1. Playing Sports in College
Kelly McLaughlin
Associate Athletic Director, Regis University

2. What a Coach is Looking for….
Athletic Ability
Academics
Citizenship
Team work
Work Ethic
School Specific Requirements/Needs

3. Different Places you can Play
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association)
Division I (Emphasis on Athletics)
Division II (Emphasis on Balance between Athletics and Academics)
Division III (Emphasis on Academics)
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Junior College

4. Scholarships NCAA NAIA Junior College
DI – More Fully funded for scholarships
MBB/WBB/VWB/FB – Counter sports
Higher amount of scholarship money for other sports
DII – Partial scholarship Funding Model
DIII – No athletic scholarships
¾ of athlete sreceive some form of non-athletics aid
NAIA
Some scholarships are available however not all schools offer them
Junior College
Most JC’s offer some form of athletic aid.

5. Basic Recruiting Rules
Recruiting can begin June 15th after sophomore year
calls, visits, tryouts, mailings, s, meetings
Coaches must be careful with social media
Only 1 try-out per institution
Must have physical and sickle cell test/waiver
DI – Limit of 5 official visits For DI Schools

6. NCAA Division I and II Requirements

7. What is the NCAA Eligibility Center
NCAA Administered Clearinghouse that process all incoming Division I & II Athletes. They certify for:
Academics
Amateurism
$65 Fee for Domestic Students
$95 Fee for International students
Online Registration at

8. Division I Eligibility Standards
Don’t get stuck on the bench in college.
To play Division I sports, you need to qualify academically. To meet the minimum requirements for Division I student- athletes enrolling in college in August 2016 or later you must:
Graduate from high school
Complete 16 Core Courses, including 10 before your seventh semester
Earn a minimum Grade-Point Average in core courses to compete in your first year of college
Earn a combined SAT or ACT score that matches your core-course GPA on the sliding scale.

10. Amateurism Rules prior to college
Just answer the questions honestly
Depends on Division I or II
Avoid agents
Avoid Professional Team Contracts
Avoid Payment and Promotion of products

11. Tips a student should know
Register with eligibility center the beginning of Junior year so issues can be determined early.
Fee waiver for low-income students
Stay on top of all Eligibility center requests

12. Organized Competition Rule
Division II and Division I…sort of
The General Rule:
An individual who does not enroll in a collegiate institution as a full-time student in a one year period immediately following high school graduation, shall use one season of competition for each consecutive 12-month period in which the individual participates in organized competition. 
Athletics competition shall be considered organized if any one of the following conditions exists:
a) Competition is scheduled in advance;
b) Official score is kept;
c) Individual or team standings or statics are maintained;
d) Official timer or game officials are used;
e) Admission is charged;
f) Teams are regularly formed or team rosters are predetermined;
g) Team uniforms are used;
h) An individual or team is privately or commercially sponsored or
i) The competition is either directly or indirectly sponsored, promoted or administrated by an individual, an organization or any other agency.

13. Continuing Eligibility in college
Academics
2.0 GPA
24 Credits a Year
Full-Time Enrollment

14. Other Eligibility Rules in college
Maintain Amateur Status
Agents
Being Paid
Contracting with Professional Teams
Avoid Unfair benefits
Extra Awards
Miami/Ohio

15. Questions???

16. Thank you