STUDENT DENT ATHL HLETES ETES & THE COLLEGE SEARCH Jennifer - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶
student dent athl hletes etes
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

STUDENT DENT ATHL HLETES ETES & THE COLLEGE SEARCH Jennifer - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jan 02, 2023 185 likes •484 views

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

slide-1
SLIDE 1

STUDENT DENT ATHL HLETES ETES

& THE COLLEGE SEARCH

2/12/2015 Jennifer “JT” Thomas

slide-2
SLIDE 2

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

slide-3
SLIDE 3

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

2/12/2015 JT 11/11

slide-4
SLIDE 4

THAT SAID…

2/12/2015

slide-5
SLIDE 5

THE EXPERIENCE OF

2/12/2015

slide-6
SLIDE 6

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

2/12/2015

slide-7
SLIDE 7

LASTS A

2/12/2015

slide-8
SLIDE 8

LIFETIME!!

2/12/2015

slide-9
SLIDE 9

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

slide-10
SLIDE 10

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

slide-11
SLIDE 11

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

slide-12
SLIDE 12

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

slide-13
SLIDE 13

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

slide-14
SLIDE 14

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

slide-15
SLIDE 15

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
  • pportunity 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

slide-16
SLIDE 16

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
  • f 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

slide-17
SLIDE 17

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

slide-18
SLIDE 18

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 1st of junior year (text/email)
  • Phone call = September 1st 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

slide-19
SLIDE 19

Blue Chips!

2/12/2015 JT 11/11

slide-20
SLIDE 20

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

slide-21
SLIDE 21

Sample Athlete Resume

2/12/2015 JT 11/11

slide-22
SLIDE 22

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 1st 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

slide-23
SLIDE 23

After initial contact with coaches,

WHITE CHIPS MUST…

  • Track coaches responses & non responses equally.
  • Fill out athlete questionnaires on websites.
  • Make a short skills/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).

  • Study each team’s roster to determine how many graduate

your year and what positions will become available. Most importantly, learn from the veteran parents/athletes in your sport who have been there, and are now wearing the sweatshirt!!!

2/12/2015

slide-24
SLIDE 24

Blue Chip or White Chip?

2/12/2015 JT 11/11

slide-25
SLIDE 25

NCAA RULES http://www.ncaa.org

2/12/2015

SEE THE NCAA WEBSITE REGARDING RULES, COMPLIANCE, RECRUTING, ELIGIBILITY AND AMATURISM AS THEY DIFFER GREATLY BY DIVISION AND SPORT.

slide-26
SLIDE 26

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 (some sports).
  • 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 sports only.
  • 10. The myth that everyone gets a full ride or a scholarship.

(Information polled from CAL assistant coaches in all sports)

2/12/2015

slide-27
SLIDE 27

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. Start earlier & work harder at the process than non-athletes. Use the NCAA website, “Who We Are”. Buy the book - The Academic Athlete by Dickson/Laughrea. http://www.dcipress.com

2/12/2015

slide-28
SLIDE 28

Blue Chip or White Chip?

2/12/2015 JT 11/11

slide-29
SLIDE 29

Jennifer “JT” Thomas, Maybeck High School College Counselor jt.thomas11@yahoo.com

2/12/2015