Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association

Established 2007

2008 AHSSCA INFORMATION
Last Updated February 08, 2008

College Scholarship Information

What are the odds?
Cedric W. Dempsey, NCAA President

Instead of focusing on which college can lead to a career in the pros, consider that:

There are nearly one million high-school football players and about 500,000 basketball players. Of that number, about 150 make it to the NFL and about 50 make an NBA team.

Less than three percent of college seniors will play one year in professional basketball.

The odds of a high-school football player making it to the pros at all - let alone having a career - are about 6,000 to 1; the odds for a high-school basketball player - 10,000 to 1.

Take a hard look at those numbers and think about what will matter in the long run - a college education. http://www.ncaa.org/cbsa/

Some Great Articles to Get You Started:

So you want to continue playing soccer in college? Here’s how:
How College Scholarships Really Work
Advice from A College Soccer Coach
So You Want to Continue Playing Soccer in College - Here's How! - good step-by-step approach to winning a college soccer scholarship and choosing a college.
How College Scholarships Really Work
Questions for Players to Ask College Coaches - College coaches and recruiters will ask you plenty of questions during your recruiting process to learn more about you. And, it is just as important that you ask them questions too. Just as recruiters are trying to find players that best fit their program, you need to find out which schools best fit you.
The NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has developed a list of questions that you can ask recruiters to help you choose the best school for you.
Want to go to College Free and Play Soccer? by Bob Collins, Editor Student Athlete magazine
Student-Athlete Eligibility and Recruiting Frequently-Asked Questions - from NCAA website
Jump to College Soccer
A Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes and Their Parents - Updated
Scholarship Calendar - What to Do Now to Prepare for College and Soccer by Bob Collins, Editor Student Athlete magazine
Scholarship Help - The goal of this website is to educate students about scholarship access and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum financial aid. In addition, they provide the information free of charge to help students avoid scholarship scam artists and misleading authors who promise "secrets" to what is essentially publicly available information.
How to Acquire College Level Sports Skills and then present them to College Coaches by Bob Collins, Editor Student Athlete magazine
How to Get Accepted at the College of Your Choice... and Get a Place on the Team by Bob Collins, Editor Student Athlete magazine
College Recruiting - How is a Coach Going to Evaluate Me?
Picking Your Team by Mike Getman, UAB Men's Coach