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College soccer recruiting · D1 through NAIA
Current college players run every account. We build your school list with you, check every coach email before it goes out, and tell you honestly where you fit.
Morning Jordan. Your list is built: five schools each in D1, D2 and D3. This week's focus:
On it. RPI asked for my spring schedule, so I'll send it today.
Good. Use the Reply to Genuine Interest template and I'll check it before it goes out.
Get your profile set up, meet your coach, and activate your portal. This is the foundation of your entire recruiting process.
You're officially part of Starting XI, and this chapter is where your recruiting process actually starts. Before your coach can do anything on their end, we need real information from you — everything below feeds directly into the tools they use to work on your behalf.
Your Athlete Profile isn't paperwork to get through. Once it's filled in, your name, grad year, and position auto-fill into every video request and email template in this portal. Your Club Coach's info in Module 2 becomes the reference a college coach checks before they ever pick up the phone.
This is the real student app with an example player and live school data. Click around: open a school, then write an email. Coach names are blurred.
Who you work with
We founded Starting XI because we lived the confusing recruiting process and wanted to help others not get lost in it. Three current college athletes, one job: make it easy to find and get placed in the right school — and together, we've already helped over 200 students do exactly that.
Nico is first-generation American, and with his parents having gone to college abroad, he navigated recruiting with almost no one who'd been through it before. At Starting XI, his goal is to give every player the direction and guidance he had to find the hard way.
Jared went through the recruiting process without a roadmap. That experience became the foundation of everything he does at Starting XI — helping young players navigate the same journey with the clarity and support he never had.
Mateo has firsthand experience interacting with coaches from all three division levels. At Starting XI his goal is to help the next generation of players understand the different components of the recruiting process while providing guidance along the way.
Match days with the SXI coaches and our ambassadors Drew Pedersen (Gonzaga), Dominic Hoar-Weiler (Carnegie Mellon) and Hunter Byrne (Redlands). Drew's photos: Campea Photography and Ashley Salem.
Players we've helped have come from
Under the lights at Redlands
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How it works
30 minutes with an SXI coach. We learn your player's level, grades, film and timeline, and show you exactly how we'd help.
Choose how involved you want us. Every plan unlocks the full SXI platform, and your SXI coach builds a personal recruiting roadmap for your player.
Email coaches from your own Gmail, then see who opens it, who watches your film and which replies mean real interest.
Coaches build their lists years ahead. Every stage has work that can't wait, and the families who start early get the most choices.
How we're different
College coaches openly say what they think of most recruiting services. Here's where we stand.
Many sports under one roof. Generalist "recruiting specialists" rotating across all of them.
False promises, multi-year contracts and customer support you can't reach.
Emails mass-blasted from a no-reply address, or pasted in by an AI tool. Coaches delete them on sight.
A database and good luck. Or your profile broadcast to "1000+ coaches" who never open it.
They replace your club coach. Many club directors tell families to skip them.
You figure out the process on your own.
Soccer only. Every coach on our team plays or played college soccer.
Honest evaluations, three plans with no long contracts, and an SXI coach who replies within 24 hours.
Emails sent from your own Gmail, written for that coach and checked by your SXI coach.
SXI Recommended shows which programs fit your position, grades and level.
We work alongside your club coach, never around them.
A full recruiting textbook and a personal roadmap for every step.
"I'm deleting any link labeled 'AI highlight' unless a club coach vouches for it."
Packages
Every plan comes with an SXI coach and the full platform. Ask about the founding rate on the call.
A focused three-month sprint for players who need to move fast. Best for families that need help setting up the recruiting process or need guidance wrapping it up.
You do the work — we make sure you do it right. Unlimited sessions, guidance on every email, and a clear strategy to follow. Best for hands-on families.
Our most involved package. Your SXI coach is in the process every week — building lists, drafting outreach, reviewing film, simulating coach calls.
Starting XI's Club Access provides your entire organization direct access to our platform. No matter the club, SXI is the tool for clubs wanting their players to get recruited. Tell your club director to reach out — we'll discuss bringing our platform to your full player pool.
We're currently maxed out on Club Access. We can add your club to the waitlist until space opens up — and in the meantime, we're happy to partner with a club discount for your families plus a few recruiting webinars for your players.
Our ambassadors
College players who represent SXI and help the families we work with. More join every season.
Questions
A few ways. We're soccer-only — every coach on our team plays or played college soccer. We don't lock families into multi-year contracts. Your kid's emails come from your kid's inbox, not from a no-reply address. And our SXI Recommended engine tells you which schools fit your specific profile — instead of broadcasting to everyone in our database.
Your club director is right that most paid services aren't worth it. We're built to work with your club coach, not replace them, and tailor a recruiting strategy specifically to your situation. Many of our partner clubs offer SXI as part of their player development package. Tell us your club's name on the call — we may already work with them, or we may want to.
No. No one can honestly promise that — not us, not anyone. College decisions depend on roster needs, budget, academic fit, and timing we can't control. What we guarantee is a real strategy, a strong profile, and genuine outreach that gives coaches a reason to respond.
Head Coach is the most hands-on model: unlimited sessions, drafted emails ready-to-approve, unlimited video creation, simulated coach calls, film review. Assistant Coach gives you unlimited sessions and guided outreach while your family stays more hands-on in the process.
Earlier is almost always better, especially for D1 and D2. Coaches build target lists well before junior year. That said, we've had players commit as late as senior spring — the timeline matters less than the quality of outreach.
We don't do 7-year contracts. We don't do "lifetime memberships." Monthly plans have a four-month commitment term. Pay-in-full clients can request a review after four months — if it shows a failure on our end, we refund.
30 minutes with an SXI coach. We'll show you who we are and how we work, look at where your player stands, and lay out how we'd help. The decision to join us comes after. Families can sign up on the call or at a short follow-up.
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