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Lonestar Soccer Club College Placement Program. Lonestar Soccer Club Introduction College Alumni Key people Factors to Consider Marketing and Promoting. College Placement Program.
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Lonestar Soccer Club College Placement Program
Lonestar Soccer Club • Introduction • College Alumni • Key people • Factors to Consider • Marketing and Promoting
College Placement Program • Over 250 former Lonestar players on current college rosters, many on significant Soccer & Academic Scholarships • 2009 class included 75+ players moving on to play in college • Lonestar hosts 2 college showcase tournaments each year in Austin with over 100 coaches attending annually • Lonestar also organizes dozens of college coaches visits to Austin throughout the year • Because of our success on the field, our teams get invited to the top college showcase tournaments around the country
A Selection of 2009 Alumni Samantha Johnson - U of Kentucky, Chelsea Jones - Texas A&M UniversityRachel Lenz - Texas A&M University, Chelsea Letzer - SouthwesternKierstin Luber - College of Wheaton, MassachusettsCara Lumpkin – Texas Weslyan Megan Machansano - Oklahoma State, Caitlyn Maggio – Oklahoma, Nicole Martin - Washington University @ St. Louis, Amanda Ortegon - University of AlabamaTaylor Person - Texas State University, Lauren Peterson - Southern Methodist, Lindsey Posner - Sam Houston State Samantha Atkins - Trinity University, Avery Blasi - University of HoustonAriana Calderon - University of Texas @ San Antonio (UTSA) Carmela Doerr – The Academy of Arts University in San FranciscoLindsay Euers -Trinity University, Roxy Farrell - Cisco JR CollegeCaitlin Fennegan - Baylor University, Chanel Felder - Cisco Junior CollegeChelsea Flores - Hardin-Simmons, Jessica Fuston - Texas Tech University, Jordyn Garcia - UTSA Michelle Hagen - Baylor UniversityKali Hellinghausen – Northwestern
A Selection of 2009 Alumni Austin Ricker - Hardin-Simmons, Jessica Rightmer - Auburn University, Paige Rodriguez - Sam Houston State, Huntsville Texas, Alex Saraceno – UTSA, Alissa Scott - Texas State University, Kylie Shuster - Hofstra UniversityKate Singleton - University of Arkansas, Nora Skelton - Texas A&M University, Chelsea Smith - Stephen F AustinDanielle Snyder - University of Texas @ SA Emma Staley - Texas State University, Jorden Smith – Cisco Jnr CollegeTaylor Thigpen - Hardin-Simmons, Megan Torres – UTSA Michael Lisch - Wake Forest University Lucy Wagner - Middlebury College , Erin Wikelius - Texas Tech, Casey Wilhelm - University of Oregon, Matt Karkos - SouthwesternBen Hammonds - UT Tyler, Marco Alcocer - Clemson UniversityJosh Caffey - University of New Mexico, Jesus Cruz - High Point University, Phillip Dormont - High Point University, James Elder - Appalachain State, Ben Killian – Ohio State UniversityWesley Nelson - Clemson University, Fejiro Okiomah - High Point University, Alesi Osorio - East Tennessee State, Todd Ray - High Point University, Alex Zerbst - University of Incarnate Word
Lonestar Soccer Club • Factors to consider: • Choose the right school: Academic Match, location, size, social activities – Initial list of 20 – 30 schools. • Choose the right soccer program: Ability level, roster size and graduation, system and style of play, coaches philosophy. • Useful website: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool.jsp
Lonestar Soccer Club • Marketing and Promoting: • Prepare Resume • Prepare Letter of Introduction • Send letters of interest informing coach of playing schedules: tournaments, training times, league matches. • Visits to School • College Soccer Camps • Follow up – Perseverance!!!!!!!
Lonestar Soccer Club • Role of the Key People: • Coach: Advise, promote, make calls to coaches before major tournaments, monitor interest with college coaches in players: Tracking Sheet team; Tracking sheet club • Parents: Support and guide. • Player: Take responsibility, maintain high GPA, get the highest SAT and ACT score you can, communicate timely and effectively.
Lonestar Soccer Club There is a place in College Soccer for YOU: Promote Persevere Play!!! “It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up again.” Vince Lombardi “What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.” Alexander Graham Bell