Do You Want To Play College Soccer?
Meet: Skillfit Soccer College Recruiting
The Personal Approach To Guiding You Through The College Recruiting Process...
Create Your Free Player Profile (No credit card required)Meet Coach...
Coach James Gilpin
- U.S. Soccer A-License
- 12+ Years As A College Coach (NCAA & NAIA)
- 8 x College Championships (NCAA DII & NAIA)
- 2 x US Soccer Development Academy Coaching Staff of The Year
- 2 x UWS Regional Champions
- 2021 Michigan MSYSA Coach Of The Year
- USL2 Head Coach & MLS NEXT Director
- Worked with over 1,000 players of all levels
“After over a decade of being a college coach, an MLS NEXT Director, and someone who began their own recruiting journey stressed and confused, I felt it my calling to use my extensive experience to help families have an enjoyable recruiting process and feel confident knowing they found their perfect college fit.”
Recruited Players Who Have Previously Worked With Coach James...
LAUREN KOZAL
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2023
"I grew up working with James throughout my time at the club
level, he was my first personal coach.
My game was impacted by James through his guidance and skill as a coach. He
taught me the foundation of soccer specific to my position and developed me into
the player I am today.
Through James challenging and encouraging me, it has allowed me to reach my full
potential as a player. From the beginning, James believed in me and helped me
achieve my goals as a D1 soccer player."
NICHOLAS CASSIDAY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
"James always saw my gift of being capable to play soccer at a high level. He pushed me physically and mentally by challenging me to be the best in every practice or game I was participating in. This level of accountability and belief in me as a player really helped me take my game to the next level, develop into a complete player, and reach my goal of playing at the University of Michigan."
ALEAH MINEHART
S.I.U.E NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
"James had a huge impact on me as a player and person. He
pushed me to be the best I could be. He believed in me and always had his best
interest in me. He taught me that you have to work hard in order to
succeed.
He truly loved the game and you could tell by his coaching, he always made sure
that he did all he could so that I could improve as a player and achieve my
dreams. I am now playing Division 1 soccer at SIUE and I couldn’t have done it
without having James as one of my coaches.
To sum up James, he wants you to succeed. His success is your success and he
always will have your best interest. He will push you, encourage you, and help
get you to where you want to be."
So, Why Not 'Go It Alone'?
- Let's face it - kids have A LOT going on between sports, academics, social life, and so on. Trying to get them to sit down and go through hours and hours of browsing schools, researching them, contacting, updating them, applying, completing financial aid, securing scholarships just simply isn't going to happen...
- And being honest - the college recruiting process is not that simple... even for us experts, we are constantly dealing with rule changes and staying ahead of the competition to get our players on the top of their matched college's recruiting list.
- But, to be fair - yes, you can throw together a YouTube video and send it to a couple of schools... But how will you know if they ever even opened the email? Or watched the video? And, does it show what college coaches are actually looking for? Being in the dark is not a fun place to be...
- In summary - without having a player profile storing all of the important information that college coaches want to view in one place, as well as a first-class highlight video, an attention-grabbing player exposure plan in place, and navigating everything else in between, it's like you don't even exist in a college coaches mind...
That's where experience, expertise, and technology come in...
Trust me - you can be the best player in the world, but if nobody knows who you are, and your information isn't readily accessible, then it doesn't matter... You will not be recruited!
Skillfit Soccer Is The Secret To Your College Recruiting Success
It's the difference between the 98% of players who don't play college soccer, and the 2% that do!
Going It Alone
- Low Exposure
- Limited College Coach Interaction
- Overwhelming Recruitment Process
- Stressed Out Soccer Family
v.s.
Working With Us
- High Exposure
- Increased College Coach Interaction
- Empowering Recruitment Process
- Happy Soccer Family
How would it feel to have an advantage over the rest of the competition?
Then Start Getting Exposure To College Coaches Today!
(*It literally takes two minutes!)
Skillfit Soccer Is The Playmaker
Behind Your Exposure To
College
Coaches!
We are the specialists when it comes to college soccer recruiting. We are not one of those companies who just take any athlete in any sport and hope they land at a school. Our systems and ability to connect players with schools is built on years of networking with coaches and experiencing the college soccer recruiting process first hand as players, college coaches, club coaches, and parents. Yes - we've been through it all many, many, many times!
Don't lose hours upon hours trolling the internet and trying to save 100's of bookmarks, webpages, or emails when you can everything at your fingertips stored in your very own convenient player profile. Put that time towards something meaningful such as athletic or academic development!
But That's Not All Skillfit Soccer Does...
Skillfit Soccer Gives You Support To Guide You Through Every Step Of Your College Soccer Recruiting Journey
All In One Convenient Spot...
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your Online Billboard
No more copy and pasting multiple links all stored on different websites to get your player's information in the hands of college coaches. What would have been a complicated and stressful mess is now achievable all on one fully customizable player profile!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Showcase your highlight videos
- List your academic and sporting achievements
- Alert college coaches of your college preferences
- Display high school transcripts & test scores
- Let college coaches know the best ways to contact you directly
- Provide insight on your attributes and style as a player
- Plus much more...
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your One-Stop College Matchmaker
No more using multiple websites to try and find all of the information your player needs to find their perfect college match. We made is soccer specific and put it all into your Skillfit Soccer account...how convenient?!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Filter schools by: Division, Cost, Acceptance %, Location, Majors Offered...
- Follow schools on your target list
- Get direct access to college coach contact information
- View important admissions and financial aid data
- Discover more about the college's athletic program with key details
- And much more...
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your Video Production Team
Listen, a first-class highlight video is the key to getting the ball rolling with soccer recruitment. Stop wasting days guessing what college coaches want to see and adding cheesy effects with annoying music. Let our video experts who have watched and created THOUSANDS of recruiting videos put your best foot forward!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Showcase your strengths while neutralizing any weakness
- Focus on key areas specific to your position
- Teach you how to collect optimal game film and save huge amounts of time
- Layer the necessary key information coaches want up-front
- Make it attention grabbing so college coaches ACTUALLY WATCH IT!
- Include pivotal CTA actions to inspire college coaches to take next steps...
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your College Recruiting Library
Getting started in the college recruiting process is easy, it's when the calls and communication start coming in that it gets tricky... Don't miss out on an amazing opportunity by saying or doing the wrong thing!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Find the answers to every question you have about college soccer
- Learn from the experiences of current college players
- Discover how to be NCAA / NAIA eligible
- Be fully prepared as you enter college as a student-athlete
- Uncover the most up-to-date ways college coaches are actively recruiting
- Submit a question to be answered if it's personalized to you
- Everything you need, we've got you covered...
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your Roadmap To Success
You wouldn't get in a car without first knowing the directions to your destination, so why would the college soccer recruitment journey be any different? There will be roadblocks, detours, and all of the other fun stuff but without a proven and tested set of directions, your bound to get lost in the woods... And unfortunately, the college coaches aren't coming to find you!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Feel confident in knowing you are on the right pathway
- Keep on track by reaching designated checkpoints
- Plan ahead and see what's coming up next
- Quickly re-engage in busy times or when focus is lost
- Adapt readily when college preferences change
- Continuously feel good about small wins in what can be a long process
Skillfit Soccer is...
Your PERSONAL RECRUITING COACH
That's right, just like you have a head coach, goalkeeper coach, tactical coach, sports performance coach, we are specialists in college soccer recruitment... we are your Personal Recruiting Coaches. You wouldn't ask an expert in nutrition to teach you how to score goals, the same goes with college soccer recruiting. Work with the experts in their field to accomplish your goals!
With your Skillfit Soccer Player Profile, you can...
- Meet 1:1 to set goals, answer questions, and receive guidance
- Be held accountable to stay on track to meet important deadlines
- Remain engaged throughout the entire college recruiting process
- Receive customized College Matchmaker reports to build college target lists
- Be evaluated with honest feedback to understand your college level of play
- Create a player marketing plan to get maximum exposure to college coaches
- Whatever else you need, we are contactable 24/7...
Skillfit Soccer Gives You Everything You Need To Become A College Soccer Player
Plus We Make It Easy & Convenient Too!
College Search
Browse colleges profiles quickly and efficiently
Coach Activity
See who opened your emails and visited your profile
Coach Contacts
Have emails and contact phone numbers at your fingertips
Video Editing
Stand out from the competition with an attention grabbing video
1 on 1 Coaching
The most valuable support to have during the recruiting process
College Matchmaker
Find the best fit for soccer and all your other college preferences
Player Profile
Be accessible with all of the information college coaches want stored in one place
Resources
Get the answers to all the questions that you have. You don't know what you don't know!
Educational Videos
Webinars and interviews with coaches and current college players
Roadmap To Success
Know the exact steps required to give yourself the best opportunities
Marketing For Exposure
Don't just guess at what will work, have a specific and proven plan
Automation
We make sure that your recruiting efforts remain consistent, so you can focus on training and grades!
Create Your Free Account Today And Browse Around For Yourself!
(*You've got nothing to lose, right?)What schools are player's attending (or attended) who Coach James has worked with?
Here Is Just a Handful...
BRIA SCHROTENBOER
DUKE UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2023
JACK KLOMPARENS
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
OLIVIA ALBERT
DUKE UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
BRADEN GRIFFIN
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
JONATHAN STOUT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
JOCELYN HERREMA
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS COMMITTED CLASS OF 2027
COLIN EUGSTER
PONOMA COLLEGE NCAA D3 CLASS OF 2026
EMMA DE HAAN
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. COMMITTED CLASS OF 2027
SOPHIA BLANKENSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
YEABSIRA VLASMA
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIV. NCAA D2 CLASS OF 2026
EMERSYN GEIK
INDIANA PURDUE FORT WAYNE NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2027
AIDEN SMITH
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY NCAA D1 CLASS OF 2026
Really Not Sure Where to Begin?
Send me a text message and I will get back to you!
Coach James Gilpin
Text: (616) 512 - 2939
*Be sure to include your name and details of your player