NESCAC

[Kuiper]

Conn Recruiting Class:

https://express.adobe.com/page/qyJPcY4PK2zsg/?fbclid=PAAaYygjkzkT7WPr90L-g_p-OurXV12TLcOi0KdnouqwV2ogUc32aqNeserSo

Interesting . .  .10 seems like a lot from both a soccer team perspective and an admissions influencing perspective.

They had 8 seniors on the roster last year (including two goalkeepers), so from that perspective, it's not that out of line assuming none have a Covid year left that they are planning to use.

[Newenglander]

Conn Recruiting Class:

https://express.adobe.com/page/qyJPcY4PK2zsg/?fbclid=PAAaYygjkzkT7WPr90L-g_p-OurXV12TLcOi0KdnouqwV2ogUc32aqNeserSo

Interesting . .  .10 seems like a lot from both a soccer team perspective and an admissions influencing perspective.

I would agree but know that some of these NESCAC players have the grades and are in that band that don't need admission influence.

[Yankeesoccerdad]

Way too early Nescac player of the year predictions?

The recent New England Soccer Journal story about top D3 players reminded me of this question.  The list of potential candidates seems quite short if you assume (as seems reasonable) that it should be someone who has previously received all-American, all region or all-conference recognition and is returning for the fall of 2023.  The list gets even shorter if you assume it will be an offensive player (Dylan Reid's selection last year being an outlier). So the "way too early" favorites should be Okorogheye (Amherst), Saint Louis (Midd), Agunloye (Bates) and Hayton-Ruffner (Amherst).

https://www.nesoccerjournal.com/watch-list-16-division-3-mens-forwards-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-2023/

[nescac1]

There have been two GK POTYs in the last decade, so other names to watch are the nationally-elite returning keepers: Williams' Ben Diffley and Midd's Ryan Grady. 

[Another Mom]

Heard on the grapevine that the NESCACs are pushing the preread date to August 1 this year. I have no direct knowledge of this myself. If true it doesn't *help* with recruiting.

[smoova]

Heard on the grapevine that the NESCACs are pushing the preread date to August 1 this year. I have no direct knowledge of this myself. If true it doesn't *help* with recruiting.

Christmas comes early for the Centennial Conference!

[soccerpapa]

What exactly are "prereads"

[Another Mom]

Some academically selective schools (including all the NESCACs) have a process whereby coaches get a certain number of prereads with the Admissions Office. That is, a coach can submit unofficial transcript, test scores and sometimes other material of a recruit to the Admissions Office. The AO then lets the coach know if a recruit is admissible or not (or is in a gray zone, e.g. needs a higher test score). That way the coach and recruit don't waste time if there's no chance of the player going to the school.

If a recruit passes the preread AND gets coach support,  it's as close to a guarantee of admission as you can get. At schools with sub-20% admit rates this is a valuable thing. Some D1 schools do prereads as well (academically selective ones).

[soccerpapa]

Thank you for the explanation of a foreign term for a Midwesterner!  How will this potential change affect recruiting? 

[Kuiper]

Thank you for the explanation of a foreign term for a Midwesterner!  How will this potential change affect recruiting?

If NESCAC has really pushed pre-reads to August 1, and other schools are still doing them as of July 1, it means schools in other conferences have a one month head start in making offers and recruiting their top players.  Theoretically, some players could commit to the process at those schools before NESCAC starts making their formal offers (indeed, a school could even set a deadline to accept before August 1).  On the other hand, offers and deadlines are more theoretical than anything since it's not like a D1 where you sign a national letter of intent.  No one actually applies before the application window opens up (typically Nov. 15 or so for early decision) and no guarantees of admission are made even if you have a positive pre-read and a commitment by the coach to use one of their slots on you.  Still, coaches who are given slots by admissions do have some leverage to get players to commit quickly before they move on to the next player on the list.

Realistically, though, I doubt that this would make a huge difference.  It might for the marginal candidate who is risk averse, but it's not like a strong candidate in contention academically and soccer-wise for top schools can't get information from the coach about where they rank before the pre-read comes back.

Incidentally, this process, or something like it, does exist in some of the academically-oriented midwestern D3s that compete for some of the same students with schools in the northeast.  Macalester, for example, does a pre-read and I think it even has the ability to do a "quick read," or something like that, in spring of junior year which presumably involves providing even less information (just the transcript as of then and maybe test scores) and is correspondingly less informative, but does offer some help to the coach and student in knowing whether they are plausible candidates.

[Newenglander]

Different subject - Did Bates lift the Interim title for the Coach or is a search still ongoing?

[Le ‘CAC]

Different subject - Did Bates lift the Interim title for the Coach or is a search still ongoing?

I would imagine they have to be hiring Noah

[Yankeesoccerdad]

Bowdoin alum Michael Webber was signed by FC Dallas to a short term loan.  Great to see Michael continuing to play!

https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-signs-michael-webber-to-a-short-term-loan-agreement-from-north-texas-s

[Le ‘CAC]

Bowdoin alum Michael Webber was signed by FC Dallas to a short term loan.  Great to see Michael continuing to play!

https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-signs-michael-webber-to-a-short-term-loan-agreement-from-north-texas-s

Awesome news! Great job Michael!

Best 'CAC GK ever??

[nescac1]

Best goalie ever?  Has AJ Marcucci been forgotten that quickly? (Not to take anything away from Webber's amazing accomplishment!).

Much stronger case to be made that Webber, Grady, Lauta, Diffley and Silvester were the best group of Nescac goalies ever to play as a group in one season ...