College Pathway
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How college soccer actually works
Four things decide where a player ends up — recruiting, admissions, eligibility and money. Each has its own deadline, and they don't run on the same clock. Here is the shape of it.
Recruiting, admissions, eligibility and money do not run on the same schedule. Here is the shape of it — the pathway turns it into a personal plan.
- 9th gradebuild the fundamentals, start filming matches properly, protect the GPA
- 10th gradecollege ID camps, first coach outreach, test prep begins
- 11th gradeofficial visits, offers, eligibility registration, narrowing the list
- 12th gradefinal visits, committing, signing, and the admissions and aid close
How it works
Create the profile
The athlete's profile, film and academics go in one place.
Get the plan
Your advisor turns the timeline into a year-by-year plan.
Run the process
Outreach, visits, offers and aid — tracked to signing.
You'll never wonder what you're paying for.
This isn't software you sign into once and forget. Every week, every month, every season, something lands in your hands — a brief, a report, a plan, a document. Here's what arrives, and when.
Your Welcome Kit
Season calendar, film guide, parent's guide and your family folder — something real on day one.
College Readiness Report
Where your player stands across the things you control, with the three moves that matter most now.
Your Monday Brief
One short email: what happened, what is next, anything we need from you.
Player Progress Report
One page: profile and film, academics, outreach sent and replies, three next actions.
Target List & True-Cost Sheet
The schools that fit, with the real cost of each after aid — side by side.
The document
Film review, eligibility sheet, outreach log, visit plan, offer comparison, signing pack.
Pathway Review
How far your player came against the plan, and the plan for next year.
Where it all lives: the Family Folder — one place, always current, always yours.
Following the game is not the same as being in it
Millions watch. Far fewer play past eighteen. The gap is rarely talent — it's information. Four things decide where a player ends up, each with its own deadline, and almost nobody explains them until it's late.
Film is the currency
A coach in another state cannot watch your player on a Tuesday night. What travels is footage, transcript and a one-page profile. Everything here assumes the film does the talking — and makes it count.
The money question, asked early
Most families find out what college actually costs after the offers arrive. We model the real number first — athletic, academic and need-based aid, side by side — so the choice is made with the price visible.
Everything about the college process
The things families actually ask about — recruiting, admissions, eligibility, cost and aid, the timeline, prep school, and what parents should do. Plain language, no sales pitch.
Recruiting
Contact rules, how coaches actually evaluate, ID camps and showcases, film, and getting onto a coach's board.
Read →Admissions
What colleges actually require, the test-optional reality, the application timeline, and essays.
Read →Eligibility
NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA rules, core courses, amateurism, and getting registered in time.
Read →Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price versus true net cost, athletic versus academic versus need-based aid, FAFSA and the CSS Profile.
Read →Timeline & Deadlines
The year-by-year calendar, and the dates that quietly decide outcomes.
Read →Prep & Boarding
Prep-school and boarding admissions, SSAT planning, and how to judge school fit.
Read →For Parents
What to do, what to ask, and how to help without taking the wheel.
Read →One team. Clear jobs.
You are not handed software and left to it. A First Eleven advisor and a team of AI agents work the process with you — from day one to signing day.
Your player
Owns the work — the film, the academics, the profile. This is theirs.
Your family
Makes the calls — visits, offers, and the money. We hand you the numbers to decide.
Your coach
Builds the player and opens doors. The football side, every day.
Your First Eleven advisor
Runs the recruiting process — outreach, eligibility, timeline, true cost — and directs the AI agents that do the legwork.
Humans and AI, working together. Your advisor sets the plan. AI agents do the legwork — film prep, eligibility tracking, coach research, outreach drafts, cost modelling. A human reviews anything that reaches a coach or a college.
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Family plans on this pathway
All pricing →Family plans · cancel any time.
Common questions
Do we need to be at a specific club?
No. The pathway works for any player, anywhere.
When should we start?
Ninth grade is ideal. Tenth works. Senior year is repair work, not planning.
Is this only for the US?
The recruiting process is US college soccer. The players come from anywhere.
What does it cost?
Plans start at $49/month. The readiness check is free.
Also part of the pathway
Start with the free readiness check
Seven questions about your player. A plain-language result, and the three moves that matter most right now. No card.