SOCCER
YOUR SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP IN THE USA
Soccer is on the rise in the USA! More and more talent is coming from the country where American football, basketball or baseball dominates.
The level of play is rising and so is the chance for German talents to get to the next level in the USA.
There are many different reasons why soccer players apply for a scholarship in the USA. With over 1,000 universities in the USA, the possibilities are endless. No matter what is your intention, Scholarbook, the number 1 for soccer scholarships, will help you find your dream university.
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SOCCER
HOW MANY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THERE?
Up to 600 universities in America offer soccer scholarships to international players, so that they are able to represent their respective universities on the pitch. Besides both financial and athletic opportunities, the universities offer an internationally recognized academic degree.
Universities with soccer teams:
- NCAA D1: 205
- NCAA D2: 214
- NAIA: 188
- NJCCA: 217
Full scholarships per team
- NCAA D1: 9.9
- NCAA D2: 9
- NAIA: 12
- NJCCA: 18
HOW IS PRACTICE STRUCTURED IN THE USA?
Many top European clubs travel to the USA in order to prepare for the new season. The popularity of the sport of soccer is increasing and so is the professionalization of soccer at the college level in the United States. Currently, conditions at many universities are similar to those of men’s pro teams.
The coaches are employed full-time and therefore dedicate their entire work day to the team’s success and the needs of their players. In the Regular Season, practice takes place daily; in the Pre-Season, and especially during the preparatory phase, the team trains twice a day.
To ensure that your body is prepared for this intensity in the best possible way, trained physiotherapists take care of the team. In addition to numerous training grounds and weight rooms, fitness trainers ensure that you get in the best shape possible.
Since soccer has become a very important sport, the colleges open their doors even before the actual semester begins. As a recognized college athlete, you can make use of all the advantages such as campus apartments, cafeteria or training rooms even outside the lecture period.
WHAT IS A COLLEGE SEASON LIKE?
The season runs from early September to November. You have daily practice and often two games a week. Depending on how far your team goes into the playoffs, the season can last until the National Championship games in december.
Spring consists of the off-season, in which you mainly participate in tournaments or friendly matches against higher class teams, such as teams from the MLS, the highest professional soccer league in the United States. In the future, however, this could change, so that the universities will play a full season in Fall and spring.
An internationally assembled team, hotel accommodation on outbound trips and even travelling by plane confirm that conditions in college soccer are similar to the conditions of European pro clubs and is a great opportunity to prepare for the life as a pro soccer player after graduating from college.
DIFFERENCES IN COLLEGE SOCCER
- In the second half, coaches are allowed to switch players as often as they want. Players may come back onto the pitch even after they have been substituted out. This has the advantage that A) the players can rest for a few minutes and B) all players can see enough minutes on the pitch.
- If there is a tie after 90 minutes, the game goes into overtime (2 x 10 min), which is decided by a golden goal.
- There is no extra time. In college soccer, like in American sports, the clock counts down to zero.
Interactive
Soccer Showcase
Why “interactive”?
The presence of US college coaches is the icing on the cake during our showcase events. The trainings are the only chance for you and the coaches to have personal contact before signing the soccer scholarship.
At the moment it is unfortunately not possible for coaches to travel to Germany. In order to not only collect video material of you during our events, but also to enable contact to the coaches, we have completely digitalized the showcase.
We provide the coaches in the USA with a live stream of the training. This way the coaches can comfortably evaluate your talent. For this reason we can now invite not only 20-30 but up to 100 coaches. Also the discussions with the coaches after the soccer part of the day will be held and done via video-call.
So you can also receive concrete offers from the USA during our interactive training!
What can you expect?
References
Almir Dzaferovic
Herren-Fussball | Tiffin University
Die Zusammenarbeit hat super geklappt! Mein Berater Uwe war speziell im Endspurt stets erreichbar und hat mir sehr geholfen. Vielen Dank dafür!
Halil Ibrahim Yilmaz
Herren-Fussball | Montana State University Billings
Ich bin sehr glücklich und zufrieden, den Schritt in die USA gewagt zu haben. Die ersten Wochen laufen soweit sehr gut, ich habe mich sehr gut einleben können. Ich wurde sehr herzlich empfangen und bin froh, mich für die MSUB entschieden zu haben. Auf dem Platz herrscht ein sehr gutes Niveau und jeder Spieler aus Deutschland, Verbandsliga aufwärts, kann hier Fuß fassen! Scholarbook war eine große Unterstützung in bürokratischen und beratenden Themen, wofür ich sehr dankbar bin! Ich würde es genau so wieder machen.
Lukas Englich
Herren-Fussball | St. Francis University
Die Zeit hier könnte bis jetzt nicht besser sein. Mir gefällt es riesig hier, mit dem Team und dem Coaching Staff verstehe ich mich sehr gut. Die Jungs haben uns Neue alle sehr gut aufgenommen. Zum Campus, auch wenn es ein vergleichsweise kleiner Campus ist, gefällt mir dieser auch. Man kann alles zu Fuß erreichen und hat keine sonderlich langen Wege. Ich finde das Studium ist quantitativ sehr fordernd, aber qualitativ mit ein wenig Fleiß definitiv schaffbar. Auch wenn wir gerade keine Saison haben, versuchen wir auf einem hohen Niveau zu trainieren, auch wenn es innerhalb des Teams den ein oder anderen Leistungsunterschied gibt. Ich denke aber trotzdem, dass unser Team wettbewerbsfähig sein wird und wir gute Chancen in der Liga haben werden. Mit der Sprache komme ich prinzipiell sehr gut zurecht, ab und zu gibt es grammatikalische Unsicherheiten im Unterricht, aber außerhalb gibt es gar keine Probleme. Die Menschen hier sind auch unglaublich offen und kontakfreudig, daher gibt es gar keine Probleme, neue Leute kennenzulernen. Unsere Zusammenarbeit ging ja über einen sehr langen Zeitraum, aber ich bereue es auf keinen Fall. Ich bin so glücklich, hier meinen Traum erfüllen zu können und daran habt Ihr einen riesigen Anteil, vielen Dank dafür!
Tim Kaltenberger
Herren-Fussball | Northwestern College
Bis jetzt gefällt mir meine Mannschaft sehr gut! Leider konnte ich aufgrund einer Verletzung und Erkältung noch nicht wirklich in der ersten Mannschaft einbezogen werden, jedoch habe ich schnell Freunde gefunden und Menschen, die dieselben Ziele und Prioritäten haben. Außerdem spielt unser Team auf einem hohen Niveau, bei dem es Spass macht zuzuschauen. Meiner bisherigen Erfahrung nach waren alle Menschen, auf die ich getroffen bin extrem nett, hilfsbereit und verständnisvoll, mir als internationaler Student zu helfen und beizustehen. Die Sprache macht mir persönlich gar keine Probleme, und der Kulturschock blieb auch nicht lange erhalten. Akademisch muss ich sagen, dass ich mir das etwas schwieriger vorgestellt hab. In Deutschland ist man es gewohnt, Analysen zu schreiben und zu reproduzieren. In Amerika jedoch, liegt der Fokus darauf zu produzieren und die Schüler kreativ schreiben zu lassen, was mir extrem gefällt. Rückblickend hat mir die Zusammenarbeit mit Scholarbook sehr gefallen. Mein Berater war immer da, wenn ich vor Fragen, Problemen oder Bedenken stand. Ohne Scholarbook wäre es mir niemals möglich gewesen, den Traum in Amerika zu studieren zu verwirklichen. Die ganzen Kontakte, die Scholarbook zu all den Trainern und Colleges hat, vergrößern einem die Chancen rekruitiert zu werden! Aus diesem Grund kann ich Scholarbook nur weiterempfehlen und würde sogar sagen, dass es eine Standout-Agentur ist.
Requirements
There are almost 600 universities in the USA offering sports scholarships in soccer. Since Europe players are known for their excellent fundamentals in soccer, European players have a remarkable reputation among American college coaches and therefore have a great chance of receiving a large scholarship in soccer. The playing level in college varies! Some of the team’s could compete with European 2nd or 3rd division pro clubs. Lower-level college teams would play a good role in lower-level amateur divisions, but still award high scholarships and offer a great environment to develop.
Nico Noll, one of our Scholarbook players, came from a lower level amateur league in Germany and described himself as “the smallest number” in his team. Nevertheless, he became a starting player at Carson Newman University on a sports scholarship and was able to help his team reach the finals of the NCAA Division 2 National Championship.
The costs covered by the university not only limited to the tuition fees, but also include all other costs such as insurance, housing, food, medical care, books for your courses and much more.