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Over
$1 billion in sports scholarships
Every year hundreds of
university and college coaches go
searching for a new group of talented athletes to recruit.
Every year hundreds of top schools award athletes
over $1
billion in sports scholarships. There are often other benefits to
sports participation. The goal of this site is to
help high school athletes find information and advice that can guide
them through the university and college sports recruiting process to
find the
opportunity that is right for them.
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Are you
waiting
for a call?
Every year,
thousands of high school athletes sit by their phones
waiting for college coaches to call. Some will get called, but
thousands of
talented athletes will not. Do not wait.
Take action before it is too late. You can increase your
chances
of being recruited, of competing at
the college level and of getting a
sports scholarship.
When should you start? Now! The earlier you start, the wider will be
your range
of opportunities. The earlier you start, the more likely you are to be
successful. If you are still waiting for a call when
your senior year starts, then time is getting very short. If you
are a junior there is more time, but the earlier you start, the
more you can do and the more choices you will have. Getting
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- Get
started!
How can you get university and college coaches to evaluate your
talents? What will
your best opportunity be? When should you start working toward a
college sports goal? Some of the answers are here.
The
best advice? "Don't
wait!"
Freshmen, sophomore
and
junior athletes can take important steps to improve their recruiting
chances. Seniors can learn how to maximize
opportunities and avoid pitfalls. No matter what your year in school, start
now!
- What is a sports scholarship worth? It varies
but it
can be a huge amount. College costs are skyrocketing. See some actual college costs
of typical schools.
- What's
new?: How
does the
SAT affect NCAA
eligibility? How
will new
federal financial aid rules increase college costs for many students?
Also, a
description of
two time-lines in college sports recruiting.
- Are you on the college coaches'
recruiting
lists? How would you know? How can you get the attention of
college
coaches?
- Parents, learn how you can help your student
athlete
achieve his or her goals: How parents
can help.
- Valuable information on athletic
scholarships,
recruiting rules and eligibility standards from the NCAA, the NAIA and
others.
- College and
financial aid resources for all college bound
students.
- Information about national high school
championships
and national high
school sports
records.
- The
Sports
Scholarship Handbook details dozens of
things that high
school students at all grade levels can do right
now to improve their chances of being recruited and of
getting a
better offer. Preview
the handbook.
- Topics in sports
medicine for student athletes.
- Computers
and
software for students--advice on how to save money
on these
essential tools.
- Great
sites and advice on linking
to
AthleticAid.Com.
- A side trip about the name "Yaquina" and
some photos from the
central Oregon coast.
- About
this site.
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During
the
school year:
- Working on your athletic skills and endurance
is
assumed.
- Also work at being a leader among the athletes
in
your sport.
Show
maturity, set a good example and stay free of
injuries.
- Stay ahead of school work. Coaches favor
athletes who
do a good job managing their academics.
- Investigate colleges on the Internet. Then make
appointments and visit.
- Read The
Sports Scholarship Handbook. The handbook
details specific
things that athletes can do to enhance their recruiting
opportunities. Start now!
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Recruiting
Calendars
College sports
recruiting
has an official NCAA annual calendar with a succession
of dates and seasons.
There is a common plan, but some sports have their own sets of
critical dates and seasons. The calendar and the rules governing
recruiting in various sports at the Division I and II NCAA levels also
change frequently. Stay up-to-date by getting the most current NCAA
Guide
for the
College-Bound Student Athlete ( found here) and
by looking at the calendar
links
below. You will need the Adobe
Acrobat reader to
view and print the online version.
- Details of the NCAA
recruiting calendars by sport and Division can be viewed on
the
NCAA site here.
You may
need the Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view some files.
- Signing dates
for National Letters of Intent are not listed on the NCAA calendars.
They are set by the National
Letter of Intent program and can be found on their site.
Recent dates and
events:
- The 2007-2008 recruiting season is over.
Current
activities:
- The 2008-2009 school year has begun.
- Juniors, this is
your time to show why you should be recruited.
- Seniors, stay focused on
improving your skills and staying injury-free.
- College coaches have their short
lists based on 2007-2008 school year performances.
- Recruiting has begun in earnest for student athletes
who will enter college in the Fall of 2009.
- Phone calls to this year's recruiting class have
started. Be
prepared for them.
Coming
recruiting activities:
- If you are not on college coaches' recruiting lists
by now then
you will need to
take quick action to get on them.
- If called, show interest until you know that you are
no longer interested. A great many recruits end up at colleges that
they did not consider until they got recruited. Keep your eyes and your
options open.
Throughout the year the calendar includes
evaluation
periods, quiet periods and dead periods. There are initial or early
signing dates for many sports and regular or late signing periods. Some
kinds of contacts are allowed or not allowed depending on the calendar
and the prospect's year in school. The
Sports Scholarship
Handbook helps student athletes and parents
navigate the
recruiting process and take maximum advantage of the recruiting
calendar.
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