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Pro Soccer Combine 2008 January 9-11

I was talking to my friend Dennis Currier, Head Coach at Univ. of Dayton, and he was telling me about the Pro Soccer Combine in Sanford, Florida (the Orlando area).  For all you aspiring players out there who would like to try and make this tryout, it is probably your best use of time and money for the US market anyway.

Daryl Shore of the MLS Chicago Fire runs the combine and there are scouts from many teams in various leagues to inlude:  Major League Soccer (MLS), United Soccer League (USL) I & II, the Premier Development League (PDL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).

There are many benefits to players seeking to be discovered.  For one, you pay for one tryout and get seen by many coaches rather than paying for individual open tryouts, which are often not run as well.  The cost is $329 since it’s after their early registration deadline and here is the form that is required for registration.  Please make sure that you also read the FAQ (frequently asked questions).

The Pro Soccer Combine is produced by InfoSport Inc. and the benefits to players include:

1. Increased Exposure - Regardless of a player’s talent level and soccer background or experience, it is a team’s AWARENESS of that player that will put them on the short list of potential signees. Attendance at InfoSport’s Pro Soccer Combine is one of the best ways to ensure that a player’s COMPLETE soccer resume and professional evaluation is in front of the key decision makers for the entire professional soccer community. Players from our past events that have signed professional contracts came from schools and programs of all levels.  The staff at every InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine is also comprised of coaches from the pro community (MLS, USL, MISL, etc.)

2. Professional Evaluation - InfoSport’s Director of Soccer is Daryl Shore, a current MLS and former A-League coach. The written evaluations on each combine participant are based upon years of professional and collegiate soccer talent scouting and evaluation at the highest levels. The coaching and evaluation staff he assembles for the combine comes from the pro soccer ranks of the USA. For a list of former and current InfoSport Pro Soccer combine staff, please click here.

3. Credibility - InfoSport and its staff have years of credible experience in professional soccer. When a team reviews a report generated by Daryl Shore and InfoSport, it can be assured that the data and evaluations are of the highest professional quality and accuracy. The coaching and scouting staffs that have worked with players at past InfoSport events have come from the MLS, USL and MISL ranks.

4. 12-Month Exposure - Pro Soccer Combine participants have their combine and career data housed on the InfoSport web site for at least 12 months, allowing professional teams around the world, the ability to search online, 24 hours a day, for players to fill their roster openings. Personal contact information for each player is made available so interested parties can contact players directly, eliminating the delay of a middle party.

5. Worldwide Data Sharing - Unlike team, league or agent-sponsored free agent camps, InfoSport makes player data from our event available to every professional soccer team in the world.

I hope this information is useful for all the aspiring players out there.

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