Athletes must be invited and by their current coaches in order to be searchable in the private database.
FieldLevel is free for both athletes and coaches; it is not a formal "recruiting service," as determined by the NCAA.
[1] Founded in 2008 by Brenton Sullivan, Kai Sato, Cory Ducker, and Jeremy Weir, FieldLevel was the recipient of the "Best Undergraduate Business Plan" from the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California, and subsequently raised seed capital funding from Reid Dennis, founder of Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
[2] In 2009, FieldLevel was hired by the University of Southern California as the primary software provider for all athletic recruiting and NCAA compliance.
[3] In 2012, the company expanded their private network into baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer.