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Helping the Student-Athlete
NCAA Clearinghouse & Considering the Next Step
Where to begin…
What is the NCAA Clearinghouse for?
Determines student eligibility to play
sports in college
Created so there are minimum academic
standards for student-athletes
For students who plan to play one or
more Division I or II college sport (s)
What’s the process?
•Students must register
with the NCAA
Clearinghouse
–By completing the
Student Release Form
(SRF) AFTER their JUNIOR
year
•will be rejected if less than 6
semesters
–Includes a $50 fee
•PSA’s may not receive
scholarship money,
practice, or compete until
certified by NCAA
Clearinghouse
Registration Process
• Log on to website www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Students create a new account and
complete all sections
• After registering:
– #1- Complete a transcript request form
– #2- Send transcript via guidance counselor to
NCAA Clearinghouse
– #3- Send SAT scores
• Must send SAT scores directly to NCAA
– Contact collegeboard to have them sent
(Scores on H.S. Transcripts – DO NOT COUNT!!)
Eligibility is determined using…
• Core courses(14 min)
– A list of approved courses are available on-line
– School specific
• Test Scores (See chart)- SAT OR ACT
– Can use highest sub-scores from SATs from
different testing dates
– Writing score is not used
• Div. 1- sliding scale chart
• Div II- min. SAT 820/ACT-68
• GPA Requirement
– Div II- 2.0
– Div. I- sliding scale chart
Remember
The NCAA academic rules DO NOT
guarantee your admission to a
College!!!
Check for the specific requirements for
each college you wish to consider.
Recruiting Rules & Regs.
Just the basics!
Recruiting Regulations
Recruiting rules differ at each level (i.e.
Div. I, Div. II, and Div. III)
Example:
Div. I allows a senior 5 official visits
Div. III official visits are unlimited for a
senior
Recruiting rules and calendars differ for
each sport
Official Visit
• A visit to a member institution by a PSA that
is financed in whole or in part by the
member institution
– Institution can only provide ONE official visit to
their campus
– PSA’s can take ONLY FIVE total Official visits
• Each to a different school
• Regardless of the number of sports played by
the PSA
– First visit can be no sooner than the first day of
the PSA’s senior year
Un-Official Visit
• A visit to a member institution by a PSA that
is made at the PSA’s own expense
• Exceptions:
– complimentary admission to on-campus
event
– transportation to view
practice/competition home competitions
– Unlimited Un-Official Visits are permitted
Recruiting 101
• Key Terms
– Red Shirt
• A PSA who does not compete for an entire year (can
practice); do not lose a year of eligibility
– National Letter of Intent
• A binding agreement between a PSA and an institution
• PSA is ensured by the institution, an athletics
scholarship for one full academic year
• Institution is ensured that the PSA will enroll at the
institution
• Penalties exist for breaking this agreement!!!
• Once signed, no other institution may make recruiting
contact/calls to said student
Time Periods
• Contact period- permissible to make in-person, offcampus recruiting contacts and evaluations
• Dead period- not permissible to make in-person,
recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off-campus or
permit official or unofficial visits
• Evaluation period- permissible to be involved in
off-campus activities to assess qualifications of psa.
No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with psa
allowed
• Quiet period- permissible to make in-person
recruiting contacts only on the member institutions’
campus
Contact vs. Evaluation
• Contact
– Any face-to-face contact with the psa or psa
relative & college coach/rep. that extends
beyond a greeting
– Any pre-arranged meeting at a practice,
competition,… regardless of if a conversation
occurs
• Evaluation
– any off-campus activity designed to assess
academic or athletic abilities of a psa
– Visit to psa’s school (even if no contact is made)
• Number Allowed
– 7 total for each PSA (Contacts & Evaluations combined)
– Only 3 Off-campus in the Senior Year, excluding
official visits
In-person Contact
• In-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall NOT be made with
a PSA or the PSA’s relatives before July 1 following the PSA’s
completion of the JUNIOR YEAR of high school
• Junior Year- 1 phone call by coach in March
• Senior Year- 1 phone call per week ONLY from
COACH (PSA has to call them back)
• At PSA’s institution
– Permission must be granted by the h.s. first
• At Competition Site
– No contact at the site prior to the contest or during the
day of the contest
– No contact after the competition until PSA is released by
their coach
– No contact while competition over several days is taking
place until final competition is over
Recruiting
Prospective
Student-Athlete
Things to Consider
Taking the next step
Prior to your junior year:
• Consider the NCAA core courses as
you prepare your schedule
• Begin the college search & consider
schools at each level of play (D I, II, III)
• Challenge yourself in course work by
taking honors & AP courses
• Take the PSAT’s & continue to take
practice tests on line especially during
the summer months
Junior Year:
• Continue the college search & make a list of
those to visit
• Take the SAT’s in Dec. or Jan.
• Prepare your academic/athletic profile &
junior highlight/game film
• Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at
www.eligibilitycenter.org at end of year
• Make contact with coaches before touring
each campus
• Send e-mails, letters, highlight film, student
athlete profiles to each of the colleges you
are considering
• Always remember to thank coaches for
their time after a visit
The Final Stages-Your Senior Year
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Revisit colleges of interest
Continue to maintain contact with coaches
Retake the SAT’s and/or the ACT’s
Update and maintain student/athletic profile
Send updated profile & include transcript,
newspaper articles, & senior highlight/game
film
Monitor your status with the NCAA
Eligibility Center website
Get recommendation letters
Make application to colleges on-line
Remember to send a final transcript to the
NCAA Clearinghouse
Questions to Ask Yourself:
• Are you informed about the college &
know why you want to attend there?
• What level of play are you looking to
attain? What are your goals as an
athlete?
• What role do you expect to play? All
four years?
• How important are your academics?
• Where do you see yourself after
graduation? What does your life look
like?
Resources to help
• www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Scholarship Searches, College
Searches & Testing Help
– www.princetonreview.com
– www.finaid.org
– https://access.bridges.com
– www.collegeboard.com