About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the college recruitment process for soccer players with insights from a college placement director and three student-athletes.

St. Louis Scott Gallagher College Placement Director, Matt McCarty, joined Zach and I to talk about the clubs goal and process when it comes to getting players to the college ranks. BUT... he brought some friends. 3 Gallagher standouts, all at different phases of the process, and all on different teams, to talk about their recruiting successes, failures, expectations, and process. Nathan Null '26 grad, committed to the University of San Francisco Kadan Donigan '27 grad, uncommitted, #character Javi Vigil '27 grad, uncommitted, #focused Great conversation with insight straight from the horse's mouth... the kids actually doing the work. Enjoy. Share, and thanks for the support!!! #collegesoccer #recruiting #ncaasoccer #focus #expectations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guests: Matt McCarty, Nathan Null, Kadan Donigan, Javi Vigil

Topics covered

• college soccer
• recruiting
• player development
• youth soccer
• success stories

Keywords

• college recruitment
• soccer players
• NCAA
• recruiting process
• St. Louis Scott Gallagher

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of San Francisco, St. Louis Scott Gallagher

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