Level of athletic scholarships offered and number of sports - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Level of athletic scholarships offered and number of sports offered • Time commitment • Level of play • Eligibility standards

• Division I — higher level of athletic scholarships • Division II — lower level of athletic scholarships • Division III — cannot offer athletic scholarships at all

Women's Varsity Sports NCAA I NCAA II 15 10 Basketball - NCAA I is a head count sport 6 5 Beach Volleyball * 5 5 Bowling 18 12.6 Cross Country - NCAA limits include Track & Field 15 15 Equestrian 5 4.5 Fencing 12 6.3 Field Hockey 6 5.4 Golf 12 6 Gymnastics - NCAA I is a head count sport 18 18 Ice Hockey 12 9.9 Lacrosse 3.6 3.6 Rifle - Includes men on co-ed teams 20 20 Rowing 12 12 Rugby 7 6.3 Skiing 14 9.9 Soccer 12 7.2 Softball 14 8.1 Swimming & Diving 8 6 Tennis - NCAA I is a head count sport 18 12.6 Track & Field - NCAA limits include X-Country 6.5 5 Triathlon 12 8 Volleyball - NCAA I is a head count sport 8 8 Water Polo

Men's Varsity Sports DI DII 11.7 9 Baseball 13 10 Basketball - NCAA I is a head count sport 12.6 12.6 Cross Country - NCAA limits include Track & Field 4.5 4.5 Fencing 85 - Football - NCAA I FBS - head count sport 63 - Football - NCAA I FCS - 36 Football - Other Divisions 4.5 3.6 Golf 6.3 5.4 Gymnastics 18 13.5 Ice Hockey 12.6 10.8 Lacrosse 3.6 3.6 Rifle - Includes women on co-ed teams 6.3 6.3 Skiing 9.9 9 Soccer 9.9 8.1 Swimming & Diving 4.5 4.5 Tennis 12.6 12.6 Track & Field - NCAA limits include X-Country 4.5 4.5 Volleyball 4.5 4.5 Water Polo 9.9 9 Wrestling

DI — UB, Stony Brook, Albany, Binghamton, Niagara, Canisius, St. Bonaventure, Penn State, Michigan State, Duke, Stanford DII — Roberts Wesleyan, Daemen, PA state schools, CW Post, Dowling, Concordia, Dominican, Le Moyne, Mercy, NIT, Nyack, Pace, Queens, Saint Rose, St. Thomas Aquinas College DIII-Cortland, Brockport, Buff State, St John Fisher, Nazareth, University of Rochester, Medaille, Ithaca, Keuka, D’Youville

Wed live in a Division III “hotbed”…. Within three hours of the Western NY area, there are countless excellent, affordable DIII schools with successful athletic programs and great academics.

Many local junior colleges have GREAT athletic programs. Affordable; have no NCAA initial eligibility requirements Good way to get your “gen - eds” or “pre - reqs” completed before entering a four year school.

May help you get recruited by DI, II or III Niagara CCC Jamestown CC Erie CC Genesee CC Monroe CC Hudson Valley CC Herkimer CC Broome County CC

NCAA department that determines freshmen initial eligibility for Division I and II intercollegiate athletics.

Graduation from high school Minimum core course grade point average. Minimum SAT or ACT score. Completion of 16 core courses in grades 9-12 — eight semesters of high school (one course after the completion of eight semesters)

• 4 units of English • 3 units of math (at Algebra I or higher) • 2 units of science (one must have a lab) • 2 units of social science • 1 additional math, English or science • 4 additional core courses — (language or any of the above)

To determine what GPA a student needs to be certified, the NCAA EC uses a sliding scale. The higher the test score, the lower the GPA

List of your high school’s approved core courses Available on the web www.eligibilitycenter.org

Any student who plans on attending a Division I or II institution and competing in intercollegiate athletics

June 15 th at the end of grade 10: Most sports can start calling and sending emails, texts, messages and printed recruiting materials. Softball, football, w. basketball are slightly later. Camp brochures, admissions materials, recruiting questionnaires, and NCAA educational materials can be mailed at any time.

Evaluation: A coach comes to watch your game, practice, tournament, PE class — this can take place at any time during your high school career during permissible recruiting periods Contact: A coach talks to you, face to face, OFF of the institution’s campus (at your school, home, game)

Contacts Most sports 8/1 before junior year-hockey, baseball, softball, football, basketball all have different dates — all a little later

 Send schedules, highlight video, and game video (links to online video)  Attach your transcript and test scores, athletic achievements  Recruiting services  Follow the teams on social media — twitter, Instagram, Snapchat — good insight on their programs

 Stay in contact — be responsive to emails, calls and texts  Attend summer athletics camps at your top schools  Recruit yourself — the number of kids looking for scholarships is EXPONENTIALLY higher than the amount of scholarships available

Who are good people to speak on your behalf to college coaches? Who can attest to your athletic and academic ability?  Counselor and teachers  High school coach  Travel/AAU/club coach

A lot of college recruiting starts with conversations between college coaches and HS, club, travel and AAU coaches.

 Plan visits —you get 5 “official” visits. THESE CAN NOW START August 1 before JUNIOR YEAR FOR MOST SPORTS!  Unofficial visits, where you pay all of your expenses, are unlimited and can start-August 1 before junior year for most sports  Let the coaches know you’re coming to campus for a visit — set up a tour, watch a practice, meet faculty, talk to other athletes

Pick a school for the major, the location, the career/internship opportunities, the programs, the clubs, the faculty, the class size, the opportunity for financial aid- --- what’s the best fit for you? Close to home? Far? Big? Small? Public? Private?

What are your priorities for a school? 1. High level academics 2. Tradition/winning history 3. New athletic facilities 4. Job placement % 5. On-campus apartments

• Contracts that can be issued for 1-5 years • may be “full” (tuition, fees, room, board and books); or • May be Cost of Attendance • they may be “partial” or a percentage of a full scholarship (.5 or .75); or • they may be issued as a dollar amount ($5000) or • they may be issued as “tuition” or “room and board”

How many other athletes are they recruiting at your position? How many athletes are already on the team in my position? Will I play as a freshman or will I “redshirt”? How much scholarship money is available? Are there other grants or scholarships available?

Will I go home for the summer or does the team stay and train and take classes? Do I go home for winter break/spring break or will I be on campus practicing? What time does the team practice? Will I be required to attend study hall?

High school grades MATTER!! Every school has different admissions standards…find out what they are for your top choices. Don’t think “if the coach wants me to play, then he/she will get me in to school”. This is NOT true at most schools.

Apply to your top choices EARLY--$$ is first come first serve at a lot of schools. Follow up to ensure your transcripts and test scores get to each school — upload through Common App, send scores online. Pay attention to any deadlines or other admissions requirements. The difference in applying in the fall and applying in the spring can be thousands of $$ in academic scholarships or other grants .