FAQs about Collegiate Sports Eligibility Centers

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Myths and Facts about Recruiting and Collegiate Soccer (22 Fact Sheets) that recruiting Services Don’t Want You to Know

  1. Do All Communications Mean the Same?
  1. Growing Pains
  1. Are Recruiting Questionnaire a Waste of Time?
  1. The High School Recruiting System
  1. The College Sports ID System
  1. So When All Else Fails Go International
  1. True Story: Nightmares and Pitfalls Will Happen So, “Expect The Unexpected”
  1. True Story: Five (5) hours of Driving and For Nothing
  1. What is ACT Superscoring?
  1. Standardized Testing
  1. The Social Media Time Bomb
  1. So Just How Important is Video?
  1. SAT Score Choice
  1. Leverage and I’m Not talking About The TV Show Either
  1. College School Choice and Our Personal Experience
  1. Volunteer Hours
  1. Student Loans
  1. Family Life and Academics Versus Sports and Athletics (The Culture Shock)
  1. Being Down, But “NOT” Out
  1. So I Got Off to a Late Start
  1. High School Choice
  1. True Story: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear From a Soccer Coach

 

  1. Recruiting Services and the Truth Behind the Game.

Myths and Facts about Recruiting and Collegiate Soccer (22 Fact Sheets) that recruiting Services Don’t Want You to Know

  1. Do All Communications Mean the Same?
  1. Growing Pains
  1. Are Recruiting Questionnaire a Waste of Time?
  1. The High School Recruiting System
  1. The College Sports ID System
  1. So When All Else Fails Go International
  1. True Story: Nightmares and Pitfalls Will Happen So, “Expect The Unexpected”
  1. True Story: Five (5) hours of Driving and For Nothing
  1. What is ACT Superscoring?
  1. Standardized Testing
  1. The Social Media Time Bomb
  1. So Just How Important is Video?
  1. SAT Score Choice
  1. Leverage and I’m Not talking About The TV Show Either
  1. College School Choice and Our Personal Experience
  1. Volunteer Hours
  1. Student Loans
  1. Family Life and Academics Versus Sports and Athletics (The Culture Shock)
  1. Being Down, But “NOT” Out
  1. So I Got Off to a Late Start
  1. High School Choice
  1. True Story: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear From a Soccer Coach

 

  1. Recruiting Services and the Truth Behind the Game.

Myths and Facts about Recruiting and Collegiate Soccer (22 Fact Sheets) that recruiting Services Don’t Want You to Know

  1. Do All Communications Mean the Same?
  1. Growing Pains
  1. Are Recruiting Questionnaire a Waste of Time?
  1. The High School Recruiting System
  1. The College Sports ID System
  1. So When All Else Fails Go International
  1. True Story: Nightmares and Pitfalls Will Happen So, “Expect The Unexpected”
  1. True Story: Five (5) hours of Driving and For Nothing
  1. What is ACT Superscoring?
  1. Standardized Testing
  1. The Social Media Time Bomb
  1. So Just How Important is Video?
  1. SAT Score Choice
  1. Leverage and I’m Not talking About The TV Show Either
  1. College School Choice and Our Personal Experience
  1. Volunteer Hours
  1. Student Loans
  1. Family Life and Academics Versus Sports and Athletics (The Culture Shock)
  1. Being Down, But “NOT” Out
  1. So I Got Off to a Late Start
  1. High School Choice
  1. True Story: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear From a Soccer Coach

 

  1. Recruiting Services and the Truth Behind the Game.
  1. The General Cover Letter
  2. Before an Event
  3. After an Event
  4. Before a Game or Big Game
  5. After a Game or Big Game
  6. The Follow-Up/Checking In
  7. Find Out Where I Stand
  8. Finding Camps
  9. Before Camps
  10. After Camps
  11. Campus Visits
  12. Scholarship Opportunities
  13. Top Choice
  14. Notice of Intent to Commit

College Recruiting Questionnaires: Fill out an Application for Admissions and a Recruiting Questionnaire so that the Coach knows that you are really serious about attending their school. IN fact we should have a worksheet or checklist that charts the player’s progress through 100% completion of all required and suggested tasks for acceptance and the award of scholarships or even other funds including Student Loans. This lets the Coach know that the player is serious and that they are not wasting their valuable time. Coaches absolutely adore players who call and they see their video and is hyped about and when they say we like you – we need to get the ball rolling and that player says Coach, it is all already done. That Coach is blown away.

Visit the college websites (Athletics Page) and find the recruiting section to submit your recruiting questionnaires. This gets your name into the school’s database of high school athletes that are interested in their program. This does not mean that you are getting recruited, but you are now on the mailing list to receive information about any upcoming games, camps, showcases, and breaking news. This is a good way for you to get acquainted with coaches because you can reply back to any of the material that they are sending you.

Here is what a few college coaches had to say about recruiting questionnaires: One coach said that if they ask a recruit to fill out the questionnaire and that recruit does not do it, then they see it as the recruit not being that interested; therefore, the coaching staff will back off on their recruiting efforts for that particular high school prospect. That means as a high school recruit, don’t be lazy! Take 5-10 minutes to fill out the questionnaire and send it back.

A coach told the a recruiting Staff that if they ask an athlete to fill out their questionnaire and the athlete blows it off, then the coach sees that as a sign of disrespect. College coaches have thousands of athletes to choose from, and coaches like to get the basic information from any athlete they are interested in. However, if an athlete doesn’t follow through on this simple task, college coaches look at it from a bigger picture. A college coach will take it that this is how the athlete is with all their responsibilities — blow them off. That is not how you want college coaches to view you.

Another coach said that if an athlete submits the questionnaire, then they know that they are interested regardless of what reports might say. Most college coaches have contacts and sources that can fill them in on certain recruits, so if a recruit wants to stay close to home then schools might back off some; however, if the recruit is filling out recruiting questionnaires, the school will continue to take an interest in them. Which means the athlete now has options! Going back to our question, why should you fill our recruiting questionnaires? The best answer is that you are giving yourself options. There is no blueprint for landing an athletic scholarship, and if you don’t have other options then you put yourself at risk for not getting a scholarship offer. Most schools now have the recruiting questionnaires online at their website.

Eligibility Center Links and Other Helpful Information

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Indianapolis, IN

  • Full information for student-athletes wishing to play at collegiate level: Click Here
  • NCAA Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes: Click Here
  • NCAA Eligibility Center Home Page: click here
  • The Value of College Sports: click here

National Association of Intercollegiate Atheltics (NAIA)
Kansas City, MO

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Colorado Springs, CO

 

Direct Links To Centers:

The NCAA Eligibility Center is the Agency or Governing Body that Certifies the Student Athlete Eligibility to Play Sports at the D-1/D-2 levels.

So make sure you never accept any money to play any sport. If you are planning to play that sport in College

The NCAA has established rules for Eligibility, recruiting and financial aid that must be followed so that the student can maintain their eligibility to play D1/D2 Collegiate sports.

NCAA Division classifications (D Levels) are based upon student body size; program scope and # of Scholarships. The Levels are as follows: D-1A; D-1AA; D-2; D-3

In order or you to play D1/D2 Collegiate Sports, you must:

Register online at the NCAA Eligibility Center and pay a $90.00 registration fee, but students can also receive a waiver if the met certain financial aid standards, which means they can also receive ACT/SAT Waivers. The waivers are verified and provided by selected local High School Administrators; Coaches and Counselors.

At least, register at the beginning of their junior year in high school, but many students register after their junior year. There is no registration deadline, but students must be cleared by the Eligibility Center before they receive athletic scholarships or compete at a Division I or II institution.

When ready, make sure you request Final Certification and pay for your registration or use your voucher to process your information. We suggest that you open an account as soon as you realize that you want to play collegiate sports and send in your information until it is all available as required then, process your application as soon as possible

Complete a certain number of high school core courses which is updated by the NCAA Eligibility Center on an Annual Basis.

Maintain a minimum grade point average in your core courses. Students who fail to qualify to play NCAA sports do so because of their inability to maintain or achieve appropriate grades in their selected/completed core courses and even their lack of selecting appropriate course work than for low standardized test scores.

Achieve a minimum score on the SAT or ACT. Send your SAT and/or ACT test scores directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center via the SAT/ACT Processing Centers. Make sure that you put the NCAA Eligibility Center on your Send to Requests when signing up for Standardized Testing as you usually are allowed up to three (3) free sends per testing agency.

Graduate from high school. Send Official Transcripts after at least six semesters of high school. Official in this case means that the transcript must be mailed directly from your high school. Also send your Final High School Transcripts and proof of graduation at the end of your senior year.