Mockingbird Girls '92: College
Saturday, February 7Recruiting Update
Here's the latest recruiting update as of August 28, 2009
| Heather Stilwell | University of Evansville |
NLI |
| Kaitlin Robinett |
University of Evansville |
Verbal |
| Alex Hoar |
University of Cincinnati |
Verbal |
| Sydney Golden |
Radford University |
Verbal |
| Lauren Boyd |
Bellarmine University |
Verbal |
| Chelsea McCarty |
Bellarmine University |
Verbal |
| Christina Kapsalis |
Bellarmine University |
Verbal |
| Cate Simmermaker |
Earlham College |
Committed |
| Lizzy Lemons |
Marshall University |
Verbal |
| Shelby Kincaid | U.S. Military Academy |
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| Jordan Hodge | Gardner-Webb University |
Verbal |
| Kayla King | University of Kentucky |
Verbal |
| Jenna Price | Lipscomb University |
Verbal |
Wednesday, March 12
New York Times Series on College Scholarships
I recently ran across a series of articles from the New York Times about college recruiting that I found very interesting. I have posted them out on the webiste under the "Colleges" section. Look for the New York Times section heading. Some of this you have probably heard from other sources but I found this set of articles to be very informative, comprehensive and well organized. I think you will find it worth your time to at least scan through this material.
You will need to register on the site to have access but it's free and easy to do.
The table "Average Scholarship Amounts by Sport" is particularly interesting. I am on my way out to buy Chloe ice skates!
Monday, March 10
Expectations Lose to Reality of Sports Scholarships
Average Scholarship Amounts by Sport (Scroll down to see the Girls' data)
Tuesday, March 11
Number of Scholarships by Sport
Wednesday, March 12
It’s Not an Adventure, It’s a Job.
Sunday, November 23
General College Information
I am going to try to pull together resources that might be useful to all of us as the girls begin their college search and recruting process.
If you have any other links or sites that you think would be helpful to others just let me know and I will add them here. Disclaimer: I have not personally studied all this information so if you see a link that has questionable information please let me know.
College Search:
Here's some sites, in no particular order, that might be helpful in finding colleges that find your specifications:
- Peterson's
- Princeton Review
- Collegeboard.com
- Go Higher Kentucky
- College Confidential
- U.S. Department of Education
Soccer Recruiting:
As best I can determine here's a recap of the number of colleges currently offering women's soccer and the number of scholarships potentially available (not all schools are fully funded).| Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | NAIA | |
| Women's Teams |
307
|
225
|
423
|
208
|
| Scholarships/Team |
14
|
9.9
|
0
|
12
|
- Collegesportsscholarships.com
- Season ending Division I RPI
- Soccer Buzz recruiting magazine
- John Grimm's soccer guide
Other Resources:
- Unigo - College Reviews by College Student
- U.S. News&World Report - America's Best Colleges
- College Parents of America
- NCAA Women's Soccer page
Interesting Articles:
I will post articles of interest as I run across them or as others forward them to me.
- College Recruiting Misconceptions
- Differences between Divisions I, II and III
- How to Acquire College Level Sports Skills and then ... Present Them to College Coaches
- How to Get Accepted at the College of Your Choice... and Get a Place on the Team
- How College Scholarships Really Work
- Some good articles from Placer United Soccer Club website
- Some good information from Talking-soccer.com
- College Soccer – What You Thought You Knew Was Wrong
- Dean Holland's Advice
- Mockingbird Recruiting Seminar 2007 presentation
- Mockingbird Recruiting Seminar 2008 presentation
Check back and revisit this section from time to time. I expect it could grow into a pretty useful resource.
Wednesday, December 10
College Coaches - Games Attended
Click here for a list of all the schools that attended one or more of the matches in Raleigh and / or Orlando in 2208. Schools that were at two or more games are in bold type. There's a total of 138 schools on the list; 33 schools were at more two or more of the games.
The following schools have had representatives at games our girls have played as U16's:
Germantown Invitational - 2007Central Baptist College - Arkansas Saturday
Centre College Saturday and Sunday
Gardiner-Webb University Saturday
Iowa State Saturday
Jackson State Saturday
Missouri State Saturday
Univeristy of Memphis. Sunday
U. of S. Carolina - Spartanburg Saturday
University of Toledo Saturday and Sunday
Washington & Lee University Saturday
Western Kentucky University Saturday (both games)
Complete list of coaches attending.
Disney Showcase - 2007
Auburn University
Binghamton University
Butler University
Carleton College
Clemson University
Colgate University
Davidson College
Florida State University
Francis Marion Indiana University
Monmouth University
Morehead State University
North Carolina State University
Owen???
Purdue University
United States Naval Academy
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Dayton
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame
University of South Carolina
University of Tampa
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University
Complete list of coaches attending.
Region II Championships (Game 1)
Germantown Invitational - 2007
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State University
Indiana State University
Lees-McRea College
Northern Illinois University
University of Cincinnati
University of Evansville
University of Illinois
University of Louisville
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of South Carolina
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Valporaiso University
Saturday, January 19
College Soccer What You Thought You Knew Was Wrong