About Us

Formed in 2010, with a footprint across the globe, we are a leading USA college sports recruiting company which aids our clients, guiding and preparing them to interact with US college sports programs across all divisions and governing bodies of US college sports in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA.

Upper 90 College has extensive experience in the sports industry, being competitive athletes and elite coaches themselves. Upper 90 College's expertise includes training and development of competitive athletes, sports marketing, with an extensive network of college sports coaches within the US college sports system, as well as educational and sports pathways into European Universities. 

Upper 90 College’s mantra is: Recruit. Develop. Succeed.

Playing Career

John played at the highest level of youth and senior football in the old Australian NSL as a competitive goalkeeper. Apart from his experience in Australian football, John had trialled with clubs in Europe, along with playing in elite youth football tournaments against some of the very best youth international players in the world.

Sydney United; National Soccer League (1995-1997)

Marconi Stallions; National Soccer League (1998-1999)

NSW CCC Schoolboy Representative (1996)

Dinamo Zagreb (Trials: 1995-1996)

Bury FC (Trials: 2004)

Dulwich Hill SC (First Grade, Winter Super League, 2005)

Dunbar Rovers NSW NPL 3 (First Grade, 2017)

Coaching Career

John has a specific expertise, and passion for youth coaching, with experience as a senior coach (specifically goalkeeper coach) across the National Premier Leagues and right up to the A-League level in Australia for over 20 years. He has helped coach, develop and mentor former and current youth national team goalkeepers for Australia, both within a club and private coaching environment. John has also worked along current senior A-League coaches assisting in coaching on field players who have gone onto professional contracts in the Australian A-League and abroad. Outside of this, John has worked for many grassroots clubs over many decades, and still coaches many youth association players as he has always had a passion for developing basic technical & tactical skill sets & formulating the character traits to help players succeed at higher levels of the game. Clubs that John has been a senior and youth coach include:

Marconi Stallions FC (2021) - SAP, Youth & Senior Women's Head of Goalkeeping

Inter Lions FC (2022) - SAP, Youth & Senior Men's & Women's Head of Goalkeeping

Macarthur FC (2021 - 2022) - First Grade GK Coach; Bulls FC Academy Men

Head of goalkeeper development across varying association clubs across NSW for the past 20 years.