Soccer?

Athletic Recruits
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<p>I'm not a senior or junior yet, but I am interested in playing soccer in college. I'm not looking to play division one but I'd love to play d3 at carnegie Mellon later. Will I apply for recruitment junior year? And if so will I still apply senior year?</p>

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<p>contact the coach at the beginning of your junior year and have him watch you at a soccer tournament or showcase. But if it’s D3, he won’t be able to help you get into the school since d3 coaches can’t hold any weight in the decision. If you want to play for a d3 school that’s fine, but don’t expect a coach to help you get in, you’ll need to have the stats for it yourself…</p>

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<p>I’m not hoping to have him get me in, Ill have the stats I’m hoping. I just want to know if I should contact him via the recruitment forum on their website?</p>

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<p>This statement is incorrect for D3 overall. In the NESCAC schools, for instance, coaches can use “tips” to get students accepted who are otherwise unlikely to get in. Check out this thread, for example: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1016651-what-does-supported-mean-diii.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1016651-what-does-supported-mean-diii.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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<p>If you are a rising junior, now is a good time to get started. Contacting the coach is the first step. That way he can watch you play in tournaments this year. If he offers a camp or clinic, attending it can be very helpful.</p>

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<p>By contact do you mean the recruitment form?</p>

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<p>Our kid always sent an e-mail first. One advantage of starting with an e-mail is that you get to introduce yourself in a manner of your choosing. In our experieince, the coach will then ask you to fill in the recruitment form before he will take the time to watch you play.</p>

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<p>What was the tome of the email? Like should I be very formal or what? I’m sorry I never thought I’d want to play soccer in college until I realized d3 would be fun for me.</p>

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<p>The link below contains a great deal of useful information about the process. (There are many sites with similar information.) In particular, it has sample letters to send to a coach. It is fine to send an e-mail that is less formal than the sample letters, but you want to convey the same basic information.<br>
<a href=“http://www.lexingtonfc.org/files/Colleg_Guide_Outline_Revised_08-1.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lexingtonfc.org/files/Colleg_Guide_Outline_Revised_08-1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;