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USA College Scholarships
Your Guide to Playing & Studying on a Sports Scholarship
GLOBA L S P O RT S R E C R U I T M E NT
Email: enquiries@globalsportsrecruitment.com
www.globalsportsrecruitment.com
GLOBA L S P ORT S R E C R U I T M E NT THE UK'S LEADING SPORTS RECRUITMENT AGENCY FOR THE AMERICAN COLLEGE SYSTEM Global Sports Recruitment (GSR) is a progressive, 21st century company built around experience and integrity. We provide talented young athletes from the UK, Ireland and around the world with an exclusive opportunity to pursue an academic and athletic career. GSR pride themselves on reliable, trustworthy staff who have crucial first-hand experience networking with over 2500 US college coaches. We are passionate about ensuring our athletes find their ideal university to enable them to combine their sporting ambitions and academic studies. Our GSR staff have first-hand experience of the college system and are former scholarship athletes, providing them with a unique experience of what to expect. SPORTS WE SPECIALISE IN: • Men’s & Women’s Soccer • Men’s & Women’s Golf • Men’s & Women’s Swimming • Men’s & Women’s Track and Field • Men & Women’s Tennis • Men’s Rugby • Women’s Field Hockey
GSR TEAM
Dave McPherson - Member of Heart of Midlothian F.C. and
Rangers F.C. Halls of Fame, represented Scotland times,
including at orld Cup European Championships.
John Crawley - University of Las Vegas, Nevada *2010
Simone Enrici - Martin Methodist College, Tennessee *2010
OUR SERVICE
GSR offers a premium service that takes care of you starting today, during your entire promotion, until
you arrive at college/university in the US. Our expert staff will comprehensively support you as you grow,
all the way to achieving your dreams.
WHAT WE DO FOR YOU
Pre-qualification athletic eligibility
Host and edit your video for promotion along with creating a full athletic resumé.
Assist you through SAT registration and preparation.
Assist with your sports promotion and marketing.
Provide Grade Point Average analysis.
Guide you through academic and athletic eligibility and suitability.
Assist with US Visas and international documents.
AMERICAN SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS: A Sports Scholarship in the US can offer a fantastic opportunity, and a life changing experience to be a student-athlete abroad, achieving a degree of your choice, whilst playing your sport in a fiercely contested, highly competitive environment. Achieving a Scholarship can put you in a unique position as the costs associated with earning a university degree may be partial or fully covered by the university. In return, the student-athlete will represent the university in their respective sport and maintain a good level of academic performance. ADVANTAGES OF USING GSR • We explore over 2500 universities to find you the best possible opportunities • We identify the ideal universities for your sporting and academic ambition. • To secure you the best scholarship award which suits your academic, athletic, financial, and social needs. • We guide you through all aspects of the US sports scholarship process right up until your departure for America. • Our trusted service adds credibility to your promotion to US coaches. Coaches prefer recruiting international talent that has already been screened and thoroughly assessed by experts in the industry. • Tailored recruitment and promotional process each individual student-athlete. NCAA, NAIA & NJCAA: Collegiate athletic associations are responsible for ensuring that only an appropriate standard of student-athletes are admitted to university and awarded scholarships. This includes the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) which has a three-division set up. Under NCAA rules Division I & II schools can offer scholarships to athletes playing a sport, whereas Division III schools cannot offer any athletic scholarships, and that generally larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in Division II & III. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) and National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) also organises college and university-level athletic programmes. Each has its own initial academic and sporting eligibility criteria, to allow participation in events arranged by them. ADDITIONAL COSTS: Athletes should consider the financial aspect of paying for flights to, and from, home as well as health insurance and money to keep you whilst living as a student in USA. There are also costs registering for the SAT Exam and obtaining your student visa. We will provide the client with the assistance required to secure the visa and complete all of the administrative and compliance requirements. Student-athletes can work on campus with their F1 International student Visa.
ATHLETE TIMELINE: We recommend our athletes join the GSR programme approximately - months before your desired departure. The more time we have with an athlete the better we can work to your needs. STAGE 1 - GSR ONLINE PROFILE Gather sporting and academic data, build professional video portfolio, SAT exam (registration, study plan and examination preparation), letters of recommendation, grade point average. GSR staff will determine the clients eligibility and create shortlist of suitable college and universities. STAGE 2 - SPORTS PROMOTION & MARKETING TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES Negotiate scholarship deals, University admissions process guidance, as well as F1-Student VISA assistance & final preparation. GSR will provide ongoing service and support with the client and family as a support mechanism throughout their university career.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT-ATHLETE
Nicki Paterson, Senior, University of Nevada Las Vegas Men’s Soccer
6:45am - 9am
The alarm goes off, its 6:45, normally I would hit the usually snooze button, but not today! I have a one on one
meeting with Mark Philippe the Strength and conditioning coach before my lifting session. He was once the
World’s Strongest Man, so not a day to be late!
I quickly get dressed, grab a protein shake and leave for the locker room. Before the 7:30am team weights
session I meet with Mark and we go over my personal program. I have been gaining muscle while maintaining
the same body fat percentage. He's happy so I'm happy!
Today is an upper body session, I prefer those. Afterwards the guys all shower and we head to the Dining
Commons for a 9am breakfast. Oatmeal with berries and some pancakes. I have two classes up next before
practice so a good breakfast is essential.
10am - 1pm
10am is my first class. My physical education degree is a lot of fun. This class is one of my harder ones.
Anatomy. Good to have early in the morning when I feel the sharpest. The professor is a huge soccer fan so as
normal he spends the first 5 minutes of the class asking me how the season is going.
A quick 15 min break between classes and off to PED 336 - elementary physical education teaching practicum.
Iv almost completed my degree so this is my first taste of teaching for real. This is so much fun. You learn within
a classroom setting and today is my turn to teach to my class. I have prepared over the past few nights and the
session goes smoothly. Teacher gives me my feedback, an A, yes! The bell rings and its lunchtime.
1pm - 3pm I’ve arranged to meet my roommate John at 1pm at my favourite place in Las Vegas, Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's just across the street from our campus. I go for a burrito bowl with chicken. Don't want to overdo as we have practice soon. My phone rings, it’s my mum and dad on FaceTime. It must be 1:30pm as the call the same time every day. We catch up on home. It's raining again in Scotland. Everything is well at home and as normal they wish they were here. We make sure we are in the locker room well before practice starts at 2:30pm. The locker room is always lively and someone is always up to a prank. Training begins with some team video going over the weekends tactics. We then head to the field for 3pm. It's 101 degrees today so you must be hydrated properly. The coach prefers a shorter hour and fifteen-minute session but it's very intense. We end with a game and I score the winner. 5:30am - 11pm After a quick shower, all the guys head to dining commons for a 5:30pm dinner. It's a Burger Night! I go for a double cheeseburger. I’ve worked hard today so I deserve it. We leave tomorrow for a weekend in California for two games so I decide to do my homework before I go. The best place to study is the library. I lock myself in a quiet room overlooking the amazing library foyer and do my work in an hour. Perfect is only 7pm so I have time to drop off my bag at home before the big game. Not that I'm short of things to do in Las Vegas but tonight is a big one. UNLV Rebels v Duke in a NCAA non-conference Basketball game. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm. It seems like the entire University is at the game. 28,000 sell out. John and I are in the thick of the action in the middle of the student section. By the time the game is over we have almost lost our voices! We lost by 2 points but what a game! As we leave and head for home we decide to hit the dining commons one last time for a late-night snack. It's open till 10pm every night and we have just made it. Peanut butter and jam toasted sandwiches is on the menu tonight. Our apartment is a few minutes away. After our snack, we go straight to bed as we need to be up early to get to the airport tomorrow. I lie in bed and make sure my alarm is set. The clock now reads 11pm. It's been a long but productive day. I wouldn't change it for the world.
WHAT DOES A SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP OFFER LOOK LIKE?
Dear Claire,
I am pleased to inform you that the University of Southern California would like to offer you a soccer
scholarship for the 2017/18 season and make you a member of the Trojans.
The total costs to attend the University are as follows:
• Tuition: $19,890.00
• Activity/Fee: $300.00
• Dorm Deposit: $350.00
• Application Fee $50.00
• Room: $4450.00
• Food: $2780.00
TOTAL: $28,00 .00
The scholarship offer that we would like to put to you is as follows:
Soccer Scholarship: $15,980.00
Food: $1570.00
Housing: $4450.00
TOTAL: $22,00 .00
The differential between costs to attend this university, and the scholarship you have been offered, is
. You will be resposible for paying this excess cost for the year.
There are plentiful opportunities for part-time work here on campus, and you will not be short of
options in finding ways to pay for this excess cost.
In addition to the $6000 that you will be expected to cover for the year, you should also
consider the costs of flights and the social aspect of living in America as these are not
covered in your scholarship. The scholarship offer we have made you is significant in value and
should you decide to accept it, you will become one of the biggest scholarship recipients in our current
squad. Adding you to the program will help us in our retain of our National
Championship and I have no doubts that you will develop both academically and athletically here at
USC.
I will need to receive your decision on whether to accept the offer within the next 14 days.
I hope that you will accept the offer and look forward to seeing you wearing the black and red of the
USC Trojans.
Yours sincerely,
Keidane McAlpine
Head Women’s Soccer Coach
University of Southern California Trojans
TESTIMONIALS
Matthew Thorne GSR and I work together closely in the recruitment of soccer players. GSR
Head Men’s Soccer Coach are very experienced with recruitment and have a great eye for a talented
The University of West soccer player. The company give a very honest
Alabama opinion of the players they put forward and I have had great
success so far with the players they have provided.
Mario Sanchez As the former Head Coach of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, I had
Head Men’s Soccer Coach the privilege of coaching and managing John Crawley for two years.
Southern Illinois John's leader- ship on and off the field as well as his exceptional playing
University Edwardsville
ability, helped guide many of our younger players and our program to
success. John’s integrity and work ethic are beyond compare. His
technical understanding and knowledge of soccer is a great asset for
Global Sports Recruitment (GSR) and any young player wishing to
embark on a scholarship in USA.
Jerry Smith
Father of Callum Smith John and Simone supported my son Callum through his entire soccer
(Sacred Heart University, scholarship. They were very supportive and they know exactly what they
Connecticut, NCAA DI) are talking about, having both been through the scholarship process
themselves. Their knowledge of the
scholarship program is excellent, and they make it very clear what is
expected and explain very clearly the highs and lows of their experience.
They were always on hand with regards to email and phone calls and I
would recommend them and the GSR staff every time.
Graeme Orr I highly recommend GSR to collegiate coaches and to potential student
Head Women’s Soccer athletes looking to gain scholarship in the USA. I have found the GSR
Coach at The University of team highly professional and helpful in preparing young athletes with their
West Alabama athletic and academic careers in America.
Pascal Dunne Having coached at the collegiate level for twenty years and
NCAA Men’s Soccer Coach recruited over 150 internationals, I have no problem recommending GSR
as the best & most professional recruitment agency I've experienced.
WHAT DOES GSR GSR scout, evaluate and promote athletes to more than 2500 colleges
DO? throughout the USA. We prepare our athletes with expert guidance to earn
the maximum financial assistance possible from athletic & academic
scholarships, international grants, and/or other financial assistance. This
has a huge impact on the financial side of your experience and makes it
more affordable to play and study in the USA.
HOW WILL I Student-athletes are fortunate to have access to top-level sport facilities
BENEFIT FROM as well as compete against some of the best elite amateur athletes in the
STUDYING AND world and train like a professional athlete. Academically, you will receive a
highly-recognised American degree destined to prove invaluable to your
PLAYING SPORT
future employment endeavours. Additionally, the life experience and
IN THE USA?
independence you gain will be priceless - with the opportunity to make
lifelong friends from all over the world. Undoubtedly, you’ll become more
mature, experience, well-rounded and return home a stronger individual.
CAN I TURN Undertaking a US sport scholarship could bring you one step closer to
PROFESSIONAL pursuing a career in the MLS (Major League Soccer), PGA or become
AFTER PLAYING a professional in your chosen sport.
COLLEGE?
WHY DO As sport is very popular in the US, success at national level can raise the
COLLEGES GIVE profile of a College or University. US Universities and Colleges recognise
OUT ATHLETIC that competing against other institutions in competitions and tournaments
SCHOLARSHIPS? is an effective means of attracting prospective student-athletes from
around the world.WHAT IS THE SAT? The SAT test is a standardised test that measures a student’s
AND DO I HAVE TO competency in Reading, Maths, and Writing in a format that is standard for
American institutions. By attaining a passing SAT score, we are able to
TAKE IT?
promote you to more schools, which increases the possibility of more
opportunity in the end. GSR will advise you of this.
The SAT is a standardised reading US test of Maths (multiple choice) and
an English writing section. The better the score, the better academic
award (scholarship) you can receive. You can sit the test multiple times
until you achieve the required score to enroll in your desired institution, or
you attain a score you are happy with, but in most cases, you only need a
passing score. On some occasions, students without an SAT can enter
College.
WHAT DOES A ‘FULL A full scholarship will mean that the university is paying for all your tuition,
SCHOLARSHIP’ accommodation, food, books, and everything related to your sport.
COVER?
WHAT ABOUT A A partial scholarship is where the university are offering you a deal that will
‘PARTIAL cover some, but not all the costs associated with attending the university.
SCHOLARSHIP’?GLOBA L S P O RTS R E C R U I T M E NT
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