November 3rd, 2025 by Mike Getman
9th Grade Key Action Items:
● Research schools and soccer programs online and create a list of schools you are interested in.
● Determine strategy to get exposure to your target schools (i.e. club team tournaments, ID clinics, identification program, etc.)
● Go over your target schools and strategy with your parents and your clubs’ college liaison
● Email coaches at target schools before and after tournaments
10th Grade Key Action Items:
● Continue following all of the 9th grade key action items
● Build a resume/profile to send out to college coaches
● Summer before Junior year, make sure you are registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse
● Begin to email coaches game/tournament schedules
● Compile highlight video and upload to Youtube or something similar
● Visit 3+ college campuses (to get a sense of what college campuses are like)
11th Grade Key Action Items:
● Continue following all of the 10th grade key action items
● Take the ACT and/or SAT and continue taking until satisfied with scores
● Update your Highlight Video and send it to schools you are interested in.
● Attend ID Camps and go to Showcase Events.
12th Grade Key Action Items:
● Continue 11th grade key action items
● Build relationships with your top 3-5 schools – i.e. visits, watch games, email coaches with your tournament schedules, etc.
● Update your Highlight Video and send it to schools you are interested in.
● Attend ID Camps and go to Showcase Events.