COLLEGE RECRUITING

College Scholarships By Lynn O'Shaughnessy June 22, 2010 | 3:28 p.m. EDT + MoreLynn O'Shaughnessy Do you secretly hope that your child will someday win a full-ride athletic scholarship? Many parents do, including my sister, who believes that her 9-year- old daughter enjoys an excellent shot at a soccer scholarship in What would prompt my sister, Jane, who is sane in other respects, to think her daughter, Kate, has a chance at an athletic scholarship? Kate, a third grader, was recently picked to be on a top club soccer team in her San Francisco area neighborhood. Yep, that's all the evidence that my sister has to go on.

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

College Options The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a semi voluntary association of over 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of intercollegiate athletics for two-year colleges. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is an athletic association that organizes colleges and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States.

NCAA Member institutions have to sponsor at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or six for men and eight for women) with two team sports for each gender May award athletic scholarships to student- athletes and the number of scholarships an institution may award varies from sport to sport Must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Division I school cannot exceed Division I (335 Institutions) Institutions have to sponsor at least four sports for men and four for women, with two team sports for each gender May award athletic scholarships to student- athletes, and the number of scholarships an institution may award varies from sport to sport There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Division II must not exceed Division III (288 Institutions) Division III institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women, with two team sports for each gender, and each playing season represented by each gender Athletics departments place special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the spectators These institutions are not allowed to award any type of financial aid based in any way on athletic ability Division III (432 Institutions) Each school decides which division it belongs to. The school makes that decision by matching it’s enrollment, financial situation and fan support with the requirements of each division. Then the school must meet those requirements each year.

NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) represents over 500 schools that are two-year colleges and are divided into three divisions with scholarships offered only at the Division I and II levels. Division I May Offer Full Scholarships Division II Limited To Awarding Tuition, Fees And Books Division III May Provide No Athletically Related Financial Assistance NJCAA Colleges That Do Not Offer Athletic Aid May Choose To Participate At The Division I Or II Level If They So Desire

NAIA  Close-knit communities and small class sizes on the typical NAIA campus  Recruitment process is less cumbersome, with fewer restrictions on the contact a student-athlete and coach can make  Most institutional scholarships are for only one year. Also, there are some scholarships that cover just tuition (or housing, or books) and others that cover housing, books, tuition, or full-ride scholarships. NAIA (300+ schools)The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) membership is comprised of approximately 300 fully accredited four-year colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.

Volleyball by the Numbers 1781 schools sponsored varsity level volleyball teams in 2014 Athletic Scholarships Division Number of SchoolsNumber of teamsVarsity AthletesAverage team sizelimit per team Men'sWomen'sMenWomenMen'sWomen'sMenWomen NCAA I , NCAA II , NCAA III , NAIA , NJCAA , Other Divisions , Totals 1, ,7792,314 26, Chances of a high school athlete competing in College VolleyballMenWomen Number of High School Volleyball Players52,149429,634 Number of College Volleyball Players2,31426,570 % of high school players competing in college4.4%6.2%

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Creating Your Video Tape

Eligibility  To be eligible to participate in Division I or Division II athletics, students must register and be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center  Division II schools also require that you be a high school graduate and have a specified minimum GPA and SAT/ACT scores (The rules for minimum GPA, SAT/ACT, etc are applicable for athletic eligibility. Your admission to a school is governed by the entrance requirements of that particular school)  The NCAA does not establish eligibility requirements for student athletes in Division III schools

New DI Requirements Minimum core-course GPA of required; Change in GPA/test score index (sliding scale); and Ten core courses required before beginning of senior year There are new requirements for college-bound student athletes enrolling full time at an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2015.

NEW NCAA Division I Initial- Eligibility Academic Requirements For college-bound student-athletes enrolling full time at an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2015, there are three possible academic outcomes: Full qualifier = competition, athletics aid (scholarship), and practice the first year Academic redshirt = athletics aid the first year, practice in first regular academic term (semester or quarter) Non-qualifier = no athletics aid, practice or competition the first year

Division I (NCAA) Division I Core GPA and Test Score Sliding Scale Core GPASATACT Graduate from high school Successfully complete 16 core courses as follows: 4 years of English 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school) 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science 2 years of social science 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy) Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses and earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core course grade-point average and test score sliding scale on this

Division II/III (NCAA)  Division II currently* has no sliding scale. The minimum core grade-point average is The minimum SAT score is 820 (verbal and math sections only) and the minimum ACT sum score is 68.  DII has 16 Core Courses 3 years of English 2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school) 3 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science 2 years of social science 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy) *Beginning August 1, 2018, to become a full or partial qualifier for Division II, all college- bound student-athletes must complete the 16 core-course requirement.

Eligible Scores (NCAA)  The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes only the critical reading and math sections. The writing section of the SAT is not used.  The ACT score used for NCAA purposes is a sum of the four sections on the ACT: English, mathematics, reading and science.  All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center by the testing agency. Test scores that appear on transcripts will not be used. When registering for the SAT or ACT, use the Eligibility Center code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported to the Eligibility Center. Be sure to look at your high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses on the Eligibility Center's Web site to make certain that courses being taken have been approved as core courses. The Web site is

Eligible Scores (NAIA)  Be a graduate of an accredited high school or be accepted as a regular student in good standing as defined by the enrolling institution and:  Meet two of the three following requirements. If as an entering freshman you do not meet at least two of the three standards, you cannot participate in athletics for the first full year of attendance (2 semesters, 3 quarters, or equivalent).  PlayNAIA.org is the official clearinghouse for NAIA eligibility. Every student-athlete must register with the NAIA eligibility center to play sports at an NAIA college. The eligibility center is also a powerful tool to help athletes connect with coaches and NAIA schools - and find money for college through thousands of NAIA athletic scholarships.register with the NAIA eligibility center play sports 1. TEST SCORE REQUIREMENT 2. HIGH SCHOOL GPA REQUIREMENT 3. CLASS RANK REQUIREMENT Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT. Achieve a minimum overall high school grade point average of 2.0on a 4.0 scale. Graduate in the top half of your high school class.

Eligibility  Academic Eligibility Requirements:  Check with the for the latest requirements.  You may register for eligibility on their website at  NAIA ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS:  You may register for the clearing house on their website at

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Four-Year Time Line The first two years of high school are an athlete's time to grow and to develop skills. Sophomore year is the time to get serious if you are interested in competing in college and in getting a sports scholarship. No year is more important to recruiting success than your junior year. Time is in short supply. You need to continue to make sure that you are eligible by filling any holes in your transcript.

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Definitions  Contact A contact occurs any time a coach has any face-to-face contact with you or your parents off the college's campus and says more than hello.  Contact Period During this time, a college coach may have in-person contact with you and/or your parents on or off the college's campus.  Dead Period The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents at any time in the dead period.  Evaluation. An evaluation is an activity by a coach to evaluate your academic or athletics ability.  Evaluation Period The college coach may watch you play or visit your high school, but cannot have any in-person conversations with you or your parents off the college's campus.

Definitions Cont’d  Official Visit Any visit to a college campus by you and your parents paid for by the college. Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript (Division I only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.  Prospective Student-Athlete You become a “prospective student-athlete” when: You start ninth-grade classes; or Before your ninth-grade year, a college gives you, your relatives or your friends any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to students generally.  Quiet Period The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college's campus.  Unofficial Visit Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents.  Verbal Commitment This phrase is used to describe a college-bound student-athlete's commitment to a school before he or she signs (or is able to sign) a National Letter of Intent.

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Questions to Ask ATHLETICS  What position/event am I being recruited for?  Are there any policies regarding red shirts?  What expectations are there for training and conditioning? Off- season (Time commitment)  What is the coaching style or philosophy?  How many others are being recruited for the same position/event?  If I am seriously injured while competing, who is responsible for my medical expenses

ACADEMICS  How good is the department in my major?  What is your graduation rate?  What academic supports are available to student-athletes?  Are there any mandatory study programs?  What is a typical day for a student-athlete?  Must student-athletes live on campus? Questions to Ask

Financial Aid  What will your scholarship cover?  Am I eligible for additional financial aid?  Under what circumstances could I have my scholarship reduced or canceled?  What happens to my scholarship if I suffer an athletic career-ending injury?  Are there any academic criteria to keep my scholarship?

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Important Facts  Earn the best grades you can, attempting the most challenging courses you can handle  Colleges are looking for good students as well as good athletes. It helps in their evaluations from NCAA and outside institutions. CHARACTER COUNTS AS WELL

Important Facts  Train to be the best athlete you can be. This means in-season and off-season. No matter what the sport an appropriate weight training program, speed/agility improvement, and flexibility program will benefit you.  Contact the schools yourself  Either by website or letter  Know contact limitations that may be involved

Agenda  College Options  Eligibility Guidelines  Thinking College – When/How to Start  Recruiting Rules and Guidelines  Questions To Ask  Important Facts  Creating Your Video Tape

Video  10 Minutes of Un-Edited Game Play  Marker to Show Who/Where You Are  2-3 Minutes of different Skill-Sets  Emphasis on Your Major Skill/Position  Show Variations of Serves  Highlight Reel Is a Good Thing NOT The ONLY Thing DO NOT PAY EXORBANT FEES FOR VIDEOS

Tips The recruiting process can be very overwhelming and difficult for student athletes. With over 7.3 million high school athletes in the United States and countless others across the world it is important to make yourself stand out.  Social Media – If you even hesitate for a second to post it… DON’T.  – Just like your twitter handle you need to make sure that your address is appropriate  Phone Conversations/ Voice Mail – Talking on the phone can be awkward for student athletes at first but after 5-10 phone calls that athlete should begin to feel more comfortable. However even as the student athletes become comfortable they still need to be prepared for a coach’s call

Tips  Wherever you’re applying, make sure to follow these key steps:  Research the school  Reach out to the Coach  Visit the school  Ask questions (make sure you know them beforehand – don’t try to wing it!)  Apply  Get accepted  Make your decision!