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What is college esports?
What a varsity esports player means!
How big is the college esports scene?
Can i become a pro after college?
The simple answer is YES! Playing college esports is a great step in the right direction to become a professional esports player because you have all the conditions to be the best you can be, for example you have a coaching staff with the highest merit around you every day. Their greatest interest is that you become as good as possible and give you all the right tools to be able to take the next step. This is why college can be just the perfect step before you step into the professional scene.
There are several players who have made the jump to the pros after their college careers. Here are some examples:
- Jake “jakee” Andersson: St. Thomas University to Cloud 9
- Bruno “CptBruno” Albino: Clarke University to Portland Timbers
- Denis “Lethal” Tari: Illinois State University to London Spitfire
- Eain “APA” Stearns: Maryville University to Team Liquid
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WHY COLLEGE?
There are endless reasons why you should go to college and especially if you are a varsity athlete because you can now combine a top education while doing what you love, which is the biggest reason why being in college is so very positive athlete. There are many other reasons, from financial to personal development.
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What games are there?
There is a wide variety of games played in college. Some games more popular than others, and some games where the chance of getting a scholarship is greater.
Some examples of games played are:
- Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA): League of Legends (LoL), Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2, Heroes of the Storm, Smite
- First person shooter: Overwatch, Fortnite, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Paladins
- Card Games: Hearthstone
- Real-time strategy: StarCraft II
- Sport Games: Rocket League, FIFA, Madden
- Fighting Games: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat
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How do you get recruited?
While some schools may give you an offer based on your skills that you demonstrate in your highlight videos and more, some schools require you to try out for their program. During your tryout, the coaches will evaluate your skills, but what the coaches check the most during a tryout is how you are as a person and how you function in a team environment.
Do you want to see EXACTLY what the process will look like when you are going to be recruited?
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SOME SCHOOLS HAVE HARD TRYOUTS, HOWEVER IT IS FAR FROM ALL
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT ON A TRYOUT?
While some schools may give you an offer based on your skills that you demonstrate in your highlight videos and more, some schools require you to try out for their program. During your tryout, the coaches will evaluate your skills, but what the coaches check the most during a tryout is how you are as a person and how you function in a team environment.This is where you want to showcase all of your skills and show both the coaches and your future teammates that you have what it takes. These tests can either be on the school campus or you can play your test at home while talking to your teammates and coaches online which is most relevant for you as an international student.
Want to know more about tryouts?
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what are the recruitment requirements?
There are no real requirements for you to play esports in college because anyone can really become a varsity esports player and a college student. That being said, depending on what level you would like to compete in, it will of course require you to be as good as possible at your game.
Do you want to know more exactly how the requirements look like for the different games and a little more generally about how the esports requirements are in college in the USA.
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what do a trainer search for in a player?
What coaches want to see in a varsity esports player is a lot. Coaches of course want you to perform when you play tournaments, that you are as good as possible at your game and that you have good communication skills. The most important thing a coach looks for in you as a player is that you are a good teammate, have a good attitude and that you behave in school. If you have a negative and bad attitude, you will not get far in your career in college and this is something that especially American college coaches focus on and have a solid grasp of. If you have a good and positive attitude and clearly show that you are a good teammate, that you can be a leader and that you have good communication skills, college coaches will be very impressed and your chances will increase drastically.
In order to stand out from the crowd who also want to go to college and play esports, it is important to show college coach videos when you play. Shows how you communicate when playing and how you want the match to play out. This is something we will help you with so that you can maximize your chances of impressing the coaches.
How much is a esports scholarship?
Scholarships are awarded school by school, which means that the amount of scholarship the schools can award depends on which school it is, with that said, the esports scholarship usually ranges between 10,000 sek to 100,000 sek per year. However, more and more schools have now started to award “full-ride scholarships”, which is a scholarship on the entire college costs, from the esports costs to the tuition costs.
Harrisburg University, which won ESPN’s inaugural College Esports tournament in May 2019, became the first school to award full-ride scholarships to their entire 16-man team in 2018.
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How does the esports facilitys look?
The esports facilities at the college are all incredibly beautiful. To give an example of what an esports facility might look like in college, let’s take a look at Grand Canyon University (GCU) and their facility. It is a unique facility open to the public that consists of 72 high-performance gaming computers and a tournament area for events.
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college esports clubs
Just like other sports in college (football, basketball, etc…) there is a varsity level and also a club level. The varsity level is the players who are the best at the university who then represent the school against other schools in competitions. Since a relatively high level is required to get to this varsity level, there are also college clubs for those who either do not feel that they are at the right level, or that you feel that you do not want to play at such a serious level. In esports clubs, they focus more on including everyone who wants to join and helping less skilled players gain more experience.
Esports clubs have different teams and all these teams also compete in tournaments, they also compete in other college esports leagues, and they have different competitions for those who go to school so the school teams compete against each other. In addition to those, the club also arranges community evenings for each individual match.
Many club members also move up to the varsity level when they have gained the skill and experience that you get from playing in a club team, you can also see esports clubs as a kind of Junior Varsity team.
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WHAT IS COLLEGE ESPORTS?
College Esport in the USA started around 2009, several schools started forming esports clubs where they played all kinds of games and also competed in tournaments with other schools. Now in 2023, 14 years later, the Esports scene in the US is massive! There are over 250 colleges that offer varsity esports and this number is growing all the time. Varsity esports means that these schools that have varsity esports offer a scholarship for you to represent this school in your favorite game. College esports is often seen as a platform for gamers to be able to develop as players and a fantastic path to be able to go pro. Esports are games played at a competitive level, this can be anything from 5v5 team games like League Of Legends, to 1v1 strategy dominant games like Hearthstone, and much more.
WHAT A VARSITY ESPORTS PLAYER MEANS!
Being a varsity esports player is just like being a college athlete. You are on a varsity team, which means you are on a team with other people who compete together representing your school against other schools in competitions. This also means that you will play and practice with your team like any other sport between your classes, many varsity players receive large sums in terms of scholarship. Just like the other sports at the school, you will wear the school’s team shirt, compete in arenas and communicate with teammates and coaches when the games are underway.
HOW BIG IS THE COLLEGE ESPORTS SCENE?
Overall, the esports scene around the world is huge. The viewing figures for the League Of Legends finals (Also called Worlds), had over 74 million viewers, an average of over 31 million viewers per minute worldwide. These statistics are incredible just like the college esports scene. Over the past 5 years, the college esports scene has grown into a $10 billion+ industry, with recruiters, coaches, dedicated arenas, and a global audience of over 500 million people. Right now there are over 300 American Colleges that offer more than 150 million per year in scholarship for the best esports players because these schools can earn millions in tournament prizes. Since the college esports scene is so large, there is a good chance that your matches will be televised, streamed and even recorded. The matches also have commentators and analysts who analyze your matches like any other professional sport.
CAN I BECOME A PRO AFTER COLLEGE?
The simple answer is YES! Playing college esports is a great step in the right direction to become a professional esports player because you have all the conditions to be the best you can be, for example you have a coaching staff with the highest merit around you every day. Their greatest interest is that you become as good as possible and give you all the right tools to be able to take the next step. This is why college can be just the perfect step before you step into the professional scene.
There are several players who have made the jump to the pros after their college careers. Here are some examples:
- Jake “jakee” Andersson: St. Thomas University to Cloud 9
- Bruno “CptBruno” Albino: Clarke University to Portland Timbers
- Denis “Lethal” Tari: Illinois State University to London Spitfire
- Eain “APA” Stearns: Maryville University to Team Liquid
Want to learn more about becoming a Professional Esports Player after College?
Click the button to the right!
WHY COLLEGE?
There are endless reasons why you should go to college and especially if you are a varsity athlete because you can now combine a top education while doing what you love, which is the biggest reason why being in college is so very positive athlete. There are many other reasons, from financial to personal development.
Want to know more about why you should go to college in the US?
Click the button to the right!
WHAT GAMES ARE THERE?
There is a wide variety of games played in college. Some games more popular than others, and some games where the chance of getting a scholarship is greater.
Some examples of games played are:
- Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA): League of Legends (LoL), Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2, Heroes of the Storm, Smite
- First person shooter: Overwatch, Fortnite, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Paladins
- Card Games: Hearthstone
- Real-time strategy: StarCraft II
- Sport Games: Rocket League, FIFA, Madden
- Fighting Games: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat
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HOW DO YOU GET RECRUITED?
While some schools may give you an offer based on your skills that you demonstrate in your highlight videos and more, some schools require you to try out for their program. During your tryout, the coaches will evaluate your skills, but what the coaches check the most during a tryout is how you are as a person and how you function in a team environment.
Do you want to see EXACTLY what the process will look like when you are going to be recruited?
Click the button to the right!
SOME SCHOOLS HAVE HARD TRYOUTS
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT ON A TRYOUT?
While some schools may give you an offer based on your skills that you demonstrate in your highlight videos and more, some schools require you to try out for their program. During your tryout, the coaches will evaluate your skills, but what the coaches check the most during a tryout is how you are as a person and how you function in a team environment.This is where you want to showcase all of your skills and show both the coaches and your future teammates that you have what it takes. These tests can either be on the school campus or you can play your test at home while talking to your teammates and coaches online which is most relevant for you as an international student.
Want to know more about tryouts?
Click the button to the right!
WHAT ARE THE RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS?
There are no real requirements for you to play esports in college because anyone can really become a varsity esports player and a college student. That being said, depending on what level you would like to compete in, it will of course require you to be as good as possible at your game.
Do you want to know more exactly how the requirements look like for the different games and a little more generally about how the esports requirements are in college in the USA.
Click the button to the right!
WHAT DO A TRAINER SEARCH FOR IN A PLAYER?
What coaches want to see in a varsity esports player is a lot. Coaches of course want you to perform when you play tournaments, that you are as good as possible at your game and that you have good communication skills. The most important thing a coach looks for in you as a player is that you are a good teammate, have a good attitude and that you behave in school. If you have a negative and bad attitude, you will not get far in your career in college and this is something that especially American college coaches focus on and have a solid grasp of. If you have a good and positive attitude and clearly show that you are a good teammate, that you can be a leader and that you have good communication skills, college coaches will be very impressed and your chances will increase drastically.
In order to stand out from the crowd who also want to go to college and play esports, it is important to show college coach videos when you play. Shows how you communicate when playing and how you want the match to play out. This is something we will help you with so that you can maximize your chances of impressing the coaches.
HOW MUCH IS A ESPORTS SCHOLARSHIP?
Scholarships are awarded school by school, which means that the amount of scholarship the schools can award depends on which school it is, with that said, the esports scholarship usually ranges between 10,000 sek to 100,000 sek per year. However, more and more schools have now started to award “full-ride scholarships”, which is a scholarship on the entire college costs, from the esports costs to the tuition costs.
Harrisburg University, which won ESPN’s inaugural College Esports tournament in May 2019, became the first school to award full-ride scholarships to their entire 16-man team in 2018.
Want to know more about what level of your game you should be at to get an esports scholarship?
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HOW DOES THE ESPORTS FACILITYS LOOK?
The esports facilities at the college are all incredibly beautiful. To give an example of what an esports facility might look like in college, let’s take a look at Grand Canyon University (GCU) and their facility. It is a unique facility open to the public that consists of 72 high-performance gaming computers and a tournament area for events.
Want to know more about College Esports Facilities?
Click the button to the right!
COLLEGE ESPORTS CLUBS
Just like other sports in college (football, basketball, etc…) there is a varsity level and also a club level. The varsity level is the players who are the best at the university who then represent the school against other schools in competitions. Since a relatively high level is required to get to this varsity level, there are also college clubs for those who either do not feel that they are at the right level, or that you feel that you do not want to play at such a serious level. In esports clubs, they focus more on including everyone who wants to join and helping less skilled players gain more experience.
Esports clubs have different teams and all these teams also compete in tournaments, they also compete in other college esports leagues, and they have different competitions for those who go to school so the school teams compete against each other. In addition to those, the club also arranges community evenings for each individual match.
Many club members also move up to the varsity level when they have gained the skill and experience that you get from playing in a club team, you can also see esports clubs as a kind of Junior Varsity team.
Want to know more about College Esports Clubs?
Click the button to the right!
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