TUCKER FOOTBALL 2014 recruiting

INTRODUCTION

NCAA PERSPECTIVE

Ncaa by-laws• August 1 - November 24, 2014, [except for (1) below]: Quiet

Period• November 25, 2014 - February 2, 2015, [except for (1)- (5)

below]: Contact Period▫ (1) December 16, 2014: Quiet Period

▫ (2) December 17, 2014, through January 3, 2015, [except for (a) below]: Dead Period

▫ (3) January 4-6, 2015, all junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period

▫ (4) January 6, 2015: Quiet Period

▫ (5) January 7-10, 2015: Quiet period (reserved for mid year enrollees)

Ncaa by-laws February 4, 2015: Quiet Period

February 4-7, 2015: Dead Period

February 8 through April 14, 2015: Quiet Period

April 15 through May 31, 2015, [except for (g) below]: Evaluation Period

▫168 days allotted to universities for the evaluation of prospects

June 1 through July 31, 2015: Quiet Period

New lawsEFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2015

• - Ban on unlimited texting, tweeting, and facebook have been lifted.

• - Universities are now permitted to send unlimited forms of printed materials.

• - The limit on the number of coaches who may recruit off-campus at any one time, commonly known as the "baton rule", has been repealed.

• - Schools are no longer required to provide materials such as the banned-drug list and APR data to recruits.

• - Student-athletes may now receive $300 more than "actual and necessary expenses", provided they don't come from an agent or booster.

NLI (National Letter of Intent)

•Signing Day: ( 1st Wednesday in February)▫ This year: February 4th, 2015

•Legally binding document linking a prospect to desired university▫ OVER 600 members ( including all DI schools except Academies & IVY

League)

•Extends over a 1 year period

CAN MY CHILD BECOME A PLAYER???

What level does my child fit in?

Recruiting at the DI (FBS) Level

•THEE TOP football programs in the country

▫1) show interest in their program

▫2) Give schools multiple opportunities to evaluate you

▫3) Take care of eligibility/academics

Recruiting at the DI (FCS) Level• COLLEGE PROGRAMS AT THIS LEVEL ARE STILL

EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. • Recruiting at this level is marked by one big difference:

MONEY

• Recruiting is virtually the same as FBS schools▫ Still recruit the same type players▫ Still evaluate over long periods of time

Recruiting at the DII Level•significantly fewer scholarships

Scholarships are given out to those who can contribute right away

Limited red shirt space

Recruiting at the DIII Level• DIII SCHOOL RECRUIT!!!

Extremely competitive recruiting environment

• Financial Packages often rival DII programs in terms of dollar amounts

• Limited resources for recruiting All don’t have summer camps Rely heavily on good film

• No restrictions on communicating• Reach out for coaches right away

Recruiting at the NAIA Level• Programs very similar to DII competition wise

Difference is the eligibility requirements

• Evaluation methods Film In person meetings Phone contact

Recruiting at the NJCAA (JUCO) Level•No parity

Differences in funds, resources, and ultimately talent levels

•VERY competitive JUCO’s have DI and DIAA players who happen

to not have qualified

FACTSAbout Student- Athletes

Cold hard facts

  Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Football Baseball Men's Ice Hockey

Men's Soccer

High School  535,289 435,885 1,095,993

474,219 35,732 411,757

High School - Senior 

152,940 124,539 313,141 135,491 10,209 117,645

NCAA  17,890 16,134 69,643 31,999 3,891 22,987

NCAA - Freshman 

5,111 4,610 19,898 9,143 1,112 6,568

NCAA - Senior  3,976 3,585 15,476 7,111 865 5,108

NCAA - Drafted 51 31 253 693 10 37

High School to NCAA

3.3% 3.7% 6.4% 6.7% 10.9% 5.6%

NCAA to Pro 1.3% 0.9% 1.6% 9.7% 1.2% 0.7%

High School to Pro

0.03% 0.02% 0.08% 0.51% 0.10% 0.03%

PROBABILITY OF COMPETING IN ATHLETICS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL*

AVERAGE PLAYER HEIGHT by position

DIVISION I (FBS)

DIVISION I (FCS)

DIVISION II

DIVISION III

AVERAGE PLAYER HEIGHT by position

General Info

•794 colleges & universities•Scholarships

▫85 – Division I (FBS)▫63- Division I (FCS)▫36- Division II▫24- NAIA▫Varies- NJCAA*

•Approx. 69,643 collegiate football players

General Info

Student-Athlete Participation 

NCAA Division I-A  14,146 

NCAA Division I-AA  11,958 

NCAA Division II  15,655 

NCAA Division III  23,120 

NAIA  5,556 

Junior College  5,031 

WAYS TO GET RECRUITEDHow can my child get recruited?

Ways to get recruited

•Recruiting sites•Camps/Combines•University camps (i.e. Summer camps)•Visits

▫Official▫Unofficial

Ways to get recruitedUnofficial visits

•Invites▫Junior Days▫Spring Practice▫Camps

•Games▫Regular Season games▫Spring games

•Personal/Campus Visits▫Can be anytime on your own terms

Ways to get recruited

•Call/write/email schools•Respond to prospect questionnaires

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

GOOD SITES www.ncaa.org

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Eligibility/Becoming+Eligible/Recruiting

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/test/issues/recruiting/probability+of+going+pro

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/nli/nli/frequently+asked+questions/index.html

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/nli/nli/nli+provisions/null+and+void http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/pdfs/2012/2012-

13+football+division+i+recruiting+calendarhttp://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/pdfs/2012/2012-

13+division+ii+football+recruiting+calendarhttp://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/

Recruiting+Calendars/2012-13/2012-13+NCAA+Division+I+Football+Recruiting+Calendar

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Recruiting+Calendars/2012-13/2012-13+NCAA+Division+II+Football+Recruiting+Calendar

www.collegesportsscholarships.comhttp://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/national-letter-intent-signing-dates.htmhttp://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/ncaa-recruiting-football-scholarships.htm

•http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/loyc/genrel/auto_pdf/NCAAOfficialVisitRules.pdf•http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/11/04/the-truth-about-official-visits/•Rivals- http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/•Espn- http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/index•247sports- http://247sports.com/•Scout- http://www.scout.com/

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