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Lessons on getting the most out of your soccer moments.
6 Tips for Coaching Young Teams with Trace
Read 6 tips for using soccer game film and video to coach players under 12 years old. Read More
Workshop: NIL Changes & High School Athletes
What do NIL rule changes mean for high school athletes? How should athletes prepare? Read More
Radar View and Heat Maps in Youth Soccer
How to use radar view and heat maps to win more games and improve your performance faster. Read More
Watch: Soccer Profiles That Get Noticed
Key factors for choosing the right college soccer program to find the best possible fit. Read More
A Checklist for Choosing the Right College Soccer Program
Key factors for choosing the right college soccer program to find the best possible fit. Read More
How New NIL Rules Affect High School Players
Will the new NCAA rules around name, image, and likeness (NIL) trickle down to high school sports? Read More
What Soccer ID Camps Should Your Child Attend?
Learn how to decide which college soccer ID camp to attend and the differences between college ID camps. Read More
How to Get Players to Watch Soccer Game Film
How can coaches get players to watch game film and utilize soccer cameras most effectively? Read More
Are You a Perfectionist on the Soccer Field?
Learn how to control perfectionism and engage in healthy self-criticism of performance on the field. Read More
ECNL vs ECRL: How Are They Different?
What's the difference between ECNL and ECRL? How do players decide where they should play? Read More
Better Team or More Time on the Soccer Field?
How should players and parents prioritize playing time in relation to level of competition? Read More
Wells Thompson on Excelling in Youth Soccer
Former MLS player Wells Thompson will give his advice on improving performance for pre-college athletes. Read More
5 Strategies For Building a Winning Mindset on the Socc...
Tips for staying mentally fit on the soccer field to reduce anxiety and improve performance Read More
The College Soccer Recruiting Timeline
When should high school athletes start thinking about college soccer recruiting? Read More
The Guided Discovery Method of Coaching Soccer
The guided discovery method of coaching is a way to create self-thinking players. Read More
Workshop: Strengthen Mindset to Elevate Soccer Skills
Learn strategies for staying mentally sharp using obstacles to your advantage. Read More
D1 College Soccer: Expectations vs. Reality
What does it take to play college soccer? What does a typical day look like for a student-athlete? Read More
How to Make A College Soccer Highlight Video for a Winger
Learn the key factors to create a successful winger recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How to Make A College Soccer Highlight Video for a Striker
Learn the key factors to create a successful attacking center midfielder recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How to Make Your Attacking Center Midfielder Highlight ...
Learn the key factors to create a successful attacking center midfielder recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
What Is the Optimal Height for Recording Soccer Games?
Recording soccer games using a tripod to capture an elevated angle is critical to getting the best game film. Read More
Grow Your Soccer Club with Trace Video Resources
Resources for soccer clubs to use Trace video to build their brands and sell the advantages to recruits. Read More
How to Make Your Defensive Center Midfielder Highlight ...
Learn the key factors to create a successful defensive center midfielder recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How to Make Your Center Back Highlight Video
Learn the key factors to create a successful center back recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How to Make Your Outside Back Highlight Video
Learn the key factors to create a successful outside back recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How to Make Your Goalkeeper Highlight Video
Learn the key factors to create a successful recruiting video for college coaches. Read More
How One Player Used Her Trace iD to Get Recruited at a ...
See how one player used her Trace iD to save time and impress college coaches. Read More
Fundraising Ideas for Youth Soccer Teams
How to host successful fundraisers to raise money for your youth soccer team. Read More
How to Use Social Media for College Soccer Recruiting
How to use social media to communicate with college soccer coaches to get recruited. Read More
Recruiting Tips: The Trace Do’s and Dont’s ...
Tips and strategies for college soccer recruiting, creating highlight videos, and more. Read More
How MN Eclipse Uses Soccer Video in Newsletters to Help...
How one youth soccer club built a newsletter with Trace video to help their players get recruited. Read More
Recording Soccer Games: Why It’s Critical and How...
Why are the top clubs and teams recording soccer games and using game video? Read More
Top 5 Things College Coaches Want to See in Soccer High...
Here are some key items that coaches consider important in soccer highlight videos. Read More
Embed Your Club’s Latest Goals on Your Website
Trace enables clubs to embed their teams' latest goals on their websites to highlight memorable soccer moments. Read More
Recording Soccer Games to Overcome the Division I Recru...
How to use soccer game video recordings to give yourself an edge in the college recruiting process. Read More
6 Tips for Creating Soccer Highlight Videos for College...
Advice from former athlete that currently works at a Power 5 school's athletic department about creating an exceptional highlight video. Read More
Soccer Video Editing Tip for College Recruiting
Taking video editing off my plate has been a huge time-saver, but it also unlocked a hidden advantage I wasn't expecting. Read More
Explaining Trace Soccer Camera System to a Youth Soccer...
Video Manager for Virginia Rush explains Trace Soccer, a Soccer Camera System, to the 02/03 Boys team. Trace is a soccer analysis system that is going to Read More
Attracting Soccer College Recruiters to your Game Film
For soccer players who need to make their recruitment reels, here are some pointers that will catch a college recruiter's attention. Read More
Three Youth Development Tracks to Prepare For College R...
Finding the right youth development soccer program can infinitely increase your chances of being seen by college soccer coaches and significantly improve you... Read More
Tips to Improve Field Awareness While Dribbling
With all of the pressure to maintain a good dribble, it's easy to forget that there’s an entire field full of players around you. Read More
How Parents Use their Youth Player's Soccer Video
I film everything for my rising Junior, Dante. He has dreams of playing in college, so I knew recording video of his soccer games was going to be a must, but... Read More
Soccer Recruiting Advice for Future Graduating Classes
Future graduating classes will write a new book on being recruited to play soccer in college. Each class will have an opportunity to take advantage of this n... Read More
How She Landed a Division I Soccer Scholarship with onl...
There weren't many opportunities left for college coaches to see Katie in her senior year. So Coach Richards turned to soccer game film for recruitment. Read More
College Coach says Video is more Important to Recruitin...
The world has changed, and if you plan on being recruited for soccer, then video has never been more essential than it is now. Read More
Are College Soccer ID Camps Worth it?
College Soccer ID camps are an essential part of the college soccer recruiting process. In many ways, they are overtaking club games. Read More
How Many Minutes Does a Youth Soccer Player Get in a Game?
How many minutes should your son or daughter expect to play in a soccer game? Read More
Soccer Recruiting Advice for Freshmen and Sophomores
Are you starting the soccer recruitment process for your High School player? Here are 5 pieces of advice from parents all around the country. Read More
How to Get Parents Excited about Soccer Game Film
Struggling to get your team's parents excited about investing in a system to record soccer games? We've seen parents become huge proponents of recording games Read More
What to Look for in Soccer Game Video by Position
Analyzing soccer game video depends heavily on position. As you watch the game video, take note of how the play changes throughout the match. Read More
3 Steps to Get Players Watching Soccer Game Film
If a team is going to invest in a camera to record soccer games, they should also invest in getting their players to watch the footage! Read More
The Way to Get Your Team to Watch Game Film
People all across the globe watch more than 3 million moments a month on Trace. Let's take a look at what the data is telling us people want to watch. Read More
How to Review Your Soccer Game Film Post-Match
If you like to compete, and want to reach your full potential, you have to learn from past triumphs and failures. The best way to accomplish this is by watch... Read More
How Many Soccer Moments Do I Send to a College Coach?
10 to 20 moments. The first 5 moments should be your best moments as a player. The remainder of your moments should be organized by theme. Read More
The Player's Guide to Emailing College Coaches
For most players, kicking off the recruitment process starts with an email. When you're ready to start a conversation with a college recruiter, you'll want t... Read More
4 Don'ts to Get Recruited for College Soccer
College recruiters want to hear from you, not your mom or your dad. Yes, you should absolutely take your parent’s advice or help if they are willing to offer... Read More
5 Do’s to Get Recruited for College Soccer
You have a dream school (or dream schools) you’d love to play for in college; let’s call that dream school College T. Unless your dream school has a relation... Read More
A Foundation for Youth Soccer Drills in 2020
Are you revitalizing your soccer drills for the 2020 season? Every team or club knows the importance of breathing new life into their development programs. T... Read More
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