College Soccer Talent

From Junior College at Daytona To @UCCSws To @CUBuffsSoccer To Crystal Palace @shanadehopcroft Bet on herself & proves it’s not where you start, but it’s what you do with the opportunities you have that counts! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #SRUSAfamily

Slow ⚽️ players with no perceptible acceleration or deceleration are going to struggle at the senior levels. Don’t have to be bigger, Stronger, Faster, but you do need to have a change of pace And/or… The ability to think & read the game so many steps ahead & so quickly over everyone else that the game seems to slow to a snails pace in the mind The 2nd one is high level tactical thinking & it’s the one we miss the most in the 🇺🇸 Those players are the rare footballing ⚽️ geniuses If they exist in 🇺🇸 youth ⚽️, they cannot function well because the game is generally played in an unpredictable & chaotic way @SRUSA_Official

This is filling fast! Much faster than I ever expected Maybe because it’s in beautiful Spain on the Sun Coast Maybe because it’s not an ID event but instead, pure ⚽️ education by a top level staff Either way, it’s going to be 🔥

Why would anyone go to a JuCo? “They” say JuCo is a waste of of time That any serious player would NEVER go to a JuCo That JuCo will never lead to playing at the next level That anyone this good will only go to D1 To them, we present Bunny Shaw Oh, and BTW “they” are wrong

Why would anyone go to a JuCo? Or play D2! “They” say JuCo & D2 is a waste of of time That any serious player would NEVER go to a JuCo or D2 That JuCo & D2 will never lead to playing at the next level That anyone this good will only go to D1! To them, we present Molly & Shenade Oh, and BTW “they” are wrong

D1 You’re a stud D2 You’re a stud D3 You’re a stud JUCO You’re a stud NAIA You’re a stud USCAA You’re a stud NCCAA You’re a stud Don’t listen to the haters Go where you’re wanted & appreciated @SRUSA_Official

The joy is in the journey

Something to think about If we need to make our decisions with inexpensive or free being the main objective (it’s okay, some folks need this) There are pathways that are more likely to make that happen than with others But there are also trade offs that usually have to be made to make it happen Very few people (in anything) are good enough, smart enough & overall talented enough to be able to get anything and everything they ever dreamed of with zero compromises in life

⚽️ Players: If all goes well, at some point you’re all going to need to decide Is the goal to wrap this #collegesoccer commitment up ASAP? or If nothing is feeling right, do we pass on roster spot offers waiting on the one that your gut tells you is the #RightFit top to bottom? Many cannot trust that process searching for the right fit & pull the trigger ASAP They just want the recruiting piece over with!! They aren’t enjoying it & find it too difficult & stressful We can help alleviate some of that stress @SRUSA_Official

The Reformed Sports Podcast episode 117 featuring Paul Jobson is now live! @CoachJobson is a personal coach, soccer recruiting consultant, and sports parent. A collegiate women’s soccer coach for 17 years, Paul was the head coach of the Baylor University women’s program for nine years and helped lead the Bears to back-to-back NCAA Tournament Elite 8 appearances in 2017 and 2018 and earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 2018. The winningest coach in Baylor program history, Paul is Co Founder of Warrior Way Soccer and a Senior Soccer Consultant at @SRUSA_Official. Paul joins @Nick_Buonocore to discuss the value of working with a paid organization to help with the college recruiting process, academic and athletic college scholarships, and the importance of balance in parenting athletic kids. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

I ask @Don_K_Williams FROM @SRUSA_Official the big question. You'll be shocked with his answer 😆 THE FULL D1 EPISODE BREAKING DOWN WHAT D1 MEANS AND HOW TO KNOW IF YOU CAN PLAY: youtube.com/watch?v=TKvYSI…

👀 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲? With staff all over North America, it's a great way for us to watch current clients in action, to keep up to date on their current levels, and just to check in with them and their families. We also love to chat with #CollegeSoccer coaches and catch up with them. A lot of player placement with college coaches gets done in person. We also enjoy going to watch players who've applied to become a client of ours. And lastly, we enjoy just chatting with folk, and helping them answer any college recruiting questions they may have. If you are going to an event soon and want to be reviewed, and/or have any questions, please go to bit.ly/scout-me (or scan the QR code on then image). Or if you aren't attending any events, feel free to apply to join SRUSA at srusasoccer.com/apply

@SRUSA_Official We cover more ground than any #collegesoccer staff could ever hope to cover Why? 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

90% of the advice I see online is geared directly towards women’s ⚽️ & does not necessarily apply to men’s ⚽️ So, to help Educate: Here are Some but not all of the differences & resulting outcomes in #collegesoccer recruiting for men’s & women’s ⚽️ Male 🇺🇸 keepers are far less in demand (there is a surplus) than female 🇺🇸 keepers of which there is a shortage 🇺🇸 Women’s & girls soccer is currently some of the best in the world 🇺🇸 Men & boys are not & have never been Men often keep growing physical by 20-22 Women often stop growing physically by 15-17 Approximately 35% of all male players in the NCAA ⚽️ are Internationals while it’s only 13% on the female side There are approximately 300 more Women’s ⚽️ teams across all divisions than there are men’s There are millions of more athletic scholarship 💵 available for Women’s ⚽️ players than for mens ⚽️ players Many men’s ⚽️ coaches wait to fill key roster spots until early spring when Intenational full pro academy players are released from their clubs. This is rarely seen in the women’s game, just not as much💰 at stake There is a large surplus of male ⚽️players worldwide (I’d go so far as to call it a excess), while on the Women’s side there is a true shortage In my experience, it’s largely because girls are generally being far pickier than boys in their pathways & many tend to be prioritizing other things over ⚽️, when push comes to shove There are many more internationals on the mens side playing NAIA, JC & lower DII levels, many take years 3 & 4 to move up to higher level DII’s & all levels DI, that this heavily affects male 🇺🇸 freshmen recruiting We don’t see the same impact on the Women’s side, we see, many if not most 🇺🇸 girls & scorn any JC & NAIA’s & many DIII’s, which leaves a void at those levels. Male 🇺🇸 players do this too, but not in the same ratio as on the women’s side On the Women’s side of JC & NAIA, DII & DIII’s (no scholarships), many Women’s ⚽️teams across the nation are carrying rosters of 15 or less & quite a few games are played with less than 11 women on the field & scholarships are left unclaimed We rarely see this on the mens side Need more information or help? srusasoccer.com

If you’re a ⚽️ Parent: Do you watch training sessions with an intent to understand what is happening, why it’s happening & how each player is succeeding or struggling?

This is our WHY !!! @SRUSA_Official @LVHoosierGK We have the best of the best working to help more families #collegesoccer

My response to the parent of an U12 she was worried about getting “exposure” for her son: He’s an 11yr old child So much will change when he hits puberty This is the age when you just spend time with him & support his passions If it’s ⚽️? Watch games with him Take him to watch games Get autographs Meet older players Show him how to just play with the ⚽️ How to challenge himself Let him discover his heroes Let him naturally fall deeper in love with ⚽️ or whatever his other passions are Good parenting means support as a backup, not pushing as an impetus Allow his future to unfold as his passions unfold, it cannot be forced or coerced or be because of a feeling of guilt or obligation It might be in ⚽️ Or it might be something else That’s OK too! @SRUSA_Official

🎶 On the Road Again @SRUSA_Official staff hits the road again this weekend to assess players & help them figure out what their #Rightifit might look like

A future talent to keep an eye on!

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✍️ Chase Stewart @VegasChase2026 🇺🇸 We are delighted to Welcome Fall 2026 Entry #SRUSA Elite Men’s Soccer Client, 6ft 3 Striker, Chase Stewart 🇺🇸, who currently plays for Heat FC ECNL 🇺🇸 ⏱ Available Fall 2026 📍 NV, USA 🇺🇸⠀ ⚽️ ST 📚 4.0 GPA Welcome to the #SRUSAFamily Chase ⠀ If interested in this player, please contact andre@srusasoccer.com