Kai at Memorial Stadium
10 athletes committed D1 this year

Most athletes never
hear back from a
single coach.

Every week you wait is a week another athlete is in a coach's inbox.

AI-written emails to 100+ verified D1 coaches. Engagement tracking. 24/7 Game Day AI. The recruiting system two D1 brothers built with zero connections — now yours.

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The Problem

The recruiting process is broken for families without connections.

You don’t know which coaches are actually recruiting your position

Your emails get ignored because they sound like everyone else’s

You have no way to know if a coach even saw your highlights

You’re running out of time and don’t know where to focus

“We had two broken feet, no connections, and had to rebuild our entire recruiting process from scratch. We know exactly what this feels like.”

— Kai & Miko Oppenheim, UC Berkeley

What’s included

Everything your athlete needs to get recruited.

Verified Coach Database

100+ D1, D2, D3, and NAIA coaches. Filtered by division, conference, position need, academics.

AI Outreach Engine

Personalized emails to 50 coaches at once. Not templates. Written to sound like your athlete.

Engagement Tracking

See when each coach opens, clicks, and watches film. Know who is interested before you follow up.

Film + Profile Feedback

Highlight reel review from active D1 players who know what coaches actually watch.

Recruiting Blueprint

Week-by-week roadmap. Realistic fit analysis. School targeting by division and academics.

Game Day AI

24/7 performance coach. Pre-game nutrition, mental reset, pressing triggers, coach email help.

PERFORMANCE SYSTEM INCLUDED · CANCEL ANYTIME

How it works

Three steps.
One inbox full of replies.

01AI-Powered

Generate personalized emails in seconds.

Fill in position, grad year, GPA, club, and target schools. Press generate. Get an outreach email written specifically for that coach and program — not a template, an actual email that sounds like your athlete wrote it.

ascend-athlete.com/recruiting
Subject2027 CM · Bay Area · 3.9 GPA

Coach Smith,

I watched Stanford's comeback vs UCLA last Friday. The way your #8 stepped into the half-space when your fullback pushed — that's the exact role I play for my club.

2027 grad. 3.9 GPA. Here's my highlight reel: [link]

● GENERATED IN 3.1sClaude Opus 4.6
Select Coaches50 OF 100+
StanfordD1 · Pac-12 · CM need
UC BerkeleyD1 · ACC · CM need
UCLAD1 · Big Ten · CM need
Santa ClaraD1 · WCC · CM need
UC San DiegoD1 · Big West · CM need
US Naval AcademyD1 · Patriot · CM need
+ 44 more selected
02D1 · D2 · D3 · NAIA

Send to 50 coaches at once.

Filter by division, conference, position need, academic profile. Select up to 50 coaches. Press send. Every coach gets a personalized email. Instantly.

03Live Dashboard

Know who’s interested before you follow up.

See exactly when each coach opens your email, how many times they click your highlight reel. Engagement score per coach. Stop wasting follow-ups on cold leads.

Engagement Dashboard● LIVE
Stanford98
4 opens · 6 clicks
UC Berkeley85
3 opens · 4 clicks
UCLA62
2 opens · 1 click
Santa Clara34
1 open · 0 clicks
UC San Diego0
Not opened yet

Also included

Game Day AI.
A D1 coach in your pocket.

Trained on ALTIS speed science, Inner Excellence (Jim Murphy), Bangsbo conditioning research, Triphasic Training, and Pep Guardiola's positional framework. Ask anything. Get a specific, real answer. 24/7.

GD

Game Day AI

● ONLINE · 24/7

I have a game in 90 minutes. What should I eat?
GD
90 minutes out — keep it simple. White rice or plain pasta, a small portion of lean protein (grilled chicken), nothing greasy. 12–16oz water, sipping. 30 min before kickoff: banana + spoonful of honey. Nothing new. Nothing experimental.
I keep making mistakes under pressure and can’t shake them off.
GD
Mental reset pattern, not talent. Jim Murphy calls it The Funnel. After every mistake: (1) physical release — shake hands, exhale hard. (2) One-word cue — "next" or "reset." (3) Anchor on your next process action, not the last result. Top D1 players miss passes constantly. The difference is they’re locked into the next play before the ball hits the grass.
How do I recognize when my team should press as a unit?
GD
Four pressing triggers, from the Pep framework: (1) Bad first touch by a defender — sprint cue. (2) Back pass to keeper — step up as a unit. (3) Sideways/backward pass into pressure — go forward. (4) Ball travels 15+ yards in the air. The whole unit presses on the same cue, or nobody presses.
Ask anything…

Not a chatbot. A performance coach trained on the same methodology Kai and Miko use.

Why Trust Us

We did not hire a recruiting consultant. We built the system ourselves.

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Soccer connections in our family

Our dad could not name a single college coach. We had to find every contact, write every email, and figure out the process alone.

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Broken feet during recruiting

We rebuilt our recruiting from scratch after injuries that would have ended most athletes’ paths. The system we built worked anyway.

D1

UC Berkeley — earned on merit

No consultant. No connection. We researched, emailed, filmed, and followed up until we got offers. This is exactly that process.

Why not a recruiting consultant

$99/month · or $2,500–$8,000 one-time.

Your choice.

Ascend RecruitingRecruiting Consultant
Price$99/month · cancel anytime$2,500–$8,000 one-time
Personalized outreachYou write every email yourself
Every D1/D2/D3/NAIA coachWhoever they happen to know
Engagement trackingYou never know if a coach saw it
Film feedback from D1 playersGeneric advice
24/7 AI performance coachNo
Built by athletes who just went through itBuilt by someone’s dad in 2008
Cancel when you commitNo refund

A typical recruiting consultant costs what 25 months of Ascend does — and gives your athlete one human’s rolodex instead of a live system.

Proof it works

Ten athletes. Ten D1 commitments.

Every position. Every level. Same recruiting system.

Ascend helped me become a more confident, disciplined, and complete player. Ultimately led to my commitment to UC San Diego.

Michael Luechauer

D1 Winger · UC San Diego

Ascend helped me stay locked in through the recruiting process. It helped me earn my commitment to the United States Military Academy.

Abhishek Tomar

D1 Midfielder · US Military Academy

Ascend helped me stay consistent with my training, mindset, and preparation. That structure played a huge role in helping me sign with Santa Clara.

James Saccau

D1 Defender · Santa Clara

The biggest thing Ascend gave me was consistency. It helped me stay disciplined while making the recruiting process easier to navigate.

Yul Hong

D1 Winger · US Naval Academy

Ascend helped me elevate the technical and tactical side of my game in a way that translated directly onto the field. It played a huge role in helping me commit to UC San Diego.

Sean Ueda

D1 Midfielder · UC San Diego

The goalie-specific drills were one of the best parts of Ascend — footwork, handling, distribution, positioning. Huge role in helping me commit to UCSB.

David Ruy

D1 Goalkeeper · UC Santa Barbara

Pricing

One price. Full access. Cancel anytime.

Most Flexible

$99

/month

  • AI-generated coach emails
  • Verified 100+ coach database
  • Send to 50 coaches per campaign
  • Full engagement tracking (opens, clicks, scores)
  • Game Day AI — 24/7 performance coach
  • Performance System included
  • Cancel anytime
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$899

/year · $75/month equivalent

  • AI-generated coach emails
  • Verified 100+ coach database
  • Send to 50 coaches per campaign
  • Full engagement tracking (opens, clicks, scores)
  • Game Day AI — 24/7 performance coach
  • Performance System included
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  • Priority support

Performance System included with both plans. Cancel anytime. No contracts.

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