Michael Baity and Meghan Capparell ORF 401 Final Project May 12, 2008 Bringing Together the Collegiate Swimming Network
Objectives Simplify the collegiate swimming network 3 Divisions 96 Conferences Hundreds of teams Thousands of high school swimmers
Objectives Improve the swimmer- coach communication channel while abiding by NCAA recruiting guidelines
NCAA Swimming Recruiting Guidelines Sophomore YearNo recruiting materials except camp brochures and questionnaires. Coach may not initiate contact No official visits allowed Junior YearCoach can send recruiting materials after September 1 Coach may initiate contact after July 1 No official visits allowed Senior YearCoach can send recruiting materials after September 1 of Junior year Off-campus contact between coach and recruit may not exceed 3 times during the year One official visit allowed per school for a recruit
Objectives Centralize information for coaches and swimmers College Admissions Information Swim program best times Recruit profiles
Comparable Sites: NCAA.com
Comparable Sites: Ctswim.orgCtswim.org Swimmer Event History Michael Baity (PSDY) 400 Individual Medley
SwimRecruit.com Code 12 HTML files 4 Databases Recruits.dat Colleges.dat Swimmers.dat Prospects.dat 9 CGI files 13 Javascript functions 22 JAVA files
The Business: Market Presence Breaking out and developing a presence in this space would require: NCAA backing, or the support of another respectable swimming organization such as USA Swimming or Speedo. Respect and participation from swimmers and coaches Solid foundation to foster growth of the site and network
The Business Originally based off a non-profit premise Opportunities for revenue generation in the future: Sale of rights to NCAA Membership fee for coaches Ad-based revenue
SwimRecruit.com