Timeline Major Dates
Understanding the typical recruiting timeline is important to your successful search. Recruiting for girls soccer starts early, with coaches making verbal commitments as early as freshman year (fortunately still a rarity). The timeline below includes the major dates of which you should be aware.
| Freshman Laying a Foundation |
Jul-Aug | |||
| Sep-Dec | ||||
| Jan-Jun | Register on target schools' Athletic and Admission website | |||
| Sophomore Defining Priorities & Capabilities |
Jul-Aug | |||
| Sep-Dec | ||||
| Jan-Jun | ||||
| Junior Getting a Match |
Jul-Aug | For DI and DII, register with NCAA Clearinghouse | ||
| Sep-Dec | Take SAT and/or ACT | Coaches can email and call you after Sept 1 | ||
| Jan-Jun | Many DI programs done allocating athletic scholarships by end of junior year. | |||
| Senior Sealing the Deal |
Jul-Aug | Coaches go to admissions for "Early Reads" | ||
| Sep-Dec | Official visits start after 1st day of classes | Ivy League schools send out "Likely Letters" | ||
| Jan-Jun | National Letter of Intent Signing in Feb | |||
| = Coaches evaluating you play | ||||
| = Heaviest period of commitments | ||||