Gaining an Advantage – Competition Factor
**Suggestions to make yourself as attractive as possible.
Academics #1 - Improve GPA and SAT – Strive for the next level.
Play multiple positions.Play year round – Club Teams/Travel Teams.Multiple Sports – More scholarship potential.Strength and Conditioning Program early.Get Involved in process EARLY - The sooner coaches know about you, the better.
Be Pro-active and take control - Do not expect the recruiting process to come to you.
Competition Factor:
There are over 20,000 High Schools in the United States
There are only 3,554 Colleges (Including Junior Colleges)
It is paramount for students to make themselves attractive to college coaches.
The information on this web site can help you gain that advantage.
You need to take control of the recruiting process and enable yourself to compete
for those scholarships.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can a college coach contact you by telephone or meet with your off of their campus?
July 1 after your Junior year.
When can a college coach send you a letter of interest?
September 1 of your Junior year.
How many OFFICIAL visits are you allowed to go on?
Five total – 1 per school – Only in your senior year.
What is the maximum amount of time allowed for an OFFICAL visit?
48 hours
What is a Dead Period?
A period of time that no contact or evaluation is allowed by the coaches or any recruits.
How long are scholarships good for?
One year – renewable by coach every year.
How long is financial assistance (grants & endowments)?
Maximum of five years.
How many times can a coach evaluate a recruit in a year?
Seven times.
How many UNOFFICIAL visits is an athlete allowed to go on?
No Limit.
If you sign a letter of intent, can you attend another university?
Yes you can attend classes, but you cannot play your sport at that school for two years.
Can you call a college coach and how often?
Yes, you or your parents may call (at your expense) as often and as early as you wish.
Can Division III schools offer athletic scholarships?
No, but they can offer financial assistance (grants & endowments) to athletes instead.
Questions YOU need to Ask College Coaches
What kind of academic support does the college provide (tutors) if needed?
What are the academic requirements to maintain your scholarship/financial assistance?
How many classes are you likely to miss during the season?
Do the professors allow you to make-up the missed class time or tests?
Do tutors come along on away games?
How does the team travel for away games?
Can you participate in more than one sport?
What is the team grade point average?
What is the team graduation percentage rate?
What are some of the majors of the team?
Will the coach help you find a job on campus?
Where do the incoming freshmen/athletes stay/sleep?
Can you live off campus?
Where do the incoming freshmen/athletes eat?
Where do you fit on the recruiting list?
What is the coaches’ depth chart at your position?
What are your chances of starting as a freshmen/sophomore?
How many assistant coaches are there?
Will scholarships/financial assistance cover a fifth year if necessary?
Do the scholarships/financial assistance cover summer school if necessary?
How many hours a day are involved with the athletic program during the season and during off-season, including conditioning?
Are freshmen/sophomores allowed to have cars on campus?
Do any members of the coaching staff teach at the school?
What was the success of the team last year and/or presently?
What are the team’s chances of post-season competition?
Questions For Possible Future Team Members
What is the coaching staff style?
Does the team like the coaching staff?
Does the coaching staff take academics seriously?
How long are the practices?
Do the tutors assigned by the athletic department help?
Would you pick this school again if you had to choose again?
What is the morale of the team?
Are the professors accessible for the athletes? What is their attitude toward athletes?
What is the average class size?
What is the social life like on campus?
Are the counselors accessible? What is their attitude toward athletes?
The following is general recruiting information that I feel you need to know if you or your son or daughter is
serious about playing at the next level. I will add information and tips here so I suggest you add this page to your favorites.
I suggest you start calling and emailing coaches your sophomore year. Coaches cannot call you but they can accept your calls. They cannot even return your calls if you are an underclassman.
Get organized and make notes and start going on recruiting trips, early and often!!
Below is a sample letter or email to send to a college coach. Please use common sense and change the things in red.
Try to get several coaches to email you. Target assistant coaches at first as they do most of the initial recruiting. Please let me know how this works for you. Thanks.
Greg
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A SAMPLE LETTER OR EMAIL TO A COLLEGE COACH
Dear Coach Smith,
My name is Joe Superstar and I am a member of the 2009 class of Zanesburgh H.S.
I have checked out your web site, checked out your roster, the coaches, and the majors your college offers.
I am really interested in playing lawn darts at your college.
Please check out my enclosed player resume and my skills and game videos.
If you need a left handed jart thrower, please email me or send an application and a questionnaire at your earliest convenience. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Joe Superstar
1 Main Street
Zanesburgh, Oh 43701
joesuperstar@hotmail.com
Home: 740- 555-1212
Cell: 740-555-1213
Tips When Calling a College Coach
You can call a college coach anytime you want. College coaches can only call you during certan times, depending on your sport, and only when you are a senior.( NCAA rule) They can accept your calls at anytime but cannot return your calls unless it is during the NCAA open periods. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=447
It's best to contact an assistant coach first, specifically, your position coach.
If you don't reach the coach in his office, ask the secretary when the best time to call is.
If you are a senior, I suggest you change to message on your answering machine to mention your last name so the coach knows they have the correct number. You should change your cell phone message to something more professional unlike some messages I have heard.
I also suggest you answer your cell phone professionally, instead of YO, or WUT UP!!
Here are some help helpful links to web sites
that will help you through the recruiting process
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Every college web site listed by state
Register for the NCAA Clearinghouse here.
Federal Application for Student Aid.
Help to pick your colleges here
NAIA Colleges.
Hunter Shepdog BASEBALL CLASS OF 2013
Address: 2222 Main Street Anytown, OH 43210
Phone: 740-555-1212 Video IS available upon request
Schoo:l Anytown High School A.D. Phone: 740-555-1213
Email: Gh@yahoo.com I am registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse
D.O.B.: 05/17/1993 Squat 420lbs.
Height: 6’2’’ Vertical jump 26’’
Weight: 185 lbs. Grade point Ave 3.8
Speed: Home to 1st 3.2 sec. Home to Home 13.1 sec. ACT 24
Bench: 185 lbs. 22 times 225 lbs. 8 times SAT will take in Fall 2009
ACADEMIC STATISTICS, HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS
Freshman
Started 14 games Pitched 28 innings
2 wins 1 loss 4 saves letter winner
2.89 ERA 28 K’s 8 BB
Batting3 HRS 2 Triples 5 Doubles
.468 Batting Ave.
Sophomore
Started 26 games 8 HRS 4 Triples 9 Doubles
Pitched 62 innings 38 singles
9 Wins 2 losses
2.88 ERA 52 K’S 12 BB letter winner
Batting
4.88 Batting Ave 8 HR's 4 Triples 38 Singles .568 On Base %
1st Team My Cool League
Ist Team All Central District
Junior
Keep your profile updated and send
updates to coaches monthly.
Senior
Keep your profile updated and send
updates to coaches monthly.
Coach Comments
Hunter is a natural athlete is dedicated to his academics and has a great work ethic in the weight room and on the field. He works hard on all parts of his game. As a first baseman he is solid but I need him on the mound or behind the plate. I feel he could play all 3 positions in college but he will be most valuable on the mound and as a power hitter. Greg never gets in trouble and is a leader on and off the field.
For more information contact me anytime. Coach Joe Blow. 740-555-7890 or jblow@hotmail.com
It's good to ask several coaches to comment here, H.S. and summer coaches
Extra Curricular Activities
Little League volunteer umpire, 4 H Club, Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, Who’s Who’ Among American H.S. Students, Church clean up team, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Class President, Freshman, Student Council soph., Meals on Wheels Volunteer.
Note: I suggest you make a profile your freshman or sophomore year and update it more frequently your junior and senior year. Email, Fax, use Facebook, hand deliver it, or the Pony Express. Just get your profile to college coaches early and often with updates. Do the same with videos. Get a system and get organiized and save yourself $50,000.00- $300,000.00!
THIS IS A SAMPLE PLAYER PROFILE
I suggest you update yours monthly and email to your top 50 colleges. From GPA and ACT and SAT test score changes, to your size and strenght numbers, keep coaches updated. Include new stats, honors, and achievements. Never lie about stats or any strength or speed numbers! It could come back to bite you where it hurts!!
VIDEO TIPS
What coaches want (and don’t want):
A “skills” video is just that, coaches want to view the athlete’s mechanics. Under most circumstances you will capture better quality video during a practice or planned video shooting session than you will under game conditions.
Absolutely use a tri-pod. This may seem rudimentary but I’ve seen numerous cases of this simplest rule being broken. Don’t be a culprit! Getting a coach seasick does not make the best first impression.
DO show a skill from different perspectives, but DON’T be overly repetitious. Collegiate coaches are at that level for a reason; don’t waste their precious time showing your athlete performing the same mechanic over and over.
DO burn your production to DVD (versus CD) when possible. DVD is more universal and decreases the chance your product is incompatible with the coach’s viewing options.
DON’T waste your time or money on “slick” video production; especially music! To paraphrase one college coach from a D3 school “if I get one more video with Eye of the Tiger blaring away, I’m going to slit my wrists”
DON’T exceed 4min 30secs in total length. Five minutes is a “lifetime” in both video (and a coaches concentration time per athlete) if you can’t show off your athlete’s skills in less than five minutes you’ve done something wrong.
Creative Tips:
Shooting angle: Try to shoot at right angles as much as possible. Directly face-on or back and at 90° of these. The more you deviate from these perspectives the harder it is for the coach to scrutinize the athlete’s mechanics accurately.
Personality: Whether through text or visually, give the coach a sense of your athlete’s personality. Coaches like to know whether a player exudes passion or is a sea of calm under pressure. They like both types and successful team chemistry is never made up of one personality type.
Accentuate positives: whether academic or athletic recognition, but don’t ever embellish or overly boast. IT WILLL COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU; particularly things like sprint times. Being less than honest will only harm your athlete’s chances to make a given program.
Video calling card: View this production more as a movie “trailer” than a full-length feature. Trailers leave the viewer wanting to see more. That’s your goal! Your chances of getting a scholarship offer based solely on a skills video are virtually nil. I advise my clients to view the skills video as a nice electronic calling card. If it introduces you and perhaps gets you on the radar screen for an institution it has served its purpose.
Control contact info: Unless you have no concerns about theft of sensitive personal information leave telephone and personal address information out of the body of the video. I have worked with hundreds of athletes so I’ve gotten into the habit of only putting contact information on the label of the DVD. That way if they also post videos to web sites, they can control communications to their liking.
Do your homework: If you are not an elite D1 “blue chipper” do your homework on the institutions or programs you plan on sending your information to and express the reasons for your interest in them. Lot’s of excellent collegiate athletic programs are understaffed or hogtied by stringent academic standards. Therefore coaches concentrate on pursuing only kids they can get past the admissions department and are truly interested in attending their college if accepted.
There are additional nuances associated with this topic, but if you adhere to the general rules listed you’ll create a fully serviceable production, make some bleary eyed coach happy and provide the exposure your athlete needs without spending a lot of money needlessly.
I suggest you do a video your junior and senior years. Best of luck in pursuing the dream!
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Completing The FAFSA
The best way to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is early, and online – Jan. 1 is the earliest you can apply. Remember that some financial aid awards are granted on a first-come basis, so you may miss out on some aid if wait to apply.
If you apply online, your application will be processed faster and will likely be more accurate because your application will be processed on the FAFSA website to catch errors. The online application also provides worksheets that will calculate amounts and enter them into the field for you. You can save and continue the FAFSA at any time online and then sign your application electronically using a personal identification number (PIN) which you can get from the Federal Student Aid PIN website.
Making mistakes on your FAFSA could delay your application and possibly make you lose out on some financial aid. The most common errors people make are listed below. As you complete the FAFSA try to avoid these errors.
Leaving blank fields–enter a \'0\' or \'not applicable\' instead of leaving a blank. Too many blanks may cause miscalculations and an application rejection.
Using commas or decimal points in numeric fields–always round to the nearest dollar.
Listing incorrect Social Security Number or Driver\'s license number–check these entries and have someone else check them too. Triple check to be sure.
Entering the wrong federal income tax paid amount–obtain your federal income paid amount from your income tax return forms, not your W-2 form(s).
Listing Adjusted Gross Income as equal to total income–these are not the same figure. In most cases, the AGI is larger than the total income. This mistake is particularly common.
Listing marital status incorrectly–only write yes if you\'re currently married. If you\'re separated, you\'re considered married. They want to know what you\'re marital status is on the day you sign the FAFSA, or Renewal FAFSA.
Listing parent marital status incorrectly–the custodial parent\'s marital status is needed; if they\'ve remarried, you\'ll need the stepparent\'s information too.
Leaving the question about drug-related offenses blank–If you\'re unsure about something, find out before you submit your FAFSA instead of leaving it blank. A conviction doesn\'t necessarily disqualify you from getting aid.
Forgetting to list the college–obtain the Federal School Code for the college you plan on attending and list it–along with any other schools to which you\'ve applied.
Forgetting to sign and date–if you\'re filling out the paper FAFSA, be sure to sign it. If you\'re filing electronically, be sure to obtain your PIN from www.pin.ed.gov. Your PIN is your electronic signature and will always be assigned to you only.
Entering the wrong address–your permanent address is not your campus or summer address.
Sending in a copy of your income tax returns–you will be contacted if your information needs verification; you don\'t need to send a copy of your tax returns in with your application.
Additional Tips
Much of the financial information you need to provide is on your tax forms. Completing your taxes early can make the application process easier because you\'ll have the financial information you need in one place. You can estimate your financial information using previous tax years and correct the amounts on the form later by going to the corrections page on the FAFSA website. If you are not required to file taxes you still have to fill out a FAFSA to get financial aid.
Here is a list of materials that will help you complete the FAFSA:
Your Social Security Number (can be found on Social Security card)
Your driver\'s license (if any)
Your W-2 Forms for the previous year and other records of money earned
Your (and your spouse\'s, if you are married) most recent Federal Income Tax Return – IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040Telefile, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia
Your parent\'s Federal Income Tax Return for the previous year (if you are a dependent student as defined by federal criteria)
Your untaxed income records for the previous year – Social Security, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, welfare, or veterans benefits records
Your current bank statements
Your current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records
Documentation that you are a U.S. permanent resident or other eligible noncitizen.
Filling out the Pre-Application Worksheet will help you collect and proofread the information for your application before you submit it. There are resources available if you decide you need assistance filling out the FAFSA, check the FAQ section on the FAFSA Web site, or call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED AID (1-800-433-3243).
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY-- DID YOU MISS IT?
One funny, but not-so-funny National Signing Day story.
Kevin Hart, a small-town high school football player, called a school assembly/press conference to announce his choice
of colleges and athletic scholarships. He showed an Oregon Ducks cap and a Cal Bears cap, and with much drama,
finally put on a Cal Bears cap to indicate his choice.
The whole school was so proud that one of their own had been recruited to a major D-I college. Turns out it was all
a fraud. He'd not been recruited by ANY college, and had just made it all up. Sad, because, though he may not have
been D-I material, he was probably good enough to get legitimately recruited if he'd done the right things to get
coaches looking at him and keep them interested. But that's another story; he's cooked his own goose now.
Read more about it here: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?id=3236039
So what exactly is a National Letter of Intent?
It's every prospective student-athlete's dream - a letter they sign committing to play their sport for a year at a specific
NCAA institution in exchange for an athletic scholarship and/or financial aid.
By signing, they take themselves off the market and all other coaches must then cease recruiting them. Since 610 of 622
NCAA D-I and D-II institutions participate in the National Letter of Intent, that pretty much covers all the schools that offer
athletic scholarships. You can see more details on the National Letter of Intent and National Signing Day dates here:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/nli
This year, as every year, there was lots of hoopla around National Signing Day - the first day an athlete can sign
his or her National Letter of Intent. It fell on February 4th this year for football and five other sports, and there was
an amazing amount of hype.
In fact, many colleges even scheduled press conferences to announce who they'd added to next year's roster. With
all this press coverage, you'd have thought it was the NFL draft, not high school athletes committing to play at the
college level.
This new site takes you or virtual tours of colleges and more!
MORE ON RECRUITING VISITS
Visiting various colleges is a very important step in your recruiting process and one that should be taken very seriously. If you are going to spend 4 years at a school, you need to make sure a school is the right fit for you academically, athletically and that it just “feels right.”
As a potential college athlete, you may visit colleges either officially or unofficially. You are only allowed 5 official visits (1 per school) and are allowed an unlimited number of unofficial visits.
Official Visit – All travel, food, lodging is paid by the school.
Unofficial Visit – All travel, food, lodging is paid by the student.
See NCAA Rules and Regulations regarding official and unofficial visits.
I suggest that you utilize unofficial visits to determine which schools will be placed on your top 10 list, and then use the official visit to determine which of the top 5 schools you will select. The official visit is your opportunity to “test drive” the school, and you’ll have the opportunity to “lift the hood”!
Make Sure You…
Plan ahead. If you are going to visit a school you should make sure that there are campus tours available on the day you attend. Campus tours are usually given by students and will show you many different buildings, such as dorms, the library, recreation center, cafeteria and a few academic buildings. If there are buildings you missed, by all means go see them on your own.
Ask questions. The only stupid question is the one that is not asked. Don't be afraid to ask questions on your tour or to anyone that you bump into on the way. Most students will be pretty helpful and will give you a candid rundown on what they think of the school. Use the questions I mentioned above as a guide!
Set meetings. If you need to or would like to sit down with one of the school’s officials or coaches, you should plan ahead and make an appointment so there will be no missed opportunities or confusion. A school advisor will be able to provide you more detailed explanations of what is expected of you at that particular institution.
Check the academic qualifications. What test scores are needed to get into the school? What GPA is needed to get into this school? What core classes are required? What classes have you taken in high school that may save you from taking again in college? Many schools will waive a foreign language if you have taken 4 years in high school, so if you plan to drop Spanish senior year, you may want to re-think that. When is the application deadline and when is the deadline for early admission?
Look around. Take a good look at the school, what are the buildings like, what is the library and the cafeteria like, what are the people like, were people friendly or helpful, did the students look like students you would want to hang out with, is there a place to shoot hoops or play tennis or just hang out and relax, are the dorms and academic buildings very far apart? Ask yourself if this school looks like a place you could enjoy being at for 4 years.
Take notes. Your visit may take place many months before you need to decide what school you are going to attend, so it would be a good idea to take notes about your visit. This way you can refer to your notes if need be to recall what your visit was like. Utilize the Guidelines above. Review the things you saw with your parents and talk about what you liked and what you didn't like and you can then refer to these notes down the road.
Meet with the coach. Since you are planning to play athletics, you should sit down with the coach and find out more about the program. These questions should be in addition to those already asked on the phone during the recruiting process – or just clarifications to help you make final decisions. Ask to see the various facilities you will be using as an athlete. You should also request a schedule and any other literature the coach has for you such as programs or write-ups on the teams past success. Most coaches enjoy meeting and talking to players, but call ahead and ask the coach to schedule an appointment to meet.
Eat the food. Remember, you have to eat it 3 times a day for 4 years. Make sure the boys are cute enough and the girls are pretty enough!
Drive around town. You should check out the area the school is in. How safe does the area look? What is around town, such as movie theatres, grocery stores, banks, bowling alleys, video rental stores, etc.?
Ask tough questions. Since you are the one paying the bill, you should not be afraid to ask tough questions of a school, such as: What is the crime rate on campus (you can even pick one up at security for your own viewing), is drinking or partying excessive on campus? Has the school or athletic programs been in trouble for anything in particular? Is one dorm louder than the others? What is the registration process for students? What is the dorm registration process?
Get more opinions. If you only meet with a school official and a tour guide, you may get nothing but glowing reviews of the school. Try and find some random people and ask them a few questions, you might get more candid and honest answers.
Gather literature. Grab as much info on the school as you can, including school programs, academic course listings, school newspaper, crime report and anything else that is handy. All this can be used to give you a better understanding of the school. The school may even have a video as well.
Who are the students? Where are the students from? Are they commuters or mostly residents? Are they from the state the school is in or from all over the country? Do many students go home on weekends leaving the campus quiet and lifeless? Are they mostly from private schools? What is the ratio of men to women?
See what is being planned for the College. Schools are constantly changing. You should find out what new programs are being added or changed, and what new facilities are being added or redone. Schools will add or drop classes and majors as they see fit.
Ask questions specific to you. Every person has particular things they enjoy or want to pursue and the school you select should be able to fulfill some of this. You should find out if the school has specific things that are important to you. Does the school have a radio station? Does the school have updated computer facilities? Does the school have intramural sports you can participate in? Does the school have programs abroad? Does the school have any internship programs? Does the school have any special majors? Do companies and corporations in the area recruit students?
Yes, this is work, but if you want to be successful in life, you will be glad you followed my guidelines.
National Federation of State High School Associations 2008-09 ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION SUMMARY
10 Most Popular High School Sports Programs
Boys Schools Athletes Girls Schools Athletes
Football 14,105 1,112,303 Track & Field 15,864 457,732
Track & Field 15,936 558,007 Basketball 17,582 444,809
Basketball 17,869 545,145 Volleyball 15,069 404,243
Baseball 15,699 473,184 Softball 15,172 368,921
Soccer 11,139 383,824 Soccer 10,548 344,534
Wrestling 10,254 267,378 X-Country 13,457 198,199
X - Country 13,647 231,452 Tennis 9,693 177,593
Tennis 9,499 157,165 Swim & Dive 6,902 158,878
Golf 13,543 157,062 Cheer 4,748 117,793
Swim & Dive 6,556 130,082 Golf 9,344 69,223
Participation in High School Sports is Increasing!
BOYS GIRLS TOTAL
1971 - 1972 3,666,917 294,015 3,960,932
1981 - 1982 3,409,081 1,810,671 5,219,752
1991-1992 3,429,853 1,940,801 5,370,654
2001 - 2002 3,960,517 2,806,998 6,767,515
2008-2009 4,422,662 3,114,091 7,536,753
See much more information here: http://www.nfhs.org/
The Recruiting Process from the College Coach’s Perspective
Coaches identify and recognize potential prospects by:
Sending Athletic questionnaires to prospects.Establishing and completing a file on all potential prospects.Then they evaluate all prospects and weed out athlete's whose files
are incomplete or the coaches are not interested in.
Next, they actively recruit, contact, and begin the official visit phase.
When they find the right athlete coaches will make offer.Recruiting Time Line For Student Athletes
Sophomore Year
Develop list of colleges that offer the sport that you are interested in.
Take PSATStart the thought process of choosing major(s).
Meet with you Guidance Counselor.
Review colleges you have interest in.
Find out the academic requirements for selected colleges.
Send a letter of interest with a resume to the coaches at schools you are interested in.
Get the e-mail addresses of college coaches you want to target.
See if potential colleges offer summer camps in your sport.
Start making UNOFFICIAL visits to schools – tour campuses.
Return all athletic questionnaires you receive to colleges even though you may have no interest.
Start videotaping games and practices.
Junior Year
Continue making UNOFFICIAL visits to schools of interest and watch their teams play.
Take ACT and SAT – Review results and if necessary arrange for SAT prep-class and ACT test.
Send coaches follow-up letters, updated resumes, videos and game schedules.
Have references. Call coaches on your own behalf. NOT Mom or Dad.
E-mail coaches updates to show your continued interest in their program.
Register with NCAA Clearinghouse at the end of Junior year.
Continue videotaping games and practices.
Attend summer camps of selected schools.
Send for admission applications to schools of interest.
Return all athletic questionnaires you receive to colleges.
Discuss your abilities and potential with your High School/Club Coach.
Senior Year
Take ACT and SAT again as needed.
Send coaches updates, e-mails, letters, videos and schedules.
Focus on schools that academically and athletically fit and have shown an interest,
still keeping all schools interested in you.
Identify the schools where you would like to take your OFFICIAL visits.
Apply to some schools in early fall.
.NCAA Clearinghouse and Eligibility
1.NCAA adopted new policies and procedures to level the recruiting playing field for college coaches.
Reduced evaluation periods.Reduced coaching staffs and budgets.Limited when coaches can contact athletes and how often.Limited total OFFICIAL visits to five (5) in the athlete’s Senior year.Prohibits acceptance of gifts, special favors and money by athletes.** This is why it is so important to take the initiative your self and to start early.
2. NCAA has placed an emphasis on Academics in Athletics.
Restructured the 14 core courses required and has placed a sliding scale that corresponds the athletes GPA with the SAT/ACT scores.
Recruiting Do’s and Don’ts
DO’S
Stay on top of your academics - # 1 Priority!!!Stay organized – get folders for each school.Get list of schools with athlete’s sport and intended majors.Send coaches your schedules.Attend as many different college games as possible and reference them when talking to coaches.Have references call coaches on your behalf.Be personable when talking to the coach, character is critical.Always speak positively about coaches, players and programs.Know lingo such as scholarships, financial assistance and preferred packaging
.
DON’TS
Do not have your parents call coaches to boast of your skills.Never call a coach and leave a message for them to call you back.
Take the initiative and call back yourself.
Do not send correspondence to a coach with the wrong name or school.Do not over estimate your abilities.Never speak negatively or show negative attitude or traits.
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