For Immediate Release - Monday, March 30, 2020
Media Contact: Jef Thiffault, FC Copa Director of Club Development and Communications
jef.thiffault@fccopa.com / 732.662.5202 x205
METUCHEN, NJ - FC Copa Academy today announced a strategic partnership with College Fit Finder. Through the partnership, all FC Copa Academy Players will have access to College Fit Finder’s host of technologies, which will assist our families with the college recruiting and application process. The program is featured on FC Copa’s new Virtual Training Portal, launched recently to give year-round support to its players through all FC Copa initiatives.
“At FC Copa Academy, we pride ourselves for having developed and assisted over 325 players on their journey to college placement. We are excited to start this partnership with College Fit Finder to enhance our current process.” said FC Copa President and Executive Director of Coaching Roberto Aguas. “This innovative online system, paired with our historic academic guidance, will make the college recruitment process of our athletes easier to manage and more dynamic for all stakeholders.”
"College Fit Finder is excited to help streamline the recruiting process for FC Copa Academy's high school aged players and coaches. FC Copa Academy is a phenomenal club that provides multiple resources for their players and we are excited to be added to the help and assistance they give to their families,” stated Geoff Raives, Director of Education, Training and Sales at College Fit Finder.
“Having placed hundreds of students in collegiate programs across the country, our partnership with College Fit Finder, coupled with or experience supporting our players through the pursuit of their higher education goals, will uniquely position our FC Copa Academy Players and Families to seamlessly navigate this important process” said FC Copa Academy Vice President and Director of Academic Guidance Lori Berman.
The array of College Fit Finder Technologies can be found here.
Since its inception in 2004, FC Copa Academy has appeared in 26 state, 19 regional and 7 national finals & championships while having one of the highest college placement rates in the country, both soccer and academic, having placed over 325 students into 153 collegiate programs and developed over 24 professional and national/international team players.
About FC Copa Academy www.fccopa.com
FC Copa Academy is a professional soccer organization founded in 2004 which has appeared in 26 state, 19 regional and 7 national finals & championships while having one of the highest college placement rates in the country, both soccer and academic, having placed over 325 students into 153 collegiate programs and developed over 24 professional and national/international team players. We are a soccer family consisting of over 750 members from the ages of 5 to 19 that come from all areas of NJ, NY, and PA. We are a year-round soccer development program assisting players in reaching their greatest potential. The focus is on educating the complete player with a knowledgeable and caring staff. FC Copa Academy teams compete in premier level leagues, tournaments, showcases, and competitions locally, regionally and nationally. FC Copa Academy fields both boys and girls teams in each age group from U7 through U19 and beyond. In addition to the youth academy, FC Copa Academy provides a pathway into the college, semi-pro and professional levels via its New Jersey Copa FC collegiate programs (U20 and U23) all the way to the UWS (women) team.
About College Fit Finder www.collegefitfinder.com
College Fit Finder’s mission is to provide a full spectrum of progressive solutions for high school student-athletes and their families to combat the obstacles faced during the college recruiting process. The recruiting process is tough... but not just for players. It’s tough for parents, for clubs, for their staff and directors, and it is really tough for College Coaches... but it really shouldn’t be. We already have the solution... so our mission is to simplify everything for everyone by becoming the nation’s unifying hub of college recruiting.
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