Are you really even a college soccer coach until you’ve driven an eight hour round-trip to recruit for three hours?? What’s the craziest soccer feat you’ve ever done? #CollegeSoccer #WeAllCrazy #RecruitingProblems @WMTribeWSOC

Not us making a big scene in airport with post showcase war room going on and brochures spewing everywhere 😅 #SeeYaPhoenix #TribeOut #RecruitingProblems #FindingOurTribe @ShacksTribe16 @WMTribeWSOC @ECNLgirls

When your day becomes evaluating shade options as much as player ability. ☀️☀️☀️ #RecruitingProblems. #HotHotHot @WMTribeWSOC

I’ve been sitting on this one a bit, but packing for the Phoenix showcase. I have to get something off my chest. I’ll start by saying that I coached a ton of club soccer for many years and I understand the time and energy it requires as well as the ever increasing pressure to win games, especially at the highest level. I know I am not alone as a college coach given the eye rolling and wincing that I see coming from colleagues as we witness the screaming and belittling and berating of 16-year-old girls from some club coaches. It’s no wonder why some of them come to us having had their confidence completely destroyed and unable to ever make a decision. Keep in mind I am Gen Xer that knows coaching should be more than warm and fuzzy all the time. However, the most effective coaches seem to be animated, passionate and motivating while still maintaining a respectful and positive tone (ie Emma Hayes). Fortunately, it’s not the majority—and I love shouting out those that lead with enjoyment not anger. Would love to hear thoughts on this and how we’ve gotten to a point where we’ve normalized this behavior that can sometimes be classified as downright abusive. #EarPlugsForTheSideline #LetThemPlay #RecruitingProblems

ECNL Phoenix Recruiting Checklist: 
✅ Mental toughness
✅ Endurance
✅ Focus
✅ Ability to handle adversity
✅ Perform under pressure Not the players… just me preparing to exist for 10 hours in 105° 🔥 🥵 #RecruitingHumor #RecruitingProblems #CollegeSoccer @WMTribeWSOC

We’ve been freezing on the East Coast sidelines for weeks. Now @GAcademyLeague in Florida looks like real feel in 90s. If I even THINK about complaining about the heat this weekend, you have full permission to smack me in the head. #RecruitingProblems #FindingOurTribe @WMTribeWSOC

Wanted UTEP to #StayGolding and get back to the dance but enough is enough…I still contend he can coach but you can only do so much without talent. Need some Volleyball 💰 🤷🏽‍♂️ #PortalProblems #RecruitingProblems #NILProblems

If you aren’t willing to scale, snow-covered turf bead glaciers to evaluate prospects, are you even a college soccer coach? #PennFusion #RecruitingProblems @WMTribeWSOC

People who think college coaching is too hands on to ever benefit from AI are sorely mistaken. The overwhelming administrative part of our job that takes away from the soccer piece can be so streamlined. We are increasingly using it to act as that administrative asst we all lack in college athletics! I recently created a massive code that merges my player spreadsheet and tournament spreadsheet into a an organized master showcase schedule with the push of a button. A task that used to take hours takes minutes. I’m curious to hear how coaches (and even prospects) are utilizing it to increase efficiency of recruiting processes….. @WMTribeWSOC #RecruitingProblems #AI

Things I understand: uncontrollables like weather that cause soccer tournament organizers to move games and redo schedules at the last minute. Things I DON’T understand: the fact that we live in the most super technology charged era of all time where it takes five seconds to push an email out to all the college coaches who are furiously putting together their schedules to let them know of these changes, yet no one seems capable of doing this. (Never mind posting on your X either….😠). I have to find out from one of our commits as I’m already well into putting together spreadsheet for wrong schedule. PSA to college coaches: Penn Fusion schedule has been completely changed so stop what you’re doing and go seek out schedule on your own #RecruitingProblems #NotThatHard @PennFusion_SA

Raise your hand if you spent 3 days recruiting in the freezing cold of KC then landed in Richmond at 1230 am after a long day of travel delays and had to wait 30 more minutes for another flight to arrive because somehow your bag ended up on that one and when you got to your vehicle, it was a frozen iceberg and you practically got frostbite cleaning it off with no snow scraper and waited another 30 minutes for it to heat up and ice to melt and you finally got back to your house at 2:30 AM dreaming of a warm bed but when you walked into the house, it was 45° because your heat was apparently broken but at this point it was 3 AM and unable to get in touch with anyone to help so you went to the office and slept on the couch for a few hours until you had to get up at the crack of dawn to meet a recruit for a visit. #RecruitingProblems #WeGetTo

If you give me a QR code in lieu of a paper brochure, I’m gonna give your players Monopoly money for scholarships. 😂 For real though, my cold hands and frozen eyeballs ain’t got time for accessing rosters on my phone. #RecruitingProblems #CollegeSoccer #YouthSportsMachine

Recruiting Lies: Why Everyone's Faking It! #RecruitingProblems #DishonestyInRecruiting #JobSearch #CareerAdvice #HiringProcess #RecruitingTips #JobMarket #HonestyMatters #HR #Employment

Love a long ponytail. Hate the obstruction it creates. #8 just scored a banger of a goal…actually maybe it was #88….or #18. 🧐 #RecruitingProblems

𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂…𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿‼️🤦‍♂️ #RecruitingProblems

Gee, I think there’s a game in there #recruitingproblems

My day of recruiting wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t initiate my phone calling 911 by placing it in my chair’s cup holder multiple times, right @burlingame_jess? #recruitingproblems

If you can “de-commit”, were you ever committed? 🤔 #RecruitingProblems

I’m curious how many of these club players will perform at the collegiate level when their college coach isn’t telling them what to do every second of the game??? #RecruitingProblems

Did the exact same thing at Planet Fitness this morning & they tried to run me straight up outta there. #recruitingproblems