Soccer Scholarship
European soccer players have never been so popular for the college coaches. They appreciate Europe’s training ideas and the work ethics of the ambitious players. Players, who are in the top leagues and have played in the highest youth league, have the best chance of a full scholarship in soccer.
For those who do not meet the criteria, it does not mean that the chance of getting a scholarship is bad. For example Nico Noll, one of our clients came from a district league and modestly described himself as “the smallest number” on the team. Nevertheless, he received a scholarship at Carson Newman College, was a starter and helped his team advance to the finals of the National Championships in Division II.
Simon Gubisch, who played with the soccer team at Lynn University and became National Champion in Division II with the team, next to the sport also emphasized on his academics: “After I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Germany I wanted to get a Master’s degree abroad. When I heard about the possibility of getting a sports scholarship, I didn’t want to miss out on that chance. I was offered a chance to follow my passion, in my case soccer, combined with the next step of my studies, while also getting financial support. A few months later the dream came true and now I had entered a whole new world. It was like a movie. Scholarbook helped me make my dream come true within a very short time- Thank you!”
“ Simon Gubisch, Lynn University
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5 STEPS TO A Soccer SCHOLARSHIP
OVERCOMING ALL ACDEMIC HURDLES
There are three possibilities with which you can easily qualify for a study in the USA: 1. You complete successfully a good entrance qualification such as the vocational diploma, the Abitur (German equivalent of the “A Levels”) or the Matura (Austrian and Swiss Qualification). 2. You have your intermediate secondary school certificate and complete the so-called GED test. 3. You have completed a vocational training. Of course you have to meet only one of the three criteria.
CONTACT SCHOLARBOOK
Ideally, you would contact us about 1 to 1.5 years before you begin your studies in the US. Simply fill out our Assessment of Opportunities. You are a spontaneous person and the idea to study in the US just came to your mind at the last minute? No problem, in exceptional circumstances we can mediate your universtity place even up to 3 months prior to commencing studies. Once we receive your Assessment of Opportunity, we will contact you within 24 hours with our response.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
To complete your candidate profile we need video footage showing you during training and during competition. We also collect all information about your athletic and academic background. Your video and the added information will complete your athlete profile to then receive offers from the coaches.
CHOOSE COLLEGE
Once we have introduced you to the coaches, you will receive your scholarship offers. Your supervisor will advise you on your offers with regard to the athletic and academic interest of the university and together you choose your absolute favourite.
SIGNING THE OFFER
Congratulations! You have found your dream university including an athletic scholarship. Now you only have to seal your choice with the signing of your scholarship contract and apply for your visa. For all the remaining organisational steps you will receive our support and we will complete all steps for you.
5 Reasons for aSoccer Scholarship
Perfectly Combining Studies and Competitive Sports
Your training plan will be adjusted to your study programme – and vice versa. Due to the perfect compatibility that is unique in the world, you will find yourself developing optimal in an athletic and academical way and achieve top performance in sports and studies.
Professional Training Conditions
For the sportive advancement, the college teams provide you with several full-time, extremely well qualified coaches, team physicians, physiotherapists, gyms and university own stadiums that can hold up to 100,000 spectators.
Recognition for your Performance
Your athletic performance will finally be recognised and also financially rewarded in the form of a scholarship. Moreover, on campus, you will be treated like a star, receive a lot of recognition and various privileges.
Studying at the Best Universities in the World
The American university system is one of the best in the world. The worldwide rankings are dominated by the American universities, such as Harvard, Princeton or Stanford. Study at one of the most prestigious universities and secure this way your future dream job.
The Best Time of Your Life
Would you like to escape after school into the world and collect unique experiences? With an athletic scholarship, you will get to know other cultures and make friends from around the world and experience things that you will remember for a lifetime.
What is the scholarship situation?
Almost all colleges offer women’s soccer programs. This has positive effects on the total number of soccer scholarships. On the men’s side the situation is more competitive since there are not as many colleges with men’s soccer programs.
| Men | Women | |
| Universities with soccer teams | 595 | 786 |
| Full scholarships per team | 10 | 14 |
When should I apply?
The best time to get a soccer scholarship in the US is directly after you graduate from high school. The coaches like to recruit younger athletes so they can build a better athlete over the years.
However, it is also possible to take this step when you are older. We have helped a lot of soccer players receive a sports scholarship to do their Master’s degree .Another option is going abroad for only one or two semesters.
In all cases you should contact us about one year before you want to go study in America. The soccer season always begins during the Fall semester, so it would be very good for you to contact us early, ideally before August.
How is the training structured in America?
Even when an athlete goes to a college in the US primarily for academic reasons, the athlete will still be found in a very professional atmosphere for soccer. The college team will have a great mix of international players, staying overnight in hotels, traveling by team buses or airplanes, something only professional teams in Europe can do. To achieve great things with the team, there will be several training sessions per day when preparing for the season. To make sure that your body can handle this high level training, multiple physical therapists will be available to help at all times. There will also be different training fields and up to five highly qualified coaches to ensure that you are in good shape when the season finally begins.
How does the season look like?
The different leagues will begin between early September and late October. Most often,there will be two or three games a week. Depending on how far you make it in the playoffs NCAA or NAIA, season runs to early December the latest. On the other side, during spring season there is a so-called “off-season” where there are only friendly games and tournaments against other high-quality teams. In the future though, this could change and university soccer will finally be both a fall and spring sport.
What do American Universities offer their soccer teams?
We would like to show you the new Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn stadium of the University of Louisville in the video below as an example.
What does your current club have? A locker room and a playing field? Look for yourself how much more the University of Louisville offers their soccer team:
- A meeting room
- A lounge where the team can relax and refuel energy after a game or practice
- A large locker room with plenty of room for all the equipment
- A special room, “boot room” for soccer shoes
- Last but not least an enormous stadium with the capacity for several thousand spectators
Would you also like to experience college soccer? Then simply contact us!
Without Scholarbook I would probably had a hard time getting a scholarship for a Master’s degree in the United States. It was a successful, organized and very pleasant cooperation!
Beatrice Decker– Track and Field –Alaska Anchorage University – 2014