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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There is a little bit strategy that needs to be incorporated into attending camps. Pick the wrong camp and you will be no closer to a scholarship then before the summer started. Choose the right camp and you can literally watch your recruiting stock rise day by day in the summer heat.

Attending camps for the purpose of getting a sports scholarship should be done between your sophomore and junior year and your junior and senior year. Of the two summers, the summer camp season before your senior year is the most important and the most emphasis should be placed here for recruiting purposes.

In addition to a different camp for each sport, there are also camps for individual positions. Examples are pitching camps for baseball, quarterback camps for football, and goalie camps for hockey. The right camp can make a huge difference in your potential and ability to earn a sports scholarship.

There are also summer leagues and combines for high school athletes all over the country. The effectiveness of these combines and summer leagues towards college recruiting depends on a few factors. Again with these you want to choose the right leagues and combines that maximize your exposure to college coaches and scouts. Don’t waste your time or money on summer leagues and combines that will not help you succeed in the sports scholarship game.

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