Benjamin (BJ) Pheasant

Sports Geographer BJ Pheasant has calculated the ratios of needed incoming male college freshman soccer players versus the number of 12th grade boys soccer players in each state. The ratio shows the number of players from each U18 club team needed to play in college soccer to fill the incoming freshman class in each state. 

The calculations use data from the US Census Bureau, USYS, NCAA, NAIA and Gotsoccer among others in its research.

Sports Geographer BJ Pheasant has calculated the ratios of needed incoming female college freshman soccer players versus the number of 12th grade girls soccer players in each state. The ratio shows the number of players from each U18 club team needed to play in college soccer to fill the incoming freshman class in each state. 

The calculations use data from the US Census Bureau, USYS, NCAA, NAIA and Gotsoccer among others in its research.

Presenting a sample plan for the NCAA rules committee to aid them in developing rules to improve soccer at the collegiate level is the purpose of this paper. There are three main areas to be considered in improving the rules for soccer played under the purview of the NCAA. This plan will help improve the academic potential of soccer players, it will improve the level of soccer being played on the field, and it will make collegiate soccer relevant as a goal for youth players, fans of the sport, and in the development cycle of soccer around the world.
College coaches are interviewed and professional European development models are looked at to create this proposal. The main proposal to enhance college soccer development is to have the season span both semesters. Soccer would improve as the development cycle approaches an ideal setting – similar to what other leagues and countries currently follow. The schedule must be limited to one game a week. This has the benefit of increasing academic performance because classes would not be missed. This would also decrease injuries and increase performance. Soccer would improve because that extra time that is found can be concentrated on technical development, which is currently lacking. The number of substitutions must be reduced so that cohesive teams with mental solutions (top level soccer) can be developed.
If these solutions are not implemented soon NCAA college soccer could turn into a wasteland as the talent leaves to go professional. It is also possible for the NAIA, a competing collegiate organization, to drain players or for the MLS to offer educational incentives to cut in on their territory.

What you need to Know and what you need to Do to be recruited. College athletics is a jungle and this presentation is a guide to teach you what you need to know and do as a high school athlete to be find a college athletics program to recruit you.

Developing a plan to use Media efficiently to make a D3 soccer team more widely known in order to enhance recruiting.

Inquiring into methods for small school coaches (D2, D3, or NAIA) to use "The Media" to enhance their name recognition
using Media to help recruiting

Develop a sample plan that an individual coach (minimal hours with maximum efficiency) will be able to implement at a small school with no 'free' exposure on TV to effectively make their athletic program more widely known to enhance recruiting

Universities seem to have a unique relationship with athletic coaches with regards to intellectual property in comparison to the traditional roles in academia. The advent of new technology has provided an opening for universities to reconsider the ground they have previously ceded to the athletic coaches in regards to revenue streams and ownership of intellectual property. Coaches should make sure to address these issues in their contracts to ensure that they continue to enjoy their current rights and extend them to new technologies in the future.

The Director of Soccer Operations assists the Head Coach in the administration of all aspects of the sport program primarily gathered in five main areas, recruiting, scheduling, budgeting, media, and camps.The DSO position allows the coach to coach.

Budget planning and scheduling are listed together as the two go hand-in-hand. The definition of scheduling is used in its most broad sense and covers all forms of travel, securing practice and facility times, community outreach, speaking engagements, meals and more. The budget must mesh with scheduling, especially for road trips, as team travel is usually the largest expense a team faces. Similarly, recruiting and media are inextricably tied together and are main duties. The camps operations relate to both budgeting/scheduling and recruiting/media since it is integral for recruiting and as a money maker, which retains assistant coaches enhancing stability in the program.

There is a three step process in calculating the Capitalization Rate of soccer in the U.S.A. Combining Phase 2, Participation Rate, with Phase 3, Developmental Rate, and comparing to Phase 1, Target Participation Rate, reveals the capitalization rate of (youth) soccer in the U.S.A.