
At the conclusion of this lecture, students will understand the US college soccer structure, and recognize who offers the most soccer scholarships. Also, it will introduce a search engine so that you may find the ideal soccer program to fit your interests and objectives.
Factors to consider when making your list of colleges: Academics, location, size of campus & roster size. How to acquire the contact details of college coaches. What to include when you email the college coach.
FAQ's
How many times does the college coach need to see you play?
Who should contact the college coaches?
Should we use a recruiting service?
What’s the best indicator of PT?
When does your clock start (and how many years do I get to play)?
What if I commit, can I change my mind?
Student's will be able to identify alternative college soccer pathways. Including CCCAA participation, then transferring to a 4-year college, and if you don't make the varsity team play club soccer.
Students will discover challenges of transitioning from youth soccer to college soccer. This includes how some private NAIA schools provide athletic scholarships, and the implications of Title IX.
Following Chapter 6, student's will understand the recruiting & eligibility rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They will learn about the National Letter of Intent, as well as Official and Unofficial visits. They will also be prepared with 10 questions they could ask a college coach, and 11 questions the coach could ask them.
At the conclusion of Chapter 7, students will recognize the red-flags of the International student-athlete recruiting process. They will understand the various pathways to help them find the best college soccer fit, as well as gaining a thorough understanding of the SAT and if they need to take it.
Student's will know how to contact the 50 colleges that are identified based on soccer scholarships, roster size, location, possibility of a free try-out & admission/transfer acceptance.
If you're interested in playing inter-collegiate soccer in the US, this tutorial walks you through the entire recruiting process. It will enable you to identify the best college for you with considerations for soccer scholarships, which colleges allow try-outs, recruiting rules and how to communicate with college coaches. It will also identify 50 colleges in the US for you to consider with the following factors in mind:
• Athletic scholarships
• Roster size
• Location
• Possibility of trying out with the team to be assessed by the head coach for a scholarship and roster spot.
• Ease of admission and transfer acceptance.
At the conclusion of this course you will be able to find the best college fit to meet your soccer goals and academic objectives. Firstly, it will identify which colleges provide the most soccer scholarships, then provide you with a recruiting strategy to communicate with college coaches.
You will also be able to identify which college soccer pathways is the best fit for you, and answer all of your questions pertaining to rules, how to communicate with college coaches, which colleges allow on-campus try-outs, and how to maximize your soccer scholarship opportunities
Too many student-athletes make college soccer decisions without knowing the pit-falls and red flags of the recruiting process. For example, this tutorial will reveal a university in the US that has 66 players on its men’s soccer team and 61 players on its women’s soccer team. Crucially, the college coach wants to get to know you during the recruiting process, and why you want to play college soccer. If you were the coach investing hundreds of thousands of scholarship dollars, wouldn’t you want to investigate the character of your incoming players? I’m not convinced that paying thousands of dollars to a third party is the wisest method to achieve this. Afterall, US college soccer is an amateur sport, so it’s much better for you to contact the coach directly, and I’ll explain how to do this.
I will also provide specific advice for International players, and illustrates how to arrange your try-out here in the States without having to pay thousands of Euro’s or Pounds in Recruiting Service Fees. For international students, some colleges allow you to arrange free on-campus try-outs, and others you’ll pay an iD camp fee, and I will explain all of these pathways. Finally, I will identify 50 colleges to consider if you wish to try-out for a soccer scholarship here in the States, and how to communicate with the college coach to coordinate this.