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How to Watch NCAA College Basketball 2020-21 Season Online

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The global pandemic won't stop the 2020-2021 NCAA college basketball season! We explain how to watch college basketball in the US, Canada, and abroad.

Ian Garland Streaming, Kodi and VPN Expert

@IanGarland_ UPDATED: April 19, 2021

The 2020 NCAA college basketball season is here (starting Wednesday, November 25), but there are some notable changes in how it’s run. Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, most games will take place without a live audience. Thankfully, most NCAA teams have existing TV contracts to broadcast games live. Watching the NCAA college basketball season online is now easier than ever. You can also live stream NCAA games abroad and without cable in most countries, including Canada, the UK, China, and more.

This guide only recommends official streaming services. NCAA broadcast rights are among the most fragmented in the sports broadcast market. Most conferences secure their own contracts. Some of the powerhouse schools also have separate contracts with broadcasters. With dozens of conferences and over 100 teams, you may find it difficult to get the exact stream you want. Streaming pirates take advantage of this situation by offering illegal streaming for many popular games. Nevertheless, pirated streaming sites carry security risks. We recommend you use official streaming sources for all NCAA basketball games.

If you’re looking to watch NCAA College Basketball while traveling out of state or abroad, you may find many of the streams are region-locked. This means you’ll need the help of a VPN to access your usual home services.

How to live stream NCAA College Basketball with a VPN

Here’s how to stream NCAA college basketball live streams online from anywhere:

  1. Create an account with a trustworthy VPN service provider. We recommend NordVPN although Surfshark and ExpressVPN are both great alternatives.
  2. Connect to a US-based server through your VPN on your chosen streaming device. We recommend US servers as most streaming services carrying NCAA games block connections from outside the US
  3. Log onto the website or app for your preferred streaming service.
  4. Launch your NCAA basketball streams. Whether viewing games live on on-demand, you can bypass geographic content blocks.

If you’re struggling to access a service and still getting an “out of region” message, you may need to adjust your browser settings. Try clearing your cache, browsing history, and cookies. Additionally, you may need to turn off or adjust your device location services.

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Where to watch NCAA College Basketball

NCAA college basketball is one of the most popular pastimes for American sports fans. It’s also specific to the US. Although some Canadian teams compete, you’ll be hard-pressed to find broadcast internationally. As such, watching both live and on-demand games legally requires access to a US streaming service. And if you’re abroad, that means a VPN to access those services.

In the US, you can watch most games through ESPN, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, NBC Sports Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network. There is currently no streaming service that has all of these channels, so you’ll need to hop around across several different networks to get them.

Canadian fans can turn to Sportsnet Now, DAZN, and TSN for most broadcasts.

Not in the US or Canada? You may still have options to watch NCAA online abroad in countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, and even China if you use a VPN for available services. From a wide view, however, the vast majority of games will be available through US- and Canada-based streaming services.

United States NCAA Basketball streaming

Charting US broadcast rights for NCAA games come down to which conference the team is part of. There are over 30 NCAA Division 1 conferences. As a body, the NCAA does not secure broadcast rights; it leaves that up to teams and conferences. The result? Division 1 games happen all across the sports streaming environment through nearly a dozen different channels.

Use the chart below to navigate through the streaming options. The chart includes broadcast networks, conferences within that network, and the streaming services you can use to access that conference’s games.

Broadcast NetworkConferences CoveredStreaming Services
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNUA10, ACC, American, America East, Atlantic Sun, Big 12,  Big South, Big Sky, Big Ten, Big West, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, MAC, MAAC, MEAC, MVC, MWC, NEC, OVC, Pac-12, SEC, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC, WCCSling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, ESPN+, fuboTV
Fox/FS1/Fox Sports NetworkBig East, Big Ten, and Pac-12, ACC, Big 12, Big EastSling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, ESPN+, fuboTV
ACC NetworkACCSling TV, YouTube TV Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV
CBS/CBS Sports Network ACC, American, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC,  Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Atlantic 10 Conference, American, Northeast Conference and Patriot League, and NCAA TournamentCBS All Access, YouTube TV, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV
StadiumAtlantic 10, American, Big South, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, MAC, OVC, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, WACStadium 24/7, Sling TV, Youtube TV, fuboTV, Samsung TV Plus, PlutoTV, Xumo, The Roku Channel, STIRR, PLEX, MOBITV, Twitch. TV
Pac-12 NetworkPac-12Sling TV, Vigdo, fuboTV
SEC NetworkSECSling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV
Big Ten NetworkBig TenYouTube TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV
NBCSNAtlantic 10 ConferenceSling TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV Now, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV
beIN SportsConference USASling TV, fuboTV

Free networks

Free streaming is available through some of the networks listed in the chart above. If you want free games, explore PlutoTV, Twitch, and Xumo, all of which offer any games that stream online through Stadium.

Subscription networks

As noted in the service chart, you can access most channels carrying NCAA games through subscription-based multi-channel services, including Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV Now, and fuboTV. Some games will also broadcast live on CBS All Access and ESPN+.

Then there’s DAZN, which is a special case for American NCAA fans. In the US, DAZN does not offer NCAA college basketball. But it does provide Pac-12 Network games through its Canada service. We’ve found ExpressVPN works to bypass DAZN Canada, allowing you to access all Pac-12 content on DAZN Canada, even if you’re in the US.

All told, you have plenty of options to watch NCAA basketball online in the US. It’s worth mentioning that many of these services are region-locked, though, so if you’re traveling abroad, you’ll need a VPN to access them. NordVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, allowing you to try it risk-free and claim a full refund if unsatisfied.

Canada NCAA Basketball streaming

If you’re in Canada, your best options to stream NCAA games are through DAZN (for PAC-12 Network), TSN (ESPN games) or RDS (ESPN games in French).

That said, those US streams are right next door, ready for the taking. All you need is a VPN like NordVPN and in some cases, a US payment option to create accounts for US subscription services. With those in hand, you can live stream NCAA games regardless of your location.

International NCAA Basketball streaming

Broadcast rights outside the US for NCAA conferences are exceedingly rare. With the exception of Canada, you’ll primarily need to use a VPN to access games from streaming services listed above in the section for US residents.

DAZN will also work to get Pac-12 Network games if you’re in a country where DAZN is available. Just use a VPN to unblock the Canada DAZN library to access those games.

Games streaming through Stadium are easy to get even without a US payment method. Just use a VPN with PlutoTV, Xumo, or Stadium’s Twitch.TV channel.

Can I watch NCAA basketball on Hulu?

Yes, but you'll need a Hulu + Live TV subscription. These cost $64.99 USD per month with ads or $70.99 per month without. Additionally, certain games may not be available due to local restrictions (although you can bypass these easily using a VPN).

Where can I stream the NCAA Women's basketball games?

WNCAA games are usually broadcast on ESPN, which means you can live stream them using WatchESPN, fuboTV, YouTube TV, or any other service that carries this channel. Notably, most of these offer a trial period, so if you're only interested in watching one game, you can usually do so for free.

Is using a VPN to stream basketball legal?

There actually aren't any laws in most countries that specifically forbid accessing geo-blocked content using a VPN. However, it usually goes against the terms of whichever streaming service you're using. The worst that's likely to happen is you'll be asked to turn the VPN off, though, so there's really nothing to worry about.

Can I use a free VPN to stream NCAA games abroad?

Free VPNs usually aren't a good choice for streaming, for several reasons. First, they tend to only have a handful of servers, which limits your choice of locations. Given how popular these services are, you'll usually also experience slow speeds, which isn't ideal when live streaming basketball.

Additionally, these services are often nowhere near as secure as they should be. In fact, according to research, around one in five fails to use any encryption at all, and a staggering 37% of free VPN apps tested came packaged with malware. For these reasons, we strongly recommend making a decision based on other factors (reputation, logging policy, and network size, for instance), instead of on price alone.

Basketball is the sport of the future in Canada. Young people and immigrants prefer it to hockey - sportsiView - Blogs

"Forget everything you think and know about Toronto" - with these words, one of the most famous radio hosts in Toronto, Mokka Frap, left me after our interview. In many ways, he is right. What are your first associations with Canada? Hockey, maple syrup, maybe a high standard of living? But not basketball (at least until the Raptors' historic success in these playoffs). Many of you do not suspect, and those who even knew have long forgotten that basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith back in 1891 year.

Since then, basketball has become a distinctly American sport. Even Naismith himself came up with the game while working at the Young Men's Christian Association International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. But every year basketball becomes more and more international in every sense.

In many ways, this is the merit of the NBA itself: in recent years, the league has placed a special emphasis on international development. And the result is obvious - in 2016, the growth rate of the NBA was 13 percent. In the past, an astronomical 25 percent. Much of this has been driven by international growth. If momentum picks up, by the end of the next decade, the NBA will equal the NFL in league revenue in a way that once seemed unthinkable .

Using realistic growth rates (6. 5%’ and 15% for the NFL and NBA respectively), we see that the NBA will overtake the NFL in revenue by the end of the next decade.

’ According to NFL figures.

Canada plays a leading role in the development of international players, more specifically the Toronto region . Over the past decade, Canada has given the basketball world the likes of Jamal Murray, Tristan Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Nick Stauskas. In the 2013 NBA draft, the Cavaliers first drafted a Canadian with the first pick - though it was Anthony Bennett. A year later, the Cavaliers again took the Canadian first - Andrew Wiggins, whom they sent to Minnesota three months later.

Canada has had occasional players like Jamal Magloir or Rick Fox, and of course Steve Nash can't be left out. But for 13 Canadians to play in the NBA at once?! So where do roots grow from?

The changing face of Canadian sport

The history of modern Canadian basketball begins in 1967 under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. It was this liberal premier who introduced the world's first non-racial immigration system. Up to this point, the vast majority of immigrants to Canada were from European countries or countries with a predominantly European population, such as the United States or Australia. The father of the current prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, continued Pearson's immigration policy, and by 19In 1986, the percentage of visible ethnic minorities (eng. visible minorities) in Canada rose to 6.3 percent. In 1991 this figure was 9.4 percent, in 2001 it was 13.4 percent, and today it is about 25 percent.

The metamorphosis of basketball in Canada can be largely explained by the demographic changes mentioned above. The vast majority of immigrants come from countries where ice hockey is an unknown sport . Arriving in Canada, parents send their children to play sports familiar to them - first of all, it is football and basketball. Also, the “new Canadians” are scared away by the price tag of the national treasure. The fact is that in Canada, as in Russia, hockey has become a sport for the rich, and even for the indigenous population, and even more so for immigrants, who have every dollar in the account. Meanwhile, football and basketball only require running shoes and a ball. There is also a belief among many immigrants and their children that hockey is not the most welcoming sport for immigrants or minorities.

A combination of factors suggests that basketball is the sport of the future in Canada. After all, basketball fans are younger and belong to a diverse ethnic group . Meanwhile, hockey fans tend to be older and old-fashioned Canadians. And based on demographic studies that show a gradual reduction in the indigenous white population due to low birth rates and a high rate of immigration replacing the indigenous population, we can safely say that the position of basketball in the country will only strengthen.

And the numbers also support this conclusion.

The same poll showed that Canadians so far generally prefer the Stanley Cup, but the difference is not critical: 38% versus 33%.

If demographic change paved the way for the advent of new sports, there are a number of reasons why basketball has become such a staple in the hearts of young New Canadians. One reason is a guy named Vince Carter. For many Canadians of my generation, the most vivid childhood memories are of Vinsanity, which cast a spell on Toronto for a while. If Kawhi told the League that the Raptors were here for the long haul, Carter was the first to announce the existence of Toronto with his performance in the dunk contest. It was thanks to Vince that many Canadian children first picked up a basketball and tried to repeat what their hero performed.

But the star factor cannot be discarded either. Any marketer will tell you that the most sought-after athletes are football and basketball players. This is largely due to the popularity and accessibility of these sports, but the same phenomenon is being seen in America itself. And many attribute this to the fact that American football athletes and hockey players wear "armor" that covers the body and, most importantly, the face. There's a reason why, as schoolboys, we used to roll up a piece of paper, and when we threw it in the trash, we'd stop, yell "Kobe!" and at an acute angle they threw a paper "ball" into the basket.

Toronto Basketball Factory

But today, Canada is not just a large community of fans with a scattering of amateur basketball players. Canada is just as important a player base for the NBA as the American cities that produced legend after legend at one time.

Take, for example, New York City, home of such basketball players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Irving, Chris Mullin and Carmelo Anthony. Even Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn. But today everything has changed. Perhaps the most famous basketball player from New York is Kemba Walker.

There is an opinion that Canada, and more specifically Toronto, in terms of fertility in the "production" of basketball players is second only to Los Angeles, Chicago and the metropolitan area around Washington.

This breakthrough in Canadian basketball began with the Nike CIA Bounce, which was founded in 2004 by Tony McIntyre. It was the first team from Canada to play in a Nike EYBL tournament and be accredited by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)*. The Nike EYBL, short for Elite Youth Basketball League, is a tournament featuring 42 of the top qualifying basketball teams from the US and now Canada. Almost every top Canadian player has played in CIA Bounce at one time or another, including Tristan Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett.

* - AAU is an amateur sports organization that was founded in 1888 with the aim of creating common standards in amateur sports. Initially, the AAU worked with the US Olympic Committee to prepare American athletes for the Olympics. Now the main task of the AAU is the development of young athletes.

But the turning point came in 2010 when former basketball player Jesse Tipping rebuilt the arena into a basketball academy called the Athlete Institute (AI). It was there that Jamal Murray spent his school career and Ton Maker, the first student from Canada to be drafted in the first round. Jesse, seeing the number of talented Canadians who go to play in American preparatory academies, decided that Canada, in particular Toronto, was not plowed, and opened his own academy.

AI is based in Mono Village on the outskirts of Orangeville, a small town about an hour from downtown Toronto. The family decided to settle there after moving frequently due to Jesse's father's job due to the relative proximity to everything in Southern Ontario. AI is played by three teams, the main of which is called "Orangeville Prep" and represents AI in tournaments in the USA. The other two teams compete locally and are de facto farm clubs for the Orangeville Prep. And as it turned out, small Mono turned out to be an ideal place for the development of young basketball players.

To learn more about the epicenter of Canadian basketball development, I got in my car and drove down the countryside to Mono.

"Athlete's Institute" in Mono.

There I had the opportunity to speak with Tony McIntyre, now Director of Basketball Operations, and Alex Dominato, Director of Admissions and Recruiting.

Part of my conversation with them:

About choosing a small town:

- Why Orangeville?

- [Jessie's] family wanted to return to Ontario. His father once told us a funny story. While still living in England, he went to a map shop, bought a map, stuck a pin and rope into it, and outlined a radius that would cover everything that was dear to him in Ontario. Come to think of it, Orangeville is an hour from the airport and an hour from downtown Toronto.

- Is there an advantage to play here?

Absolutely. I think location is one of our biggest strengths. When a player comes to us, he has two priorities: study and sports. It's a quiet, small town - there's not much to do here.

Also, thanks to the location, we have the opportunity to be visible only when we want it [in games with American teams], but we can also retire to our quiet corner. And I think it attracts some people. When a student plays in the best academies in the US, he is in the public eye all the time and this can ultimately have a negative impact on the player.

There are so many life skills that make a successful basketball player. Many people forget that when they graduate [from school], they still have to be a student-athlete.

After all, these guys represent our lifetime program. Wherever the player goes next, people will judge our work by those players. Reputation means a lot to us. When these players are shown on TV and mentioned that they are our graduates, the last thing we want is for people to think: "who raised this jerk."

AI has gained a good reputation abroad. One of the most famous alumni, Ton Maker, was born in South Sudan, grew up in Australia and went to school in the USA. But the pressure that Tony McIntyre talked about turned out to be too much, and Macer moved to Orangeville Prep. Boys from Germany and Great Britain also played for the team. Starting next season, the first Chinese citizen in the history of the academy will play in the team.

Even American players are starting to look into this program, especially from Buffalo, where Coach McIntyre has a special relationship with some of the players and their families since CIA Bounce. But the recruiting network doesn't end with Ontario and frontier Buffalo. The Orangeville Prep had a very strong imprint from players from Quebec and British Columbia. And the basis of this success is the ethics that everyone adheres to. They say that what they need most is not jumping boys, but good people. And the results of this approach are visible to the naked eye. For example, many alumni spend the entire summer at Mono preparing for the next season. While I was taking pictures, three graduates were training in the hall with their son Tony, who is also an AI coach.

So how do they explain the success of Canadian basketball? First, they list all the same factors I mentioned earlier, especially immigration and Vince Carter. Plus, they see one factor that gets little coverage when it comes to discussing Canadian basketball: style.

Canadian basketball combines American and European styles. On the one hand, Canadians pay due attention to the technique peculiar to Europeans, but on the other hand, they do not forget about the role of athleticism. Both Alex and Tony believe that the Americans have long dominated through crazy athleticism. Now players are required to have a greater understanding of the game and some technical aspects.

But both note proximity to the USA. Unlike Europeans, Canadians have the opportunity to follow the same path as the Americans. Even as a child, they have the opportunity to try their hand against the best peers in America.

The Future of Basketball in Canada

Tony McIntyre (L) - Director of Basketball Operations and Alex Dominato (R) - Director of Admissions and Recruiting.

And they all agree that basketball has a bright future in Canada. The Raptors' championship will continue to raise the profile of basketball in a hockey-obsessed country. The only issue they see is whether Canada's relatively fragile basketball infrastructure can keep up with the demand for basketball. Tony McIntyre also adds that Kawhi's now-legendary shot against Philadelphia will have an even more lasting impact on Canadian basketball than the NBA Finals. That this throw will inspire kids to take a ball or even a crumpled piece of paper in their hands, just as Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant once inspired this previous generation.

And I can't argue with them. As a Canadian and living in Toronto, I can see firsthand how much the sport has taken root in Canada, especially in Toronto. Nearly every driveway to the house now has a basketball hoop where a hockey net once was.

The parks are full.

Night basketball leagues are gaining popularity, almost on par with night hockey. In the upcoming draft, 7 Canadians could be drafted at once, including RJ Barrett, who is predicted to be 3rd overall in the Knicks.

Articles and documentaries are being written about this phenomenon, and this is just the beginning. Basketball will soon become a national treasure. Believe it or not, I'll leave you with the following statistic: Only 10 percent of Canadians said they followed the NBA until the Raptors' amazing playoffs - now that number is 40 percent.

Photo: Gettyimages.ru/Ezra Shaw, Patrick Smith, Matthew Stockman; Ruscanus; cbc.ca; facebook.com/athleteinstitute

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Our clients receive exclusive conditions for studying at American Universities. Working with us, families save an average of 50-70% of the possible costs of teaching a child basketball player abroad. The savings are often in the tens of thousands of dollars a year.

How do we do it? We know the mechanisms of working with scholarships and grants, as well as the universities themselves are interested in partnership conditions due to the large number of our clients from all over the world - this allows us to receive exclusive offers for our clients.

Find the right university for a young basketball player

Our client can be either one of the best young athletes in Europe, or a novice athlete who is only striving for great success in sports - the task of PFS from the whole variety of American universities is to select the university that suits all the criteria for a young athlete, where he can maximize his potential.

Essentials you need to know about college basketball in the US

You need to be a world class star if you want to play basketball and study in the USA - is the main myth we want to dispel!

You will be surprised, but in the USA, both at school and at university, an athlete of any level can play basketball - both a future NBA player and one for whom basketball is just a hobby. There are more than 1,500 universities in America, and basketball is available in almost every one of them.

The system of any sport in the USA, and basketball in particular, is built in such a way that sports are included in the system of school and university sports, i.e. in fact, in America there are no “basketball schools” or “youth clubs” analogous to our SDUSSHORs, where the general education school and the sports school are third-party organizations and big sport is incompatible with study.

In the US, athletes fully combine their sports career and education.

Thanks to the inclusion of sports in the curriculum of schools and universities, in the US you can study, for example, at Harvard or Stanford and play on the varsity basketball team with future NBA players.

The American sports system has all the best advantages for athlete development - the most gearing sports infrastructure, the strongest coaches, a huge number of teams at the school and university level. The only caveat is that studying in the USA is very expensive.

However, in America there is a program sports scholarships , which helps athletes to reduce the cost of training. A scholarship in the USA means a discount on tuition, i.e. this is not money that is handed out, but the amount that the school or university subtracts from the cost of your education.

Our company helps to receive scholarships for training athletes of various levels of sports training, age and physical data.

What is the NCAA American Collegiate League?

The NCAA League is the major American college sports league in which most American universities compete.

In the structure of the NCAA, universities are divided into 3 divisions, depending on the level of basketball at the university.

In addition to the NCAA, there are other student leagues, the main ones are: NAIA (analogous to the 2nd division of the NCAA), NJCAA (junior college league), USPORTS (Canadian student league). Our company works with all of these leagues.

NCAA Division 1 - The best young basketball players from around the world play in it, this is a transitional stage for future NBA and Euroleague players. To be on the NCAA Division 1 varsity team, you must be on or recruited for your country's youth team and have significant international accomplishments.

NCAA Division 2-3, NAIA league, USPORTS - this is also a very high level of basketball, but it is more accessible to most young boys and girls involved in basketball at the level of sports schools and sports schools.

Estimated cost of studying at a university in the USA

What expenses should a family prepare for if they want to send a basketball player child to a university or college in America while working with PFS?

NCAA Div 2-3, NAIA, NJCAA: minimum $10,000-13,000 per year

This is the minimum estimated budget for a year of study for 95% of young basketball players from the CIS countries that a family will need to pay for a university / college in the USA when working with our company. The amount includes tuition at the university, accommodation and meals, a sports program.

On average, a year of study at a university in the United States for a foreign student (official cost, without scholarships and discounts) will be $30,000-70,000 per year, depending on the location of the institution, type of residence and education elite.

Our company helps young basketball players receive scholarships/discounts from the official cost of educational institutions, reducing the cost of education by tens of thousands of dollars a year.

95% of the young basketball players we mentioned above are the majority of young boys and girls involved in basketball at the level of sports schools and sports schools, who are not included in the national youth team of their country and do not have significant basketball achievements at the international level.

NCAA Division 1 - 100% coverage of all tuition fees.

For the most talented basketball players in Europe.

In the USA, at the NCAA Division 1 level, the full coverage format is practiced, when the university fully sponsors the costs of training, accommodation and meals for the athlete. This offer is relevant only for the most promising young basketball players in Europe. This offer covers 1-5% of basketball players in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries (depending on the level of development of basketball in the country).

A complete combination of education and sports

Only in the USA youth sports are included in the program of schools and universities. Playing basketball in the USA, an athlete fully combines basketball and studies, thus receiving a full-fledged education that you will need to build your future professional career outside of sports.

International Diploma Recognized Worldwide

After graduating from high school and university in the US, you receive a diploma that is recognized worldwide. With an American diploma, you will be a sought-after specialist both at home and in the USA, Europe or other countries of the world.

Experience of living abroad and native English

At a young age, the child will experience independent living in another country, become more aware and responsible for himself and his actions. Our experience shows that the majority of young men and women who have experience of living and studying abroad are more successful in building their careers in the modern world, and knowledge of English, which, after studying in the USA and immersing in the environment, will be at the level of a native speaker, will allow you to easily establish contacts around the world. the world.

About

Pro Futuro Sports

PFS is one of the world's most respected sports and academic scholarship companies. The company was founded in 2007 and has offices in Serbia, Russia, Brazil, Italy, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

4,000 clients from 53 countries

To date, more than 4,000 clients from 53 countries have continued their careers and received scholarships to study abroad with PFS.

The purpose of our service is to help athletes enter the best, proven and recommended teams, academies, schools, colleges and universities in the US, Canada and Europe, correctly assessing the capabilities and potential of an athlete.

Our clients receive exclusive conditions for training - working with us, families save an average of 50-70% of the possible costs of training a child-athlete abroad.

We know how to work with scholarships and grants, we have a wide network of sports contacts around the world and this allows us to receive exclusive offers for our clients.

Sports and Academic Department

The main profile of the agency is to work with athletes on their placement in schools, universities, sports academies, clubs in the USA, Europe and other countries of the world.

In 2020, PFS launched the Academic Scholarships Department, which deals with obtaining discounts and grants in secondary and higher education institutions abroad.

Our customers

Sandro Mamukelashvili

State of Florida Georgia

Samson Ruzhentsev

Tennessee Russia

Ilya Tyrtyshnik

Arizona Ukraine

Nestor Dyachok

Washington State Russia

Sergey Grishaev

State of Florida Russia

Daniil Kasatkin

Virginia Russia

Ksenia Kozlova

State of Florida Russia

Arina Khlopkova

West Virginia Russia

Buka Peikrishvili

Georgia Georgia

Lazar Zhivanovic

Real Madrid Serbia

Mark Tikhonenko

State of Pennsylvania Russia

Marko Simonovich

Illinois Montenegro

Testimonials from our customers

Samson Ruzhentsev

Russia

Viktor Vovchuk

Ukraine

Lazar Milinkovic

Serbia

Alexandra Antonova

Russia

Georgy Maslennikov

Ukraine

Luka Andjusic

Serbia

Prospects for further growth

Stage 1

Children and youth sports

13-19 years old

School level

Stage 2

University

18-23

Leagues: NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, USPORTS

Stage 3

Professional career

23+ years

Professional sports
Career, Business

Frequently Asked Questions about Studying Abroad

What does it take to get into a school and sports team in the US/Europe?

For most educational and sports institutions, the package of documents is small: translation of school grades for the last 3 years of study into English, extract of vaccinations from a medical book, bank statement on the availability of funds to pay for the school year at school.

What if I have no significant sporting achievements and my family is not able to pay for my studies in the US/Europe?

If you do not have great achievements in sports and your family is not able to finance the minimum budget for education in the US / Europe (from $10,000 per academic year), then today we will not be able to offer you the opportunity to study and sports abroad.

What does your agency offer?

The main goal of our work is to select a list of schools / universities / clubs that meet the criteria of the athlete and his family, in which he will receive a scholarship / discount on education. Further, we guide the client throughout the entire process of admission, execution of all documents, communication with coaches and representatives of educational institutions, and also provide visa support after admission.

What educational and sports institutions do you work with?

We have more than 1,000 schools/universities/sports clubs and academies in our database with whom we cooperate and every day we expand the list of partners. Nevertheless, the candidacy of each applicant and the possible amount of the scholarship must be personally discussed with each educational / sports institution separately.

Why should we contact you specifically for team and school selection in the US/Europe?

We have been on the market since 2007 and we have extensive experience working with athletes of all levels from all over the world - our knowledge of the American / European sports and educational programs market, as well as a huge network of contacts, allow our clients to receive exclusive offers. We have been on the market for so long that some of our clients, after graduating from the USA, have already become trainers in American schools and universities themselves and help our current clients get the best training conditions.

How safe is it to send a child alone to the US/Europe?

Safe. Educational institutions are fully legally responsible for foreign students. In many educational institutions, strict discipline and children are constantly under the supervision of employees of educational institutions, as well as the presence of a supervisor and a medical office.

Can you help an athlete of any level get into a school/university/club school in the US or Europe and receive a tuition discount?

We can help an athlete of any skill level and age to receive a scholarship in the range of 30-70% of the official tuition fee. Our knowledge of the US/European sports and education market, as well as our huge network of contacts, allows our clients to receive exclusive offers, regardless of their level of sports training.

Who determines how much scholarship/discount I will receive and by what criteria?

Employees of our agency evaluate an athlete according to a number of basic criteria: physical data, level of technical and athletic training, sports IQ, the level of competition at which you are currently performing, statistics, achievements and other parameters. Athletes provide us with video clips of their game moments and statistics from performances, which allows us to give the most accurate forecast about the athlete's prospects for his training in the USA/Europe. Further assessment of the athlete is carried out by the coaches of schools / universities / clubs, guided by our characteristics and the above-mentioned data on the athlete.

What level of English is required for admission?

It is desirable to speak English at least at the pre-intermediate level, but even for athletes with basic or zero English, we can find sports and academic programs in the USA/Europe. Many institutions have an adaptation program that helps foreign students learn English and join a new team.

How do schools take athletes if they can't see them?

Scouting and selection are very developed in the USA and Europe, basically long screenings are our Soviet “know-how”, abroad, at almost all levels, athletes are taken by video and statistics. In order to increase your chances of getting into a good club, prepare a video clip of game episodes, a link to your statistics, as well as information about your achievements.

How are visas? Are there any problems getting them?

Obtaining a student visa (aka study visa) is 1 month (on average). There are no problems with visas now.

Is there a guarantee that the child will be given playing time in the team?

Game time cannot be guaranteed. Every athlete has ups and downs during the season. We try to assess the level of an athlete and offer him the educational / sports institution where he will really be in demand.

If a child travels and doesn't like the school/team, what then?

In this case, we talk with the child, understand the cause of dissatisfaction, if he does not like everyday life or he is faced with everyday misunderstandings, then we try to influence the situation by joint efforts. In order not to get into such situations, we do not cooperate with educational / sports institutions about which we receive bad reviews.

Where do children live while studying abroad?

In the US/Europe, 2 types of accommodation are common: campus or host family. The campus is a hostel. Typically, the campus is located on the territory of the educational institution, it is inhabited exclusively by students of the educational institution.

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