Women’s Soccer

in the USA

Your soccer scho­l­ar­ship in the USA

Welcome to the land of the current record World Cup cham­pion! The USA has been one of the best nations for years and has produced some of the best players in history.

The reason for this:

The college sports system in the USA! Players like Kris­tine Lilly, Hope Solo or Abby Wambach laid the foun­da­tion for their record-brea­king careers at US colleges all over the United States. Whether you are a first divi­sion player or a player on the local level, a soccer scho­l­ar­ship in the USA can put you in great spot, both athle­ti­cally and acade­mi­cally.

Our female soccer players in the USA

AVERAGE ATTEN­DANCE OF THE 12 BEST COLLEGE TEAMS (760 IN THE WOMEN'S BUNDES­LIGA)

AT THE 2019 WORLD CUP IN FRANCE, A TOTAL OF 88 FORMER AND 11 CURRENT COLLEGE PLAYERS WERE PART OF THEIR RESPEC­TIVE NATIONAL TEAMS

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21 OF THE 23 PLAYERS OF THE WORLD CUP WINNING TEAM OF THE USA PLAYED AT THE COLLE­GIATE LEVEL

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Soccer

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HOW MANY SCHO­L­AR­S­HIPS ARE THERE?

While the deve­lo­p­ment of and oppor­tu­nities for women’s soccer in Europe are noti­ce­ably behind that of men’s soccer, that is not the case in the US. Female players at the colle­giate level in the USA receive even more scho­l­ar­s­hips than their male coun­ter­parts.

The scho­l­ar­s­hips cover tuition, rent, living expenses and some­times even pocket money. Depen­ding on the team and divi­sion, up to 14 full scho­l­ar­s­hips can be awarded per team.

In addi­tion to the high level of support received through sports scho­l­ar­s­hips, many German players are also eligible for academic scho­l­ar­s­hips through good grades and test scores.

Univer­si­ties with soccer teams:

  • NCAA D1: 333
  • NCAA D2: 265
  • NAIA: 188
  • NJCCA: 181

Full scho­l­ar­s­hips per team

  • NCAA D1: 14
  • NCAA D2: 9.9
  • NAIA: 12
  • NJCCA: 18

HOW IS PRAC­TICE AND THE SEASON STRUC­TURED IN THE USA?

The main season in women’s soccer takes place in the Fall semester between August and December and begins with a 2-3 week pre-season, in which you work inten­si­vely with your team on the pitch, prepa­ring yourself for the upco­ming season. The prepa­ra­tory phase takes place before the actual colleges semester starts.

After­wards the regular season begins. During the season, soccer teams prac­tice almost ever­yday during the week and play 1 to 2 games per week. Due to this tight sche­dule, a little more rota­tion is possible and playing time is guaran­teed for almost every player. Prac­tice in the USA is very inten­sive, giving the feel of a profes­sional envi­ron­ment.

The coaching staff often includes several assi­stants and athletic coaches, all of whom are dedi­cated to the team’s success. In order to meet the high demands, trained physio­the­ra­pists take care of the players’ well-being.

The reco­very faci­li­ties are compa­rable to those of men’s pro teams. The Play-Off System is espe­cially attrac­tive at the end of the college season. If your team performs well in the Regular Season, it conti­nues in tour­na­ment mode until the National Cham­pionship is played in December.

In the following spring semester, between January and May, the teams prepare inten­si­vely for the upco­ming season; in addi­tion to daily work­outs, tour­na­ments and friendly matches are on the sche­dule.

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 is advan­ta­geous in that A) the players can rest for a few minutes and B) all players can see time on the pitch.
  • If there is a tie after 90 minutes, there is an exten­sion (2 x 10 min), which is decided by a golden goal.
  • There is no extra time. In college football, 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 the coaches to travel to Germany. In order to not only collect video mate­rial during our events, but also to enable contact to the coaches, we have comple­tely digi­ta­lized the show­case for the coaches.

We provide the coaches in the USA with a live stream of the trai­ning. This way the coaches can evaluate your talent from abroad. For this reason we can now invite not only 20-30 but up to 100 coaches. Also the discus­sions with the coaches will be kept and will be done via video-call.

So you can also receive concrete offers from the USA during our inter­ac­tive trai­ning! 

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REQUI­RE­MENTS FOR A SOCCER SCHO­L­AR­SHIP

In the USA there are about 1,300 colleges with women’s soccer teams. We can help almost all ambi­tious female soccer players on their way to the USA.

To receive a full scho­l­ar­ship directly in your first year, you should have gained expe­ri­ence as a first-team player in one of the 3 highest women’s divi­sions or in the 1st junior divi­sion. However, all players in the district league and higher have a chance of recei­ving a partial scho­l­ar­ship of several thousand dollars.

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.

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