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the next level
deciding | marketing | recruiting | selecting
deciding
making a decision to pursue college athletics
1. Sit down with your student-athlete and understand what their
goals are for athletics
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Play in college
Make the varsity team
Be a starter
Meet new people or try experience a new sport
Others?
Important Starters
2. Discover what it takes to REALLY achieve that goal
• Very few athletes will play in college, even fewer will receive
a scholarship, are you willing to research and do what it takes
to achieve this goal, and committed to achieve it
• Set smaller more goals along the way—achieving certain
times, becoming a starter, beginning an off-season weight
routine, etc.
• Understand that the classroom is just as important to
achieving success in athletics as athletic ability and talent
• Work with a guidance counselor to ensure you’re college ready
• Understand the academic requirements of the schools you’re
interested in
Important Starters
• Define your goal early—you can always re-evaluate
• Potential goals include, but are not limited to:
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Making the varsity team
Become a starter
Voted all-state
Play in college
Receive a scholarship
Don’t forget to set an academic goal too
• You must communicate that goal with your coach, school,
family, and friends
• They are essential in helping you achieve your goal and
holding you accountable
Athletic Goals
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Research what type of institution you are interested in
Research what kind of education you want
Is an athletic scholarship essential
There are numerous options
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Division 1 NCAA – Can offer athletic scholarships
Division 2 NCAA – Can offer athletic scholarships
Division 3 NCAA – Cannot offer athletic scholarships
NAIA – Can offer athletic scholarships
NCCAA – Cannot offer athletic scholarships
Playing in College
marketing
being noticed
• Be the best
• Understand opportunities that will help you get noticed
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Club or travel team opportunities
School team
Recruiting service
e-mailing coaches
Film/youtube clips
• Find a school that fits you (academics, alumni, atmosphere,
athletics)
• Understand that nobody can do this for you, you must do it
yourself
Get Noticed
• In addition to being good, marketing yourself is integral
• Fill out a recruiting profile for a college/sport you want to play
• e-mail the coach to express your interest in the school and desire to
play. Let them know how to contact you/find out more info
• Make it easy to be evaluated—provide a link to a youtube video
• Be “recruitable”
• If you send an e-mail, check your email often ([email protected])
• Communicate how you want to be contacted: e-mail, text, phone, etc.
• Communicate how/where they can see you play—are you playing close
by? Is there film you’re going to upload soon?
• Attend camps/clinics offered by the college/other colleges
• Schedule a visit to campus and a meeting with the coaches
• Apply
Communication
recruiting
understanding and navigating the recruiting process
• Timeline
• Depending on what sport you’re playing, many top D1 scholarships
have already been allocated to student-athletes by the time they are
finished with their junior year in high school
• You should start reaching out to coaches in your 8th/9th grade seasons
with highlight film and filling out recruiting profiles (which can be
found on many websites)
• Depending on your sport, many recruits are discovered during
summer travel teams
• While it isn’t impossible to be offered a scholarship in your senior
season, it is very unlikely if a student-athlete hasn’t communicated
with several coaches and marketed themselves extensively
Division 1 NCAA
• Cannot talk with a student-athlete not on their college campus until the athlete
is a senior in high school and only AFTER the athletic contest
• Cannot initiate a phone call until the athlete is a senior in high school—
however, if you call them and they are available, they can talk with you—they
cannot, however, return your message (basketball is permitted 1 call per month
during sophomore year, football has a certain time frame during junior year)
• E-mails sent to coaches may not be responded to. However, information about
camps or a recruiting form are allowed. They can view your highlight film.
• Student athletes can visit the campus at any age, where they can talk with a
coach while on campus, however, they cannot have their expenses paid for
them by the college until they are a senior in high school.
• Athletes looking for NCAA D1 scholarship should register with the NCAA
Clearinghouse at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Be aware of how many scholarships each sport can award. Outside of
Basketball and Football, very few sports award “full ride” scholarships.
D1 Regulations
Sport
Men’s
Women’s
Sport
Men’s
Women’s
Baseball/Softball
11.7
12
Skiing
6.3
6.3
Basketball
13
15
Soccer
9
9.9
Track & Field
12.6
18
Squash
9
7.2
Football
85
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9
Golf
4.5
6
Swimming/D
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Gymnastics
6.3
12
Synchronized 0
Swimming
9
Field Hockey
0
12
Tennis
4.5
6
Ice Hockey
18
18
Volleyball
4.5
8
Lacrosse
12.6
12
Water Polo
4.5
8
Rowing
0
20
Wrestling
9
0
D1 Scholarships*
*This does not mean that schools have fully funded programs and
offer the full amount.
• Timeline
• Depending on what sport you’re playing, many D2 scholarships
have already been allocated to student-athletes by the time they
are finished with their junior year in high school/early senior year
• You should start reaching out to coaches in your 9th/10th grade
seasons with highlight film and filling out recruiting profiles
(which can be found on many websites)
• Depending on your sport, many recruits are discovered during
summer travel teams
• While it isn’t impossible to be offered a scholarship in your senior
season, it is very unlikely if a student-athlete hasn’t
communicated with several coaches and marketed themselves
extensively
Division 2 NCAA
• Similar recruiting policies to NCAA D1
• Offer fewer scholarships than D1 programs
• Athletes looking for NCAA D2 scholarship should
register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
D2 Regulations
Sport
Men’s
Women’s
Sport
Men’s
Women’s
Baseball/Softball
9
7.2
Rowing
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20
Badminton
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10
Skiing
6.3
6.3
Basketball
10
10
Soccer
9
9.9
Bowling
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5
Squash
9
7.2
Track & Field
12.69
12.69
Swimming/Diving
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Football
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Golf
3.6
5.4
Synchronized
Swimming
Gymnastics
5.4
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Tennis
4.5
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Field Hockey
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6.3
Volleyball
4.5
8
Ice Hockey
13.5
18
Water Polo
4.5
8
Lacrosse
10.8
9.9
Wrestling
9
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D2 Scholarships*
*This does not mean that schools have fully funded programs and
offer the full amount.
• Timeline
• You can begin reaching out to coaches early in high school—
athletes typically commit during their junior/senior season
• Coaches will then dictate the conversation/timeline from there
• Because there are no athletic scholarships, there is no letter of
intent (LOI) and students commit later
• Depending on your sport, many recruits are discovered during
summer travel teams
• However, all coaches will watch film/highlights if you are proactive
• Typically, coaches will start recruiting during junior year with
some dipping into sophomore year
Division 3 NCAA
• Cannot offer athletic scholarships, but typically offer a higher financial aid
package to students because of their smaller size—sometimes more than
what a D1 scholarship or D2 scholarship award would be
• Can contact and recruit athletes after taking their first class of high school
• There are no “letters of intent” because they are not providing you with any
athletic scholarship—however, athletes will still “commit”
• While D3 schools can reach out to you as a freshman, the timeframe of
when schools recruit depends on coaches as individuals. Some wait until
athletes are in their junior/senior year and are a little closer to their decision.
Others want to stay in touch for a longer period of time
• Tend to have the best athletic/academic balance as these schools have a
“academics first” philosophy—which is why the do not offer athletic
scholarships. This means that practices are likely to be in a 2-3 hour time
frame with some additional lifting requirements and coaches are more
understanding with class schedules/labs/etc.
D3 Regulations
• Timeline
• Most sports are committing scholarships during a student-athletes
junior or senior season
• You should start reaching out to coaches in your 9th/10th grade
seasons with highlight film and filling out recruiting profiles
(which can be found on many websites)
• Depending on your sport, many recruits are discovered during
summer travel teams
• It is very unlikely a student-athlete will be offered a scholarship if
they haven’t communicated with several coaches and marketed
themselves extensively
NAIA Colleges
• Basically no rules of contact once a student-athlete
becomes a high school student
• They are allowed one “official” paid visit
• Register with the NAIA Clearinghouse at
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/naiaclearinghouse.htm
NAIA Colleges
Sport
Men’s
Women
Baseball/Softball
12
10
Badminton
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10
Basketball
D1 – 11, D2 – 6
D1 – 11, D2 – 6
Cross Country
5
5
Track & Field
12
12
Football
24
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Golf
5
5
Soccer
12
12
Swimming & Diving
8
8
Tennis
5
5
Wrestling
8
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Volleyball
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NAIA Scholarships*
*This does not mean that schools have fully funded programs and
offer the full amount.
• The National Junior College Athletic Association does
offer full and partial scholarships to student-athletes who
are looking to pursue a two-year associates degree or are
looking to continue their playing career and transfer to a
four-year institution
NJCAA
selecting
narrowing down your search and selecting the
best school for you
• Communicate with your coaches and your parents your intent
to play collegiate sports early
• Understand and learn what it takes to compete at the level you
are interested in playing
• Choose your college of choice based on where you want to
attend school if you weren’t playing sports
• Would you stay if you became injured?
• Is the education you’ll receive beneficial in obtaining a job after
graduation?
• Could you afford this school if you lost your scholarship?
Internal Follow Up
• Narrow down your list/what to do during a college visit
• Visit 3-4 institutions, get a feel for what they offer academically and socially
• Meet with the coaching staff and decide if you’d like spending time with
these coaches, do you like their approach to coaching
• Meet and spend time with the current team
• Attend a practice, stay overnight or spend a weekend—do you see yourself
hanging out with these people
• Remember, you are always being watched during a college visit—the visit is
just as much for you to decide if you like the college as it is for the coaches
to decide if they like you
• Commit
• Communicate your decision with those recruiting you
• Your new coach will want to know
• Other coaches will want to stop contacting you
External Follow Up