Women’s Soccer
Your soccer scholarship in the USA
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
HOW MANY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THERE?
The scholarships cover tuition, rent, living expenses and sometimes even an attractive pocket money. Depending on the team and division, up to 14 full scholarships can be awarded to the team.
In addition to the high level of support through sports scholarships, many German players can also receive 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
DIFFERENCES IN COLLEGE SOCCER
- In the second half, coaches are allowed to swith players as often as they want. Players may get back on the pitch even after they have been substituted. 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, there is an extension (2 x 10 min), which can be decided by a golden goal.
- There is no extra time. In college football, like in American sports, the clock counts down to zero.
HOW IS PRACTICE AND SEASON STRUCTURED IN THE USA?
Afterwards the regular season begins. During the season, soccer teams practice almost everyday of 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, but extremely professional.
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 can keep up with those of men’s pro teams. The Play-Off System is the special attraction of the college season. If your team has done 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 coming season; in addition to daily workouts, tournaments and friendly matches are on the schedule.
Interactive
Soccer Showcase
Why “interactive”?
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 have much less effort to 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 kept and will be done via video-call.
So you can also receive concrete offers from the USA during our interactive training!
What can you expect?
Next dates:
- October 14th 2020, Sportschule Wedau, Duisburg
- Mid December 2020, Wolfsburg
References
REQUIREMENTS FOR A SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP
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 following overview explains in more detail what kind of scholarship you could get awarded. The percentages refer to the costs you would receive from your scholarship.
100% e.g. means that the university covers all costs. This is not only limited to the tuition fees, but also to all other costs such as insurance, housing, food, medical care, books for your courses and much more.
Overview
| Division | Scholarship |
|---|---|
| 2nd division and higher | 100% |
| 3rd division | 80 – 100% |
| 4th and 5th division | 70 – 100% |
| 6th division | 60 – 90% |
| 7th division | 50 – 70% |
| Division | Scholarship |
|---|---|
| 1st division | 100% |
| 2nd division | 70 – 100% |
| 3rd division | 60 – 80% |
| 4th division | 50 – 70% |