Recruiting Process
Charlotte United has gathered the following college planning timeline. Some of the information is pertinent to general college planning, some specific to athletics. We at Charlotte United strongly suggest working with your high school college admissions counselor to develop a plan in line with your personal objectives - academic and athletic.
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Freshman & Sophomore Years
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Take these years to better your skills and practice on your own to better yourself Develop resume and cover letter Create list of schools interested in both athletically and academically Talk with club coach about college soccer programs that would be a great fit for you You may receive camp brochures and questions from Colleges You may make calls at your expense to college coaches College coach can not call, e-mail or text you No off campus contact No official visit You may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits You may e-mail the college coach about future tournaments, but they are not allowed to respond |
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Junior Year
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Start to narrow your potential list of colleges Provide college coach your games and tournament schedules You may start receiving recruiting materials the start of junior year (Sept. 1) You may make college calls to coaches at your expense College coach may call you once per week starting July 1st after junior year Off campus contact is allowed starting July 1st after junior year No official visit You may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits College Coaches will be looking for Verbal commitments from student-athlete |
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Senior Year
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You may receive recruiting materials You may make college calls to coaches at your expense College coach may call 1 time a week Off campus contact allowed Official Visit allowed beginning opening day of classes your senior year You are limited to 1 official visit per college up to maximum of 5 schools You may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits.National letter of Intent (NLI) is first Wed. of Feb. SIGNING DAY!! |