Skip the redshirt season and continue to develop your soccer skills while earning college credit. PCDA and Hudl team up to offer soccer players a unique opportunity to join a year-round soccer academy.
At Pre-College Development Academy (PCDA) we have created our own professional development conference in the states of North Caroline, South Caroline, Georgia, and Tennessee. We are the only soccer academy in the U.S that brings in high school graduates to start college classes while preserving eligibility and playing in a full-time, ten-month soccer league. In simple terms, we offer college soccer without the red tape. PCDA is a year-long academy as opposed to a ten-week season. We don't believe in the redshirt system in college where you sit during your first or second year.
As we grow and help more soccer players find opportunities to sign with college programs, we are excited to announce our partnership with Hudl. This will allow uncommitted high school seniors to have a powerful new tool in their pursuit of a soccer scholarship.
Pre-College Development Academy provides players, like you, the ability to truly develop in a professional environment and gain experience that will help them on their paths to the next level. Hudl's platform will give PCDA players the ability to build their own recruiting profiles and capabilities to share video and content with college coaches. With league exchange and cameras included, all conference games will be captured and uploaded to a singular video platform.
"I know the Pre-College Development Academy has potential and we have already proven the concept works. PCDA is an insurance policy that captures late developers and align ourselves with a global leader in technology that plays a critical role in developing players to their next level is something we have been striving for from day one. We have just leveled up as an academy and our current and future athletes will see the benefits of this partnership for years to come." says Ryan Hodgson CEO of the Pre-College Development Academy.
Greg Nelson, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Hudl adds, “At Hudl we believe that every athlete deserves a shot and by leveraging video and data they can become the best version of themselves. We’re excited to partner with PCDA and provide the technology to support these athletes as they put in the work to be recruited to the next level,”
Pre-College Development Academy was founded in 2021 and serves uncommitted high school seniors who are looking to continue their soccer careers. It provides a new format for soccer in the United States as PCDA gives athletes an alternative path to earn college scholarships. Instead of redshirting or burning precious NCAA eligibility years, players can join PCDA and play against high-level competition while continuing to develop their skills, earning their Associates degree and playing in front of college coaches. After just a few months, PCDA has helped several of their current players earn college scholarships, many of whom did not have a single scholarship offer coming out of high school.
Hudl is a leading performance analysis company revolutionizing the way coaches and athletes prepare for and stay ahead of the competition. Founded in 2006, Hudl offers a complete suite of products that empower more than 180,000 global sports teams at every level—from grassroots to professional organizations—to gather insights with video and data. Hudl’s products and services include online tools, mobile and desktop apps, smart cameras, analytics, professional consultation and more.
