College Recruitment
NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association NAIA The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic Association NCCAA The National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association
DI DII DIII Men s Programs Women s Programs 347 DI Athletic Programs 206 310 312 DII Athletic Programs 207 225 442 DIII Athletic Programs 408 424 NAIA 246 Athletic Programs 197 196
NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic Association Men s Programs Women s Programs 221 DI Athletic Programs 155 137 118 DII Athletic Programs 0 0 98 DIII Athletic Programs 85 76 List of Teams http://www.njcaa.org/sports/msoc/teams-page NCCAA The National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association 96 Athletic Programs 45 DI 47 DI 24 DII 17 DI
NCAA DI Colorado Women s Soccer Programs Men s Soccer Programs University of Colorado-Boulder - PAC 12 Colorado State University - Mountain West Conf. Air Force - Mountain West Conf. Air Force - Western Athletic Conf. Colorado College - Mountain West Conf. Men s team is DIII University of Northern Colorado - Big Sky Conf. Denver University - The Summit League Denver University - The Summit League
NCAA DII Colorado Women s Soccer Programs Adams State Colorado Christian Colorado Mesa Colorado School of Mines CSU-Pueblo Fort Lewis Regis University UC Colorado Springs Men s Soccer Programs Adams State Colorado Christian Colorado Mesa Colorado School of Mines CSU-Pueblo Fort Lewis Regis University UC Colorado Springs Western State
NAIA Johnson & Wales University NJCAA Colorado Northwestern Community College Lamar Community College Otero Junior College Northeastern Junior College Trinidad State Junior College Only Divison I There are no DII or DII JUCO s NCCAA Colorado Christian University M&W Women Are 2016 National Champions
NCAA DIII Colorado Men s Soccer Programs Colorado College no women s programs TO EVERY COLLEGE SOCCER PROGRAM IN COLORA ww.coloradosoccer.org/resources/college_search_memb
SCHOLARSHIPS Full scholarships cover tuition and fees, room, board and course-related books. NCAA DI NCAA DII MEN 9.9 Scholarships 9 Scholarships WOMEN 14 Scholarships 9.9 Scholarships NCAA DIII No Athletic Scholarships No Athletic Scholarships NAIA 12 Scholarships 12 Scholarships NJCAA 18 Scholarships 18 Scholarships Most Teams will carry on average 22-28 players. DIII Schools tend to carry more
HOW TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL? MAJOR..reputation, class sizes, faculty student ratio, internships, grad school LOCATION..city, rural, close to home, as far away as possible, SIZE. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA..grades, SAT/ACT scores, you will find this on their web site PROGRAM..success, rebuilding, established coach, new coach, history, COST.., financial aid, scholarships, academic scholarships, other university scholarships SOCIAL.greek life, clubs associated with a field of study, recreational sports, volunteer groups, and religious organizations. The more groups that a college provides, the more likely you will find one that s right for you. Big time sports. GRADUATION RATE, JOB PLACEMENT RATE, FRESHMAN RETENTION RATE
HOW TO CONTACT A COACH WHEN to start contacting coaches summer at start of sophomore year DI, GO TO PROGRAM WEBSITE, you will usually find a link to a prospective student athlete/recruit questionnaire. Complete it and start the process. https://college.jumpforward.com/questionnaire.aspx?iid=1606&sportid=9 GO TO STAFF DIRECTORY, you will find it hidden usually on a tab at the top of the athletics department website.or Google Athletics Staff Department. You will find an e-mail address and a phone number. I DON T RECOMMEND USING A SERVICE, such as NCSA, NSR, etc.
NCAA CONTACT RULES FOR COLLEGE COACHES The NCAA contact rules really kick in when you begin classes for the ninth grade, regardless of their athletic ability. It is possible for younger students to be prospective student-athletes if the institution provides the individual financial assistance or other benefits that are not provided to prospective students generally. When will I start hearing from coaches? You won t see any official recruiting materials from NCAA Division I and II schools in the mail before the summer of your junior year. And that s because coaches at these levels can t send specific recruiting literature until then. (Note: Division III and NAIA coaches can send recruiting materials at any time in high school.) But that doesn t mean the recruiting process doesn t start until junior year. Coaches can send you the following at any time in high school: Questionnaires Camp brochures General college information from the admissions department
HOW TO CONTACT A COACH THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT A COACH IS BY E-MAIL OR THROUGH THEIR ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE Introduce yourself, name, where you re from, what club you play for, what HS you play for (most schools recruit through clubs). Write a brief statement about their college program. Do a little research. How did their season go? Wins and losses. Big wins! Conference playoffs? NCAA Playoffs. This shows you know something about them and its not a generic cut and paste e-mail. Write a little bit about your recent playing history. What position you play. Individual awards and honors. Team results, tournament or league championships. Write about your strengths as a player, skills, speed, fitness, tactical knowledge, psychological (mentally tough, leader). ADD A LINK TO A VIDEO CLIP!!! Very Important!!! SEND THEM YOUR GAME SCHEDULE, League, Tournaments DS Clip
VIDEO CLIPS Short intro, video yourself and/or use graphics. Describe what uniform (color), position and number you are wearing in the clip. Only use game footage, not juggling in your backyard. Don t go much longer than 5-10 minutes. Pick out good clips, clear, reasonably close up. Show you making shots, crosses, passes, tackles, winning headers, SCORING! Some videos highlight the player before the clip starts. Goalkeepers. You can put training clips together showing shot stopping, cross taking, distribution, in addition to game clips. Music, its up to you if you want to add it. Most coaches turn the sound off. You can do these on your own or companies can put them together for you.
PHONE CALLS Phone calls are limited and coaches can t start making them until after your junior year. Coaches are regulated, but there s no limit on how many calls you can make to coaches as long as those calls are at your own expense. Take advantage of this and establish communication with coaches early and often. COLLEGE VISITS Unofficial Visits You may take as many unofficial visits as you like. An unofficial visit is one that you pay for. The University pays nothing. You can talk to the coach on these visits. Official Visits You may take 5 official visits. An official visit is one that the university pays for and includes transport, lodging and food. It cannot last more than 48 hours and you can only take 1 visit per school.
WHAT COACHES ARE LOOKING FOR BH & SF Clip
TIME COMMITMENT You will usually report early Aug DI, Mid August DII & NAIA, Late August DIII Preseason last for two-three weeks, no restrictions on training hours. Once the first game is played you go into one training session a day, usually 2 hours, plus weights twice a week. You are required to have one day off a week. Most games are midweek and the weekend. You may have conference games on a Friday and Sunday. So you will travel every other week. Twenty game regular season. The season ends around the end of Oct early November, then the playoffs begin and end late Nov. Most teams have a break but continue conditioning a couple of times a week. After the Winter break, training begins again, one session a day M-F, plus weights NCAA DI and DII are allowed five Spring games (or tournaments) which are usually March-April. NCAA DIII has a very limited Spring training season. NCAA DIII has a very short Spring Season and only play 1 game.
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER If you want to play college sports in the NCAA you must register at this website run by the NCAA. It will answer all your questions about playing an NCAA Sport at DI, DII and III http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/eligibility-center
NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER If you want to play college sports in the NAIA you must register at this website run by the NAIA. It will answer all your questions about playing at an NAIA School http://www.playnaia.org/page/process.php
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