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In July, I sent out requests for College Coaches to fill out our now annual survey. With responses from 125+ coaches, we have have year over year data to compare. I will post of the the highlights, along with a link to download the report. 🧵⬇️

THIS!! 💯💯💯

🚨In the most extensive data collection ever done on college soccer recruiting we have tracked 2,342 players from the Class of 2026 that committed to Division 1 programs and here is the info. Is there anything that surprises you or is it what you expected? #ECNL #GirlsAcademy

This is important to know as there’s so much misinformation out there regarding the handling of scholarships. Scholarship offers cannot be reduced or changed—-even if one year contracts— for performance or injury. You know when they can be reduced? The semester following the player entering the portal! Which is why so many are “ushered” into the portal. If the player said no thank you and stayed at the school even after being told there was not a spot for them on the team, they would maintain their scholarship money. Little know fact.

Women's college coach friends of mine - shoot me a DM if you can help me with a portal question. Thanks!

New Interview - Ferris State University Women's Soccer - Coach Greg Henson discovercollegesoccer.com/ferris-state-u… #soccer #collegesoccer @ImCollegeSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer @socceramerica @TheSoccerWire @ECNLgirls @FSUWSO

@xsugardaddy @CoachEBelcher 90%+

@CoachEBelcher Coach, what percentage of the 300 do you think were told they no longer fit in their coaches plans.

Portal update: ⌚️-- 9:45 ⬆️-- Over 300 D1 WSOC entrees & rising. Going be honest, there's a place for everyone to play collegiate ⚽️, in theory, but when you do the math & consider all factors academic & athletic... Some folks have kicked thier last collegiate ⚽️ don't know it😞

@yourfirestarter Laces out!

I just met someone whose last name is Einhorn, and because I apparently have no inner monologue, I blurted out, “Einhorn is Finkel! Finkle is Einhorn!” They didn’t get the reference. So sad

@adamgodwin @ImYouthSoccer Congrats Coach!

@ImYouthSoccer Thanks so much!

Congrats @adamgodwin on the new opportunity!!

New Interview - Wheaton College Men's Soccer - Coach Steve McCrath discovercollegesoccer.com/wheaton-colleg… #soccer #collegesoccer @ImCollegeSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer @socceramerica @TheSoccerWire @ECNLboys @Wheaton_Thunder @WheatonSoccer

@ImYouthSoccer I’ll do it for you!

For those that would ❤️ that we call out programs (some of which our friends run) that have huge roster turnover EVERY year as it is part of their strategy see the below 👇

@Don_K_Williams LOL, saw and thought the same thing

Recently a coach posted that they were still looking for players. Coach did not post name of school, just said to reach out if players were still looking. Instead of simply doing a search for the coaches name (it came up immediately for me), parents were asking “where?” “Location?” “What school?” I can see why players struggle to find a college home when folks can’t even be bothered to do a 5 second search

@ImYouthSoccer So happy for my girl Elly!

❤️Congratulations to this 2027 player who has verbally committed to play college soccer!! #GirlsAcademy

Tears were shed, but more smiles and laughter than anything else. Ending your club career with a 2-1 win helps. Love these kids.

Tomorrow is my daughter's last club game. I have been working with some of these girls for 10 years. I am not sure how I am going to react.

New Interview - University of Maryland, Baltimore County Men's Soccer - Coach Anthony Adams discovercollegesoccer.com/university-of-… #soccer #collegesoccer @ImCollegeSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer @socceramerica @TheSoccerWire @ECNLboys @UMBCMensSoccer

We added 20 new camps to our listings this week - discovercollegesoccer.com/camps/

@BamBamVan1 @ImCollegeSoccer There are plenty of D3 teams who would smack D1 teams. I get it, but saying there are not elite D3 players is wrong. They are just elite players who chose a higher academic institution and/or didn't want the soccer part to be a full time job.

@ImCollegeSoccer My daughter just signed D1 because she wanted to compete against the best. There are good teams and players in D3 but not the elite.

Which would you choose? A: A D3 spot with a $100k scholarship over 4yrs & chance to start your freshman yr. But you’d still owe 40k. B: A D1 spot with a scholarship for $50k over 4 years where you would sit the bench for the first 2 years. But you’d still owe 20k. #CSTruth

Kansas Wesleyan Men’s soccer is looking for a Goalkeeping GA for fall 2026. Any interested applicant please email your resume to Cody.bartlow@kwu.edu

Coaches - I’m telling you this is a D1 level GK that’s flying under the radar. I’ve worked with her for years. Stud as well as great student and kid. Class of 27. my.sportsrecruits.com/athlete/avary_…

@mlycan12 Zero thought given to the now and how to implement. Typical

I’m reading that this could take effect immediately for fall of 2026, but they would consider a “phase in”so as not to affect any current student athletes eligibility. What they probably have not considered are the roster limits that they imposed. Consider, for example, a team with six superstar seniors that unexpectedly find out they are able to stay for a fifth year, but their replacements were already recruited a couple of years ago. That program would have no choice but to immediately cut six players either rostered or committed to make room for them under the new fangled “roster cap”. As usual, no one who makes these rules is actually living our day-to-day life and thinking about these things. If it does go through this fall, there will be an unprecedented number of players and commits cut in order to retain players that have already proven themselves in college (more than we saw when the roster caps were implemented!) Keep in mind the ONLY factor complicating this is the nonsensical roster cap forced upon us last year. In absence of that, we would all have flexibility to maintain and manage our own rosters and not be forced to cut or de-commit players.