NCAA & NAIA Eligibility
Registration with your selected Eligibility Center is recommended for Junior Year. Please let Mr. Lauterbach know if its a possibility that you will want to play college athletics when scheduling your Sophomore year so that he can help with appropriate class selection to meet requirements for eligibility.
College recruiting guide for playing sports in college |
webinar for students and their families to understand the ncaa eligibility requirements:
NCAA
High School athletes who are planning on playing sports while attending college as well must apply with the NCAA. Click on the logo to go to the NCAA eligibility center website.
To look at a great guide to the NCAA and college sports eligibility CLICK HERE! For more information about eligibility requirements CLICK HERE! To find answers for Frequently Asked Questions CLICK HERE! |
DIVISION 1 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
DIVISION 2 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: NCAA SCHOOL SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ON HOW AMATEURISM CERTIFICATION WORKS, BYLAWS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF OBTAINING CERTIFICATION. |
Recruiting
Recruiting happens when a college employee or representative invites a high school student-athlete to play sports for their college. Recruiting may happen one or several of many ways including face-to-face meetings, phone calls, texts, mailed or digital correspondence, or through social media.
RECRUITING TERMS:
Contact - is anytime a college coach says more than "hello" which a college-bound athlete or their family off the college's campus.
Evaluation - is when a college coach observes a student practicing or competing.
Verbal Commitment - is when a student verbally agrees to play for a college before officially signing or is eligible for a National Letter of Intent. This type of agreement is not binding and can be changed at any time by either party.
Official Commitment or National Letter of Intent - is when the student agrees to attend the school involved for one academic year.
Signing a National Letter of Intent ends the recruiting process for that student, other schools are prohibited from further recruiting efforts. For more information about the process and signing of the National Letter of Intent CLICK HERE.
Recruiting happens during certain times of the year. To see the recruiting calendars CLICK HERE.
CALENDAR PERIOD TYPES:
Contact Period - face-to-face contact may happen with students and their families. Visits and other communication may happen as well.
Evaluation Period - Same as above, but no face-to-face meetings are allowed.
Quiet Period - No face-to-face or visits, but coaches can write or call students and their parents.
Dead Period - Same as Quiet Period.
RECRUITING TERMS:
Contact - is anytime a college coach says more than "hello" which a college-bound athlete or their family off the college's campus.
Evaluation - is when a college coach observes a student practicing or competing.
Verbal Commitment - is when a student verbally agrees to play for a college before officially signing or is eligible for a National Letter of Intent. This type of agreement is not binding and can be changed at any time by either party.
Official Commitment or National Letter of Intent - is when the student agrees to attend the school involved for one academic year.
Signing a National Letter of Intent ends the recruiting process for that student, other schools are prohibited from further recruiting efforts. For more information about the process and signing of the National Letter of Intent CLICK HERE.
Recruiting happens during certain times of the year. To see the recruiting calendars CLICK HERE.
CALENDAR PERIOD TYPES:
Contact Period - face-to-face contact may happen with students and their families. Visits and other communication may happen as well.
Evaluation Period - Same as above, but no face-to-face meetings are allowed.
Quiet Period - No face-to-face or visits, but coaches can write or call students and their parents.
Dead Period - Same as Quiet Period.
follow the ncaa eligibility clearinghouse on social media
NAIA
For students not meeting the requirements for NCAA, but still planning on playing in college. You may be eligible through the NAIA. Follow the above link to find listings of schools that accept NAIA, scholarship opportunities, and the links to apply.
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