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Welcome

The College Advisory Program (CAP) was developed as a service for all college bound SC Blues players and their families.The CAP staff’s goal is to make the journey from initiating the research for the right college to signing a letter of commitment as smooth as possible.

Blues teams start their journey with a team meeting with the CAP staff. The CAP staff will then meet with each individual family to assess their goals and guide them through the initial communication process with college coaches.

The CAP staff will also be at every major college showcase to promote the players to the college coaches of their interest as well as gauge the interest of other coaches in each player.

If you are interested in more of the recruiting rules and regulations you will find them by using the link to the official NCAA Eligibility Website.

NCAA Eligibility Center

  
NCAA Division I Recruiting Calendars

Freshman & Sophomore Year

  • Recruiting materials: You may receive brochures for camps, questionnaires and NCAA Materials and non-athletics recruiting publications.
  • Telephone calls and texts: A college coach cannot accept a call, call/text you or return a voicemail or text prior to June 15 following your sophomore year of high school.
  • Off-Campus contact: None allowed
  • Official visit: None allowed
  • Unofficial visit: You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits but cannot speak with a DI coach or athletics department staff member, take an athletics specific tour or receive complimentary admissions to home athletic contests during these visits until August 1 before your junior year.
  • Note: During this time the prospective student-athlete may forward information (introduction letter, email, upcoming game schedule, video footage, update emails, etc.).
  • Note: Attending exposure camps where DI coaches in attendance are allowable by NCAA rules if it is not a Dead Period. However, recruiting conversations are not allowed at these camps between players and college coaches.


Junior Year

  • Electronic correspondence (e.g., emails, text messaging, instant messaging): All forms of electronic correspondence are permissible beginning June 15 after your sophomore year.
  • Recruiting materials: You may begin receiving recruiting materials June 15 following your sophomore year.
  • Telephone calls: You may call a coach at your own expense and calls/voicemails may be accepted/returned beginning June 15 following your sophomore year.
  • College coaches may call you: Beginning June 15 after sophomore year.
  • Off-Campus contact: Allowed beginning August 1 before your junior year
  • Official visit: Official Visits are allowable beginning August 1 before your junior year. You may make only one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official visits.
  • Unofficial visits: Except during Dead Periods, you may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits and speak with a coach or athletics department staff member during these visits as well as receive three complimentary admissions to a DI home athletic contest beginning August 1 before your junior year.


Senior Year

  • Electronic correspondence (e.g., emails, text messaging, instant messaging): All forms of electronic correspondence are permissible.
  • Recruiting materials: Allowed
  • Telephone calls: You may call a coach at your expense and calls/voicemails may be returned.College coaches may call you: Allowed
  • Off-Campus contact: Allowed
  • Official Visit: Except during Dead Periods, official visits are allowable. You may take a maximum of five total official visits with no more than one per college.
  • Unofficial Visit: Except during Dead Periods, you may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits and speak with a coach or athletics department staff member during these visits as well as receive three complimentary admissions to a DI home athletic contest.
  • Limitation on off-campus contacts/evaluations: A DI coach may have a face-to-face contact off their campus with you or your parents/legal guardians not more than three times. Unlimited number of contacts and evaluations are permissible after you sign a National Letter of Intent, written offer of admission and/or financial aid; OR after the college receives a financial deposit from you.
  
NCAA Division II:
  • Slightly more relaxed than those for Division 1, with most contact starting in the summer of the athlete’s junior year:
  • Any time: Athletes can receive brochures for camps, questionnaires, NCAA materials and non-athletic recruiting publications.
  • June 15 after sophomore year: Coaches may begin calling athletes. They can also conduct off-campus communications with athletes and/or their parents. At this time, athletes may start taking official visits.
NCAA Division III:
  • D3 women’s soccer colleges have the most relaxed recruiting rules among NCAA division levels
NAIA:
  • The NAIA has fewer recruiting rules than the NCAA. NAIA coaches can contact student-athletes anytime during high school. Very similar to Division III.
  

NCAA Eligibility Center Contact Information

Keep in mind NCAA bylaws are always subject to change and, student-athletes and their parents are encouraged to consult the NCAA Eligibility Center for all recruiting questions. Reference the NCAA’s Guide of the College-Bound Student-Athlete for information related to the initial-eligibility process.

  • NCAA Eligibility Center Web Site: www.eligibilitycenter.org
  • Phone: US & Canada (except Quebec) (877) 262-1492
  • General NCAA Questions: (317) 917-6222
  • International callers: 011-317-917-6222
  • Certification Processing:

    NCAA Eligibility Center
    Certification Processing
    PO Box 7136
    Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136

  • Eligibility Center on Twitter: @ncaaec

Key websites for the college soccer recruiting process:

  • NCAA Eligibility Center: www.eligibilitycenter.org
  • NAIA: www.playnaia.org
  • SAT: www.collegeboard.com
  • ACT: www.actstudent.org
  • Top Drawer Soccer: www.topdrawersoccer.com
  • United Soccer College Rankings: www.unitedsoccercoaches.org
  • US News Best Colleges: www.usnews.com
3 Lanes of Focus for Prospective Student-Athletes

Lane 1: Academics

  • Make them a top priority
  • Stronger grades will offer more options
  • Potential to earn academic aid
  • In college you will be a student-athlete (must be able to balance both responsibilities)
  • NCAA Eligibility Center – to compete in DI or DII, must meet the NCAA course requirements.

Lane 2: Soccer Development

  • Must be your passion..HAVE FUN playing!
  • Be coachable
  • Spend time on the ball away from practice
  • Always compete (practice too)
  • Fitness & Nutrition (fuel yourself, get appropriate sleep and take care of your body with age appropriate fitness and recovery)

Lane 3: College Process

1. Take an inventory of your academics and soccer

  • a. Utilize your club coach and/or trainers for feedback on your soccer abilities.
  • b. Establish a data point of where you are with your academics and soccer to build an effective plan moving forward in identifying potential best fits universities and soccer programs.

2. Do your homework!

Research university and soccer program websites

  • Establish academic profiles of your schools of interests.
  • Review profiles of players, coaches bio, history of program, current rankings, etc.
  • Utilize Topdrawer, US News Best Colleges, United Soccer College Rankings, etc.

This research will allow you to better familiarize yourself with school/programs of interest as well as provide you great information to personalize your communication to said schools at appropriate time.

  • Campus Visits – Unofficial Visit

Essential to gain a first-hand feel for the campus, area, students, etc.

  • Unofficial Visits – meeting the coach, players, and other athletic support staff when NCAA rules allow and coach provides the opportunity.
  • Watch college soccer in person and online streaming. Important to “see” what the next level looks like and the level you aspire to play at.
  • Talk with current or former college players to gain insight into what they experience(d) as a college soccer student-athlete.

3. Determine Criteria

As you research colleges online, make visits to campuses, talk with coaches, etc., you’ll begin to formulate what is important to you in your decision-making process.

  • Region of the country; school size, academics, coaching staff, opportunity to play, cost/scholarship, proximity to home, players on the team, competitiveness of program, etc.
  • Take notes on your schools/programs of your target list. This list is fluid and will be amended based on your academic profile, soccer ability, criteria and a coach’s corresponding interest in you.

4. Understand ALL your options

There are a spectrum of levels to play college soccer (DI, DII, DIII, NAIA & Junior College)

347 D1 Women’s Soccer Programs
265 D2 Women’s Soccer Programs
441 D3 Women’s Soccer Programs
188 NAIA Women’s Soccer Programs

It is about what fits YOU. The success of your college experience is not defined by the “name” of the university or the “Division” of the soccer program, but how well it “fits” YOU.

  • Think about if you would attend the school even if you didn’t play soccer or were not able to play.

5. Be PROACTIVE

“Recruiting is a player driven process” – YOU must take ownership of the process.

Send introductory email

  • Personalized to the school/soccer program
  • Academic and soccer resume
  • Highlight link
  • Club coach/trainer contact info
  • Upcoming game/tournament schedule

follow up regularly with academic and soccer updates as well as personalized messages relative to their soccer program

Initiate phone calls to personally introduce yourself and express interest in their program.

  • Follow all programs on Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date with the program
  • Make communication PERSONAL
  • List of schools is fluid and the process is ever changing so keep going!
  

College Women Soccer Additional Insight

  • NCAA D1 women's soccer teams have a maximum of 14.0 soccer scholarships per team.
  • NCAA D2 teams have a maximum of 9.9 soccer scholarships to divide up among the Women’s team.
  • NCAA D3 teams cannot offer athletic scholarships.
  • NAIA programs have a maximum of 12.0 athletic scholarships per team.

NCAA DII rules slightly more relaxed than those for Division I

  • Most contact starting in the summer of the athlete’s junior year
  • Any time: Athletes can receive brochures for camps, questionnaires, NCAA materials and non-athletic recruiting publications.
  • June 15 after sophomore year: Coaches may begin calling athletes. They can also conduct off-campus communications with athletes and/or their parents. At this time, athletes may start taking official visits.

NCAA Division III programs have the most relaxed recruiting rules among all NCCA divisions.

The NAIA has fewer recruiting rules than the NCAA. NAIA coaches can contact student-athletes anytime during high school. Very similar to Division III.



CAP Director
Terri Patraw



So Cal Blues Staff Coach
[email protected]
(612) 231-6424

"Recruiting is a Player Driven Process"

The So Cal Blues developed the College Advisory Program (CAP) to assist and support all college bound So Cal Blues players and their families. The recruiting process can be a daunting one for all involved and the CAP advisors, led by Coach Terri Patraw, aim to educate our Blues families on best practices throughout their respective journey. Coach Patraw competed as a Division I soccer student-athlete at University of Wisconsin and went on to be a successful head coach in the Pac-12. She knows what is required to compete at the college level and how to navigate the recruiting process.

Coach Terri Patraw along with other So Cal Blues staff and administrators will offer recruiting educational seminars to Blues players and families each season. Additionally, Coach Terri will be available for one-on-one meetings to assist each family assess their goals and offer support throughout their process.

  


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