The recruiting process for a college athletic scholarship for international student-athletes is the same for those athletes competing in high school athletics in the United States. You contact college coaches, through phone, email and by sending the personal recruiting packets we recommend. International phone calls can be expensive but we recommend foreign students look into a cheaper internet phone such as Skype or something comparable.
As an International student-athlete you should start your recruiting process early. Don’t wait until late into your Senior year. Getting recruited from overseas takes more time and to earn a scholarship you must still send recruiting tapes and other information coaches need. This will all take longer. Coaches in the US are accustomed to recruiting overseas now.
International student athletes make up a large percentage of rosters in such sports as Hockey, Soccer and increasingly Baseball as well. Students who attend high school outside the US and certain territories must also take either the SAT or ACT and submit grades and transcripts for review to the NCAA Clearinghouse just as any US student does. The main question asked is whether the TOEFL or TWSE tests are acceptable. They are not allowed for students who are pursuing an athletic scholarship or want to play in NCAA Division One or Two.
The positive and negative aspect of being a foreign student athlete is coaches don’t know who you are. Positive in that a coach can recruit you after you make initial contact without much fear of you being well-known in recruiting circles and having to compete with other colleges. When you contact a coach from another Country, believe me, they are going to want to find out who you are and hoping that you turn out to be a hidden athletic scholarship treasure for them. The negative is coaches have to evaluate the talent you play against and work out more logistics than recruiting a player in the US. This can be overcome by again, starting your recruiting early and being aggressive when contacting schools.
As the recruiting process is no different for a student in the US opposed to an athlete in a foreign country, our book, “Get Recruited To Play College Athletics,” is a great resource and step-by-step guide to help you earn the athletic scholarship in the US you deserve. CLICK HERE to review it and download.
The NCAA publishes a guide for International Student Athletes wishing to get a college athletic scholarship in the US. It can be found by CLICKING HERE.
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i have been really looking for athletic scholarships in US colleges and universities, but i haven’t been able to know how to go about it. i am a track athlete and run 800m and have a personal best time of 1:49, i also run 1500m with personal best time of 3:47, i really have an urge to further my education an further my athletic ambitions, if in any way there is a way you can guide me n help me i will be most grateful. thanks in advance
Kiprono, we have had many International students use the guide with great reviews. The colleges that are interested in you athletically with guide you through the admission process step by step.