Questions to Ask
       ...when looking at college athletic programs.

Ask the Coach and/or Recruiter:

• What position (event) do you want me to play (perform). And how many others are you recruiting for the same position?
• How do practices coincide with the classes I will be taking?
• What is expected of players during the off-season?
• What will happen to my scholarship if I am injured of ineligible to participate?
• Are there services in case I am having difficulty keeping up with my courses and need extra support?
• Are all injuries handled by team insurance?
• Does an athletic trainer travel with the team?

Ask the Players:

• What does your typical daily schedule look like?
• What is the general attitude of the professors toward athletes?
• What is the attitude of non-athletes?
• Are the coaches available to help if you are having academic problems?
• Are there mandatory study hours? If so, what are they?

Ask Yourself:

• Would I attend this school if I had no intentions of competing?
• Do the coaches and players seem genuinely concerned about each other?
• Will I be successful at this school academically? Athletically? Personally?
• Do the coaches seen concerned about academics?
• How does this school compare to others I have visited?

Timeline U15 thru U18 Players

U15 Timeline:

• Focus on High School class rank
• Attend camps and play on a club team.
• Complete college questionnaire expressing your interest in their soccer program.

U16 Timeline:

• Continue to focus on your academics and class rank.
• Start preparing for your SAT & ACT.
• Take practice exams of the SAT & ACT.
• Begin e-mailing college coaches to introduce your self.
• Attend college showcase camps.

U17 Timeline:

• Continue to focus on your academics and class rank.
• You will begin obtaining general letter of correspondences from coaches.
• VERY IMPORTANT: Coaches, who have shown interest, stay in close contact with them.
• Begin visiting school of interest.
• Take your SAT & ACT.
• Register with the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse (visit Links page.)
• College coaches will be allowed to contact you directly in person or over the phone in late spring, early summer.
• RETAKE you SAT & ACT.

U18 Timeline:

• Take official visit if you’re offered.
• Begin applying to schools in the FALL.
• Continue to keep contact with all your college coaches you’ve been interested.
• Make your decision and sign a National Letter of Intent to that school.
• Then have a great time your senior year of high school.