Tournaments provide an excellent opportunity for coaches to get a glimpse of you in a competitive,
college athlete recruiting environment. Though coaches’ exposure to you may not be as intensive and thorough as in a
college recruiting camp environment, perceptive coaches can get a sense of your ability pretty quickly.
To get a coach to see you at a tournament, provide him with a schedule. As soon as you know your team’s general tournament plans,
let coaches know. For example, “We’re going to Wanderer’s Cup in January and The Explorer Invitational in March.”
If a coach you’ve contacted is in attendance at a tournament, don’t freak out thinking that you have to hog the ball and score seven goals to make your case. Relax and play as you normally would. In fact, you probably won’t know when exactly the coach is watching.
