Straight answers about college soccer recruiting — from coaches who have been through it. Most recruiting advice online is either vague encouragement or a sales pitch. These guides are neither. They explain how the process actually works, what the rules actually say, and what a Mid-Atlantic family should be doing right now.
Start here
- When college soccer recruiting actually starts — the June 15 rule most families misread, a grade-by-grade timeline, and what your athlete can do before any coach is allowed to call.
- What college coaches want in a soccer highlight video — the 3-6 minute format, how many clips to include, why the first thirty seconds decide it, and the lead-up footage most reels cut out.
- D1, D2 or D3: choosing the right level — what the 2025 roster-limit change did to soccer scholarships, how many programs exist at each level, why D3 is often the cheaper answer, and the question that actually decides a career.
More guides coming
We are adding these next: a guide to emailing college coaches, a recruiting timeline built around the Mid-Atlantic club calendar, and what a college coach is actually watching when they come to a match. If there is a question you want answered, tell us and we will write it.
Want this applied to your player?
Reading about recruiting is not the same as knowing where your athlete stands. The Player Evaluation is a one-on-one, on-field session with an MSA coach that ends in a written assessment and a development plan. The Recruiting Academy goes deeper on the process itself — the first three lessons are free.
