It’s your freshman year in high school and you loving playing sports, you’d like to continue playing in college. So the question is, what should you be doing to position yourself for a playing at the next level? Below is list of items you need to keep in mind to reach your goals: Register for the NCAA Clearinghouse - In an article we published a few years back, we … [Read more...]
NCAA provides insight on competing beyond high school athletics
This NCAA article does a nice job of providing insight on the reality of competing beyond high school athletics. The stats are a little scary but I don't think they've considered the conversations a lot of parents and students have about the passion for playing at the next level. I've spent 20 years along high school side-lines and in the bleachers talking with parents, and I … [Read more...]
Understanding DII Academic Requirements
Succeeding in college sports starts with a successful career in high school English, math and science courses. A winning score in those areas will lead to victory in college eligibility. Starting Aug. 1, 2018, incoming student-athletes must meet the following requirements to be eligible for Division II athletics. Core Courses To be eligible to compete at Division II schools, … [Read more...]
Why play college sports
Listen to Kendall Spencer on his college sports experiences, there's more opportunity than just playing the game Kendall Spencer is a former track student-athlete at the University of New Mexico. He is a former chair of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for Division I. Learn more about SAAC. More resources to help you understand the college sports … [Read more...]
Understand your academic requirements, so you can play in college
I can't tell you how many times I've heard a heart breaking story about a student athlete that just missed his or her academic requirements to play in college. Some of these What are core courses? Not all high school classes count as NCAA core courses. Only classes in English, math (Algebra 1 or higher), natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, … [Read more...]
NCAA Initial-Eligibility Standards Are Changing for 2016 Class and Beyond
Divisions I and II Initial-Eligibility Requirements Core Courses: NCAA Division I and II require 16 core courses - full story here Beginning August 1, 2016 NCAA Division I will require 10 core courses to be completed prior to the seventh semester (seven of the 10 must be a combination of English, Math or Natural or Physical Science that meet distribution … [Read more...]
Why register for the NCAA clearing house as a High School Freshman
During a recent visit with a high school athletic director, he told me a heart breaking story about one of his student-athletes. After committing to her top college, she was notified by the NCAA that (2) of her “Core” classes did not meet current standards. The college in this case pulled the scholarship and went with another athlete. Don't become one of those students left on … [Read more...]