1. College coaches can start to make offers to prospective athletes before they start high school! If you believe a coach can't contact you until you are senior you will miss all your opportunities and not play ball in college. Here is a link to a story about a 9 year old basketball player who already has a commitment from the University of Miami. It is totally permissible according to the NCAA; otherwise it would not be on the front page of the newspapers. The key to being successfully recruited is to understand the rules and regs. (See link below)
2. College coaches DO NOT go to the NCAA Clearinghouse to look for athletes! Coaches go to the Clearinghouse to make sure that prospective student athletes have taken and passed all required core courses, and are academically eligible to earn a freshman roster spot, whether or not they get an athletic scholarship. This holds true for Div I and Div II, it is not mandatory to register with the Clearinghouse for Div III. Once you register with the NCAA Clearinghouse and are assigned an NCAA number, have your high school guidance counselor send your grades to the Clearinghouse and have your next SAT or ACT scores sent to the Clearinghouse. Their id number is 9999. http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp
3. Know your score! In order to play college level sports and be an NCAA qualifier you must have a minimum GPA of 2.3 in your core courses and a minimum corresponding of 900 for SAT and 75 for ACT as scores. Individual institutions may have higher academic requirements. The higher the GPA the lower the corresponding SAT/ACT score can be. Don't aspire to the minimum score, reach high and give yourself more opportunities. Also, check with your school and make sure that the courses you are taking will be accepted by the NCAA as a core course.
4. Athletic Scholarships and non-athletic scholarships. Athletic scholarships are usually awarded for one year at a time and renewed annually for those who qualify. Also, there are very few full rides, most are partials. These can be augmented or supplemented with academic scholarships and/or grants and loans. The chances of getting a full four year ride are very slim. Athletic scholarships are awarded by Div I and Div II schools only. Div III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, but they can offer non athletic scholarships which are comparable or better than athletic scholarships.
5. The NCAA Clearinghouse looks at your best SAT/ACT scores, not the best test date. Plan to take the SATs/ACTs more than once. By taking the SATs/ACTs 2 or more times you position yourself to get a higher skewed score. If you take the SAT 2 times and get 500 and 550 in successive math parts and 550 and 500 in successive verbal parts, your score is not 1050 it is 1100; the best score not the best test date. I'll bet you didn't know that!
(link: http://www.today.com/news/ballin-9-year-old-girl-recruited-university-miami-basketball-team-1D79814883 )
Don't make the same mistake of those who were in your shoes last year or the year before. They listened to well-intentioned friends and neighbors who sat in the stands and espoused their knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations. There is too much at stake to follow the blind down a dead end path. The window of opportunity is small and always closing and there is a lot of competition for a limited number of roster spots and a finite amount of financial aid.
For more information on college recruiting contact us at steve@collegeprospectsofct.com or visit us at http://www.collegeprospectsofct.com and request a copy of our free EBook. Remember you only have one chance to be recruited, don't waste it.
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2. College coaches DO NOT go to the NCAA Clearinghouse to look for athletes! Coaches go to the Clearinghouse to make sure that prospective student athletes have taken and passed all required core courses, and are academically eligible to earn a freshman roster spot, whether or not they get an athletic scholarship. This holds true for Div I and Div II, it is not mandatory to register with the Clearinghouse for Div III. Once you register with the NCAA Clearinghouse and are assigned an NCAA number, have your high school guidance counselor send your grades to the Clearinghouse and have your next SAT or ACT scores sent to the Clearinghouse. Their id number is 9999. http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp
3. Know your score! In order to play college level sports and be an NCAA qualifier you must have a minimum GPA of 2.3 in your core courses and a minimum corresponding of 900 for SAT and 75 for ACT as scores. Individual institutions may have higher academic requirements. The higher the GPA the lower the corresponding SAT/ACT score can be. Don't aspire to the minimum score, reach high and give yourself more opportunities. Also, check with your school and make sure that the courses you are taking will be accepted by the NCAA as a core course.
4. Athletic Scholarships and non-athletic scholarships. Athletic scholarships are usually awarded for one year at a time and renewed annually for those who qualify. Also, there are very few full rides, most are partials. These can be augmented or supplemented with academic scholarships and/or grants and loans. The chances of getting a full four year ride are very slim. Athletic scholarships are awarded by Div I and Div II schools only. Div III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, but they can offer non athletic scholarships which are comparable or better than athletic scholarships.
5. The NCAA Clearinghouse looks at your best SAT/ACT scores, not the best test date. Plan to take the SATs/ACTs more than once. By taking the SATs/ACTs 2 or more times you position yourself to get a higher skewed score. If you take the SAT 2 times and get 500 and 550 in successive math parts and 550 and 500 in successive verbal parts, your score is not 1050 it is 1100; the best score not the best test date. I'll bet you didn't know that!
(link: http://www.today.com/news/ballin-9-year-old-girl-recruited-university-miami-basketball-team-1D79814883 )
Don't make the same mistake of those who were in your shoes last year or the year before. They listened to well-intentioned friends and neighbors who sat in the stands and espoused their knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations. There is too much at stake to follow the blind down a dead end path. The window of opportunity is small and always closing and there is a lot of competition for a limited number of roster spots and a finite amount of financial aid.
For more information on college recruiting contact us at steve@collegeprospectsofct.com or visit us at http://www.collegeprospectsofct.com and request a copy of our free EBook. Remember you only have one chance to be recruited, don't waste it.
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