Why Talented Soccer Players Don't Get Recruited | D1 Coach Explains What College Coaches Look For

College coaches are evaluating you long before they ever talk to you and a lot of what they're watching has nothing to do with what you do with the ball. Colton Bryant is an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Lamar University Women's Soccer. He's spent years on the recruiting trail evaluating players at events, camps, and showcases. In this episode, he pulls back the curtain on what actually separates the players who get offers from the ones who don't (and it goes a lot deeper than skill). We get into what coaches notice when you don't know they're watching, why how you treat your parents after a loss tells a coach more than your highlight reel, how the bags behind the bench before kickoff predict whether a team wins or loses, and why asking about scholarships in your first conversation with a coach is one of the fastest ways to fall off their list. Colton also breaks down what it actually means to build a winning team culture as an athlete, why accountability and snitching are not the same thing, how to give teammates feedback that builds them up instead of tearing them down, and the one daily action every athlete should start now if they want to be the player coaches fight to recruit and teammates fight to play with. If you play college or high school soccer and want to know what coaches are really watching, this one is worth your time. Connect with Colton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachcolton/ X: https://x.com/coachcolton Connect with Nick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicklemkerd/ X: https://x.com/nicklemkerd