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NCAA and College Athletics

Matt Stevens Counselor Timberline High School

General Overview

NCAA

– Divisions I, II, III

Recruiting Process NCAA Eligibility Center

– Formerly the NCAA Clearinghouse

NCAA Divisions

Division I

– 329 schools – FBS, FCS, and non-football – Offer Athletic Scholarships – More scholarships available – Have more sports required (7-m, 7-w) – Attendance requirements (FBS teams)

Division II

– 282 schools – Offer Athletic scholarships – More restrictions

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scholarships – Require certain # of sports (5- m, 5-w)

Division III

– 422 schools – No athletic scholarships – Require certain # of sports (5-m, 5-w) – Focus is on participation and enhancing School experience

Pacific Northwest Division I Schools

Alaska Idaho Montana None Boise St. University Idaho St. University University of Idaho Montana St.University University of Montana Oregon Washington Oregon St. University Portland St.University University of Oregon University of Portland Eastern Washington University Gonzaga University

• Univ. of Washington

Washington State Seattle University (attempting in Basketball) (from NCAA.org)

Northwest/Rocky Mountain Division II Schools

Colorado New Mexico Washington Adams State College CO Christian University CO School of Mines CO State Univ. – Pueblo Ft Lewis College Mesa State College Metropolitan State College Regis University

• Univ. of CO – CO

Springs

• Univ. of Northern CO

Western State College

• f CO

Eastern NM University NM Highlands University Western NM University Central WA University Seattle Pacific University Seattle University St Martin’s University Western WA University Arizona Grand Canyon University Oregon Alaska Western Oregon Univ.

• Univ. of AK –

Anchorage

• Univ. of AK –

Fairbanks Idaho Northwest Nazarene Univ. (from NCAA.org)

Northwest/Rocky Mountain Division III Schools

Washington Oregon Colorado Pacific Lutheran Univ.

• Univ. of Puget

Sound Whitman University Whitworth University Eastern Oregon Univ. George Fox University Lewis and Clark College Linfield College Pacific University Willamette University Colorado College (from NCAA.org)

NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

Founded in 1937, the NAIA has 283 schools and Thousands of athletes. Montana Washington Oregon Carroll College The Evergreen State College Cascade College

• Univ. of Great Falls

Northwest University Concordia University MSU-Northern Walla Walla University Corban Univ. Montana Tech Idaho Eastern Oregon U

• Univ. of Montana-Western

Albertson College Oregon Inst. of Tech Rocky Mountain College Lewis & Clark St Southern Oregon U Warner Pacific Coll

Estimated Probability of Competing Beyond H.S. Level

Student/Athlete Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball HS Student/Athlete 983,600 549,500 456,900 HS Senior Student/Athlete 281,000 157,000 130,500 NCAA Freshman Positions 16,200 4,500 4,100 NCAA Athletes Drafted 250 44 32 Percent HS to NCAA 5.8 2.9 3.1 Percent HS to Professional 0.08 0.03 0.03

The Myth of the Full $ Ride

Sport UW WWU SPU SU SMU

Men’s BB 13 9 8 10 6 Women’s BB 15 6 7.35 10 6 Men’s Soccer 9.9 5 6 5 7 Volleyball 12 3 4 6

(stats from HECB)

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(stats from HECB)

• Cost of Attendance at State schools vs Private schools affects

the $$$ amount of your scholarship

The Recruitment Process

There are two reasons high school students do not get recruited:

• 1. They are not good enough.
• 2. The right college coaches who may need

their talent have not heard of them.

Three Step Process

Assess Athletic Ability

(high school or club coach)

Identify Appropriate Colleges

(find the right “fit”)

Communicate with the college coach

(phone, email or letter)

Student Questions for their High School/Club Coach

How good do you think I am? What level and size school do you recommend? What colleges and college coaches do you know? Do you have any search suggestions? Might I have problems at the collegiate level? Could you prepare a letter of recommendation? Would you be willing to contact college coaches on my behalf?

Recruiting Process

Every sport has different timelines for recruitment contacts beginning in Junior year. Text Messaging from coaches

– Banned at all levels now

Unofficial Visits

– Unlimited #, at your own expense

Official Visits

– Starting 1st day of class senior year – Can be paid for by school

Travel, lodging, entertainment, etc…

– Limited number of official visits

1 per school 5 visits total

Recruiting Advice

Do not hesitate to call or e-mail coaches. If you don’t, someone else is. BE PROACTIVE! Use E-Mail. It gives the coach the ability to contact on their own time. Do some research on your own. You can get a good feel for the school/team/coach by looking at their website. Use contact time wisely – Prepare a list of good questions. Answer the questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. Beyond “yes,” “no,” and “um”. There are no dumb questions. Get to know the coaches and see how you’d feel being with them for four years. They want to talk with the student and get an idea about who they are – not the parents!

Amateurism- Red Flags

• 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 or agreeing to be represented by an agent.

• Participating in organized competition after your

first opportunity to enroll in college.

NCAA Eligibility Center

Formerly NCAA Clearinghouse

– Oversight of certification, NLI’s, waivers, amateurism, and anything to do with initial enrollees

All DI/DII student athletes must apply Decides freshman eligibility www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

Main Components

– High School Graduation – Core Course Completion – Minimum GPA in Core Courses – Test Scores – Amateurism

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

High School Graduation

– Official transcripts with proof of graduation must be sent – GED tests can also be used to satisfy graduation requirement

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

Core Course Completion

– Classes must appear on high school’s approved classes list – Only 9th-12th grades used – Summer school after 12th grade

DII can DI can’t

– College courses can count

Must be accepted by high school Meet all core course requirement Appear on transcript (DI), college transcript should be sent into Eligibility Center as well

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

D1 = 16 core

– 4 English, 3 Math, 2 Science, 1 Addt’l (from English, Math, Science), 2 Social Science, 4 extra from any of those areas and World Languages

D2 = 14 core (turning to 16 in 2013)

– 3 English, 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 Addt’l (from English, Math, Science), 2 Social Science, 3 extra from any of those areas and World Languages

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

Core Course GPA Requirement

– Best grades in 14 (D2) or 16 (D1) core classes – Lowest scores accepted = D – Pass/Fail classes can count

Assigned school’s lowest passing grade

– D2 = straight 2.00 or better – D1 = sliding scale based on Test Score

NCAA Eligibility Center (cont.)

Test Scores

– Before full-time enrollment – No limit on # of times taken – Taken on a national testing date – May use best subscores on different tests – Scores MUST come directly from testing agency (code 9999) – Writing component is not used

NCAA Initial-Eligibility Center (cont.)

Test Scores

– D2 = 820 (SAT) and 68 (ACT) and 2.0 Core GPA – D1 = sliding scale with Core Course GPA

Rule of thumb = for every .025 GPA increase, test score requirement goes down 10 (SAT) and 1 (ACT)

2.00 1010 86 2.20 940 79 2.40 860 71 2.50 820 68 2.60 780 64 2.80 700 57 2.90 660 54 3.00 620 52 3.10 580 49 3.25 490 44 3.40 460 42 3.55 400 37

What should I be doing?

JUNIOR YEAR – Register with the eligibility center. – Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements (verify you have the correct number of core courses and that the core courses are on your high school's list of approved courses with the eligibility center). – After your junior year, have your high school counselor

• r registrar send a copy of your transcript. If you have

attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school. – When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999"). – Begin your amateurism questionnaire.

What should I be doing? (cont.)

SENIOR YEAR – When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999"). – Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.) – Have your high school counselor or registrar send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the eligibility center.

NCAA Clearinghouse Eligibility Process

Go to www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org and click “ENTER HERE” for Students. Click the cell phone on the left to begin the registration process. Find the “Domestic Student Release” link and fill out the form. Print two copies of the “Student Release Form”. Give Copies #1 and #2 to counseling center (copy #1 is sent with 6th semester transcript while copy #2 is sent with final transcript upon graduation). Have ACT/SAT scores sent to the Eligibility Center(#9999)

NAIA Eligibility Requirements

An entering freshman student must meet two

• f the three entry level requirements:

– A minimum score of 18 on the Enhanced ACT or 860

• n the SAT (on the Critical Reading and Math

Sections combined). Scores must be sent directly using code: 9876 – An overall high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. – Graduate in the upper half of the student's high school graduating class.

www.playnaia.org for detailed Eligibility info

Information Student-Athletes Need to Know

NCAA Approved Courses What their transcript looks like How to calculate NCAA Core GPA How to access the Eligibility Center process How to develop a pin number Where can I get help? DEADLINES, DEADLINES, DEADLINES

RESOURCES

High School Coaches High School Counseling Center College Coaches College Compliance Directors NCAA Eligibility website – www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org Contact the Eligibility Center Directly: (877) 262-1492