Sports
Soccer
Soccer has gained immense popularity in India and this remains the most pursued sport by our prospective student-athletes. If you worship soccer and aspire to play highly competitive and spirited soccer, then look no further than USA colleges.
A substantially high number of international students compete across all three Divisions of the NCAA and the NAIA. The NCAA Division III serves as a popular choice for Indian students as this is the Division with the largest number of schools and student-athletes amongst the other two divisions. Also, Division III minimizes the conflict between athletics and academics while providing a highly robust and competitive playing season.
CASE will also help you navigate the Soccer landscape in India, nudge you in the right direction needed to challenge yourself to excel in Soccer. We will guide you towards the right showcase events and ID camps in the USA, and our extensive knowledge of college soccer will get you to the right place through the sports recruitment route. Soccer scholarships are available across NCAA Divisions I & II
Tennis
Tennis is strongly represented amongst international players and the level of play in college tennis has always been highly competitive. Pioneered by tennis greats such as John McEnroe, James Blake, Mahesh Bhupathi, Lisa Raymond, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, etc., all of whom played NCAA tennis before turning Pro successfully. More and more players are choosing the college route in order to prepare themselves for a successful professional career, and CASE helps you navigate this highly lucrative route to study overseas and target Sports scholarships.
HERE ARE SOME MORE INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT COLLEGE TENNIS IN USA:
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-I teams: Men’s 260, Women’s 320
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-II teams: Men’s 170, Women’s 230
- More than 10,000 Men & Women play college tennis across all divisions
Golf
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jeev Milkha Singh, Adam Scott, and Shiv Kapur are shining examples of golfers who have successfully transitioned from College Golf to the professional circuit. College Golf in the USA is highly competitive and providing a lucrative conduit to a valuable degree and/or professional golf. Approximately 60% of all PGA Tour players played college golf and it looks like that number will rise even higher in the next few years. CASE being college sports counselors will guide and mentor, help build your golf profile and assist in sports admission by getting you identified by USA college coaches.
HERE ARE SOME MORE INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT COLLEGE GOLF IN USA:
- Approx. number of Division-I Golf Teams: Men’s 300, Women’s 260
- Approx. number of Division-II Golf Teams: Men’s 240, Women’s 190
- More than 10000 Men and more than 7000 Women play college golf across all Divisions in USA
Basketball
A large number of professional players in the NBA go through the college sports recruitment process having played in NCAA Division I. College athletic conferences such as the ACC, PAC-12 or the SEC have traditionally provided the highest number of college basketball players who turn pro after playing NCAA basketball.
As Indian basketball is growing by leaps and bounds in popularity, CASE continues to liaise with Indian Basketball Federation and Academies to help prospective student-athletes navigate their way through basketball into USA colleges.
Here are some more interesting figures about college basketball in USA:
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-I Basketball teams: Men’s 350, Women’s 350
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-II Basketball teams: Men’s 310, Women’s 310
- Approx. total Number of basketball teams (all divisions): Men’s 2000, Women’s 2000
Contact CASE today to learn more about Basketball Scholarships.
Track & Field
Indian track and field is on its rise and these athletes are a source of inspiration to many upcoming athletes. Track and Field can help you secure admission and sports scholarship into USA College of your choice. Both indoor and outdoor Track and Field events are conducted in Fall & Spring semester respectively, and many student athletes have represented their country in the Olympics as well.
HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD IN USA:
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-I Track & Field teams: Men’s 280, Women’s 300
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-II Track & Field teams: Men’s 150, Women’s 160
- Approx. total number of Track & Field teams (all divisions): Men 880, Women’s 950
Badminton
Indian Badminton is surely flexing its muscles around the world, and Indian Badminton players have succeeded in drawing the world’s attention to this sport. USA Colleges have also taken note, and there are several colleges where Badminton is a Varsity Sport. Though Badminton is not an NCAA or NAIA sport, there are some very interesting opportunities for Indian Badminton players in USA colleges. CASE will help you identify these options and Badminton could be your ticket for College Sports admission
Field Hockey
India’s national sport is Women’s sanctioned NCAA sport in USA and Field Hockey powerhouses such as Duke University, North Carolina, Stanford and others have been able to attract growing numbers of foreign players and have started focusing their recruitment from all parts of the world. We will help you to identify the best colleges in the process of athletic recruitment in Field Hockey.
Here are some more interesting figures about college Field Hockey in USA:
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-I Field Hockey teams: 80
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-II Field Hockey teams: 30
- Approx. total Number of Field Hockey teams (all divisions): 275
- There are more than 6000 college Field Hockey players in USA
Volleyball
Volleyball is a men’s and women’s sport in USA colleges. While the sport does not have the same level of exposure as college basketball or football, most of the large universities and colleges do have volleyball teams. Coaches and administration for those teams are, of course, eager to find out talented student athlete or players the demand for talented international players is very high as coaches constantly recruit players from around the globe. There are now 72 universities with a women’s beach volleyball team, making it the fastest growing NCAA sport. CASE helps you to identify the best colleges in the process of athletic recruitment is usually handled primarily by college coaches.
Shooting
Indian Shooting is steadily making its name across the world and Indian Shooters have succeeded in drawing the world’s attention to towards them. If you’re thinking about college, you’ll be glad to know that there are more than 500 shooting programs in college and university campuses across USA.
The Intercollegiate Sectionals are NRA-registered indoor matches. Sectional events include Smallbore Rifle, Air Rifle, Standard Pistol, Air Pistol, Free Pistol, Women’s Sport Pistol and Women’s Air Pistol. However, Pistol and Shotgun are non-NCAA events. There are approximately 30 colleges which have Smallbore Rifle and Air Rifle across all three Divisions of NCAA.
CASE can guide and mentor you, help build your shooting profile and get you identified by USA college coaches.
Squash
Indian produces some of the best Squash players in the world and many of these players find this to be an ideal route to college admission. Though squash is not an NCAA sanctioned sport, there are more than 30 leading Colleges in USA where Inter-collegiate squash is player. Most of these colleges are highly selective and sought after place. CASE will help you identify the best colleges in the process of athletic recruitment for Squash along with lucrative sports scholarships.
Swimming & Diving
There are at present over 500 swimming programs on offer in the USA, all of which offer an Olympic sized pool and first-class training facilities for their student-athletes. CASE will help you determine which university is the best fit for you based on your athletic and academic level
Here are some more interesting figures about swimming in USA colleges:
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-I swimming teams: Men’s 135, Women’s 200
- Approx. number of NCAA Division-II swimming teams: Men’s 70, Women’s 100
- Approx. total number of swimming teams (all divisions): Men 515, Women 640
- More than 10000 Men & Women complete in college swimming in USA
Wrestling
College wrestling is a very popular and widespread collegiate sport. There are currently 370 universities with varsity wrestling teams. The sport has a very rich and long history. As it is the case with all other NCAA recognized sports, having a high enough GPA and SAT/ACT score is the most overlooked concept by student athletes looking to be recruited.
Here are some more interesting figures about college wrestling in USA:
- Approx. number of NCAA D1 wrestling teams: 76
- Approx. total number of college wrestling teams: 370
- Approx. total number of college wrestling athletes: 11000
Gymnastics
Collegiate gymnastics is very competitive and some of the student athletes competing in the NCAA are among the best in the world. While on the men’s side there are only 15 NCAA D1 institutions with gymnastics programs, on the women’s side the sport is much more common, with currently 61 teams competing at the division 1 level. Coaches constantly reach out to us asking for international student athletes who are either experienced and mature, or who have that one special talent that a coach might be looking for and for that CASE will help you to identify the best colleges in the process of athletic recruitment in Gymnastics.
Cricket
In India, cricket is not a sport, it is a religion. Our cricket crazed nation produces the most talented cricketers in the world thoroughly supported by a very elaborate infrastructure available across the country. This immense popularity of the sport also brings in overwhelming competition and various roadblocks to success. Our aim is to give our young cricketers a chance to achieve their true potential in a school or college environment while furthering their education.
Sports admissions into a college through cricket in India, England and Australia is a very viable and lucrative opportunity. Some schools in the United Kingdom can offer scholarships to high achieving young crickets. We help identify the right universities for our students and prepare them from an early stage to find success in this process.
Here are some interesting facts about college cricket:
- There are several tournaments supported by the BCCI at the junior levels of U-14, U-16 & U-19 age categories.
- There are numerous State-funded Universities where sports admissions can be gained through cricket in India
- University level cricket is very well supported and funded in England and Wales
- College cricket clubs have gained immense popularity in Canada
equestrian
Though a non-NCAA sport, this enjoys patronage from many colleges and these are all women’s teams only. The Inter-collegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) welcomes men’s squads. Other associations such as the Inter-collegiate Dressage Association, United States Eventing Association, and National Collegiate Equestrian Association organizes equestrian events such as Cross Country, Show Jumping and Dressage. Contact CASE today in case riding is your sport!
