FCCA have over 80 alumni who have played collegiate at Division I, Division II and the Division II level across the nation.
This section of our website is a tool to provide FCCA players and parents a resource in their steps to become the next tier of players to represent FCCA and North Carolina on the collegiate stage..
To prepare our members for college we have implemented our College Bound program.
Our program has been designed to provide players and parents with the necessary skills to find an institution which will best fit their needs. The below information has been gathered for our members to use as reference points throughout their search.
Starting out:
List all the attributes you would like in a College
o Degrees offered
o Location
o Size of Enrollment
o Price of Tuition, Room and Board
o Coaching Staff
o Facilities
o Level of competition (Conference/Division)
o Roster Size and Age make up
In completing the above attributes a search can now begin. Having a realistic goal of what level you can play in college is very important. Finding a level suited to you as a player/person is vital in your decision making.
There are numerous websites containing statistics and figures for College Athletes. In reality to play at the highest level you are competing with thousands of other players. In the table below we can see that there are thousands of colleges with soccer programs, however with that we must remember each school on average will recruit about 6-12 players annually meaning as an estimate there are between 10 and 20 thousand roster spots available each year.
Again this sounds like a lot of roster spots until we break the statistic down again, Men’s and Woman’s programs are made up of roughly 40% men and 60% Women division 1, 2 and 3.
In NC alone Last year there were 39 U18 Boys teams (Roughly 702 players) and 34 U18 Girls teams (Roughly 612 players). With this information we can see that NC as a state is graduating around 1300 players last year at the U 18 age group. Now if we multiply across 52 states (obviously some states larger than others) all competing for the 10-20 thousand roster spots, the market to become a freshman student athlete is fierce.
In total for 2009-10 there are:
209 Men’s / 325 Women’s Division 1 Soccer Programs
192 Men’s / 229 Women’s Division 2 Soccer Programs
398 Men’s / 421 Women’s Division 3 Soccer Programs
For some great Statistical information regarding College soccer please - Click below:
Mens
Womens
All the above information is displayed to make our members aware of how competitive college Soccer is to get into, not to deter any aspirations of playing.
We will now look at the next step in College recruiting, the Contact. Once a college coach has initiated communication or vice versa, you can begin asking questions either on a visit or via e-mail/Phone calls.
About the College
About the College Soccer Program and the Team
What does the program need?
The next step . . .
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