Thank you all for watching. I know my story is unconventional, but I'm amazed at how perfectly it all worked out in the end. I look back soooo fondly on my time at Johns Hopkins and couldn't be more in awe of God's plan. My family and friends were so supportive during this time, pushed me in the right direction, and if you want to read more about it, check out my first book, The Strong Female Athlete: www.amazon.com/Strong-Female-Athlete-Performance-Confidence/dp/B09MYXTPZ9/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Thank you for your content! lIt’s been really valuable for my family. Your story is very similar to the one my daughter is currently living. She moved from an amazing, successful rec team who were big fish in a little pond at age 13 to a GA team. At the time, Duke was her dream school. She literally once said “If I don’t play at Duke, I’m not playing.” I laughed a little bit, but told her it’s good to have goals. Eventually she realized how silly that was, and started opening her mind to finding the right fit. Anyway, long story short, after going through the process with schools from all divisions, she found the “perfect fit” at a top D3 program (William Smith) for similar reasons as you and is so excited to continue her soccer journey there next year.
Thanks so much for sharing! My daughter is a Junior and has received interest from a few schools outside of California. She went on an unofficial visit at a small Christian school in So Cal that she absolutely loves and trained with the team. She received a TON of communication before the visit and things the past few months have been silent. They even called her Club Coach and had an amazing 45 minute call and spoke with me saying the next steps were to schedule a zoom call with my wife and I. She is struggling to see if they just lost interest or just hasn’t responded because of the Holiday’s? Maybe it’s too early? She even sent them an email letting the Coaches know that she really wanted to play for them and literally nothing. Would be curious to see what you think? This school is at the top of her list and has cast a net of about 6-7 schools that she has narrowed down to. Thanks for any help you can provide!
I work in college sports world. Just be patient. If the coach wants a player, they’ll offer you. They get very busy. Best of luck to you guys. I wish you the best
I honestly don't know...usually when coaches go silent for a while, that means maybe they moved on. Wouldn't hurt to email and be up front: do you see me fitting in? I would also check out SRUSA Inside College Soccer podcast they do a much better job and are more experts than I am in this space. I just was sharing my story, but I am not working in the recruiting industry. I mainly do performance training now so I want to leave it to them since they're in it fully and know the current scene.
Thanks for the content. We are debating having our U12 daughter look at Bethesda and leave our Frederick team. What are your thoughts on traveling from Frederick to Bethesda for our Daughter to get more exposure? It would be a lot. Also, who was your coach at Bethesda? Curious about your youth experience there. Thanks again
I loved playing for Bethesda soccer club. I drove about 45-60 minutes to practices from Howard County MD and it was so worth it. I had Rich Fabrizzio and Say Sutherland. Also, guest played for Dave Greene's older age groups! Loved the coaching and intensity of practices.
I love watching. My daughter is in a similar situation with the 4.2 gpa and 1170 SAT. If you do not mind sharing your score? Not sure where she would fit in academically but is looking at the Ivy league and Patriot league for soccer
I don't remember my score but it was average - maybe a 1350? My gpa was 4.6 weighted. Nowadays, I don't think I would get into Johns Hopkins because they changed their requirements, I believe you now need at minimum a 1500...
Agree! Glad my parents pushed me in the right direction as well. I explain it further in The Strong Female Athlete how much help they were during this dark time.
Thank you all for watching. I know my story is unconventional, but I'm amazed at how perfectly it all worked out in the end. I look back soooo fondly on my time at Johns Hopkins and couldn't be more in awe of God's plan. My family and friends were so supportive during this time, pushed me in the right direction, and if you want to read more about it, check out my first book, The Strong Female Athlete: www.amazon.com/Strong-Female-Athlete-Performance-Confidence/dp/B09MYXTPZ9/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Thank you for your content! lIt’s been really valuable for my family. Your story is very similar to the one my daughter is currently living. She moved from an amazing, successful rec team who were big fish in a little pond at age 13 to a GA team. At the time, Duke was her dream school. She literally once said “If I don’t play at Duke, I’m not playing.” I laughed a little bit, but told her it’s good to have goals. Eventually she realized how silly that was, and started opening her mind to finding the right fit. Anyway, long story short, after going through the process with schools from all divisions, she found the “perfect fit” at a top D3 program (William Smith) for similar reasons as you and is so excited to continue her soccer journey there next year.
Love that!!! Great story...William Smith is a fantastic school and soccer program. Good for her!
Awesome story and insight❣️
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Looking forward to 2024 and you bringing your fantastic videos.
Keep up the great insights.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for sharing! My daughter is a Junior and has received interest from a few schools outside of California. She went on an unofficial visit at a small Christian school in So Cal that she absolutely loves and trained with the team. She received a TON of communication before the visit and things the past few months have been silent. They even called her Club Coach and had an amazing 45 minute call and spoke with me saying the next steps were to schedule a zoom call with my wife and I. She is struggling to see if they just lost interest or just hasn’t responded because of the Holiday’s? Maybe it’s too early? She even sent them an email letting the Coaches know that she really wanted to play for them and literally nothing. Would be curious to see what you think? This school is at the top of her list and has cast a net of about 6-7 schools that she has narrowed down to. Thanks for any help you can provide!
I work in college sports world. Just be patient. If the coach wants a player, they’ll offer you. They get very busy. Best of luck to you guys. I wish you the best
I honestly don't know...usually when coaches go silent for a while, that means maybe they moved on. Wouldn't hurt to email and be up front: do you see me fitting in? I would also check out SRUSA Inside College Soccer podcast they do a much better job and are more experts than I am in this space. I just was sharing my story, but I am not working in the recruiting industry. I mainly do performance training now so I want to leave it to them since they're in it fully and know the current scene.
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Thanks for the content. We are debating having our U12 daughter look at Bethesda and leave our Frederick team. What are your thoughts on traveling from Frederick to Bethesda for our Daughter to get more exposure? It would be a lot. Also, who was your coach at Bethesda? Curious about your youth experience there. Thanks again
I loved playing for Bethesda soccer club. I drove about 45-60 minutes to practices from Howard County MD and it was so worth it. I had Rich Fabrizzio and Say Sutherland. Also, guest played for Dave Greene's older age groups! Loved the coaching and intensity of practices.
I love watching. My daughter is in a similar situation with the 4.2 gpa and 1170 SAT. If you do not mind sharing your score? Not sure where she would fit in academically but is looking at the Ivy league and Patriot league for soccer
Here is an episode on Ivy league academic requirements we did in the past: ua-cam.com/video/plsZCy5tKp4/v-deo.html
I don't remember my score but it was average - maybe a 1350? My gpa was 4.6 weighted. Nowadays, I don't think I would get into Johns Hopkins because they changed their requirements, I believe you now need at minimum a 1500...
If my daughter was to ever tell me about a boyfriend over her own priorities ....... 👞💥💫💥💫💥💥💥💫💫💫💫💫
Same for my son, don't play with me child.
Agree! Glad my parents pushed me in the right direction as well. I explain it further in The Strong Female Athlete how much help they were during this dark time.