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An overview of college sports recruiting and the processes to capture the attention of college coach throughout the United States for the purpose of receiving an athletic scholarship.
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Helping young student athletes pursue the dream of playing their sport in college.
THE COLLEGE RECRUITING PROCESS
•Mentor student athletes for recruitment preparedness.•Teach the student athlete and their guardians about their options and possibilities for scholarships and financial aid packages.•Educate the community about college recruitment requirements.•Professionally evaluate student athlete’s skills just as a college recruiter would do.•Get the student athlete access to hundreds of coaches nationwide.•Add to our contacts with colleges and universities everyday.
WHAT COLLEGE RECRUITING IS NOT
A guarantee that a student athlete will get a college scholarship or financial aid package.
Recruit for specific colleges, universities or sports.
Provide scholarships or financial aid packages.
Every Sport in Every State
Less than 0.8% of student-athletes receive a
Division 1 scholarship, and over 82% of scholarships and financial aid packages do not
come from Division 1 schools.
NCAA Eligibility Center Requirements
• Graduate from High School with your class.• Complete NCAA required Core Courses.• Earn the minimum Core Course GPA.• Earn the required SAT or ACT sum score.
NCAA Core Course RequirementsDivision 1 16 Courses
• 4 Years English• 3 Years Math (min Alg. 1)• 2 Years Natural or Physical
Science, 1 of those years with a lab
• 1 Additional Year of English, Math or Natural or Physical Science
• 2 Years Social Science• 4 Additional Years from any of
the above subjects or foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy
Division 2 16 Courses• 3 Years English• 2 Years Math (min Alg. 1)• 2 Years Natural or Physical
Science, 1 of those years with a lab
• 3 Additional Years of English, Math or Natural or Physical Science
• 2 Years Social Science• 4 Additional Years from any of
the above subjects or foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy
Rule of 10• 10 of the Core Course requirements must be
completed before the first day of your Senior year. These grades are locked in for eligibility.
• 7 of those 10 Core Courses must be in the field of English, Math or Natural/Physical Science.
• Retakes of any of the initial 10 Core Courses must be completed before the first day of your Senior year for the grade to be accepted.
Calculating Core Course GPA
Determine which courses are on the 48H.Record the grade for the courses that you have taken that
are on the 48H.A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1 +/- are not counted I.E. B+ = B
Add up all the grades according to the scale.Divide that by the total amount of courses taken.
EXAMPLE:Class State GPA Core Course9th Grade English: B+ 3.33 3Algebra 1: A- 3.66 4Earth Science: C+ 2.33 2World History: B- 2.67 3Physical Education: A 4.0 N/AComputers: A- 3.66 N/AChoir: A 4.0 N/ASpanish II: C- 1.67 2Total GPA 25.32 14Total Classes 8 5Actual GPA 3.165 2.8
SAT and ACT Requirements
Core Course GPA
SAT (Math & Critical
Reading)ACT Score
2.3 1080 93
2.5 1000 85
2.7 920 77
2.8 880 73
2.9 840 70
3.0 800 66
3.2 720 59
3.3 680 56
3.4 640 53
3.5 600 50
3.7 520 46
3.8 480 43
3.9 440 41
4.0 400 37
After you have calculated your current Core Course GPA, take a look at the scale and find out what score you need on standardized tests to be eligible.
The SAT and/or ACT needs to be taken before the last semester of your Senior year and submitted to the correct facility number to be recorded with the NCAA.
EXAMPLE:In our example, our student
starting their sophomore year has a Core Course GPA of 2.8. Given
that GPA, the student athlete will need to score 880 on the SAT
and/or 73 on the ACT.
NAIA Eligibility Requirements• Graduate from High School with your class and achieve two of
the three requirements below.• Achieve a minimum of 18 on the Enhanced ACT or 860 on the
SAT. The SAT score of 860 or higher must be achieved on the CRITICAL READING and MATH sections of the SAT. Scores must be achieved on a single test.
• Achieve a minimum overall high school grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Graduate in the top half of your high school graduating class.
You need to register with the NCAA and/or NAIA
Athletes that are not registered cannot be recruited and your eligibility requirements will not be tracked. You must
update your profile regularly to stay eligible.No coach or staff at the college will be able to discuss with you any information or scholarships or financial aid unless
you are registered properly.You can register at any time, but it is suggested that you
register during your sophomore year of school.
REMEMBER: You are an amateur athlete!
Do not accept money, gifts or services from anyone in exchange for any reason. Do not contact an representative agency. Do not put your amateur status at risk. Any of these
activities will automatically change your status and you will no longer be eligible.
Social Media
Parents/Guardians and Student AthletesDo not post on Facebook or Twitter
If you feel bitter!
Do not post anything that can jeopardize your scholarship or financial aid status including assuming you have a spot at a school. The school will see it and they will take action!
You have to take action.
Create your free, online profile and get in front of 38,000 college coaches.
Go To: www.athletesforcollege.com
POST YOUR PROFILE
• Hundreds of coaches access our site each day. • A trained recruiting specialist mentors you
through the eligibility and recruitment process.
• A free pre-evaluation from one of their professional athletes or experienced coaches in our network.
• Direct outreach to the colleges that suit your performance levels.
