Lonestar Soccer Club
College Placement
Program
Lonestar Soccer Club
• Introduction
• College Alumni
• Key people
• Factors to Consider
• Marketing and Promoting
College Placement Program
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Over 250 former Lonestar players on current college rosters, many on
significant Soccer & Academic Scholarships
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2009 class included 75+ players moving on to play in college
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Lonestar hosts 2 college showcase tournaments each year in Austin with
over 100 coaches attending annually
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Lonestar also organizes dozens of college coaches visits to Austin
throughout the year
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Because of our success on the field, our teams get invited to the top
college showcase tournaments around the country
A Selection of 2009 Alumni
Samantha Atkins - Trinity University,
Avery Blasi - University of Houston
Ariana Calderon - University of Texas @
San Antonio (UTSA)
Carmela Doerr – The Academy of Arts
University in San Francisco
Lindsay Euers -Trinity University,
Roxy Farrell - Cisco JR College
Caitlin Fennegan - Baylor University,
Chanel Felder - Cisco Junior College
Chelsea Flores - Hardin-Simmons,
Jessica Fuston - Texas Tech University,
Jordyn Garcia - UTSA
Michelle Hagen - Baylor University
Kali Hellinghausen – Northwestern
Samantha Johnson - U of Kentucky,
Chelsea Jones - Texas A&M University
Rachel Lenz - Texas A&M University,
Chelsea Letzer - Southwestern
Kierstin Luber - College of Wheaton,
Massachusetts
Cara Lumpkin – Texas Weslyan
Megan Machansano - Oklahoma State,
Caitlyn Maggio – Oklahoma,
Nicole Martin - Washington University @
St. Louis,
Amanda Ortegon - University of Alabama
Taylor Person - Texas State University,
Lauren Peterson - Southern Methodist,
Lindsey Posner - Sam Houston State
A Selection of 2009 Alumni
Austin Ricker - Hardin-Simmons,
Jessica Rightmer - Auburn University,
Paige Rodriguez - Sam Houston State,
Huntsville Texas,
Alex Saraceno – UTSA,
Alissa Scott - Texas State University,
Kylie Shuster - Hofstra University
Kate Singleton - University of Arkansas,
Nora Skelton - Texas A&M University,
Chelsea Smith - Stephen F Austin
Danielle Snyder - University of Texas @ SA
Emma Staley - Texas State University,
Jorden Smith – Cisco Jnr College
Taylor Thigpen - Hardin-Simmons,
Megan Torres – UTSA
Michael Lisch - Wake Forest University
Lucy Wagner - Middlebury College ,
Erin Wikelius - Texas Tech,
Casey Wilhelm - University of Oregon,
Matt Karkos - Southwestern
Ben Hammonds - UT Tyler,
Marco Alcocer - Clemson University
Josh Caffey - University of New Mexico,
Jesus Cruz - High Point University,
Phillip Dormont - High Point University,
James Elder - Appalachain State,
Ben Killian – Ohio State University
Wesley Nelson - Clemson University,
Fejiro Okiomah - High Point University,
Alesi Osorio - East Tennessee State,
Todd Ray - High Point University,
Alex Zerbst - University of Incarnate Word
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Factors to consider:
• Choose the right school: Academic Match,
location, size, social activities – Initial list of 20 – 30
schools.
• Choose the right soccer program: Ability level,
roster size and graduation, system and style of play,
coaches philosophy.
• Useful website:
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool.jsp
Lonestar Soccer Club
Marketing and Promoting:
• Prepare Resume
• Prepare Letter of Introduction
• Send letters of interest informing coach of playing schedules:
tournaments, training times, league matches.
• Visits to School
• College Soccer Camps
• Follow up – Perseverance!!!!!!!
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Role of the Key People:
• Coach: Advise, promote, make calls to coaches
before major tournaments, monitor interest with
college coaches in players: Tracking Sheet team;
Tracking sheet club
• Parents: Support and guide.
• Player: Take responsibility, maintain high GPA, get
the highest SAT and ACT score you can,
communicate timely and effectively.
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There is a place in College Soccer for YOU:
Promote
Persevere
Play!!!
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up
again.” Vince Lombardi
“What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it
becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in
which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined
not to quit until he finds it.” Alexander Graham Bell