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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 NAIA

• 347 DI Athletic Programs

206 310

• 312 DII Athletic Programs

207 225 424 408

• 442 DIII Athletic Programs
• 246 Athletic Programs

197 196 Men’s Programs Women’s Programs

• NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic

Association

• NCCAA The National Christian Collegiate Athletic

Association

• 221 DI Athletic Programs

155 137

• 118 DII Athletic Programs

76 85

• 98 DIII Athletic Programs
• 96 Athletic Programs

45 DI 47 DI Men’s Programs Women’s Programs http://www.njcaa.org/sports/msoc/teams-page

List of Teams

24 DII 17 DI

NCAA DI Colorado

University of Colorado-Boulder - PAC 12 Colorado State University - Mountain West Conf. Air Force - Mountain West Conf. Colorado College - Mountain West Conf. University of Northern Colorado - Big Sky Conf. Denver University - The Summit League Women’s Soccer Programs Men’s Soccer Programs Air Force - Western Athletic Conf. Denver University - The Summit League Men’s team is DIII

NCAA DII Colorado

Colorado Mesa Colorado Christian Colorado School of Mines CSU-Pueblo Fort Lewis Regis University Women’s Soccer Programs Men’s Soccer Programs Adams State UC Colorado Springs Western State Adams State Colorado Christian Colorado Mesa CSU-Pueblo Colorado School of Mines Regis University Fort Lewis UC Colorado Springs

NJCAA

Colorado Northwestern Community College Lamar Community College Otero Junior College Northeastern Junior College Trinidad State Junior College

NAIA

Johnson & Wales University

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

LINK TO EVERY COLLEGE SOCCER PROGRAM IN COLORADO p://www.coloradosoccer.org/resources/college_search_membershi

NCAA DI

SCHOLARSHIPS

MEN WOMEN 14 Scholarships 9.9 Scholarships NCAA DII 9.9 Scholarships 9 Scholarships NCAA DIII No Athletic Scholarships No Athletic Scholarships NAIA 12 Scholarships 12 Scholarships 18 Scholarships NJCAA 18 Scholarships

Full scholarships cover tuition and fees, room, board and course-related books.

Most Teams will carry on average 22-28 players. DIII Schools tend to carry more

LOCATION…..city, rural, close to home, as far away as possible,

HOW TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL?

MAJOR…..reputation, class sizes, faculty student ratio, internships, grad school PROGRAM…..success, rebuilding, established coach, new coach, history, SIZE…. GRADUATION RATE, JOB PLACEMENT RATE, FRESHMAN RETENTION RATE 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. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA……..grades, SAT/ACT scores, you will find this on their web site COST…….., financial aid, scholarships, academic scholarships, other university scholarships

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.

HOW TO CONTACT A COACH

GO TO PROGRAM WEBSITE, you will usually find a link to a “prospective student athlete/recruit questionnaire. Complete it and start the process. I DON’T RECOMMEND USING A SERVICE, such as NCSA, NSR, etc. WHEN to start contacting coaches…summer at start of sophomore year DI, https://college.jumpforward.com/questionnaire.aspx?iid=1606&sportid=9

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

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. 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

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

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/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

NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER

http://www.playnaia.org/page/process.php

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

Q & A