TUCKER FOOTBALL 2014 recruiting

Ncaa by-laws August 1 - November 24, 2014, [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period November 25, February 2, 2015, [except for (1)- (5) below]: Contact Period ▫ (1) December 16, 2014: Quiet Period ▫ (2) December 17, 2014, through January 3, 2015, [except for (a) below]: Dead Period ▫ (3) January 4-6, 2015, all junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period ▫ (4) January 6, 2015: Quiet Period ▫ (5) January 7-10, 2015: Quiet period (reserved for mid year enrollees)

Ncaa by-laws  February 4, 2015: Quiet Period  February 4-7, 2015: Dead Period  February 8 through April 14, 2015: Quiet Period  April 15 through May 31, 2015, [except for (g) below]: Evaluation Period ▫168 days allotted to universities for the evaluation of prospects  June 1 through July 31, 2015: Quiet Period

New laws EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, Ban on unlimited texting, tweeting, and facebook have been lifted. - Universities are now permitted to send unlimited forms of printed materials. - The limit on the number of coaches who may recruit off-campus at any one time, commonly known as the "baton rule", has been repealed. - Schools are no longer required to provide materials such as the banned- drug list and APR data to recruits. - Student-athletes may now receive $300 more than "actual and necessary expenses", provided they don't come from an agent or booster.

NLI (National Letter of Intent) Signing Day: ( 1 st Wednesday in February) ▫This year: February 4 th, 2015 Legally binding document linking a prospect to desired university ▫OVER 600 members ( including all DI schools except Academies & IVY League) Extends over a 1 year period

What level does my child fit in?

Recruiting at the DI (FBS) Level THEE TOP football programs in the country ▫1) show interest in their program ▫2) Give schools multiple opportunities to evaluate you ▫3) Take care of eligibility/academics

Recruiting at the DI (FCS) Level COLLEGE PROGRAMS AT THIS LEVEL ARE STILL EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. Recruiting at this level is marked by one big difference: MONEY Recruiting is virtually the same as FBS schools ▫Still recruit the same type players ▫Still evaluate over long periods of time

Recruiting at the DII Level significantly fewer scholarships  Scholarships are given out to those who can contribute right away  Limited red shirt space

Recruiting at the DIII Level DIII SCHOOL RECRUIT!!!  Extremely competitive recruiting environment Financial Packages  often rival DII programs in terms of dollar amounts Limited resources for recruiting  All don’t have summer camps  Rely heavily on good film No restrictions on communicating Reach out for coaches right away

Recruiting at the NAIA Level Programs very similar to DII competition wise  Difference is the eligibility requirements Evaluation methods  Film  In person meetings  Phone contact

Recruiting at the NJCAA (JUCO) Level No parity  Differences in funds, resources, and ultimately talent levels VERY competitive  JUCO’s have DI and DIAA players who happen to not have qualified

About Student- Athletes

Cold hard facts Men's BasketballWomen's Basketball Football BaseballMen's Ice HockeyMen's Soccer High School 535,289435,8851,095, ,21935,732411,757 High School - Senior 152,940124,539313, ,49110,209117,645 NCAA 17,89016,13469,643 31,9993,89122,987 NCAA - Freshman 5,1114,61019,898 9,1431,1126,568 NCAA - Senior 3,9763,58515,476 7, ,108 NCAA - Drafted High School to NCAA 3.3%3.7%6.4% 6.7%10.9%5.6% NCAA to Pro1.3%0.9%1.6% 9.7%1.2%0.7% High School to Pro 0.03%0.02%0.08% 0.51%0.10%0.03% PROBABILITY OF COMPETING IN ATHLETICS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL*

AVERAGE PLAYER HEIGHT by position DIVISION I (FBS) DIVISION I (FCS)

DIVISION II DIVISION III AVERAGE PLAYER HEIGHT by position

General Info 794 colleges & universities Scholarships ▫85 – Division I (FBS) ▫63- Division I (FCS) ▫36- Division II ▫24- NAIA ▫Varies- NJCAA* Approx. 69,643 collegiate football players

General Info Student-Athlete Participation NCAA Division I-A 14,146 NCAA Division I-AA 11,958 NCAA Division II 15,655 NCAA Division III 23,120 NAIA 5,556 Junior College 5,031

How can my child get recruited?

Ways to get recruited Recruiting sites Camps/Combines University camps (i.e. Summer camps) Visits ▫Official ▫Unofficial

Ways to get recruited Unofficial visits Invites ▫Junior Days ▫Spring Practice ▫Camps Games ▫Regular Season games ▫Spring games Personal/Campus Visits ▫Can be anytime on your own terms

Ways to get recruited Call/write/ schools Respond to prospect questionnaires

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