Girls Soccer Recruiting Thread

[pittchagg]

Figured I’d start a thread to throw out updates on when someone sees that the women’s team has gotten a commitment.

The other day, Waldrum got a commit from 2022 midfielder Fleming Dean, who TopDrawerSoccer has as a four star recruit. By my count, Dean would be Waldrum’s first four star recruit at Pitt out of the high school ranks.

Elizabeth Fleming Dean

Elizabeth Fleming Dean

www.topdrawersoccer.com

 

[ThePanthers]

Thanks for posting this. Keep em coming as you see them!

 

[pittchagg]

2022 F/MF Mackenzie Evers from West Allegheny is reclassifying to 2021 and will join the team for the fall 2021 season.

Pitt Adds Mackenzie Evers to 2021 Recruiting Class - Pitt Panthers #H2P

PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's soccer has signed Mackenzie Evers to a national letter of intent, head coach Randy Waldrum announced Thursday. A junior at nearby West

pittsburghpanthers.com

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Love that this staff is grabbing the best local talent. I’m still waiting for them to grab that highly sought after elite local player that has eluded the program seemingly forever. There hasn’t been that type of player to come through here since they have been here. Maybe the girl that commited to UNC is one...but she plays at Brownsville and I’ve never seen her play. So I’m not sure I can say they’ve let anyone get away yet. But at the same time I’m not sure they’ve landed any impact local players either. There just haven’t been any. But they have the relationships with the local clubs and that will serve them well....unlike the last staff. Man were they bad.

 

[eastender2]

Of the local girls they signed this past class, Coffield and Schupansky will contribute, the others will struggle to see the field if we are to get better.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Love that this staff is grabbing the best local talent. I’m still waiting for them to grab that highly sought after elite local player that has eluded the program seemingly forever. There hasn’t been that type of player to come through here since they have been here. Maybe the girl that commited to UNC is one...but she plays at Brownsville and I’ve never seen her play. So I’m not sure I can say they’ve let anyone get away yet. But at the same time I’m not sure they’ve landed any impact local players either. There just haven’t been any. But they have the relationships with the local clubs and that will serve them well....unlike the last staff. Man were they bad.

Brownsville has a D1 player?

You know, as I make the rounds with my son on the youth soccer circuit, as the girls play with the boys at the young ages, I always notice that these small, depressed towns, usually have really good girls soccer players. I remember playing a school where I thought, man, we're going to crush this team just based on it being a small school not known for soccer. Well, out come a bunch of huge girls looking like they're 3 years older than everyone with their Yinzer dads (no dount HS football "stars") screaming at them from the sidelines.

Anyway, my theory, and Im not sure this is a theory, as its probably true is with football not an option as a female sport, soccer has become 1A with basketball in terms of being the "sport of choice" for girls. So all those "girl dads" who were good HS/college football players but never left their small, depressed town, they are raising their daughters to be great soccer players.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Brownsville has a D1 player?

You know, as I make the rounds with my son on the youth soccer circuit, as the girls play with the boys at the young ages, I always notice that these small, depressed towns, usually have really good girls soccer players. I remember playing a school where I thought, man, we're going to crush this team just based on it being a small school not known for soccer. Well, out come a bunch of huge girls looking like they're 3 years older than everyone with their Yinzer dads (no dount HS football "stars") screaming at them from the sidelines.

Anyway, my theory, and Im not sure this is a theory, as its probably true is with football not an option as a female sport, soccer has become 1A with basketball in terms of being the "sport of choice" for girls. So all those "girl dads" who were good HS/college football players but never left their small, depressed town, they are raising their daughters to be great soccer players.

More kids play soccer than all other sports combined, so I think it comes down to whether people from places like Brownsville want to drive to a reputable club and pay the dues for their kids development. It’s a real sacrifice that people have to make. If they choose not to, they give it up. Obviously a kid from a remote depressed towns will not be a soccer phenom beyond the age of 10 if they don’t get out. There’s no way one can develop. Yinzer Dad can’t do it and there’s no one for the kid to play and train against.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

More kids play soccer than all other sports combined, so I think it comes down to whether people from places like Brownsville want to drive to a reputable club and pay the dues for their kids development. It’s a real sacrifice that people have to make. If they choose not to, they give it up. Obviously a kid from a remote depressed towns will not be a soccer phenom beyond the age of 10 if they don’t get out. There’s no way one can develop. Yinzer Dad can’t do it and there’s no one for the kid to play and train against.

I agree but I would imagine some Yinzer "girl dads" are willing to pay and travel for club soccer. Do you agree with my overall premise?

Like, on my son's club team, all the kids but maybe 1-2 are from soccer hotbed upper middle class/wealthy suburbs. On the girls teams, I'd bet they get more girls from the depressed towns.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

I agree but I would imagine some Yinzer "girl dads" are willing to pay and travel for club soccer. Do you agree with my overall premise?

Like, on my son's club team, all the kids but maybe 1-2 are from soccer hotbed upper middle class/wealthy suburbs. On the girls teams, I'd bet they get more girls from the depressed towns.

I still don’t see it much from those towns. I’ve been involved with the girls side for over 20 years now. I can site examples of my experiences, but for brevity’s sake I won’t. The club in Washington continues to pull players from the small rural school districts like Bentworth and McGuffey but none of those players move on to anything of significance because that club still plays a predominantly local schedule and don’t have the quality staff. The girls need to navigate to Beadling/century/Hounds...and you might see 1 kid per birth year on average thats not from a middle class/upper middle class suburban school district. It’s socioeconomic, but it’s also geographic.

The player from Brownsville stayed with the sport, developed at Beadling and went to the Hounds. She actually had a schoolmate at Beadling as well who was a good player. But they are the exception not the rule.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

I still don’t see it much from those towns. I’ve been involved with the girls side for over 20 years now. I can site examples of my experiences, but for brevity’s sake I won’t. The club in Washington continues to pull players from the small rural school districts like Bentworth and McGuffey but none of those players move on to anything of significance because that club still plays a predominantly local schedule and don’t have the quality staff. The girls need to navigate to Beadling/century/Hounds...and you might see 1 kid per birth year on average thats not from a middle class/upper middle class suburban school district. It’s socioeconomic, but it’s also geographic.

The player from Brownsville stayed with the sport, developed at Beadling and went to the Hounds. She actually had a schoolmate at Beadling as well who was a good player. But they are the exception not the rule.

Is that Victory?

Well, I mean, obviously the soccer schools are going to produce more players based on sheer volume but my overall premise is that girl dads from depressed areas, who were former higher level HS/college football players tend to have their girls play soccer and "push" soccer like 100 times more than that former WPIAL all-section QB, from some depressed area, who has sons. Those kids are playing football, basketball/wrestling, and baseball.

Heck, I know of a former NFL player who has a girl playing club soccer. A former Penguin has girls playing club also. That said, Troy Polomalu's kids were playing for SCS before they moved.

 

[anon_d97v9o3a8b6xr]

Great to see Pitt have options with local talent. I would love for my youngest to land an offer at Pitt. My kid has a lot of similarities to Amanda West. Not necessarily the scoring ability, by the skills, speed, solid winger, and serious playmaker. I’ve watched West’s HS recruiting video. If my kid can be 75%-90% of west I’d be thrilled.
Pitt is already light years ahead of where they were just 5-10 years ago.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Great to see Pitt have options with local talent. I would love for my youngest to land an offer at Pitt. My kid has a lot of similarities to Amanda West. Not necessarily the scoring ability, by the skills, speed, solid winger, and serious playmaker. I’ve watched West’s HS recruiting video. If my kid can be 75%-90% of west I’d be thrilled.
Pitt is already light years ahead of where they were just 5-10 years ago.

Have they shown interest? My daughter held an offer from them but she opted elsewhere. Not because we didn’t believe in them because we do. The staff is as top notch as it gets. They are great men. Bounce me a PM.

 

[anon_d97v9o3a8b6xr]

Have they shown interest? My daughter held an offer from them but she opted elsewhere. Not because we didn’t believe in them because we do. The staff is as top notch as it gets. They are great men. Bounce me a PM.

I sent you a PM.