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Taylor
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professional soccer player?
what are the steps for getting into professional soccer
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Joseph Kunec
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Taylor,
Nice to meet you virtually! My daughter is huge into soccer and shares the same dream. There are websites you can go to with scouts looking for athletes to help them get scholarships into schools to help pursue their dreams of playing professional sports. There is a financial cost to these and they may not be for all people due to this. The other options are to reach out to schools with video of your performances and ask for scouts to come see you. Your coaches and teachers may also have connections in the colleges to either help you reach out directly to these colleges and get with the right person or at least write letters of recommendation for you. Do your research on the best colleges for soccer, I know UNC is considered to be a step down from the pros and they actually have scrimmages with some pro teams in the preseason. I've taken my daughter to a few. From the colleges, professional scouts will begin to come to games to look for the upcoming talent. Just remember to practice and stay on top of your game. once in college that will increase. Best of luck in all your endeavors.
research good soccer programs in colleges
reach out to scouts with videos, letters of recommendation and ask them to come see you play
look into scholarships for soccer (may not be full)
practice, practice, practice
Nice to meet you virtually! My daughter is huge into soccer and shares the same dream. There are websites you can go to with scouts looking for athletes to help them get scholarships into schools to help pursue their dreams of playing professional sports. There is a financial cost to these and they may not be for all people due to this. The other options are to reach out to schools with video of your performances and ask for scouts to come see you. Your coaches and teachers may also have connections in the colleges to either help you reach out directly to these colleges and get with the right person or at least write letters of recommendation for you. Do your research on the best colleges for soccer, I know UNC is considered to be a step down from the pros and they actually have scrimmages with some pro teams in the preseason. I've taken my daughter to a few. From the colleges, professional scouts will begin to come to games to look for the upcoming talent. Just remember to practice and stay on top of your game. once in college that will increase. Best of luck in all your endeavors.
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