College Athlete Profile Services, Inc. (CAPS)

CAPS founder, Pat, shown here being inducted into The Soccer Hall of Fame, is a regular College Opportunities for Student Athlete magazine columnist.

Both Grecco children were full scholarship student athletes through soccer. Daughter Beth, is a UCONN graduate; son Frank Jr., a USNA graduate now First Lieutenant, USMC. A genuine soccer family, Pat's husband, Frank is a referee.

Pat has personally helped more players get to college, and on the team ... many with full scholarships ... than anyone on this planet. A founder of The Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation, Mrs. Grecco has volunteered thousands of hours of her time for our work and always finds time to help a disadvantaged family with a difficult problem.

Available as a public speaker and personal consultant, Mrs. Grecco may be reached at:

soccervol@aol.com

In addition to American student athletes, our Internet activities and EUROSPORT catalog column have enabled us to introduce

Pat Grecco to numerous sports and countries. She is enjoys and is especially effective helping foreign student athletes obtain college opportunities in the USA.

A selection of her domestic and foreign clients follows:

Selected CAPS Clients

Adelphi University

Christine Conway, soccer, NY

Jeannie O’Mahoney, soccer, NY

Saint Bonaventure University

Denise Kiernan, soccer, NY

Manhattan College

Wayne Sitar, lacrosse, NY

Wesley Sitar, lacrosse, NY

Kathleen Kuntz, soccer, NY

Amy O’Mahoney, soccer, NY

Christopher Hawkins, lacrosse, NY

Cathy Mitchell, soccer, CT

Tiffany Giglio, soccer, NY

Aimee Spira, soccer, NY

Jeanne Marie Gilbert, soccer, NY

Jackie Biro, soccer, FL

Manhattanville College

Joseph Fusco, soccer, NY

Jovan Caputo, soccer, NY

Joe Ahlstran, soccer, CT

University of Delaware

Chrissy DeVerna, lacrosse, NY

Monroe Junior College Rochester, NY

Laura Jeffrey, soccer, NY

Christine Byrnes, soccer, NY

Christine O’Connor, soccer, NY

Union College

F. Byrne, soccer, NY

A. Byrne, soccer, NY

Keuka College

Tracy Halloran, soccer, NY

New York University

James DeVerna, soccer, NY

James Jordan, soccer, NY

US Merchant Marine Academy

John Pagano, lacrosse, NY

Marcial Alzguary, soccer, NY

Garrett Knese, soccer, NY

Brian Cepalek, lacrosse, NY

Gavin Cepalek, lacrosse, NY

Kenneth Graff, soccer/baseball, NY

US Military Academy

Jen Cahill, soccer, NY

Patricia Gabriel, soccer, NY

Jen Kamaraski, soccer, NY

Erin Meyer, soccer, NY

Jason Knese, soccer, NY

Owen McCarthy, soccer, IN

Jason Sama, soccer, NY

US Naval Academy

Frank Grecco, soccer, NY

MaryKate Sullivan, soccer, NY

Janine Benjamin, soccer/lacrosse, NY

Virginia Military Institute

Thomas P. Sheedy, lacrosse, NY

Michael Maire, soccer, NY

Michael Gengler, soccer, NY

The Citadel

Dan DeRose, Fencing, NY

SUNY Maritime College

Shauna Hallinan, volleyball, NY

Frank Bossio, basketball, NY

Brian Mott, soccer, NY

Ithaca College

Michael Sesto, football, NY

Jeffrey Sluker, tennis, NY

SUNY Geneseo

Adam Turkowitz, soccer, NY

Bates College

Jacob Bluestone, soccer, NY

Brandeis University

David Spear, soccer, NY

Richard Groden, soccer, NY

Spartanberg Methodist College

Jon Hanks, soccer, LA

Keith Arce, soccer, NY

SUNY Plattsburg

Apolinar Gonzalez, soccer, NY

Joia Aliperti, soccer, NY

Yvette Rada, soccer, NY

Lafayette College

Jillian Maggiacomo, soccer ,NY

Northwestern University

Danielle Iordanza, soccer, NY

Boston College

Victoria Grasso, crew, NY

Saint Mary’s College of Maryland

Tara Pipitone, soccer, NY

RPI

Tara Marandino, soccer, NY

Nick Karistinos, soccer, NY

John Rada, soccer, NY

Rebecca Primm, soccer, NY

Stony Brook University

Andrew Blackadder, soccer, N. Ireland

Marie Turchiano, soccer, NY

Michelle Turchiano, soccer, NY

Erin Bowman, swimming, NY

Mount Saint Mary’s College (Maryland)

Megan Doyle, soccer, MD

Brian Wall, soccer, NY

Wagner College

Joelle Koziak, soccer/lacrosse, NY

Virginia Hernendez, lacrosse, NY

Jen Spatarelle, lacrosse, NY

C. W. Post College

Tara Vokes, soccer, MA

Loretta Mugno, soccer, NY

Rocco Morelli, soccer/football, NY

Fordham University

Brooke Casey, crew, NY

Emily Ronek, soccer, NY

Quinnipiac University

Ed Morley, lacrosse, NY

Ryan O’Mahoney, lacrosse, NY

Johns Hopkins University

Mike Spiaciarch, baseball, NY

Rosario Forello, soccer, NY

Florida Atlantic University

Jen Allers, soccer, NY

Trinity College

Peter Marchese, soccer, NY

Alex Burakoff, soccer, NY

University of Maryland

Kelly Bowman, Swimming, NY

Catholic University of America

John Schwarz, soccer, NY

Bucknell University

Lauren Schwarz, soccer/lacrosse, NY

Gettysburg College

Megan Murphy, soccer, NY

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Kevin Cepalek, lacrosse, NY

Cornell University

Cindy Spira, soccer, NY

Lauren Gallagher, soccer, NY

Davis & Elkins College

Floris de Klerk, soccer, Holland

Iona College

Al Mugno, ice hockey, NY

Gary Galletta, soccer, NY

Champlain College

Donna Simpson, soccer, London, England

Regis College

Jan Manual Sanchez de La Palma, soccer, Mexico

Coker College

Christine O’Connor, soccer, NY

Holly Graffenmeyer, soccer, NY

American University

Bobby Brennan, soccer, NY MLS Player

Adam Rosen, soccer, NJ

Carrie Schroeder, soccer, NY

Holly Graffenmeyer, soccer, NY Transfer from Coker

Florida International University

Laura Jeffrey, soccer, MA (All American)

Trinity College, Texas

Michael Marino, soccer, NY

Roger Williams University

Chris Reid, lacrosse, CT

Columbia University

Janine Ierardi, soccer, NY

Xiosi Gong, chess, China

Hofstra University

Frankie ("Stormin") Gorman, soccer, NY

Suzanna Lee, voice, NY

Sacred Heart University

John Morris, soccer, NY

Denise Morris, soccer, NY

Beth Gaffney, soccer, NY

Ohio Wesleyan University

Greg Aiello, soccer, NY

Brown University

Michael Rudy, soccer, NY

Limestone College

Chris Ruben, lacrosse, NY

Wesley College

D. J. Hammill, soccer, NY Transfer from Becker Junior College

Southern Connecticut State University

Amber Meimers, soccer, CT

Keene College (New Hampshire)

Tara Wagner, soccer, CT

Saint Francis University (PA)

Melanie Stockman, soccer, NY

Lea Brady, soccer, NY

Randolph-Macon College

William Simolike, soccer, PA

Savannah School of Art and Design

Alexis Kmitis, soccer, NY

University of Scranton

Erik Kunzinger, soccer, NY (currently asst. Coach, Penn State Erie)

Warren Knecht, soccer, NY

Shepherd College

Ricky Schmitt, soccer/football (kicker), VA

University of Central Florida

Christine Mascia, soccer, NY

Dowling College

Gary Galletta, soccer, NY transferred from Iona College

Ryan Ash, soccer, South Africa

Keith Arce, soccer, NY Transfer from Spartenberg Methodist College

Fairfield University

Kristin Genovese, lacrosse, NY

Providence College

Christian Meyer, soccer, NY

College Misericorde

Kathleen Schwarz, soccer, NY

Why CAPS works while RECRUITERS fail

Using a recruiter could actually HURT your player's chances.

The Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation (SASF) is staffed entirely by volunteers, most of whom are successful college coaches. College soccer coaches do not like recruiters.

College coaches want to hear directly from families ... families who are genuinely interested in playing and studying at his/her school.

Yes, families. Coaches recruit both players and their parents.

Most college coaches were once club coaches. Old preferences really don't change. Coaches still prefer, genuine, supportive parents, coachable players and the satisfying team success that follows. Team chemistry, that most elusive variable, is a constant challenge to every college coach ... the pieces of his puzzle could fit together in hundreds of different combinations. But when the magic is there and everything works for the coach in team sports, the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.

Recruiters who flood coaches' mail boxes with photocopied resumes of players they do not know, are offensive. Most coaches we know do not even bother to open those envelopes, or worse, question why a player with any potential would ever hire a third party.

Pat Grecco's sees the coach's world from the coach's point of view. For the past 15 years Pat has worked with hundreds of college coaches in soccer and other sports, she has acquired a sensitivity for their coaching style, their program's traditions, the school's culture and its valuation of athletics and student athletes. Her College Showcase for Long Island Junior Soccer League, the nation's largest, has earned the respect of coaches and created hundreds of valuable personal relationships.

Pat's approach is unique. Unlike recruiters, she is invisible. After personal interviews with player and parents, together they develop a list of target schools and the family's research begins. Only when both player and parents are genuinely interested in a school, its program and its coach, does the family initiate its direct contact.

A large part of a coach's time and travel budget is spent identifying players who want to attend his school AND want to play for him ... AND are BOTH academically AND athletically qualified to do so. Many coaches evaluate 500 players to finally sign just one

College coaches welcome qualified and motivated student athletes who present themselves in this way. Mrs. Grecco says, 'It's so simple ... realistically evaluate your qualifications ... study the coach's requirements ... and go where they want you."