<p>hello, im a rising senior and im looking into being recruited for athletics and i was told to come to the parents site because you guys might be able to help me! ok well, im looking into some ivies, some division I's, some division 3's and a few LAC's. however, i have absolutely no idea how the recruiting process is. isnt there some kind of a separate recruitment list i would be placed on? anyone want to explain?</p>
<p>thanks a lot!</p>
<p>You need to do a search on the Parents' Forum for recruiting, likely letter and Dizzymom. I don't have time to do this for you right now, but there have been a number of good threads in the last year or so that should help you a lot.</p>
<p>Without knowing your sport let me throw out some general
suggestion(s):</p>
<p>First of all the ivies and d-3s do not give athletic scholarships-nothing to do with the recruiting issue, but just to throw that out there if $ is an issue.</p>
<p>Anyway, go to the website of the school/team you are interested in. Most have a questionnaire or some propmpt where you can give them feedback about yourself and so they know about you.</p>
<p>Although duplicative of the foregoing (and also some schools don't have a questionnaire on their site), get the coach's name and write them a letter telling them about yourself, your interest, your grades, anything special about your accomplishments in sports etc. Most likely you will hear back. </p>
<p>Most schools/programs except for major sports don't have the budget to do alot of recruiting and so you are helping them in this fashion so that they know you exist and you get on their radar.</p>
<p>If they are interested they will typically write back or contact you by whatever means the NCAA allows for that sport, the time of year, etc.-there are all sorts of rules about contact. Ultimately they may want to see a tape etc.</p>
<p>You may want to do a google or other search regarding your sport and you may find a website that talks about recruiting. For example and I would suggest you look at it, there is a site known as the High School Baseball Website. they have a whole section about recruiting, recruiting timelines, sample letters etc. I'll see if I can come up with the site and send you a message.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to educate yourself as to how much time and committment you will need to make to a college sport and how that will impact on the major or other extra curriculars you may be into. College athletics can be very worthwhile but can also be very demanding so take a good look at what will be expected of you.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>There are several sites to be found by googling a few words. For starters, you may want to check the participation statistics for your sport. For example, here are a few numbers for NCAA soccer. </p>
<p>Men's Soccer<br>
High School Soccer Players 354,587**
NCAA Soccer Players 18,835 </p>
<p>NCAA Teams & Scholarships<br>
Number of NCAA Teams + Scholarships/Team
D1 198 9.9
D2 160 9.9
D3 381 </p>
<p>Women's Soccer<br>
High School Soccer Players 316,104
NCAA Soccer Players 19,871 </p>
<p>NCAA Teams & Scholarships<br>
Number of NCAA Teams + Scholarships/Team
D1 301 12.0
D2 208 9.9
D3 406 </p>
<p>HS participation does not tell the entire story, as not every talented soccer player decides to participate in HS activities.</p>
<p>here's the site I mentioned. While specific to baseball, it does have good general info about recruiting, sample letters, etc.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hsbaseballweb.com%5B/url%5D">www.hsbaseballweb.com</a></p>
<p>lol, my coach said that even though ivy league schools say they don't give scholarships for athletes, money can be found if you're both recruited and an outstanding student</p>
<p>Don't need to be an outstanding student - actually, it could hurt rather than help. Coaches are much less likely to use their "tips" for outstanding students, when they could get an outstanding athlete who is a borderline one (and then, perhaps, end up with both.)</p>
<p>"lol, my coach said that even though ivy league schools say they don't give scholarships for athletes, money can be found if you're both recruited and an outstanding student"</p>
<p>Yeah, right on! Your coach is no different from the typical coach: half-truths allows one to forget adding one qualification. "money can be found if you're both recruited and an outstanding student AND you have a very, very low EFC."</p>
<p>All financial aid at the Ivies is based on NEED.</p>
<p>If you are in a less common sport, then many coaches will welcome you contacting them to find out about their program, simply email them and include a basic info package about you.</p>
<p>well i guess i should have just said it, but im looking to get recruited for golf. sorry if i didnt do so earlier!!!</p>
<p>Fore......</p>
<p>Besides my posts above then, try these sites for info:</p>
<p>collegiategolf.com
golfstat.com
caacs.com
cgagolflinks.com</p>
<p>I was quite a good golfer in hs, qualifying for the state tourney frosh-soph-jr-sr years. My golf coach made contacts on my behalf with college coaches and received followuo contacts from Cornell, Syracuse, Drexel, Colgate and a number of SUNY colleges.</p>
<p>In the end I attended OSU and failed to make the golf team frosh year as a walk-on. Based on the two qualifying rounds I played it is safe to say that I was NOT in their league and didnt bother trying out thereafter. One of my best golfing buddies who I could easily compete with did play on the Cornell team, indicating that the talent gap between the two colleges was quite significant.</p>
<p>Many coaches have a good network of college coaches who they a glad to contact on a student's behalf as long as they possess the requisite skills and ability.</p>
<ol>
<li>go the the NCAA clearinghouse and fill out the forms.
2.email contact to college golf coaches at shools that interest you
3.send each coach a golf resume with your contact details, academics (gpa and SAT/ACT) and golf results-home course, coach, handicap, tournament results.
4.good luck</li>
</ol>
<p>Include in your email that they are welcome to call your high school coach (after you confirm that) and give them the phone number.</p>
<p>OSU is the current golf NCAA champion. Of course, they are the Cowboys of Okie State. :)</p>
<p>Check this article about one current superstar who could not make the team when he started college. </p>
<p>and this for academic rankings</p>
<p>One important tip for any student wanting to participate in college sports. If you get any local scholarships DO NOT accetp the money directly. Insist that the organization issue the check directly to the college. Failure to do this puts the student in violation of NCAA rules. </p>
<p>A friend whose daughter was playing soccer for UMd-CP got into all kinds of difficulty over a $50 "scholarship" from the hs soccer booster club. She could not go on the teams first road trip because the issue was not resolved and eventually she just returned the 50 bucks to the boosters.</p>
<p>originaldog</p>
<p>The problem your friend's daughter had by accepting the $50 "scholarship" was that the scholarship was related to athletics. The NCAA prohibits any college athlete to accept money based on sports. The money, if awarded, reduces any scholarship money that the athlete receives. So... if the athlete received $5000 as an athletic scholarship, it has to be reduced by the $50. In essence, the $50 scholarship goes to the school and not the student-athlete. Merit money that is not based on athletic ability is acceptable but must be evaluated and approved by the college/university.</p>
<p>dittogal88 - if you're a rising senior it's a little late. From what I understand the coaches pretty much have their lists of recruits by now and are watching the players at the national tournaments in the summer. Are you playing in the the national level tournaments this summer (AJGA, PGA Junior, etc)? The coaches really want to see multi-day tournaments (36, 54, 72 holes) on longer yardage courses (5800-6200 yardsfor the girls). If you don't have those kind of tournaments scores, the Ivies and Div 1 schools won't look at you.</p>
<p>PM me if you have questions</p>
<p>the longroad, yeah ive heard about that, but im probably not good enough to play D1 anyway, so would this apply to D3 schools too?</p>
<p>but i still dont understand why they would do it a year early?</p>
<p>anyway, thanks for all the replies so far!!!!! i really appreciate it and i've already begun sending in my stuff to several schools after what you guys told me</p>