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Post by soccerkicksx3 on Dec 3, 2018 19:45:27 GMT -5
I have a 16 year old girl who plays in a Athena A team (Junior). She is a strong player, really stands out in her team and a game changing player. And it was not until about 2 years ago that we gained knowledge about all the different leagues there are and the competition level is insane.
So my main question is: Do coaches really look at all players at ID Camps? We have a few ID camps lined up for Division II schools in GA (she recently went to a DIV III ID camp and it was not competitive for her) she wants to play for fun in college, but wants some competition and to grow as well.
When she was a freshmen she went to the ID camp for Georgia State (which was a waste of money, it was not individual at all and it seemed like the coaches already knew the players they were recruiting) (not being negative).
Just dont want to spend between $100 and $150 for each camp if its not a way to catch a coaches attention.
THANKS in advance for any replies.
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Post by Keeper on Dec 3, 2018 22:35:49 GMT -5
Depending on where she wants to go to college you should go ahead and reach out to those schools and see what they are looking for in regards to recruitment. Some can tell you some ID camps they will be attending or if they plan on attending State Cup in May.
From a personal experience though, If she’s looking to play at a high level, have fun and get an education essentially paid for between Hope and Scholarships you should look at Georgia Gwinnett College. They’re NAIA, just had their best season in the National tourney and have A LOT of former Atlanta club players on the roster.
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Post by girlsoccer on Dec 4, 2018 7:45:52 GMT -5
Where did you find info about the DIII ID camps? My daughter is interested in a couple of DIII schools from an academic perspective and plays in Athena A as well. I would expect her to be competitive at this level but would love to get her in an ID camp to make sure she feels it is competitive enough.
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Post by Strikermom on Dec 4, 2018 8:55:58 GMT -5
My daughter and I went about her search by academics first. She only attended specific schools ID camps that had the program she wanted, Nursing, and she will be going to Georgia College and State, DII school. Girlssoccer, look on the schools websites for upcoming Winter ID camps usually in January. Also if you club sponsors an ID camp with colleges in attendance, make sure you go: AFU, UFA I think GSA also have one in Spring.
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Post by Strikermom on Dec 4, 2018 15:47:20 GMT -5
Just received an email that Reinhardt University is having an ID camp in the 15th, check the website.
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Post by atlsoccer on Dec 5, 2018 11:05:15 GMT -5
I have a 16 year old girl who plays in a Athena A team (Junior). She is a strong player, really stands out in her team and a game changing player. And it was not until about 2 years ago that we gained knowledge about all the different leagues there are and the competition level is insane. So my main question is: Do coaches really look at all players at ID Camps? We have a few ID camps lined up for Division II schools in GA (she recently went to a DIV III ID camp and it was not competitive for her) she wants to play for fun in college, but wants some competition and to grow as well. When she was a freshmen she went to the ID camp for Georgia State (which was a waste of money, it was not individual at all and it seemed like the coaches already knew the players they were recruiting) (not being negative). Just dont want to spend between $100 and $150 for each camp if its not a way to catch a coaches attention. THANKS in advance for any replies. I think we might be missing the point on a couple of things here. - ID camps are not held for development purposes. They are held to identify and evaluate talent (and to make money). School often invite players they have committed or are taking a close look at attend, which sound like your experience with Georgia State. With that said, If another player stands out they or see seen as someone who can play at they level schools will definitely take a look. - The level of the talent at the ID camp is likely not the level of the actual team. These are kids hoping to play at that level, but as we have all seen, a lot of kids do not initially have realistic expectations of where they can play. Standing out at those camps is a good thing. Other thoughts - Someone mentioned reaching out to coaches before the camp, getting a list of some of the events they will be attending and providing some information about your self. Having your coaches do that as well is a great idea. - Someone else mentioned club sponsored ID camps. Most of the larger clubs are doing this, take a look at who has attended there camps in the past, they generally get a lot of school in attendance. These are mostly (all?) open to players outside of their clubs. BUSA, SSA, AFC usually put on good events for these in addition to the ones already mentioned.
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Post by Strikermom on Dec 5, 2018 11:24:02 GMT -5
We found that the SINC sports player profile helped us. Before a big tournament we would pay the extra $19 to be a featured player and send a message to those coaches she was interested in that were attending the matches with her game schedule. We did receive feedback, and could see if they viewed her profile, and did receive some emails from them.
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Post by rifle on Dec 5, 2018 21:01:51 GMT -5
Is NCAA womens DIII soccer truly “not competitive”? DIII men’s soccer is quite good, so I find it very hard to believe. But I know men’s and women’s are vastly different so I am honestly curious. Does the presence of DI scholarships starve off the “lower” divisions for women?
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Post by Strikermom on Dec 6, 2018 15:04:21 GMT -5
Agree with Oldboy Piedmont went to the DIII tournament and is a strong team. I think the Georgia DIII schools are very strong academically, and smaller campus still draws some strong soccer talent looking for that environment. Rosters may not be as large and that can guarantee some playing time for freshmen. Strong competition after years of ECNL, DA, etc is not for everyone. Smaller private school have more academic merit money as opposed to athletic.
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Post by mistergrinch on Dec 7, 2018 8:23:58 GMT -5
Agree with Oldboy Piedmont went to the DIII tournament and is a strong team. I think the Georgia DIII schools are very strong academically, and smaller campus still draws some strong soccer talent looking for that environment. Rosters may not be as large and that can guarantee some playing time for freshmen. Strong competition after years of ECNL, DA, etc is not for everyone. Smaller private school have more academic merit money as opposed to athletic. other than Emory... which ones?
There are a LOT of strong academic D3 schools nationally, though.
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Post by Strikermom on Dec 7, 2018 8:48:02 GMT -5
We looked at nursing and bio programs: Piedmont, Oglethorpe, Emmanuel (now DII).
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Post by atlcoach84 on Dec 10, 2018 23:00:47 GMT -5
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