Morning Motivation - Thursday, Nov 27th! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃☀️⚽ Thanksgiving is a time for family, food, and—hopefully—some soccer on TV. Best of luck to all our members who are organizing and preparing for big showcase events this weekend. Let’s make it count! ⚽ Before You Attend Before heading to your showcase, ask yourself these critical questions: - Do the coaches already know who your kid is? - Have they seen your athlete’s highlight videos? - Is there a better than 50% chance this showcase will move your recruiting process forward? If you haven’t reached out to coaches beforehand, you might be invisible. Take the time to email them, introduce your athlete, and share their story. Preparation is key! ⚽ Words of Wisdom From @d1scholarship on X:"Nearly all of our committed alumni families this year stated that they wouldn’t have received an offer without parental involvement in the process. Valedictorians, all-state athletes, heavy volunteer work—it doesn’t matter how talented the kid is; they need help." ⚽ Remember: "It’s not how good you are, but who knows you’re good!" 📧 Email those college coaches, share your athlete’s story, and make it happen! Good luck, Steve

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I'm in a parents of ACL athletes recovery Facebook group and the one thing everyone has said they regretted: not giving their daughter rest days and taking strength seriously. @Diego M Lopez

I couldn’t participate in last night’s Q&A because of a HS playoff game, however I was going to ask the community what the latest is on the pending change with at least US Club Soccer. Specifically: 1 - Will clubs be given the flexibility for HS-age players to play their formerly “trapped” kids in the same age team or must they drop them to the grade team? 2 - Will parents/player be given the choice or will it be mandated? 3 - how advantageous is it to drop to grade year for players formerly playing “up” in the new environment? (Or return to what it used to be basically pre-2018) 4 - if you are a starter on an ECNL team in their prime sophomore recruiting year (for girls), but in your freshman year, is it advantageous to drop down and get another sophomore year of exposure next year when you are a true sophomore but maybe not on a team or club that is as successful?

Calling all 2027, 2028, and 2029 athletes just starting this journey! Each day this week, starting on Monday, November 3rd, we are going to work through a step to get you organized and set up for success! Each day I will give you a specific task to complete. I promise it won’t take too long! - Day 1 - Your Highlight Video - Day 2 - Creating Your List of Schools - Day 3 - Organizing Your Social Media - Day 4 - Contacting College Coaches - Day 5 - ID Clinics If you are up for the 5-day challenge to get organized, please post below! @Liza Borches @Jill Ciminero @Amy Greaser @Jennifer Looney @Leila Sweet @Courtney Tucker @David Riedel @Kendal Sandlin @Jason Wheaton @Alexa Cergol @Qasim K @Duncan Parsons @Meredith Trimble @Gaetana Deiso