Playing Soccer in College

As part of the Steamboat Springs High School Soccer program, we are dedicated to helping you to create a better life on and off the field. If one of your goals is to become a college soccer player, you are in the right place. We have a few resources to get you started. We highly encourage you to talk to your coach about all the support they are able to provide. They have been helping their players find college programs for over 20 years! They will be a great resource for you as you prepare to play in college.

From the mycoachbook.com:
Cornell University researchers found that former high school varsity athletes seemed to have higher-status jobs, volunteered more in the community and donated to charity more frequently than non-athletes. The results formed the basis for “Sports at Work: Anticipated and Persistent Correlates of Participation in High School Athletics,” by Kevin M. Kniffin, Brian Wansink and Mitsuru Shimizu and published in June in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. Read the rest of the article here… 

We want all of our athletes to participate in soccer and in life, to the best of their ability, and a goal of attending and possibly playing soccer in college should be part of of that conversation. Our head coach, Rob Bohlmann, has more than 25 years experience in preparing his athletes for the next step of life.

If playing soccer in college is a dream, we have a few tips and concepts to get you started.

1) Dedication – The recruitment process is a very long process that should be started as soon as you decide that you are interested in pla