What Have Others Said

Educators

Michael Johnson - Jacksonville University (Florida)
“This is a very good opportunity for both the students participating in the Program and Jacksonville University . It is also a great opportunity to showcase Jacksonville University , our campus facilities, and our soccer program.”

Mark Persson - Southern Nazarene University (Oklahoma)
"IDEA brings players of a level that we can use; who have been pre-screened and gone through training with the program. IDEA understands the process and the things that a university coach and a university is looking for and they prepare the student for that process. In the past, we have recruited players from the program who have fit very well into our program. Last year, we had a player who came in from the program and was an “All-American” for us as a freshman.”

Brett Teach - Auburn University at Montgomery (Alabama)
“It's invaluable for our program to see them here. It's great to see that their level is better that some of the teams that we will be recruiting from. The great thing about this program is that there are a great variety of programs that can get their needs met. That's why there are some many college coaches coming and that's why there is so much interest in the program.”

Lance Thompson - Alliant International University (California)
“After being here for four days I am extremely impressed with all of the athletes I have the opportunity to see and speak with. The players we are recruiting will be a tremendous help to our program.”

Ray Wells - Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky)
“The IDEA Program is growing every year. There is not a single Program that has similar characteristics around the world, neither in Europe , Africa , Latin America , or even here in the United States . Not all college coaches count on budgets that will allow them to travel to evaluate players in other countries. This is why bringing student-athletes to the United States , as IDEA does, is so attractive for American college coaches.”

Evan Fiffles - Lewis University (Illinois)
“IDEA provides the opportunity of living a great experience by placing international students into American universities; allowing them to practice their sport and working towards obtaining a degree. The students we have recruited through the Program have been extremely successful in the academic and athletic fields.”

Clinton Browne - Lambuth University (Tennessee)
“The two young men who are attending Lambuth have been a great addition to the atmosphere of our University and the soccer program. Marco Ferraina and Alejandro Kohan in their first two seasons have both made the All-Conference. Their abilities on the field have proven their scholarship needs. More importantly to me though is that both young men have made the All-Academic Conference, maintaining over a 3.3 GPA. These young men from IDEA have accepted their responsibilities and are making great strides towards their degrees."

Blake Johnson - Lawrence University (Wisconsin)
“Since five years ago, IDEA has allowed me to evaluate student-athletes. I have recruited many at the program. Furthermore, I am very pleased with the quality of the students, not only in the field but how they have integrated into our campus community. In the classroom, these students, for the most part, have been very successful.”

Wulf-Dieter Koch - Spring Hill College (Alabama)
"International Doorway is an outstanding program. It is definetly the way to go if you wish to become a serious student-athlete in the United States.Here at Spring Hill College, we have International Doorway students from Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador and other countries. We are extremely happy with them, not only on the playing field but also in the classroom. The Programs hosted by International Doorway gives each coach the opportunity to evaluate students and make sure they fit into our institution."

Helio D'Anna - Lincoln Memorial University (Tennessee)
"IDEA is a very reputable company, and I have had great success in recruiting student-athletes through IDEA."

Brock Hickam - University of Sioux Falls (South Dakota)
“With a other programs you see some videos and paper but you don't actually see the people and the people is what you are recruiting in the first place. I think is a great experience that we get to interact with the kids. It'd be very difficult for me as a coach to invest scholarship money of my university in somebody that I haven't seen play or I haven't met.”

Jim Sanderson - Faulkner University (Alabama)
“They are very skill players while a lot of the American players are very athletic but not sometimes as skillful, I think you'll see more international players here in America playing.”

Dan Sullivan - Midland Lutheran College (Nebraska)
“You get to see them play in a number of different situations: they play against other players from the program, they play against some local club teams, and some college players. After 3 or 4 days, you get a better evaluation of the player here than you would most of the time when you see American athletes playing in a tournament in the U.S. where you see them play in one game, against one team, in one set of conditions. You don't have to go by just how good they are on a paper or look at a video where you just can't really evaluate somebody; and you get to know them as people too.”

Ed Heberling - Iowa Wesleyan College (Iowa)
“The program is great. A lot of coaches can get together here and look at over 130 players that come in here and can really evaluate.”

Richard P. Houston - Greenville College (Illinois)
“The excellent work conducted by IDEA, combining first-level coaches preparing and constantly supervising its participants have developed an important change in the recruiting process conducted by the athletic programs in the Unite States.”

Fred Underwood - McKendree College (Illinois)
“IDEA has allowed me to recruit Latin American student-athletes with good technique and capabilities who add a very good level of play to my college team.”

Dan Balaguero - Virginia Intermont College (Virginia)
“The organization of the Program is brilliant. We have recruited three student-athletes through the system and the talent level is great.”

Administrators

Nick Scully - Christian Brothers University (Tennessee), VP for Advancement & Athletics
“CBU is pleased to work with IDEA and its staff. The Program is a great channel to recruit quality international students.”

Jamie Naylor - Missouri Valley College (Missouri), Dean of Admissions
“The students from IDEA have been a wonderful addition to our campus community. They are achieving great things in the classroom and are involved in all aspects of campus life. They have been a real pleasure to have as a part of Missouri Valley College and we look forward to working with the Program every year.”

Robbie Shelton - Martin Methodist College (Tennessee), VP for Enrollment
“From our point of view, the Program is very successful. The academic level of the students is good, they are very respectful, and also hard-workers. We enjoy having these students involved in our campus community, and without any doubt, this is a positive and learning experience for them.”

Joey Wiginton - Faulkner University (Alabama), Vice President for Student Affairs
“Faulkner University served as a host school this past year for the International Doorway Organization and it was a pleasure to have them on our campus. I enjoyed very much meeting the students and enjoyed working with the leaders of the organization. They seemed to be very appreciative of every thing we did for them. A wonderful group to have on any campus.”

Tony Caputo - Southern Virginia University (Virginia), Dean of Admissions
“I've been coming to the program for four years. We obtained two small college national championships, which we would have never done without the athletes who recruit from the program but more importantly those players went on and did well in school.”

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