The Santa Clara Sporting Club would like to congratulate the following Santa Clara Sporting student-athletes:

Class of 2009
Michael Walker, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - Tufts University
Jose Ramirez, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - Evergreen Valley College

Class of 2010 (verbal commitments)
Matt Taylor, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - Stanford University
Adrian Berg, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - Stanford University
David Cabiles, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - San Jose State University
Christopher Fisher, Santa Clara Sporting 91 Green Team - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Class of 2011(verbal commitment)
Alana Sooy, Santa Clara Sporting ’93 Green Team - UC Irvine

The following information is a guideline meant to educate players and parents about the levels of college soccer in the US. There are essentially, three divisions of soccer available to players who are interested in pursing a soccer experience in college.  The "right fit" for a student-athlete has to be determined by each player, and their family, and careful consideration should be made to realistically balance the level of soccer competition and academics.  Both require a full commitment by a student athlete.

Bret Simon, Stanford Mens Soccer Head Coach - Photo Rights: Stanford Mens Soccer

On November 4th, Santa Clara Sporting hosted a "College Soccer Recruitment" evening for all interested Sporting players, parents and coaches who were interested in playing college soccer. An overview of the college recruitment process was presented by Bret Simon who is the Head Coach for the Stanford Men’s Team. Bret explained the importance of maintaining academic excellence and soccer skills to the players and parents who attended the meeting. The club would like to thank Bret for making time to visit Santa Clara Sporting to share his insights into soccer beyond club.