Athlete's perspective
To get to know the Coach better.
Ask direct questions about academics, scholarship, the program and expectations.
It's you chance to interview the Coach!
Coach's perspective
NCAA rules no longer allow athletes to sign in front of a College Coach.
However expect the Coaches to push for a verbal commitment.
If you feel pressured you aren't ready to make a commitment.
To avoid pressure - make it clear from the beginning of the meeting that you will need time to discuss any offer as a family.
It is a reasonable demand. This allows you to review your notes and discuss your options without making a hasty decision.
What does a Verbal Commitment mean?
Understand a Verbal Commitment is not a legally binding contract.
The athlete and/or college can back out of the commitment.
What if you don't verbally commit, will they offer your Scholarship to someone else?
Coaches usually recruit more than one person at a position.
Understand your slot may be taken by someone else if you don't commit.
The Recruiting game involves sales and timing.
That is why you should do your homework ahead of time!
If a school sends you a National Letter of Intent and/or a financial–aid agreement, you are guaranteed a scholarship.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT UNOFFICIAL VISITS
Unofficial Visits
How many Unofficial Visits can I make?
Rules do not limit the number of unofficial visits to a school.
Can I stay on campus?
Yes, you can stay in a campus dorm or apartment as long as you pay the institution rate for such lodging.
You also must pay for any meals you eat while on the unofficial visit.
The only expense a school can pick up for you on an unofficial visit are three complimentary admissions to any home athletic contest.
How many Unofficial Visits can I make?
Rules do not limit the number of unofficial visits to a school.
Can I stay on campus?
Yes, you can stay in a campus dorm or apartment as long as you pay the institution rate for such lodging.
You also must pay for any meals you eat while on the unofficial visit.
The only expense a school can pick up for you on an unofficial visit are three complimentary admissions to any home athletic contest.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
What You Should Know About An Official Campus Visit
Know what the school is paying for before you accept!
Most Division 1 schools pay for the entire visit (transportation, lodging and meals).
Some smaller Division 1 schools, and most Division 2 and 3 schools, pay for part or none of the trip.
How many Official Visits can you make?
In Divisions 1 and 2, you are allowed a total of five official visits between the two divisions.
Although an official visit to a Division 3 school does not count in the five-visit limit, you may not make more than one official visit to a Division 3 school.
If you live within driving distances of a college that interests you, you may be better off making an unofficial visit to that campus and save the official visits for more-distant colleges.
How long can you stay?
Official visits are limited to 48-hour from the minute you arrive on campus.
If a coach drives you to the campus the 48 hours begins when he starts transporting you.
Where do you stay?
You will most likely stay at a local hotel
Accommodations must be comparable to typical student living.
NCAA rules forbid the school to pay for incidental charges.
We'd recommend spending at least one night in a dorm.
This would give you a feel the current members of the team and the atmosphere at the school.
Do you get entertainment money?
At most Division 1 schools, your student host is given $30 a day to entertain you.
The host can't give you the money or buy you a sweatshirt, hat and so on.
You are permitted to receive 3 complimentary admissions for any home contest.
Most Division 1 schools pay for the entire visit (transportation, lodging and meals).
Some smaller Division 1 schools, and most Division 2 and 3 schools, pay for part or none of the trip.
How many Official Visits can you make?
In Divisions 1 and 2, you are allowed a total of five official visits between the two divisions.
Although an official visit to a Division 3 school does not count in the five-visit limit, you may not make more than one official visit to a Division 3 school.
If you live within driving distances of a college that interests you, you may be better off making an unofficial visit to that campus and save the official visits for more-distant colleges.
How long can you stay?
Official visits are limited to 48-hour from the minute you arrive on campus.
If a coach drives you to the campus the 48 hours begins when he starts transporting you.
Where do you stay?
You will most likely stay at a local hotel
Accommodations must be comparable to typical student living.
NCAA rules forbid the school to pay for incidental charges.
We'd recommend spending at least one night in a dorm.
This would give you a feel the current members of the team and the atmosphere at the school.
Do you get entertainment money?
At most Division 1 schools, your student host is given $30 a day to entertain you.
The host can't give you the money or buy you a sweatshirt, hat and so on.
You are permitted to receive 3 complimentary admissions for any home contest.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Questions to ask Coaches/Recruiters
Academics and Eligibility
What percentage of players on scholarship graduate?
What is the current team's grade point average?
What academic support programs are available to student athletes?
How many credit hours should I take in season and out of season?
What pace do I need to follow to obtain my degree on time?
Are there restrictions in scheduling classes around practice?
Is summer school available?
If I need to take summer school classes, will it be paid by the college?
If I have a diagnosed and documented disability, what kind of academic services are available?
How much time is spent in class, practice, study and travel?
Recruiting
What position will I play on your team?
What other players may be competing at the same position?
What year in school are those players?
Who else are you recruiting for my position?
Will I be redshirted my first year?
When does the head coach's contract end?
How long does the coach intend to stay?
How would you best describe your head coach's coaching style?
What expectations do you have for training and conditioning?
If I'm seriously injured while competing, who is responsible for my medical expenses?
Is medical insurance provided by the college?
Is medical insurance required for my participation?
What are preferred, invited and uninvited walk-on situations?
How many earn scholarships?
Scholarship/Financial Aid
Exactly how much will my athletic scholarship be?
What will and will not be covered?
How long does my scholarship last?
Under what circumstances would my scholarship would be reduces or canceled?
Are the academic criteria tied to maintaining the scholarship?
Will my scholarship cover summer school?
What scholarship money is available after eligibility is exhausted to help me complete my degree?
Who is financially responsible if I am injured while competing?
What scholarship money is available if I suffer an athletic career-ending injury?
Will my scholarship remain if there is a head coaching change?
What are my opportunities for employment while I am a student athlete?
Can I work during the season, out of season or during vacation periods?
What percentage of players on scholarship graduate?
What is the current team's grade point average?
What academic support programs are available to student athletes?
How many credit hours should I take in season and out of season?
What pace do I need to follow to obtain my degree on time?
Are there restrictions in scheduling classes around practice?
Is summer school available?
If I need to take summer school classes, will it be paid by the college?
If I have a diagnosed and documented disability, what kind of academic services are available?
How much time is spent in class, practice, study and travel?
Recruiting
What position will I play on your team?
What other players may be competing at the same position?
What year in school are those players?
Who else are you recruiting for my position?
Will I be redshirted my first year?
When does the head coach's contract end?
How long does the coach intend to stay?
How would you best describe your head coach's coaching style?
What expectations do you have for training and conditioning?
If I'm seriously injured while competing, who is responsible for my medical expenses?
Is medical insurance provided by the college?
Is medical insurance required for my participation?
What are preferred, invited and uninvited walk-on situations?
How many earn scholarships?
Scholarship/Financial Aid
Exactly how much will my athletic scholarship be?
What will and will not be covered?
How long does my scholarship last?
Under what circumstances would my scholarship would be reduces or canceled?
Are the academic criteria tied to maintaining the scholarship?
Will my scholarship cover summer school?
What scholarship money is available after eligibility is exhausted to help me complete my degree?
Who is financially responsible if I am injured while competing?
What scholarship money is available if I suffer an athletic career-ending injury?
Will my scholarship remain if there is a head coaching change?
What are my opportunities for employment while I am a student athlete?
Can I work during the season, out of season or during vacation periods?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Recruiting Calls
Coaches/Recruiters want to be able to carry on an intelligent conversation with you. They don't want to hear “I dunno”!
Know what your strengths and weaknesses are on the field or court.
Be ready to express what you have to offer his/her team.
Know your GPA, Class Rank and Board Scores.
Know what you want academically from the college.
Be able to express what you expect from a college.
Be able to communicate why you believe his/her college has what you want.
Make note cards with pertinent questions to ask the coach/recruiter.
Know what your strengths and weaknesses are on the field or court.
Be ready to express what you have to offer his/her team.
Know your GPA, Class Rank and Board Scores.
Know what you want academically from the college.
Be able to express what you expect from a college.
Be able to communicate why you believe his/her college has what you want.
Make note cards with pertinent questions to ask the coach/recruiter.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
What does Receiving a Recruiting Letter Mean?
If you receive a letter from a coach, are you being recruited?
Be honored but realize that College Coaches send out thousands of letters to prospects.
Receiving a letter means a coach knows your name and that you play his/her sport.
Until the coach calls you and tells you he/she is interested or invites you to visit the school, the letter means very little.
Respond to the letter or questionnaire and follow-up with the coach.
Be honored but realize that College Coaches send out thousands of letters to prospects.
Receiving a letter means a coach knows your name and that you play his/her sport.
Until the coach calls you and tells you he/she is interested or invites you to visit the school, the letter means very little.
Respond to the letter or questionnaire and follow-up with the coach.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Recruiting Terminology
Basic Recruiting Terms
Contact – A contact occurs any a coach has any face-to-face contact with you or your parent off the college's campus and says more than hello. A contact also occurs if a coach has any contact with you or your parent at your high school or any location where you are competing or practicing.
Contact Period – During this time, a college coach may have in-person contact with you and/or your parents on or off the college's campus. The coach may also watch you play or visit your high school. You and your parents may visit a college campus and the coach may write and telephone you during this period.
Dead Period – The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents at any time during the dead period. The coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Evaluation – An evaluation is an activity by a coach to evaluate your academic or athletic ability. This would include visiting your high school or watching you practice or compete.
Evaluation Period – The college coach may watch you play or visit your high school, but cannot have any in-person conversations with you or your parents off the campus. You and your parents can visit a college campus during this period. A coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Official Visit – Any visit to a college campus by you or your parents paid for by the college. Colleges may pay the following expenses:
Your transportation to and from the college.
Rooms and meals (three per day) while you are visiting the college.
Reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletic contest.
Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high-school transcript (D1 only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score.
Quiet Period – The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college's campus. The coach may not watch you play or visit your high school during this period. You or your parents may visit a college campus during this time. A coach may write or telephone you or your parents during this time.
Redshirt – Describes a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year. If an athlete does not compete in a sport the entire academic year, he/she has not used a season of competition. Each student is allowed no more than four (4) seasons of competition per sport. If an athlete were not a qualifier, he/she may have fewer seasons of competition available to him/her.
Unofficial Visit – Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.
Contact – A contact occurs any a coach has any face-to-face contact with you or your parent off the college's campus and says more than hello. A contact also occurs if a coach has any contact with you or your parent at your high school or any location where you are competing or practicing.
Contact Period – During this time, a college coach may have in-person contact with you and/or your parents on or off the college's campus. The coach may also watch you play or visit your high school. You and your parents may visit a college campus and the coach may write and telephone you during this period.
Dead Period – The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents at any time during the dead period. The coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Evaluation – An evaluation is an activity by a coach to evaluate your academic or athletic ability. This would include visiting your high school or watching you practice or compete.
Evaluation Period – The college coach may watch you play or visit your high school, but cannot have any in-person conversations with you or your parents off the campus. You and your parents can visit a college campus during this period. A coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Official Visit – Any visit to a college campus by you or your parents paid for by the college. Colleges may pay the following expenses:
Your transportation to and from the college.
Rooms and meals (three per day) while you are visiting the college.
Reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletic contest.
Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high-school transcript (D1 only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score.
Quiet Period – The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college's campus. The coach may not watch you play or visit your high school during this period. You or your parents may visit a college campus during this time. A coach may write or telephone you or your parents during this time.
Redshirt – Describes a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year. If an athlete does not compete in a sport the entire academic year, he/she has not used a season of competition. Each student is allowed no more than four (4) seasons of competition per sport. If an athlete were not a qualifier, he/she may have fewer seasons of competition available to him/her.
Unofficial Visit – Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.
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