Recruiting rewards structure. Most families never get one.
Knowing which programs are actually recruiting your position and year. Sounding like a real player, not a template. Knowing whether a coach opened the email. A clear weekly cadence so the process feels intentional, not frantic. None of that is luck — it’s a system.
“Two broken feet, no connections, and we rebuilt our entire recruiting process from scratch. We know exactly what this feels like.”
— Kai & Miko Oppenheim · UC Berkeley
A complete operating system for recruiting.
Six things every athlete gets when they start. Parents review every outreach before it sends.
01
Verified coach directory
D1, D2, D3, and NAIA programs — filtered by division, conference, position need, and academic fit so outreach goes only where it belongs.
02
Personalized outreach
Every email written for the specific coach and program in your voice. Parents review and approve every message before it sends.
03
Engagement visibility
See which coaches opened the email and watched the film. Know exactly where to follow up — and where to let go.
04
Film & profile review
Highlight reel feedback from active D1 players who know what coaches actually watch in the first 30 seconds.
05
Recruiting blueprint
A week-by-week cadence with realistic targeting by division, academic profile, and position need. No guesswork.
06
Game Day AI
Included. A 24/7 performance assistant for pre-game nutrition, mental reset, and tactical questions — calibrated to you.
Three steps.
The recruiting process, in writing. Profile, outreach, follow-up — repeated until it lands.
Build your profile.
Position, grad year, GPA, club, target divisions, academic priorities. The system builds a precise picture of fit — so every coach we surface is one you realistically belong in front of.
Position
Center Mid
Grad year
2027
GPA
3.9
Region
Bay Area
Club
MLS Next
Target
D1 · Pac-12 · Patriot
6 programs · CM fit
Generate targeted, personalized outreach.
The system drafts a message customized to each coach and program — referencing the right roster need, the academic context, your actual game. You read every draft, edit anything, and approve before it leaves the account.
See who’s engaged. Follow up with confidence.
A clean view of which coaches opened the email, watched the film, and re-engaged. The system suggests when to follow up, with what — and quietly retires programs that aren’t a fit. The recruiting process becomes legible.
Last 7 days
Suggested follow-up: Stanford this week.
We didn’t hire a consultant. We built the process we needed.
No connections
Our dad couldn’t name a single college coach. We had to find every program, write every email, and learn the process by doing it.
Two broken feet
We rebuilt the recruiting process when momentum disappeared. The structure we built held even when the season didn’t.
D1, earned
No shortcut, no consultant. Research, outreach, film, follow-up — repeated long enough to land at UC Berkeley.
A live system, not one consultant’s rolodex.
Most recruiting consultants charge $2,500–$8,000 for a fixed list of contacts. Ascend is a structured system you keep using.
| Ascend Recruiting | Recruiting consultant | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 / month · cancel anytime | $2,500–$8,000 one-time |
| Personalized outreach (review before send) | You write every email yourself | |
| Every D1, D2, D3, NAIA program | Whoever they happen to know | |
| Engagement visibility | You never know if a coach saw it | |
| Cancel when you commit | No refund |
A consultant gives you one person’s contacts and a fixed engagement. Ascend is the structured process — the directory, the outreach, the visibility, the cadence — that families use through the entire recruiting cycle.
Also included · Game Day AI
A performance assistant for the moments between matches.
Pre-game nutrition, mental reset, pressing triggers. Answered with the same methodology Kai and Miko trained with. Not the centerpiece. Just always there.
Not a chatbot. A performance coach trained on the same methodology Kai and Miko use.
Twelve commitments, one cycle.
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 with 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
Before you ask.
One membership. Cancel when you commit.
The full recruiting system, plus Game Day AI and the Performance System.
Most flexible
Monthly
Full recruiting system. Cancel anytime.
What we recommend
Annual
Two months free. Use the system through the whole recruiting cycle.
$75 / month equivalent · save $289
Everything in monthly, plus —
Performance System included with both. Cancel anytime. No contracts.
This is how it
should have worked.
— Kai & Miko
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