NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 About the Presenters NCAA for Counselors Natalie Rubino School Counselor Freshman Girls Softball Coach How to Guide the College-Bound Student-Athlete Tad Keely School Counselor Head Boys Tennis Coach Assistant Varsity Football Coach Tad Keely & Natalie Rubino School Counselors Chad Hetlet Physical Education Teacher Head Football Coach Former Track Coach Chad Hetlet Head Football Coach Overview West students playing a sport in college How to begin planning for college athletics Certification process Eligibility requirements Recruitment process Communicating with college coaches What college coaches look for in studentathletes Q&A School&Year& College&Athletes& Class&Size& %&of&class& 2014815 35 529 7% 2012813 29 521 6% 2011812 22 535 4% 32 506 6% 22 509 4% 2010811 2009810 *Numbers)are)based)on)self0reported)data)from)past)students. Where to Begin (pg. 4) Where to Begin (pg. 5) Become&educated&with&the&different&collegiate&athle;c& opportuni;es&(pg.&4)& NCAADivisionI,II,III NAIA NJCAA U;lize&available&resources& Highschoolcoaches Club/travelteamcoaches Graduatedstudent8athletes Websitesandliterature(pg.22) Ask&ques;ons!& Freshmen&&&Sophomores& 1. Startplanningnow 2. Workhardtogetthebestgradespossible 3. TakeclassesthatmeetNCAACoreCourse requirements(pg.15) 4. Talktoyourcoachesaboutyour athle0cabili0esandambi0ons 1
NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 Where to Begin (pg. 5) Juniors& 1. Explorecollegeop0onsthatarebothanacademic andanathle0c fit 2. Checkprogresstowardcorecourserequirements 3. SignupforanACTandlisttheNCAAEligibilityCenter asascorerecipient(code9999) 4. RegisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCenter865 www.eligilitycenter.org 5. RequestatranscripttobesenttoNCAA attheendofyourjunioryear. Where to Begin (pg. 5) Seniors& 1. Makesureyouhavemetallgradua0onand corecourserequirements 2. ConfirmNCAAEligibilityCenterregistra0on 3. RetaketheACT 4. Narrowdowncollegechoices 5. Submitcollegeapplica0ons 6. SendyourfinaltranscripttotheNCAA Rememberasastudent8athlete, youareastudentfirst. NCAA Eligibility Center Division I and II www.eligibilitycenter.org Academic Certification Does the college-bound student-athlete meet the legislated minimum academic requirements? Amateurism Certification Has the college-bound student-athlete jeopardized his/her amateur status? (pg. 4) AcademicRequirements What is a Core Course? (pg. 15) Graduatefromhighschool CompleteNCAAapprovedcore courses Earnaminimumrequiredcore coursegpa EarnarequiredsumscoreACT Acorecoursemustbeanacademiccoursethat receiveshighschoolgradua0oncreditinthe following:english,mathema0cs,natural/ PhysicalScience,SocialScience,orForeign Language.Anapprovedcorecourseis: Four8yearcollegepreparatory Atorabovethehighschool s regularacademiclevel Taughtbyaqualifiedinstructor 2
NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 NEW! Division I Academic Eligibility Standards (pg. 14) College-bound student-athletes first entering a Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016 will need to meet new academic rules in order to receive scholarships, practice, or compete during their first year. Possible outcomes: Full Qualifier Academic Redshirt Nonqualifier NEW! Division I Academic Eligibility Standards (pg. 14) Summary of changes: Minimum core course GPA of 2.300 required Change in the GPA/Test score sliding scale 10 core courses required before the beginning of the seventh semester senior year Seven of the ten must be in English, Math, and Natural/ Physical Science. 33% of the core course GPA requirements are satisfied by freshman year. Division I Core Course " Requirements (pg. 16) Division I Sliding Scale (pg. 17) Full Qualifier (pg. 14) Academic Redshirt (pg. 14) Athletics Aid and Practice Only 3
NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 Division II Core Course Requirements (pg. 18) Nonqualifier (pg. 14) Acollege8boundstudent8athletewho cannotreceivescholarship,cannot prac0ce,andcannotcompeteinthefirst yearofenrollment. BeginningAugust1,2018,tobecomeafull orpar0alqualifierfordivisionii,all college8boundstudent8athletesmust: 1. Complete16corecourses 2. Par0alqualifier:2.00GPAandACT sumscore68&above 3. Full8qualifier:2.20GPAandACTsum score70&above NCAA Core Course GPA Worksheet Division II Sliding Scale (pg. 19) Athletic Recruitment Roles & Responsibilities (pg. 6) The University of Michigan football program mails 8,000 initial recruitment letters to high school senior athletes; only about 25 players will eventually join their team. Student Coach Parent Counselor 4
NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 Student Responsibilities Role of the Parent Be aware and understand eligibility requirements Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center Contact coaches and admissions offices at colleges Keep updated college information/coach contacts on file Develop a list of priorities in selecting a college Seek out your coach and counselor for advice Be supportive of your child Help your child keep college information organized: allow your child to do the legwork Help your child be responsible Role of the Coach Role of the " Counselor Serve as the student s advocate Provide a neutral position Process transcript requests Provide NCAA Eligibility Center information Give advice on college choices Assist the family with the college process Provide insight Help assess athletic abilities and playing realities Be involved during the college coach s visit Provide necessary recruitment information What College Coaches Look For " Getting Yourself Recruited (pg. 9) (pg. 7) Assess athletic ability Identify appropriate colleges Communicate with the college coach Personalize cover letters Athletic resume and profile Send a video of your strengths and weaknesses Attend exposure camps Take unofficial visits Athle0cability Character Workethic Physicalafributes Grades Coach8ability Leadership 5
NCAAforCounselorsPresenta0on April2015 Campus Visits (pg. 10) Official&vs.&Unofficial&Visits& What&to&ask&a&college&coach/recruiter:& Howdoyouqualifyforateam? Whatistheexpected0mecommitment? Whatposi0ontoyouenvisionmetoplay?How manyotherathletesarebeingrecruitedforthe sameposi0on? WillIbered8shirted? Whatisyourteam sphilosophy? Questions? Thank you for coming! Additional Resources (pg.22) College)Admissions)Index)of)Majors)&)Sports:)A)Guide)for)College0 Bound)Student0Athletes)and)Their)Parents,WintergreenOrchardHouse TheNa0onalDirectoryofCollegeAthle0cs8 www.collegiatedirectories.com NCAADivisionI,II,IIIGradua0on8RatesReport8 www.ncaa.org/academicdatabases Peterson s)sports,)scholarships,)and)college)athlegc)programs) www.petersons.com The)UlGmate)RecruiGng)Guide)and)Notebook,DavidKaplan RecruiGng)RealiGes,)JackRenkens www.recrui0ngreali0es.com www.freerecrui0ngwebinar.org 6