College Information

On this page you will finds information on how to prepare for college recruiting, what you should do, video tapes, entrance exams and some other information, it is never too early to start preparing.  Good Luck and I hope you find it helpful. Here are some excerpts from some of the pages and links to those pages. 

Soccer Action Plan   Page 1 and 2
Freshman-Ninth Grade
>Don't let your grades slide, if you do it will hurt you later.
>Play on one or more highly competitive club soccer teams. Set high goals for yourself at practice.
Sophomore-Tenth Grade
>Identify 20 possible colleges or universities by May. List Schools at different levels of academic and athletic intensity that give you options to choose from later.
>Make a two-year plan on how/where you can be seen playing by college coaches.
Junior-Eleventh Grade
>Travel with your team to recruiting events throughout the year. Write college coaches and arrange for them to evaluate your play. Now is the time to showcase yourself!
>Get applications for admission and scholarships during the summer before you senior year.
Senior-Twelfth Grade
>Keep up your school work.
>Keep in contact with coaches from the schools that interest you.

Vocabulary Sections Page 1 & 2
>Equivalency Scholarship-A scholarship that can be divided and shared by two or more athletes.
>Head Count Scholarship-A type of scholarship that must be awarded, either in full or in part, to a single student-athlete. This scholarship may not be divided among players.
>Red Shirt-The practice through which a student-athlete does not play in games for a year but participates in other team activities and does not lose a year of playing eligibility.

Player Resume  Page 1 & 2

Writing College Coaches  Page 1 & 2

21st Century Recruiting-the Internet  and Contacting College Coaches

Letters From College Coaches-Reading Between the lines  Page 1 & 2