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Presented by:Tim Wassell
Assistant Coach, Penn State
College Recruiting 101
ü SelfAssessmentü AcademicAssessmentü ChoosingtheRightSchoolü RecruitmentTimelineü Scholarshipsü Financesü PlayerResponsibility/GettingNoticedüBestPracticesü SocialMedia&Conduct
AGENDA
Growth of the Game
College Soccer is a privilege, not a right!
Academics/
Support
Soccer Level
Support Staff
Location
Size
Culture
Positional
Needs
Financial
Thereisno‘right’ waytonavigatethisprocess.Itwillbedifferentforeveryfamily.Educateyourselfontherulesandbeintheknow–gotoNCAA.orgtolearnmore.
ü Berealistic,whatabilitylevelareyou?- NCAAD1,D2,D3?
ü Identifyyourmajor?ü Doyouwantaschoolcloseorfarfromhome?ü Whattypeofenvironmentsuitsyoubest?
- smallschool/largeschool/urban/suburbanü Takeownership
- therecruitmentprocessbegins&endswithyou
Self-Assesment
Academic Assesment
ü GPA
ü Whatareyouracademiccapabilities?
ü ClassRanking
ü SAT/ACTTestScores
Choosing the Right School
ACADEMICS
ü Doyouhavepriorityscheduling?ü Whattypeofacademicsupportisavailable?
ü Howinvolvedistheacademicadvisor?ü Howflexiblearetheprofessors?ü HowoftenwillImissclass?ü Whatisyourstudyhallpolicy?ü Whatisyourteam’saverageGPAoverpastfewyears?
CULTURE & LEVEL OF SUCCESS
ü Howimportantisculture?ü Howdoyoufindoutaboutateam’sculture?ü Howtodeterminetheoveralllevelofsuccessofaprogram?
Coach?ü Takehistoricaldataintoconsideration
POSITIONAL NEEDS
ü Askthe‘tough’ questions!ü Wheredoyouseemefittingin?ü AtwhatpointdoyoubelieveIwillimpactyour
program?ü Whoaretheotherplayerscompetingformyposition?
The Recruitment Process
ü Player– ClubCoach/DOCcommunicationü Player– CollegeCoachcommunicationüBecomingfamiliarwithbasicNCAArecruitingregulations
üVisiting– OfficialandunofficialvisitsüNCAAClassifications:DivisionI,II&III
Marketing “ME”
ü Initialletter/Emailü PlayerProfileLink(positions/achievements)ü GraduationYearü AcademicInfo(G9-12)ü Awards/CommunityService/Clubsü GPA/SAT/ACTü References
ü CSACoachesü HSCoaches
ü TeamScheduleofEventsü AttendingCamps/Combinesü Videos:uponrequestonlyü Communication:beprofessional
Recruiting Rules
QuestionnairesCamp info, etc
RecruitingMaterials
Electronic Correspondence
Telephone Calls
Off-CampusContact
Official VisitsEvals &Contact
Anytime
Beginning September 1
of junior year
Beginning September 1
of junior year
Beginning September 1
of junior year(unlimited)
Beginning July 1
following junior year
Opening day of classes of PSA's senior
year
7 combined –not more than 3 of 7 may be
contacts
Scholarships & Finances
Scholarships:üAthleticüAcademicüWhatdothevariouslevelsoffer?
NCAAI,II,III,NAIA,JC
Finances:ü LoansüGrantsü FederalüOtherexpenses
Scholarships & Finances
Division# of
Schools# of teams
Varsity Athletes
Ave. Team Size
Athletic Scholarship
limit per team
Average Athletic
Scholarship
NCAA I 331 328 8,998 27 14 $15,411
NCAA II
257 255 6,766 27 9.9 $7,258
NCAA III
446 437 10,559 24 - -
NAIA 204 197 4,712 24 12 $6,982
NJCAA 236 184 3,602 20 18 $2,028
Other 193 156 3,123 20 - $391
Total 1,667 1,557 37,760 24 $5,366
Best Practices
Startwithafairlywidescopebasedonyourpriorities.Knowwhereyoustandwitheachprogram– askthe‘tough’ questions- assoonasyoucrossoffaprogramyoushould
notifythecoachingstaff
Everyschoolhasadifferenttimelineanddifferentstrategy– justlikeabusiness.Ex.first
moveradvantage,differentiation.Thingschangequicklysobepreparedtoact.
Reduceyourrisk.Takemultiplevisitstoaschoolwhenpossible.Talktotheplayers.Getonthephonewiththecoach.Gettoknowtheschoolbeyondthe
soccerprogram.
BEST PRACTICES
Your‘dreamschool’ maynotinfactbetherightplaceforyou.Listentothefeedbackfromthecoachandmakesureitfitsyourcriteria.
Therearehundredsofschoolsoffering
differentcombinationsofquality
academics/athletics–donotcompromise
Social Media & Character
Enjoy the Process!
QUESTIONS?