Sunday, I get a text from a person I know who does training, no idea on their credentials, but a good player. Not sure if we were in contact since late 2023. He has a young lady looking for a women's team. I need to ask age and location, I am told she is playing at a local school, but seeks a club or something long term. I ask the level getting told D2+, whatever that means, I ask if that is NCAA, it is. I ask for her schedule and video, informed she started yesterday, and when avail, will send me her schedule and notify me, it has been out for quite sometime already. Wanting to know what school and degree all I get is the school name. I tell the person yesterday if they play a double header with the men or v other schools I would go see let me know. Almost 26 hours ago, she is not playing there he trains her. She wants to get a team, wanting to make an U-21 NT. She had been in an academy earlier and did well. Their objective is a team, still no idea is that LISFL CO-ED ECNL if they have that age or higher? I inform I am able to reach out to some local clubs, suggest walking on at school told, " nothing recent"? Lacking video, or the opportunity to see her compete not much I can do, I get invited to a training session an hour away, nope. Come train in my yard, told they train an hour away, I make it known that is as far from me as I am from it, "we good training here" is the reply. I asked if they think I am going to travel 2 hours to see a single player train, the same question is put to me I let it go, but the answer is YES. The NT she wants has a local player on it, in college here, if she was good enough why did they not refer her to that same school or where she finished her college career, I know the players family. Letting the trainer know it is the same time investment if I go there or they are here, further they are more than willing to have me go there and it is a 2 way street, no reply.
What on earth is going on here, you train the player she is at school oh wait I will get the schedule, oh, no she is not playing there? No video, how are you able to get her in front of people in a realistic way, camera phone maybe? To think I am going to do 2 hours of travel, good luck.
This is a common thread easily once a month I get such contacts from those I do not know. Players who cannot even dribble, agents offering me $$ to get players, an agent who was not, could not name a few NT players from his own nation. One coach who reached out relative to the Cosmos when they firs returned is now a successful youth coach and by chance I know his wife, a player did get a full ride in the south to a school, so not all are lost. But I can only think on what happens to those being contacted by fake agents and what they get tied to.