Recruiting for College Athletics

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Recruiting for College Athletics
The State University of New York
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• Todays Program
• Provide information about college athletics
• Help secondary school counselors advise
• potential athletes and their families
• Introduce the NCAA Eligibility Center
• Dispel myths

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• What do all successful coaches
• have in common
• They care about students
• They want to win
• They seek top players
• They abide by NCAA rules

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• Various Divisions in Intercollegiate Athletics
• NCAA Division I No tryouts, Athletic Aid
• NCAA Division II Tryouts, Athletic Aid
• NCAA Division III No tryouts, No Athletic Aid
• NAIA Tryouts, Athletic Aid
• NJCAA Division I Athletic Aid
• NJCAA Division 3 No Athletic Aid
• Level of play varies across divisions and within
  divisions

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• What do coaches look for
• Can the candidate play?
• Do they have the ability physical, tactical
  and mental
• attitude to be successful?
• Can he or she withstand the pressures of
  competition?
• Does the candidate have the speed for the
  contest?
• Can they meet the institutions academic
  standards?
• NCAA v. individual colleges standards
• Eligibility Center qualifier status
• Does the candidate have character?
• Leadership ability?
• Goals for life and for sports?
• What is their behavior before, during and after
  a game?

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• Where do good players come from?
• Coaches seek good players
• Players seek good coaches, winning teams and
• a good college fit
• 2-way street of communication
• Team sports v. individual sports
• High school v. club teams
• Videos

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• The time line for prospective
• student athletes
• 8th 12th grades
• Take rigorous courses. Be prepared to meet
  high school graduation requirements and meet
  NCAA initial eligibility requirements.
  Understand NCAAs definition of core courses.
  

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• The time line for prospective
• student athletes
• 11th grade
• Take SAT/ACT or both Send scores to the
  Eligibility Center DI and DII students should
  register with the eligibility center (code
  9999) https//web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/co
  mmon. At end of 6th semester, send original
  transcript to eligibility center

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• The time line for prospective
• student athletes
• 12th grade Student complete amateurism
  questionnaire and requests a final
  amateurism certificate
• High schools Need to make sure list of NCAA-
  approved courses is up to date

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• The Building Blocks of Prospective
• Student Athletes
• Recommendations for your student-athletes
• Play often with and against highest level
  possible
• Make the grades do the work!
• Overachieve the next grade builds on the
  previous year
• Begin the process (look at colleges on the
  Internet)
• Pick-up NCAA guide for the college bound
  athlete
• Register with the Eligibility Center
  Junior/Senior Year
• Develop a player resume and write to the
  schools of interest
• Produce a video if possible
• Play at as many high profile events as possible
  AND PLAY WELL!!!
• Update important information Playing
  schedule, Awards, Honors
• Prepare applications for admission

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• The Building Blocks of Prospective
• Student Athletes
• Recommendations for your students
• Visit the campus if possible before senior year
• See the team play and meet the coaches and the
  players
• Have your coach call with a recommendation
• Call the coach at the schools of interest. They
  want to hear from the
• student.
• Keep parents involved and in contact with the
  coach
• Apply early to the schools of interest
• Be realistic in choosing the school
• How important is the sport to you? Are you
  committed to spending
• the time and energy necessary to be a
  successful student-athlete?

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• Questions for the prospective
• student athlete
• What type of college experience are you looking
  for?
• Location Close to home v opposite coast
  (3-5hrs)
• Academic, Athletic, Social, City/Country
• SizeTeam/Sport Specifics
• How many players are graduating and what
  positions
• will be available?
• What are the time commitments of a student
  athlete?
• What is the training like in and out of season?
• What are the graduation rates of the school?
  (All
• athletes and the team)
• What is it like to be a student athlete?
• What are the academic benefits and special
  services for
• athletes?

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• Recruiting terms
• NCAA guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete
  (http//www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID263)
• Contact
• Contact period
• Dead period
• Evaluation
• Evaluation period
• Official visit
• Prospective student-athlete
• Quiet period
• Unofficial visit
• Verbal commitment
• Qualifiers
• Red shirting

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• Know the process and the myths
• Match students academic skills, athletic
  skills and desire to
• play with the appropriate college.
• Understand the goal of the free ride.
• Explain to the student athlete that meeting
  NCAA
• requirements does not guarantee admission
  into a college.
• The student must still meet the colleges
  admission
• requirements.
• Clarify that signing a letter of intent does
  not guarantee
• admission to a college. The student must
  still meet the
• colleges admission requirements.

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• Wish your student-athletes good luck as they
  begin college-level athletic competitions!
• Questions?
• Thank you for your participation.