Scout: Herbert Biste
Athletes USA – #1 Sports Scholarships Agency.
We use our personal connections and relationships within our network of 20,000+ coaches across 20+ sports within the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, and CCCAA.
ABOUT ME
I am a German native currently based in the USA. As a former youth Bundesliga academy player in Germany and NCAA student-athlete at Hofstra University in New York and CSU in Los Angeles, I have experienced both the pros and cons of both cultures. Soccer/football has changed my life in many positive ways, and I am dedicated to sharing my experiences with the next generation of players.
I am happy to help you get started! – Herbert
My Career Highlights:
- All-West Region 1st Team (issued by National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA))
- CAA All-Academic Team (issued by Colonial Athletic Association)
- CCAA Fall All-Academic Award (issued by California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA))
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors (issued by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA))
- Dean’s List (issued by Hofstra University & CSU Los Angeles)
- Germany: Youth Bundesliga (pool for U18 national team roster)
- Winner of the Dana Cup – the world’s third-largest and most international youth soccer tournament (with over 1,000 teams from 45 nations)
Our Player Awards:
Player awards: Morris Duggan (NCAA D1 All-American & MLS Draft), Gabriel Perrotta (MLS Draft), Emil Jaaskelainen (MLS Draft), Jelldrik Dallmann (MLS Draft & NCAA D1 All-American), Luis Grassow (MLS Draft & NCAA D1 All-American), Julian Hodek (C-USA All-Freshman team), Kevin Thallinger (2x NJCAA National Champion), Athanasia Moraitou (Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year & All-Conference), Jannis Schmidt (MLS Draft & All-Region), Tobias Jahn (Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year), Tarik Pannholzer (All-South Region), Luca Erhardt (MLS Draft & NJCAA All-American), Luca Dahn (BIG EAST All-Conference), Johannes Bergmann (NCAA D1 National Champion & BIG10 All-Conference), Johannes Pex (MLS Draft), Fridtjof Andberg (NEC All-Conference & Hermann Trophy Watchlist), Yannick Pohlmann (SSC Freshman of the Year), Christian Sekanina (ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week), David Elizaga (NCAA D2 National Champion & CCAA All-Conference), Jiwoo Lee (NJCAA National Champion), Henri Tophoven (NCAA D2 All-American), Donovan Odier (Peach Belt All-Conference), Max Bisinger (NAIA All-American HM), Johan Feilscher (NEC All-Conference), Lennox Crews (All-Region), Fabian Lutz (America East All-Conference), Javier Torres (NCAA D2 National Champion), Jonas Lindner (MAAC All-Conference), Robin Oswald (MAAC All-Academic & All-Region), Marthe Taugbol (NJCAA National Champion & NJCAA All-American), Marie Bathe (All-Conference), Marco Roessle (All-Conference), Yohan Bernard (All-Region), Tobias Pellio (NJCAA Player of the Year & NJCAA All-American), Marvin Zott (NCAA D2 All-American), Sade Heinrichs (All-Southeast Region), Nathanael Sallah (Summit League Defensive Player of the Week), Matthias Heiland (All-Rookie team), Robert Winkler (All-Rookie team & All-Region), Max Meurer (CAAC Goalkeeper of the week), Noah Tiefel (SAC Offensive Player of the Week), Fabian Forisch (NAIA All-American), Tom Hausdorfer (SAC All-Conference), Andres Arce (GSAC All-Conference), Maxi Krug (NAIA National Champion), Julia Hernandez (PAC-12 All-Conference), Sebastian Loibl (NCAA D2 All-American), Wilfried Nyamsi (National Champion & NAIA All-American), Kensho Yoshikoshi (SAC All-Conference), Paul Hein (ECC All-Conference), Thilo Wilke (All-Atlantic Region), Nico Engelking (All-MEC Freshman Team), Toni Soler (NCAA D2 All-American), Catarina Realista (SAC All-Conference), Carlos Rubio (NAIA HERO player & goalkeeper of the year), Ignacio Goya (SAC player of the year), Arola Aparicio Gili (Sun Belt All-Conference), Matija Gligorovic (A.I.I. goalkeeper of the year)
INTERVIEWS
WHAT IS AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP?
Athletic as well as academic scholarships are much more common in the US than in most other countries. Athletic scholarships are awarded to athletes of outstanding performance in order to enable them to finance their studies in the US. The athlete participates fully in practice sessions with the college team and represents the university in various tournaments and competitions. The coaches’ job is to professionally look after the teams; in this sense, he has a similar position to that of a professor and is also paid accordingly.
For what reasons are scholarships awarded?
For generations, American universities have had college teams in all kinds of sports. These teams are professionally managed by specially employed coaches and serve as an advertisement for the respective university in numerous competitions. If a team has regional or even nationwide success, the media will cover its development. That is why college teams are a means to market the university in order to recruit new students. For this reason, the universities provide the coaches with a budget to recruit talented athletes from around the world and help them finance their studies or even their entire stay abroad.
Why an athletic scholarship to America
The American College system produces some of the best sporting talent in the world. The facilities, coaching and support networks including sports science, nutrition, physiotherapy and fitness training are all world class. Universities travel the length and breadth of the United States to play each other; it is big business involving, massive corporate sponsorship, fanatical crowds, rich history, and national television coverage. Collegiate sports are as close to a professional environment as it’s possible to get. A normal schedule involves one to two training sessions or practices a day plus additional sports specific weights and fitness sessions within in a normal athletic scholarship. All this alongside a full university degree program.
Athletic Scholarships are funded sports programs that include Football (Soccer), Golf, Basketball, Tennis, Field Hockey, American Football, Baseball, Swimming & Diving, Track and Field, Fencing, Rowing (Crew), Skiing, Gymnastics and many more athletic scholarship programs.
ATHLETES USA
A reputation for excellence, a global network, and a passion to deliver the best scholarships.
Since 2008, we have been placing athletes in American colleges. This has allowed us to save our clients over $100,000,000 in tuition fees.
Our success rate and reputation for customer satisfaction has not gone unnoticed, in 2009 we were selected by the Commonwealth Secretariat to represent the Commonwealth Community receiving platinum recognition status. This partnership with Athletes USA helps deliver athletic scholarships to over 54 countries globally.
Our expert team advises over 50 sport bodies, which include National Olympic Committees, NGO’s, International & National Sport Federations and Education and Sport Ministries.
