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STUDENT ATHLETES
& THE COLLEGE SEARCH
7/2/2014 JT Thomas & Terry Armstrong
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
REALITY CHECK • In 2003-04, NCAA institutions gave
athletic scholarships amounting to 2% of the 6.4 million high school/youth athletes.
• Average NCAA scholarship not including football & basketball is $8,707.00/year.
• Average baseball or track & field scholarship is $2000.00/year.
• Scholarships must be renewed each year. They are not guaranteed year to year.
• Tuition, room & board for NCAA institutions cost between $20,000-$50,000 per year.
(The New York Times, March 10, 2008)
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Student-Athletes Men's
Basketball
Women's
Basketball Football Baseball
Men's Ice
Hockey Men's Soccer
High School Student
Athletes 540,207 439,550 1,109,278 472,644 36,475 391,839
High School Senior
Student Athletes 154,345 125,586 316,937 135,041 10,421 111,954
NCAA Student
Athletes 17,008 15,423 66,313 30,365 3,945 21,770
NCAA Freshman
Roster Positions 4,859 4,407 18,947 8,676 1,127 6,220
NCAA Senior
Student Athletes 3,780 3,427 14,736 6,748 877 4,838
NCAA Student
Athletes Drafted 44 32 250 600 33 76
Percent High School
to NCAA 3.1% 3.5% 6.0% 6.4% 10.8% 5.6%
Percent NCAA to
Professional 1.2% 0.9% 1.7% 8.9% 3.8% 1.6%
Percent High School
to Professional 0.03% 0.03% 0.08% 0.44% 0.32% 0.07%
NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the
High School Interscholastic Level
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THAT SAID…
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THE EXPERIENCE OF
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS
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LASTS A
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LIFETIME!!
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NCAA: Which division is my
best athletic fit?
• The National Collegiate Athletic Association
is a voluntary association of 1200
institutions who make and monitor rules
regarding eligibility, recruiting, amateurism,
financial aid, etc. (www.ncaa.org)
• Division I
• Division II
• Division III
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DI Oregon Football… is it the right fit for me?
No. Name Ht. Wt. Position
47 Alonso, Kiko 6-4 222 LB
85 Anderson, Anthony 6-5 233 DE
78 Armstrong, Karrington 6-2 283 OL
79 Asper, Mark 6-7 322 OL
51 Ava, Isaac 5-10 251 LB
24 Barner, Kenjon 5-11 180 RB
31 Bassett, Kenny 5-9 175 RB
93 Beard, Rob 6-0 218 PK
3 Bennett, Bryan 6-2 183 QB
71 Benyard, Everett 6-7 315 OL
Stanford Women’s Volleyball
Height matters! • No. Name Height Position Yr
• 1 Lydia Bai 6-2 Outside Hitter FR
• 2 Carly Wopat 6-2 Middle Blocker FR
• 7 Jessica Walker 6-1 Middle Blocker SO
• 10 Alix Klineman 6-4 Outside Hitter SR
• 11 Charlotte Brown 6-5 Middle Blocker FR
• 12 Stephanie Browne 6-4 Middle Blocker JR
• 21 Hayley Spelman 6-6 Outside Hitter SO
Do I match up?
DI UCLA Men’s Water Polo
No. Name Ht. Wt. Position Year
15 Grant Zider 6-4 215 Center/RS SO
13 James Palmer 6-5 205 Attacker/RS SO
2 Ted Peck 6-6 230 Center SR
3 Chris Pulido 6-6 190 Defender SO
6 Brad Greiner 6-6 195 Ctr Defender SO
16 Tim Cherry 6-6 220 Ctr Defender FR
14 Logan Powell 6-4 194 Attacker/RS SO
Division I
• The most expensive, competitive, and time consuming
division of the NCAA
• 342 institutions
• Big athletic department budgets
• Sizable athletic facilities
• Increased scholarship money available (ex. DI Football is
allowed a maximum of 85 full scholarships)
• Toughest eligibility requirements: graduate high school
with 16 core courses and test score/GPA determined on
a sliding scale.
• Local examples: CAL, Stanford, USF, Santa Clara, St.
Mary’s, UC Davis, SJSU, Pacific, Sac. St., and Cal Poly.
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Division II • Intermediate level as an alternative to the highly
competitive DI and the non-scholarship DIII.
• 282 full or provisional members
• Smaller public schools and many private colleges that often draw more locally and play closer to home.
• More limited scholarship opportunities and more partial scholarships that vary from school to school (ex. DII football is allowed 36 scholarships).
• Eligibility requirements: graduate high school with 14 core courses, earn a minimum 2.0 GPA, and a combined 820 SAT or sum 68 ACT.
• Local Examples: SFSU, East Bay, Chico, Humboldt, Sonoma, Monterey, Dominican, and Notre Dame de Namur
• Others: UC San Diego, Colorado Springs, WWU
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Division III
• Largest of the three divisions with 449 member
institutions that range in size from 500-10,000
students.
• Colleges & schools choosing not to offer
athletic scholarships. No redshirting athletes.
• Small class sizes, regional season play, and the
opportunity to play more than one sport in
college.
• Each campus determines their own eligibility
requirements.
• Local examples: Menlo, Mills & UC Santa Cruz
• Others: Tufts, Middlebury, Williams, Amherst
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NAIA • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics seeks to
fully integrate life, academics, sport and fitness into the higher education environment.
• 300 colleges & universities in the US & Canada (College of Bahamas)
• More relaxed rules, especially related to transferring
• Athletic scholarships
• Eligibility Center (2010)
• 23 National Championships in 13 sports
• 50,000 student athletes
• Eligibility requirements. Meet two of the three: 18 ACT/860 SAT, 2.0 GPA, or graduate in the top half of class
• Local examples: Maritime, Fresno Pacific, Holy Names, Patten, and William Jessup
• Others: UC Merced, Southern Oregon, Evergreen
• Options: community college, club, intramurals, PG 7/2/2014
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
&
NCAA TRANSFER BASICS
Helpful Tips in Assisting
Prospective Student Athletes
Assumptions about your
athletic clientele…
• Your clientele will be interested in directly attending
baccalaureate bearing institutions (i.e., not
community colleges) and competing in their sports.
AND
• Some of the student athletes will be returning to a
community college after 1 year of school and
competition.
Steps
1. Student athlete should register with the NCAA Eligibility
Center.
2. IF the student/athlete decides that attending a community
college is the best option:
– Refer to college athletic website for process;
– Student should contact the head coach and/or athletic director;
– Student should connect with an athletic counselor at the college;
3. IF the student/athlete returns home after one year of school
and competition (referred to as a “4-2-4 Transfer”):
– Students should connect with an athletic counselor at the community
college as soon as they know they are transferring.
4-2-4 Transfer Students
Requirements for athlete who starts at a university,
transfers to a CC (4-2-4), and then transfers to another
university and continues competition
• Must obtain associate’s degree
• Must complete average of 12 transferable
units per FT semester attended
• Must have a transferable GPA of 2.500 (only
2 PE activity units count toward this GPA)
• One calendar year must have elapsed since
the departure from previous four-year
college
Club Sports
• Organized club sports parallel to the
NCAA.
– Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA)
• e.g., Cal, Stanford, Texas, Northeastern
– USA Rugby
• e.g, St. Mary’s, Cal Poly, Penn State, Army,
Stanford
– California Jr. College Lacrosse Assoc. (CJCLA)
• i.e., DVC, American River, Santa Rosa, Cuesta
• Competitive; more relaxed; unique
eligibility rules
Initial Eligibility & Transfer
Resources
NCAA Eligibility Center: www.eligibilitycenter.org
Guide to the College Bound Student-athlete:
http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4236-ncaa guide-
for-the-college-bound-student-athlete.aspx
Quick Reference Sheet:
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Quick_Refere
nce_Sheet.pdf
Transfer Guide
http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4239-ncaa-
transfer-guide-2011-12.aspx
Athlete To Do List:
Blue Chips vs. White Chips
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BLUE CHIP ATHLETES
Who are they? Indicators? • Highly valued & recruited athlete.
• College coaches will make contact with these athletes early
(soph year) through club coaches.
• “You’ve got mail” = September 1st of junior year
• Phone call July 1st of senior year.
• Paid official visit invitations for senior year.
• Home visits from coaches senior year.
• Coaches visit high schools with principals permission.
• Coaches attend their tournaments and sometimes even high
school games.
• Coaches spam, call, email, these recruits, their families, and
their coaches as often as the NCAA permits (and then some).
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WHITE CHIPS… MUST MARKET THEMSELVES
• Keep your grades up so you have more options.
• Create a resume/profile with brief athletic, academic &
personal information
• Create a cover email letter
• Register for the NCAA Eligibility Center (by junior year)
• Get to know the NCAA website/understand the recruiting rules
specific to your sport.
• Talk to high school coaches/club coaches, trainers, and
camp/showcase coaches to determine best athletic fit.
• Search NCAA “Who We Are” to determine which colleges have
which sport and division.
• Create a big list and MAKE CONTACT!! Email resume/cover
letter!!
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WHITE CHIPS
After initial contact must:
• Track responses & non responses equally.
• Fill out athlete questionnaires on websites.
• Make a highlight video and send the link.
• Stay in contact with coaches (send tournament updates early).
• Visit campuses. Attend games/matches/meets to show interest
and determine fit. If possible, watch practices & attend class.
• Attend ID Camps, summer camps, prospect camps,
invitational camps, tourneys and combines (ask for feedback).
• Learn from the veteran parents/athletes in your sport who
have been there, and are now wearing the sweatshirt.
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NCAA RULES
http://www.ncaa.org
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SEE THE NCAA WEBSITE REGARDING RULES,
COMPLIANCE, RECRUTING, ELIGIBILITY AND
AMATURISM AS THEY DIFFER GREATLY BY DIVISION
AND SPORT.
TOP 10 COACHES PET PEEVES
1. Parents send emails instead of athlete.
2. Parents call instead of athlete.
3. Parents call and ask us to call them back when it’s against the NCAA recruiting rules.
4. Use of recruiting services.
5. “Game playing” in the process.
6. Sending hours of video or testimonial.
7. Trying to engage us in conversation at tournaments when it’s illegal.
8. Not taking “no” for an honest answer.
9. Sending information on their high school athletics only.
10. The myth that everyone gets a full ride or a scholarship. (Information polled from CAL assistant coaches in all sports)
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ADVICE TO ATHLETES DON’T! Believe everything you hear about scholarships.
Verbally commit without a read from the admissions office.
Put all of your eggs in one basket.
DO! Keep grades up!
Cast a big net and stay in contact with many coaches.
Have strong back ups.
Meet deadlines for transcripts/test scores/transcript release form
Go to your counselor for advice about academic/social fit.
Use the NCAA website, “Who We Are” (google it).
Buy the book - The Academic Athlete by Dickson/Laughrea.
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Jennifer “JT” Thomas,
Maybeck High School College Counselor
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Terry Armstrong
Diablo Valley College Counselor
