ROADMAP TO INITIAL ELIGIBILITY

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ROADMAP TO INITIAL ELIGIBILITY

• NCAA Eligibility Center
• Expires September 1, 2010

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Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA
Division I or II Athletics

• Freshmen and Sophomores
• Start planning now!
• Work hard to get the best grades possible.
• Take classes that match your schools NCAA List
  of Approved Core Courses. The NCAA Eligibility
  Center will only use approved core courses to
  certify your initial eligibility.
• You can access and print your high schools NCAA
  List of Approved Core Courses at
  www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

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Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA
Divisions I or II Athletics

• Juniors
• At the beginning of your junior year, register at
  www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and complete the
  amateurism questionnaire.
• Register to take the ACT, SAT or both, and use
  the Eligibility Center code 9999 as a score
  recipient.
• Double check to make sure that you are taking
  courses that match your high schools NCAA List
  of Approved Core Courses.
• Request that your high school guidance counselor
  send an official transcript to the Eligibility
  Center after completing your junior year. (The
  Eligibility Center does NOT accept faxed
  transcripts.)
• Prior to registration for your senior year, check
  with your guidance counselor and the Eligibility
  Center to determine the number of core courses
  that need to be completed your senior year.

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Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA
Divisions I or II Athletics

• Seniors
• You may take the SAT and/or ACT as often as you
  feel necessary. The Eligibility Center will use
  the best score from each section of the SAT or
  ACT to determine your best cumulative score.
• Continue to take core courses.
• Check to make sure that you are taking courses
  that match your high schools NCAA List of
  Approved Core Courses.
• Review your amateurism questionnaire responses
  and request final amateurism certification
  beginning April 1 (for fall enrollees) or October
  1(for spring enrollees.)

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Steps You Must Take to Participate in NCAA
Divisions I or II Athletics

• Seniors
• Continue to earn the best grades possible.
• After graduation, ask your high school guidance
  counselor to send your final transcript with
  proof of graduation.
• Graduate on time (in eight academic semesters).
  If you fall behind, use summer school sessions
  prior to graduation to catch up.

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Core-Course Requirements

• Division III
• Contact the respective college or university
  regarding its academic and amateurism policies.  

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Make Sure List of Approved Core Courses Is Up to
Date

• Help make sure your guidance counselor has
  updated your schools NCAA List of Approved Core
  Courses.
• To obtain your schools list
• Log on to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Select Prospective Student-Athlete.
• Select List of Approved Core Courses on the
  left-hand side of the screen.
• Follow prompts to select school by name.

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Take the ACT and/or SAT

• Be sure to enter 9999 code when registering for
  the ACT or SAT.
• This requests for your official test scores to be
  sent directly to the Eligibility Center.

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Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center

• Starting at the beginning of your junior year
• Log on to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Select Prospective Student-Athletes.
• Register as a U.S. or international
  student-athlete.
• Then, click on Transcript Release Form.
• Print the Transcript Release Form, sign it and
  give to your high school guidance counselor
  (allows him or her to send your transcripts).

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Complete the Amateurism Questionnaire

• When you register, be sure to complete the
  amateurism questionnaire.
• Log in and click on Enter/Update Amateur
  Questionnaire.
• Answer the questions honestly. Dont let anyone
  else complete this for you.
• Review your amateurism questionnaire responses
  and request final amateurism certification during
  your senior year (beginning April 1 for fall
  enrollees and beginning October 1 for spring
  enrollees).

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Amateurism

• The Eligibility Center encourages you to update
  your athletics participation information often,
  especially if you participate in events outside
  your normal high school season.
• Meet with your high school guidance counselor
  often.
• Stay college eligible always ask before you
  act!
• NCAA Amateurism Certification Web site
  www1.ncaa.org/membership/ach/index.html.

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ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT!Amateurism Red Flags
Ask questions before
Signing a contract with a professional
team. Receiving money for participating in
athletics. Receiving prize money above
actual and necessary expenses. Playing with
professional athletes. Trying out,
practicing or competing with a professional
team. Receiving benefits from an agent or
prospective agent. Agreeing to be
represented by an agent. Participating in
organized competition after your first
opportunity to enroll in college.
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Web Status Checklist
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Graduate On Time

• Graduation "on time" means that if your high
  school graduation takes place June 1, you
  graduated June 1.  If you don't graduate June 1
  with the rest of your high school class, you have
  not graduated "on time."
• If you don't graduate "on time" in eight
  semesters, no core courses taken after the eighth
  semester will be counted toward your NCAA
  academic-eligibility requirements.

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Recruiting

• You become a prospective student-athlete when
  
• You start ninth-grade classes or
• Before your ninth-grade year, a college gives
  you, your relatives or your friends any financial
  aid or other benefits that the college does not
  provide to students generally.

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Recruiting

• Before a college may invite you on an official
  visit, you will have to provide the college with
  a copy of your high school transcript (Division I
  only) and SAT or ACT score(s) and register with
  the Eligibility Center.
• A prospective student-athlete may take a maximum
  of five expense-paid visits, with no more than
  one permitted to any single institution. This
  restriction applies, regardless of the number of
  sports in which the prospective student-athlete
  is involved and only for expense-paid visits to
  Division I or II institutions. (NCAA Division I
  Bylaw 13.6.2.2 and NCAA Division II Bylaw
  13.6.1.2)

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Financial Aid

• If you are academically eligible to participate
  in intercollegiate athletics and are accepted as
  a full-time student at an NCAA Division I or II
  institution, you may receive athletics-based
  financial aid from the school. Division I or II
  financial aid may include tuition and fees, room
  and board and books.
• Division III institutions do not award financial
  aid based on athletics ability. A Division III
  institution may award need-based or academically
  related financial aid.

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Financial Aid

• All athletics scholarships awarded by NCAA
  institutions are limited to one year and are
  renewable annually.
• Athletics scholarships may be renewed annually
  for a maximum of five years within a six-year
  period of continuous college attendance.
• Athletics scholarships are awarded in a variety
  of amounts, ranging from full scholarships
  (including tuition, fees, room and board and
  books) to very small scholarships (e.g., books
  only).
• The total amount of financial aid a
  student-athlete may receive and the total amount
  of athletics aid a team may receive can be
  limited. These limits can affect whether a
  student-athlete may accept additional financial
  aid from other sources.

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Resources

• Ncaastudent.org for the 2008-09 Guide for the
  College-Bound Student-Athlete.
• NCAA.org Under Legislation Governance
  section, click on Eligibility and Recruiting
  and then click on Information for College-Bound
  Student-Athletes and Parents.
• Ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Act.org.
• Collegeboard.com.

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• Questions for the prospective student athlete
• What type of college experience are you looking
  for?
• Location Close to home v opposite coast
  (3-5hrs)
• Academic, Athletic, Social, City/Country
• SizeTeam/Sport Specifics
• How many players are graduating and what
  positions
• will be available?
• What are the time commitments of a student
  athlete?
• What is the training like in and out of season?
• What are the graduation rates of the school?
  (All
• athletes and the team)
• What is it like to be a student athlete?
• What are the academic benefits and special
  services for
• athletes?

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CHALLENGES FACING COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES

• Families may lack an understanding of the
  recruiting process, including eligibility rules
• Determining if the students have the passion to
  continue competing once they are on their own
• Getting students to see themselves beyond their
  role as an athlete
• Ensuring that a successful academic experience is
  the overriding consideration in the decision

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OVERVIEW OF THE RECRUITING PROCESS
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NCAA DIVISION I

• Highest level of competition
• Most of the big time universities you see on
  television
• Athletes face an enormous time commitment
• Usually have to be a blue chip athlete to play
  there

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NCAA DIVISION II

• Small sized schools with lesser known athletic
  reputations
• Usually feature a number of local or in-state
  student/ athletes
• School is paid through a combination of
  scholarship money, grants, student loans and
  employment earnings

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DIVISON III

• Largest division in the NCAA
• Division III athletes receive no financial aid
  related to their athletic ability
• Generally, athletes compete because they love the
  sport. The time commitment is not as huge as
  Division I.

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NAIA

• The National Association of Intercollegiate
  Athletics is the governing body of a group of
  smaller colleges.
• Time commitment and scholarships vary depending
  on the school and the sport

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NJCAA (JUCO)

• The National Junior College Athletic Association
  is the governing body of two- year college
  athletics
• NJCAA members compete at the Division I, II, or
  III level
• Must graduate from JUCO before gaining
  eligibility at a four year school

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COLLEGE COACHES EVALUATE RECRUITS IN THREE WAYS

• Athletic Ability
• Academic achievement
• Quality of character

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HOW COLLEGES IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-
ATHLETES

• Evaluations from high school and club coaches
• See athletes play in person or on tape
• Newspaper clippings
• Recommendations from current student-athletes,
  alumni or community members
• Reputable recruiting services
• Student-athletes introducing themselves to the
  coach

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HOW COLLEGE COACHES INDICATE THEIR INTEREST

• Typed letters, handwritten letters or other
  mailings (e.g. questionnaires, brochures, etc.)
• Talking with the high school, summer league or
  club coach
• Phone calls to the home
• School and/or home visits
• Invite the prospect to visit campus (official vs.
  unofficial visit)

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STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GAUGE THE RECRUITERS
LEVEL OF INTERST BY THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF
THE CONTACTS FROM COACHES
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ESTIMATED PROBABILITY OF COMPETING BEYOND HIGH
SCHOOL
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MENS BASKETBALL

• 1 in 35 high school senior boys will go on to
  play college basketball
• Approximately 3 in 10,000 high school senior boys
  will be drafted by an NBA team

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FOOTBALL

• About 5.8 percent of all high school senior boys
  will go on to play college football
• About 9 in 10,000 high school senior boys will be
  drafted by an NFL team

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BASEBALL

• Less than 3 in 50 high school senior boys will
  play college baseball
• Approximately 1 in 200 high school senior boys
  will be drafted by a MLB team

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WHAT IF YOUR STUDENTS DO NOT HEAR FROM A COLLEGE
RECRUITER

• THEY NEED TO MARKET THEMSELVES!

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MARKETING YOURSELFA THREE-STEP PROCESS

• Assess athletic ability
• Identify appropriate colleges
• Communicate with the college coach

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ASSESS ATHLETIC ABILITY

• MOST IMPORTANT!
• Student-athletes must be realistic about their
  athletic talent.
• Broken leg test-Would you still love the school
  if you didnt participate in athletics?

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IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE COLLEGES

• Identify what the students are looking for in a
  college (e.g. location, size, academic major,
  campus setting, level of athletic competition)
• Make a list of schools that meet that criteria
• The final choice should be based primarily on the
  quality of academics and overall fit, not just
  athletic interests
• Think beyond the next four years

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COMMUNICATE WITH THE COLLEGE COACH

• Create an athletic resume that summarizes
  academic and athletic accomplishments
• Identify head coaches and establish communication
  through phone or e- mail
• Provide college coaches with game tape
• Earn the recommendation of the high school coach
  (the college recruiters main contact)
• Athletes should be seen (e.g. summer camps,
  travel teams, summer leagues, showcases, etc.)

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MEETING THE NCAA ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS DOES NOT
GUARANTEE YOU ADMISSION INTO A COLLEGE. EACH
COLLEGE HAS ITS OWN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. YOU
MUST STILL APPLY FOR ADMISSION.
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How to assist your child through the process

• Know H.S. grad. Requirements
• Know the appropriate college-prep courses to
  take
• Know NCAA core-course requirements
• Meet with their school counselor
• Meet with their high school coach

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HOW CAN SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELP?

• Know how to calculate a core G.P.A.
• Answer any questions about eligibility
  requirements
• Can assist in processing Clearinghouse
  applications and mailing final transcripts
• Help students identify schools that fit
• Help families develop an academic game plan

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Thank you for your attention to our presentation
on NCAA eligibility and recruiting rules.

• Any questions?
• To contact Mr. Conrad, please call 794-4100.
• To contact your students counselor, please call
  794-4115.