I am a high school senior and I would like to play Soccer and Lacrosse in college, however, I haven’t registered with NCAA yet. Though I have tooken all the required courses to be eligible and my gpa is above the requirement. Is it too late to register? (I’ve checked out their website and I did not see where it mentioned it)
I would really like to play at the college level.
You don’t need to register with NCAA. Since you’re not being recruited, you’re likely to be aiming at Div 3 colleges (although some leagues are really competitive, like NESCAC). Div 3 athletes don’t need to register with NCAA.
Contact coaches at each college and fill out the “recruit questionnaires” on every college’s website.
Are you a boy or a girl?
I don’t know if it’s possible to play both at the intercollegiate (“varsity”) level, but you can probably play one as an intercollegiate athlete and the other in club (inter-college competition) or intramurals (inter-“house” competition).
I am school though and this year I am not playing a sport. So I dont thonl I can be recruited, but I want to play for college. I am a girl.
Do you want to play for fun or do you want to play for your college against other colleges?
Do you have experience in either sport - are you in clubs, for example?
I want to play against other colleges. I did play soccer in 9th grade, and I plan on playing lacrosse in the Spring.
That’s not good enough, I’m afraid. Even D3 and NAIA recruiting will want you to have played throughout high school at the varsity level. Many HS varsity athletes don’t get to play at the intercollegiate level.
You may want to start in intramurals then move on to club sports at the D3 level. But even intramurals can be pretty competitive - most people who play intramurals played varsity or JV in HS and just don’t want the time commitment intercollegiate competition requires. You can also play intramurals at D1 and D2 schools.
What colleges are you applying to? What State do you live in?
I could look for similar colleges with strong participation in intramurals or club soccer.
Well im going to go to Santa Fe than transfer to University of Florida.
I live in Florida
if anything I would like to participate in club soccer
For the most part, not even D3 or NAIA soccer or la crosse coaches recruit from high school varsity teams. Both sports recruit from high level club teams and recruitment is quite competitive. Even many college club teams are very competitive and only use players from club teams. The fact that you haven’t played since 9th grade might make an intramural team the best fit for you.
Ugh, what about a local club team?