College Recruitment

Create Player ID

• What do I bring to the game?
• What do I want to convey to college coaches?

NCAA Profile

• Create a profile at the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Academic Planning

• Take high school courses that will earn you the best grades.
• Find NCAA approved courses.

Questions to Narrow Down Your Search

• What field or discipline do I want to study?
• What classroom and school size works best for me?
• How far away from home do I want to be?
• Do I want to be in an urban or rural setting?
• What is important to me academically, athletically and socially?

Create Database of Schools

• Research academic and athletic programs.
• What academic/athletic balance is right for you? 
• Select schools based on what is important to you.

Athlete Match Profile

• Create a free version of an Athlete Match Profile, if you've not done so already.
• Keep your profile up-to-date with grades and accolades.

Create a Highlight Video

• Steel City FC will record games using Veo. You can access them using your Veo login. 
• Use Veo Showcase to compile clips into a 5-10 minute highlight video.

Connect with College Coaches

• Complete prospective athlete questionnaires on schools' athletic websites.
• Send intro emails to individual coaches—not a mass email—and include your schedule.
• Attend camps and clinic the summer following your sophomore year.

Stay on Top of Academics

• Take NCAA approved core courses.
• Take SAT/ACT and submit your score to NCAA Eligibility Center.
• Select courses that will give you the best GPA.

Athlete Match Profile

• Continually update this profile with the latest video, approach it as here are my videos of the month

Communication with Coaches

• June 15th before your junior year, college coaches can now communicate with athletes.
• Regularly alert coaches of upcoming opportunities to see you play.
• When you remove a school from your list, respectfully notify your coach.

Campus Visits

• August 1st of junior year, you can now go on visits, both official and unofficial.
• Attend camps and clinics of schools you've been in contact with.

Academic Planning

• Take SAT/ACTs again if necessary to improve academic scholarship opportunities.

• Check with guidance counselor to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.

• Finish strong. Do not let your grades slip during your senior year.

Committing to a Program

• Once you've decided which school to attend, notify the coach.
• Be courteous to any programs you are turning down by notifying the coach that you've committed elsewhere.
• Many programs will want you to sign a National Letter of Intent to formally end your recruiting process.