to trade top degree for a jersey or division 4. What I’m doing is working. I started later, I’m not caught up in other people’s timelines. 5. Not much interest from my stretch schools yet. Late Bloomers, Off the Radar Underdogs, Not Good Enoughs & Too Lates! 1. Invest more in grades than cleats. GPA = options 2. Don’t quit and prove the haters were right 3. Trust your gut. Losing team, lots of transfers, not vibing w/coach, too far away, politely move on. What's Your Story? Would Love to Hear It! #2027CenterBack #UnCommitted @TopDrawerSoccer @thesoccerwire @theecnl @elitesoccerplay @wearesoccershow @toppreps @uncommittedGrls @discover_cs @wearesoccer_mi @csaprepstar @idmyathlete @COLSOCStats @ECNLgirls @ImCollegeSoccer @G2CollegeSoccer @misoccernetwork @co11egesoccer @playsbigger @ImWomensSoccer @valued_stars @myrecruitinghub @keyplayernation @RealmRecruiting @D1ProScouts @ImYouthSoccer @usclubsoccer @sportsrecruits @CollegeSoccerID @frontrowsoccer @PrepSoccer @girlssoccernet @socceraddicts @get2collegath @premierplaybook @justwsports @RecruitSoccerXP @Internespo @valued_sports @vosrecruitng @METNational @recruit_route @Scout_ScottC @YAthletesF @Women_Coaches @TotalSoccerShow @ProspectID_ @RemarkablesFC @TheUncommitted0 @ColSportSheets @ncsa

@JakeDuPree_10 @blauf11 @NAIAHoopsReport @CascadeHoopTalk God Speed coach, losing Lourdes is a real loss to our community.

Thank you Lourdes University. For EVERYTHING! 16yrs faithful 🙏🏽 Coaches, please keep reaching out about our student athletes. Very talented young group. High character guys! @blauf11 one of best assistant coaches in the country. God’s got us! Excited for whatever comes next🧡🐺

@Coach_Osku Parental view, what was said by many @don_k_williams, @bourgasserC, @CourseCrusade should be heeded. In almost every walk of life, pro's obtain formal training. I do not want to entrust my child with you because you might have an axe to grind with the established norms.

Your coaching badge doesn’t make you a good coach. Your ability to teach, adapt, and develop players does.

@LuckboxLoki @IJaSport makes sense coach. With an occasional peak to find space and teammates?

@IJaSport As an ex pro, I’d say Messi’s eyes are rarely, if ever, straight down locked on the ball. As a youth coach, I teach “angle eyes”. Focus straight down, zero peripheral vision. Focus straight ahead, can’t see the ball. Focus 2 yds in front of the ball, magic happens.

One of the biggest misconceptions that needs to change in the coaching world is..."Head up when you're dribbling." This simply is not true or even possible. The truth is just like everything else, choosing the right moment to look up/down is the skill.

@IHateSoccerPod thank you - please keep up the good work of informing players and their families.

@BeauIgor No and no. The players don’t value it either all that much. They will come home after an 0-2 weekend and still say verbatim “but I played well and _______ coaches were there and they are interested.”

Let’s chat about “WINNING OVER DEVELOPMENT.” We’ve made winning not matter at all. Which means we’ve also allowed losing to not matter at all. We’ve developed a generation of players that aren’t bothered with losing. If you’re okay with losing, what does that make you?

@Caleb_Jephte My father loved Manno Sanon. My question is this, is there a Haitian Footballer that has or has had a standing as prominent as Melchie Dumornay? She is one of the best in Europe. She is the best in Concacaf. I am not familiar enough to speak to Afcon and Conmebol.

Nan kesyon talan, reyalizasyon ak reprezantasyon, Corventina make anpil pwen. E chak jou ki pase, l ap antre plis nan listwa pou fason l enpoze l sou teren yo. Manno Sanon, Guy Saint-Vil, Philippe Vorbe, Solange Maître, Viola Nord oubyen yon lòt ? Men non... Pou Patrice Dumont ki t ap pale nan mikwo JWD, Melchie Dumornay se pi gwo foutbolè ki soti an Ayiti nan tout kategori nèt ansanm. 🇭🇹

@ImYouthSoccer You listed and we discussed it at the time GA was adding clubs. They added mostly poorly (to fair) performing clubs from the ECNL and really low ranking clubs from USYS. Growing has not helped their quality of play.

🚨Did you realize the #GirlsAcademy and #ECNL are the same size as the GA has had rapid expansion over the past 3 years but unfortunately during that time D1 program Showcase attendance has declined year over year.

youtube.com/watch?v=exqj87… - some insight into Michigan Girls soccer scene -it's competitive, fairly cooperative, and successful (placing high number of footballers into P4 to JUCO)

@DRSmith369 @ImCollegeSoccer please see @ImYouthSoccer data - the top GA clubs do successfully place girls P4 and D1.

@ImCollegeSoccer If you want D1, then 1 and 2 must be at the ECNL level. For most players, GA, ECNL-RL, etc. will not get you in front of the right coaches. NO ECNL club in your immediate area, then join the closest one you can find and commute.

Hey @ImCollegeSoccer , rank the best way to get Recruited- 1. College Showcases/Tournaments. 2. Club Soccer Games 3. ID Camps 4. Highlight Film Further detail about the ranking order later today. #CSTruth

@Caleb_Jephte Do you know Haiti's warm up game schedule before the World Cup?

À quelques semaines des matchs amicaux d’Haïti au Canada, j’ai réalisé un sondage dans lequel je demande aux fans haïtiens de choisir les joueurs qui devraient être présents lors de ce rassemblement. Et sans surprise, Duckens Nazon et Frantzdy Pierrot ont toujours la cote auprès du public haïtien. Sur les 1 000 participants, 919 ont donné leur vote au duo d’attaque des Grenadiers. Un chiffre qui montre que ces joueurs sont très appréciés par les supporters. 🇭🇹

@_treacherous_13 For brief period, I thought she was the best player in the US and maybe the World. The olympic delay due to Covid really hurt her ability to showcase her talent at a global level. She had suffered an unfortunate injury.

There will never be another Tobin Heath

@ImYouthSoccer #3 is a dynamic player to watch. Great future ahead of her - God willing. @MIHawks1974

🚨Updated Top Players in the Class of 2028 - Thank you to PrepSoccer for allowing us to share this list and HUGE Congrats to the 244 players that got ranked as well as 74 players on the watch list as they will be in HIGH demand when recruiting opens in 103 days. Here is the link to all the players. Check to see if you are on it. prepsoccer.com/2026/03/update… #ecnl #girlsacademy #d1 #soccerlife #collegesoccer

@IHateSoccerPod It would be a miracle but completely unjust! So many nations would value it more and deserve it more than USA. 🇳🇱🇭🇷🇵🇹🇸🇳🇸🇳🇨🇮

Next up… USA men win the World Cup? Do you believe in Miracles?

@IHateSoccerPod If you look at the ECNL vs. MLS Next boys situation. Almost every club made a decision that would benefit the boys. They chose MLS Next. Why? More $$$ is in the boys game (more players). Thus, their girls first teams were placed in a good but lesser league - GA.

Would youth soccer be better if there were boys clubs and girls clubs? Starting to happen naturally in some places.

@d1scholarship Agree, they need coaching and they absolutely need your wisdom. College Soccer is a business. Your child at 16 or 17 is talking to a representative of a multi-million dollar org. It would be completely fool hardy to send them into that business interaction on their own.

As a parent, you're told not to help your kid with recruiting. "This is their dream, not yours" "If they want it, they'll do the work" No, they won't. They're 16, and it's a full time job. It's entirely possible your kid wants it badly, but is too overwhelmed to do the work.

@ImYouthSoccer Miami, LA, and Orlando, really under performing. Why? Any thoughts out there?

If you missed it yesterday some very interesting data 👇

@TweetsbyCoachP There is a bigger issue for families that hits the pocket book and family time very hard. If you don't play on a club, you will have little chance of making your HS team. This pressure also fuels the pt you brought up.

Despite what many will attempt to make you believe….there is absolutely still value in simple high school athletic participation without a focus on the college level.

@IHateSoccerPod Often their post lack specifics, scores, clubs and teams. In the states I know of MI and OH, the delineation is very clear especially on the Girls side.

I love soccer parents that rip on either the ECNL or MLSNext with sentences like “we aren’t in the ECNL or MLSNext and we kill those teams when we play! Those teams suck!” Not knowing that their club has tried to get into the ECNL and/or MLSNext for years & got turned down. 😂