Written Testimony of Douglas M. DePeppe Before the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development

Hearing: “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans”

September 16, 2026

“My name is Douglas M. DePeppe. I am an attorney, a retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate, a former Division I college soccer player, and a volunteer youth boys’ soccer coach of more than twenty years. I am also the father of three sons, and I assisted across a seven-year period to help them pursue their respective pathways from youth soccer through college soccer. I have also advised youth players, families, and soccer clubs concerning player pathways, including U.S. college soccer and international gap-year programs.”

To read the full written testimony as published on the House Committee on Education and Workforce website, click here.