Softball ScholarshipProposal For: High School Students

By: Brenda Quintero

November 28, 2013

Overview

High School athletics would benefit by having more interaction with college coaches in obtaining an Athletic Scholarship.

Table of Contents

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP STATISTICS

RECRUITING STATISTICS

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE COACHES

CONCLUSION

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP STATISTICS

7 million High School Athletics

Only enough colleges rosters spots for 2% of them

Only 1% of them get full rides to D1 colleges

COLLEGE COACHES RECRUITING STATISTICS

Division Breakdown

Division I70,000 student-athletes at roughly 340 schoolsRepresents the highest level of collegiate athletics and is highly competitiveFull and partial athletic scholarships

Division II107,000 student-athletes at nearly 315 schoolsIntermediate level of collegiate competitionFull scholarships are rare at this level, but partial athletic scholarships are common

Division III175,000 student-athletes at more than 440 collegesThis is actually the largest division and represents 40% of NCAA athletesNo athletic scholarships

EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE COACHESDivision ICoaches start sending recruiting materials on September 1 of your junior year. You can call coaches any time you want but in most sports they cannot call you until you are a junior.Off-campus contact is allowed in the summer after your junior year in most sports, but there are exceptions in men’s basketball, women’s basketball and football.In most sports have to wait until your senior year to start making your maximum of five official visits.

Division IICoaches can start mailing recruiting material, calling you, and making off-campus contact on June 15 before your junior year in high school.Unlimited official visits are allowed once your senior year starts.

Division IIICoaches can send printed materials and call at any time.Off-campus contact begins after your junior year.You can make one official visit per college once your senior year starts.

Always play hard because you never know who is watching you.

CONCLUSION