So You Want to Play College Soccer


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Visit My Website During my 20 years of involvement in youth soccer with both boys and girls teams, I am often asked by parents and players as they enter high school, what's the best way to get seen by college coaches and how to get scholarships. Before the youth soccer craze hit 15 - 20 years ago, not many high schools had quality soccer programs. Today most of the players on high school teams are probably club and travel soccer players, and presently there are many more high schools and colleges supporting soccer programs than ever before. This has been a good thing for college soccer programs because more and more skilled players are now available to recruit. There are even some premier clubs that tend to discourage or not allow their players to play high school soccer. There are mixed emotions about this, but it also depends on what level you are playing at. Many colleges in a regional area are now competing for the same players. If you are serious about playing college soccer, there may be several opportunities out there for you if you do the proper research and prepare in advance. Many fine young soccer players are overlooked each year because they didn't contact or submit their soccer resume to the right colleges, left out very important information, or waited until it was too late. It is also a fact that many colleges simply don't allocate all of their soccer recruiting funds because athletes didn't get in touch with them. 'SO YOU WANT TO PLAY COLLEGE SOCCER' will help the prospective college student-athlete with the process of researching, contacting and selecting a college that's right for them.




The Official Athletic College Guide: Men's Soccer


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A by state listing of all college and university soccer programs covering NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA. Includes the academic overview and athletic overview with scholarships available.




Premier Soccer


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Master the essentials for winning soccer from one of the game's most successful coaches. In Premier Soccer, Michael Parker, the wins leader among active NCAA Division I men's soccer coaches, teaches every key technique and tactic, with accompanying drills and special tips for executing them when the match is on the line. Premier Soccer tackles the skills and traits necessary for each position on the field, both offensively and defensively, as well as systems, set plays, restarts, and practice drills. With an emphasis on player development, on-field awareness, conditioning, and team play, Parker reveals his proven approach to team and player success. Whether you are a player or coach, this is your guide to consistent and winning play at every level of competition.




The Official Athletic College Guide


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The Sport Source is the definitive guide to collegiate Men's soccer programs in the United States, It includes detailed academic and athletic profiles for more than 1200 men's college soccer programs with NCAA- Division I, II, III, NAIA, NCCAA, and NJCAA affiliations. It's a must for any high school age player whose goal is to play college soccer!




William and Mary Men's Soccer


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From its humble beginnings as a club team with hand-me-down football jerseys, William and Mary mens soccer team has become an exemplary intercollegiate program. Whether judged by their 30 consecutive winning seasons or the success of their graduatesincluding Comedy Centrals Jon Stewart and MLS stars Wade Barrett, Steve Jolley, and Adin BrownTribe soccer has become what college soccer should be. For almost 50 years, William and Mary has not only developed outstanding individuals and teams, but has also exerted an amazing amount of influence on soccer in their community by contributing to the growth of youth, high school, and womens soccer.




Men's Soccer Guide


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To Chase a Dream


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Winners of 8 national championships, Indiana University is to men’s college soccer what University of North Carolina is to college basketball or University of Notre Dame is to college football. To Chase a Dream is the true story of one kid’s near-impossible desire to play soccer at that national powerhouse, a kid who was told time after time that he simply wasn’t good enough and never would be. What all the doubters failed to consider was that inside the body of an under-sized, humble Paul Kapsalis was the heart of a lion. This is his journey, a story that affirms that perseverance, optimism, hard work, a willingness to learn, and kindness can lead to remarkable achievements and transform a kid who just wanted to play soccer into a leader of men. It took him 5 years, fighting through rejection and a career-threatening injury, but Paul got where he never expected to go. Here’s a chance to see how he did it.




Overtime


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In May 2008 Coach Nick Roberts took over as the new Head Men's Soccer Coach at Urbana University in Ohio. In the previous 12 months, the team had three head coaches with just four wins and the team was in disarray. Roberts knew there was a tough road ahead. March 2012: after four seasons, moving to the NCAA D II level, significant improvement in opponents and entering the new Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the team began the 2012 season seeking its first conference title. This book follows the nine-month journey of a collegiate team, the recruiting, the pre-season, the relationships between coaches and players, the wins andlosses, maintaining academics and the handling of student athletes not only on the soccer field but in life in the quest to win soccer games and compete for a conference championship.




NCAA Men's Soccer Rules


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