{"id":20636,"date":"2023-07-18T17:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=20636"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:26:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:26:35","slug":"how-to-create-your-top-college-list-via-scoutingzone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/how-to-create-your-top-college-list-via-scoutingzone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create your top college list (via ScoutingZone)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20636\" class=\"elementor elementor-20636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb3e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0bb3e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fad9c\" data-id=\"52fad9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59da86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59da86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating your top college list (via ScoutingZone)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a60f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a60f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The foundation of your recruiting journey<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3c558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3c558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><u>Editor\u2019s Note<\/u>: This article was submitted by our partner, ScoutingZone, in an ongoing series of best practices for college recruiting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70161a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70161a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of your top college list as a large funnel that over the years you will refine and narrow down and eventually hone in on your top choices. We say start with 30 colleges, but this number is totally up to you. This list will be ever-changing, but you have to start somewhere. Research all of the different types of colleges (big, small, different divisions, geographics) and refine your list over time. If you want to save time from Googling different colleges, you can use the ScoutingZone \u201cCollege Center\u201d to view academic, financial, athletic detailed information, as well as head coach emails.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScoutingZone \u201cTop Favorites\u201d is the best place to house your very top choices, keep in mind you can constantly update and change this list. It&#8217;s important to include your Top 10 in your ScoutingZone Player Profile, because college coaches are notified of the players interested in their program ahead of tournaments. This is a huge advantage for players, as this feature will get you in front of college scouts at events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f692a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4f692a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The three most important questions to ask yourself are:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6627f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6627f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Can I <strong><em>academically<\/em><\/strong> qualify and succeed at this college?<\/li><li>Can I <strong><em>athletically<\/em><\/strong> play at this level?\u00a0<\/li><li>If I didn\u2019t play soccer, would I still <strong><em>want <\/em><\/strong>to attend this college?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4942a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4942a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other important factors to also consider when creating your Top List:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3cdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d3cdbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Evaluate the quality of life, scholastic intensity and then the soccer aspect<\/li><li>Academics and college experience should be put before soccer\u00a0<\/li><li><em>Be realistic<\/em> when evaluating your grades and academics<\/li><li><em>Be realistic<\/em> when evaluating your level of soccer<\/li><li>Search the internet, visit campuses watch games online and in-person\u00a0<\/li><li>Be open to <em>all<\/em> divisions<ul><li>Div I, Div II, Div III, NAIA, Junior College<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Are you interested in a small, private or large college?<\/li><li>Do you want other athletic events available, such as a football or basketball team?<\/li><li>Geographic location and weather?<\/li><li>What major are you interested in, and does the school offer it?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6358db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6358db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write your Top List down, put it on your vision board\u2026 this is your working list, unique to you! Update it every six months (or more, if you\u2019d like).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Top List is the foundation of your college recruiting game plan and who you are communicating with along the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating your top college list (via ScoutingZone) The foundation of your recruiting journey Editor\u2019s Note: This article was submitted by our partner, ScoutingZone, in an ongoing series of best practices for college recruiting.\u00a0 Think of your top college list as<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/how-to-create-your-top-college-list-via-scoutingzone\/\"> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":18035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[31,32,93,19],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-20636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news","category-partners-sponsors","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20636"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=20636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}