STUDENT DENT ATHL HLETES ETES & THE COLLEGE SEARCH Jennifer “ JT ” Thomas 2/12/2015
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 ) 2/12/2015
NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School Interscholastic Level Men's Women's Men's Ice Student-Athletes Football Baseball Men's Soccer Basketball Basketball Hockey High School Student 540,207 439,550 1,109,278 472,644 36,475 391,839 Athletes High School Senior 154,345 125,586 316,937 135,041 10,421 111,954 Student Athletes NCAA Student 17,008 15,423 66,313 30,365 3,945 21,770 Athletes NCAA Freshman 4,859 4,407 18,947 8,676 1,127 6,220 Roster Positions NCAA Senior 3,780 3,427 14,736 6,748 877 4,838 Student Athletes NCAA Student 44 32 250 600 33 76 Athletes Drafted Percent High School 3.1% 3.5% 6.0% 6.4% 10.8% 5.6% to NCAA Percent NCAA to 1.2% 0.9% 1.7% 8.9% 3.8% 1.6% Professional Percent High School 0.03% 0.03% 0.08% 0.44% 0.32% 0.07% to Professional 2/12/2015 JT 11/11
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS 2/12/2015
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LIFETIME!! 2/12/2015
NCAA: Which division is my best athletic fit? The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of 1281 institutions who make and monitor rules regarding eligibility, recruiting, amateurism, financial aid, etc. (www.ncaa.org) • Division I • Division II • Division III 2/12/2015
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: • 350 institutions • Big athletic department budgets (PAC 12, ACC, Big 10 ) • Sizable athletic facilities • Increased scholarship money available but none for Ivy’s (ex. DI Football is allowed a maximum of 85 fulls) • Toughest eligibility requirements: graduate high school with 16 core courses and test score/GPA determined on a sliding scale. 2016 = “2.3 or Take a Knee.” • Local examples: CAL, Stanford, USF, Santa Clara, St. Mary ’ s, UC Davis, SJSU, Pacific, Sac. St., and Cal Poly (DI – AA FCS Football). 2/12/2015
Division II Intermediate level as an alternative to the highly competitive DI and the non-scholarship DIII: • 300 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 16 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 2/12/2015
Division III Largest of the three divisions with 444 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 (NESCAC is competitive DIII league) • Colorado College DIII school – DI Wsoc & MHockey 2/12/2015
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 • 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 • 2/12/2015
After I find my athletic fit… HOW DO I GET RECRUITED? The process is different for blue chip vs. white chip athletes! 2/12/2015 JT 11/11
BLUE CHIP ATHLETES… ARE IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Highly valued & recruited athlete: • College coaches will make contact with these athletes early (fresh/soph year) through club coaches. • “ You ’ ve got mail ” = September 1 st of junior year (text/email) • Phone call = September 1 st of junior 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). • Blue Chips tend to “ commit ” to colleges early in the process. 2/12/2015
Blue Chips! 2/12/2015 JT 11/11
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/NAIA Eligibility Center (by junior year) • Get to know the NCAA/NAIA websites and understand the • recruiting rules specific to your sport and division. 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!! 2/12/2015
Sample Athlete Resume 2/12/2015 JT 11/11
Sample Cover Letter Email Dear Coach __________, • • My name is ___________, and I will graduate in (2015). I am a (year in school) at ____________ High School in • California with a ____ grade point average. I currently play for the ______________ club (you can add more info here to highlight your club team). As well as continuing my education, I would like to play soccer at the (DI, DII, DII, NAIA) collegiate level. • • School specifics here. (I ’ m interested in your ‘ college ’ because of... stuff…make this specific but not too long. Put in something specific about the school or program, a friend that speaks highly of it, or if you know the coach mention it, or simply congratulate them on a good season or recent win). • • While I understand that NCAA rules do not allow you to contact me by phone until July 1 before my senior year (this is for DI & DII schools, not DIIIs) or by mail on September 1 st of my junior year, I am attaching a resume of my personal, athletic, and academic information. This link will take you to a short video of me in action _____________________ (optional). My coaches contact information is ______________________________ (name, email and phone if you are a sophomore so they know who to contact). • I am interested in, and looking forward to, learning more about ‘ school ’ and the ‘ mascot ’ (soccer/softball/LAX). I • would appreciate receiving information about your upcoming ID and summer camps. • • Sincerely, • • Your Name • 2/12/2015 JT 11/11
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