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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the best way to learn the skills in high school to be able to be scouted for college?[/quote]

As another poster said, serious players augment playing in high school with playing on a club team, and there are club programs for students younger than high school.  For Division I, generally schools are looking not only at skills but at body type.  Would be unusual for a 5' 5" player, even with great skills, to get a serious look from Division I but players who are skilled but smaller or a little slower (proportionately, they are great athletes) can play Division III.

Basically:
1.  Try to start early (by middle school at the latest);
2.  Seek out a club program to augment skills and get more time in competition;
3.  Try to take part in programs such as USA Field Hockey's Futures program (high level coaching on weekends in the spring);
4.  Go to camps in the summer to build and hone skills;
5.  By high school, play on a club that is taking part in some college showcase tournaments and big tournaments such as the National Field Hockey Festival over Thanksgiving or Disney in the winter;
6.  Go to prospect camps at colleges you are interested in.[/quote]

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