College Program
ScoutingZone
ScoutingZone® is a cutting-edge mobile app that is changing the recruiting game for soccer tournaments, scouts, and players. The innovation that our tools provide takes scouting to new levels, making it easier and more efficient than ever before by streamlining the on-site scouting experience at tournaments and showcase events. ScoutingZone® provides a comprehensive, “virtual” database of player profiles where both soccer scouts and athletes will maximize their opportunities to find the perfect match.
ScoutingZone® gives players greater visibility among scouts and allows them to update their profiles to maximize exposure with photos and links to highlight videos. Players can create a Top 10 College list that alerts scouts of player matches for their program, increasing the opportunity for recruitment. In addition to streamlining the process for tournaments, scouts and players, ScoutingZone® eliminates the time and costs associated with printing player profile booklets—all while making the experience environmentally-friendly.
- Scouts have real-time access to detailed player information including personal, academic & athletic data
- Scouts interested in specific players can easily customize their schedules to ensure they don’t miss their games
- More real-time player information supplied to scouts, better player visibility to scouts, more opportunity for players to be recruited
- Environmentally-friendly
- Free for all players!
Player login: https://scoutingzone.com/
College Prep
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the application for college-bound students to potentially receive Federal and State grant money to attend a public or private college. The FAFSA awards are mainly based on financial need and merit of the student. FAFSA also highlights specific awards at different collegiate institutions. Every college bound student should file the FAFSA for scholarship opportunities for college.
NCAA Eligibility Center
Access here.
The NCAA Eligibility Center is something every potential collegiate student-athlete needs to register for in order to play collegiate sports. Your high school transcripts, SAT scores, ACT scores will need to be filed with the NCAA Eligibility Center. You should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at the beginning of your junior year of high school.
CollegeBoard (SAT College Entrance Exam and Scholarship Website)
http://www.collegeboard.com
Every student-athlete must achieve a certain score on the SAT in order to be eligible to play collegiate athletics. Through the Collegeboard website, you can register for an upcoming SAT exam, have your scores sent to the college of your choice, and take practice exams to get prepare for the real one. The SAT is a more widely used test when it comes to college athletics, but not the only option. Visit the CollegeBoard website to learn more about the SAT.
ACT Student (ACT Entrance Exam and Scholarship)
http://www.actstudent.org
Every student-athlete must achieve a certain score on the ACT in order to be eligible to play collegiate athletics. Through the ACT website, you can register for an upcoming ACT exam, have your scores sent to the college of your choice, and take practice exams to get prepare for the real one. Visit the ACT website to answer any other questions you may have.
FastWeb (Scholarship Search Website)
https://www.FastWeb.com
FastWeb is a search engine dedicated to finding scholarships for college-bound students and current college students. Bookmark this one. There are a wide variety of scholarships out there, and FastWeb helps you locate them. It is a great resource.
NAIA (The NAIA Eligibility Center)
https://www.playnaia.org/
PlayNAIA.org is the official clearinghouse for NAIA eligibility. Every student-athlete must register with the NAIA eligibility center to play sports at an NAIA college. The eligibility center is also a powerful tool to help athletes connect with coaches and NAIA schools – and find money for college through thousands of NAIA athletic scholarships.
Coach Contact Template
Dear Coach XXX,
My name is XXX, I am part of the class of 202X. I am interested in attending XXX University and learning more about your XXX program. I am also interested in playing soccer for your XXX soccer team. (Now write briefly what impresses you about their team; eg. style of play, congratulations on a great 202X, I see that you are graduating 7 players in 202X and I would like to be a part of the incoming class, best wishes for a great 202X!, etc.).
I wear number XX and play XXX position(s) for City SC Temecula XXX team. (Now mention some BRIEF points on the stronger parts of your game e.g. speed, touch, composure, etc). Please check out my ScoutinZone profile: paste the URL. If you need any further information regarding my playing ability and/or character please contact my coach (who is cc’ed in on this email); XXX at xxxxxx@citysctemecula.com or call him/her at (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
I will be participating in XXX Showcase and would like to invite you to come and watch one of my games. Please see my schedule below:
PASTE SCHEDULE HERE or INSERT SCHEDULE LINK (URL)
Regards,
First name Last Name
XXX Team
Jersey Number XX
ID Camps
City SC is focused on getting our players in front of top College and Professional coaches in an attempt to provide a platform where they can showcase their skills and catch the eyes of scouts.
College ID camps are excellent opportunities for college bound soccer prospect to be evaluated in a more intimate setting. Prospects can attend ID camps that are specific to a particular college or attend ID camps that features coaches from multiple institutions. Additionally, ID camps provide opportunities to be coached by college coaches, which is a great opportunity for on-field personal interactions. It is also a valuable experience to train in a college atmosphere.