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Athletes USA Scout Harvey Marchant

ABOUT ME

As a current student and varsity athlete at the University of Guelph, and a former client of Athletes USA, I am committed to helping aspiring student athletes achieve their dreams of competing and studying in the United States. I am originally from England, where I grew up playing soccer for AFC Wimbledon before coming abroad and, in my short time here, the whole experience has been life-changing. I believe that there are countless opportunities for athletes to study a program that is right for them while playing sports at a very high level.

Athletes USA helped me to find my perfect school, and now I am very happy to help you get started with the same process!

Achievements:

OUA West All Star (Men’s Soccer – 2021); OUA West Community Service Award; President’s Trophy for Athletic, Academic, and Leadership Excellence; Dean’s Honour List (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022) 

Most memorable moment:

Winning the OUA Championship for Guelph Gryphons on our home field, hosting for the first time in over 30 years to round off an unbeaten season for the first time in over 25 years. Playing in the Canadian Championship against professional side HFX Wanderers. Winning League1Ontario with Guelph United.

“Start unknown, finish unforgettable”

Contact me

harvey.marchant@athletesusa.org

Global Scout Harvey marchant playing for University of Guelph
Global Scout Harvey marchant playing for University of Guelph1

OUR ATHLETES

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.