Understanding college soccer recruiting
How recruiting actually works, from first contact to commitment, and where families usually lose time.
Recruiting resources
Recruiting education, from the coach's side of the table
Practical guides for players and parents on how college soccer recruiting really works. We're building this library now and will publish each guide here as it's ready.
Guides
What college coaches look for
How staffs watch film, what they notice in the first few minutes, and how roster needs shape every class.
Building an effective highlight video
Length, order, clip selection, and the full-match footage coaches will ask for next.
Understanding the transfer process
The questions to settle before entering the portal, and why your compliance office is the first call.
NCAA eligibility and academic requirements
An overview of the requirements, with links to the NCAA Eligibility Center and other official sources.
Choosing the right college soccer program
A practical way to weigh playing opportunity, academics, cost, campus, and coaching staff.
Questions families should ask during recruiting
What to ask coaches on calls and visits, and how to tell real interest from general interest.
Understanding the levels of college soccer
NCAA Division I, II, and III, the NAIA, and junior college: competition, time demands, aid, and roster size.
Guides marked "In preparation" are on our publishing list and are not available yet.
Official sources
Where to confirm the rules
Our guides explain the landscape. For eligibility and rules that apply to a specific player, these organizations and each school's compliance office are authoritative.
- NCAANCAA Eligibility Center for Division I and II academic and amateur certification, and NCAA.org for rules and recruiting calendars.
- NAIAPlayNAIA, the NAIA Eligibility Center.
- NJCAANJCAA.org for junior college eligibility.
- Each schoolThe athletics compliance office at the college you attend or are considering.
Personal guidance
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