Recruiting Tips & Blog

The D-1 Dead Period has been extended until 2021, while coaches from D-2 and D-3 schools are finding it increasingly difficult to watch players in person. With no end in sight beyond this extension the process of being identified by college coaches has become drastically more difficult. This is where video comes in, an essential resource to increase your chances of getting recruited to your dream college. Indeed, video has become an absolutely vital resource in the college recruiting process in 2021. Not only has video dramatically increased in importance but there is now even more emphasis placed on the quality of the video sent to coaches.

The D-1 Dead Period has been extended until 2021, while coaches from D-2 and D-3 schools are finding it increasingly difficult to watch players in person. With no end in sight beyond this extension the process of being identified by college coaches has become drastically more difficult. This is where video comes in, an essential resource to increase your chances of getting recruited to your dream college. Indeed, video has become an absolutely vital resource in the college recruiting process in 2021. Not only has video dramatically increased in importance but there is now even more emphasis placed on the quality of the video sent to coaches.

The Coronavirus (and the D-1 Dead Period) are having a significant effect on the college recruiting process. High school soccer players unable to be seen directly by their desired college coaches may be getting anxious about missed recruiting opportunities with these coaches. Despite being unable to play in front of certain coaches, there are a number of steps you can take to improve your chances of getting recruited. In this article we are going to be talking about how you can send effective emails to college coaches while you’re unable to speak with many of them face to face. Email is going to be an important communication tool with college coaches during the college recruiting process.

The D-1 Dead Period has been extended until 2021, while coaches from D-2 and D-3 schools are finding it increasingly difficult to watch players in person. With no end in sight beyond this extension the process of being identified by college coaches has become drastically more difficult. So what are aspiring college players able to do to increase their chances of getting recruited to their dream college? Play in front of coaches who can attend events, and leverage film for those who can’t. Attending Future 500 ID Camps will allow you to be seen in person by the best mix and variety of D-2 and D-3 college coaches in the country.

Game Film

All players from camp can purchase raw game footage of four 11 v 11 games! They can use this film to send to coaches, create highlight videos, or do whatever they would like with it! Please allow 2 weeks for processing and for your film to be emailed to you.

Highlight Reel Process

If you have purchased a highlight reel from us, when players receive their film footage from camp, they will also receive a jotform to specify which clips they would like to use in their highlight reel. Once those clips are specified and submitted back to us, we will then use those clips to create a high quality highlight reel.

THERE ARE NEW UPDATES AS OF JUNE 4TH

*This page will be updated regularly to reflect the latest Future 500 ID Camp and COVID-19 information. Future 500, like many organizations, has had to adapt and change our College ID Camps this year in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Future 500 has focused on decreasing the size as well as changing the layout of the camps in order to ensure the safety of campers in response to COVID-19. With safety always a priority, Future 500 has made the following changes to camp:

SAFETY CHANGES TO FUTURE 500 IN 2020

1. Requiring Vehicles

As part of Future 500’s safety procedures for 2020, players will not be allowed to linger on the fields when they are not playing and parents will not be allowed to spectate.