<p>Supposing that,</p>
<p>-I’ve been going to proffesional soccer training for the last 3 years.
-Am holding various records from school’s sport activities.
and more.</p>
<p>Am I considered an athlete?
By the way will being an international athletes make me a hook?</p>
<p>“I’ve been going to proffesional soccer training for the last 3 years.”</p>
<p>You’d have to elaborate on that. It’s not special if you just put out some cash so you can go to a professional soccer training camp and pretty much anyone can get in. I think it’d be more special if it’s invite only, or very prestigious. </p>
<p>By athlete it’s meant that you are being recruited by the college for sports.</p>
<p>You MIGHT be considered only if you can let potential colleges know about your skill level and how you might be able to contribute to their teams. You can be the best player in your country but if the college coaches don’t know about it, it won’t help you.</p>
<p>You should see how you can show your skills and achievements. Contact the athletic departments and inquire. Perhaps they will ask you to send them video (tape or DVD) of you in games. Send them lists of teams you’ve played in. </p>
<p>That being said, this is only good if you really are a “star” and can both perform and commit to the college team. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Are you getting recruited? Make a highlight tape, send it out to colleges, and see if you get any responses.</p>
<p>I actually interviewed one of Stanford’s soccer coaches, and they said they’d much rather see a clip of a game than a highlight tape, because then they got to see the athlete in context of a game, rather than just their best moments. :)</p>
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<p>only if you’re being recruited to play for their varsity team.</p>
<p>in general, i think when people talk about “athletes” at colleges they mean scholarship athletes (that is, students receiving athletic scholarships), who may have bypassed regular admissions procedures at the behest of a coach.</p>