<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>This isn't what we heard from a coach at a LAC who was recruting child #7. He was delighted that #7 was a strong student, because admissions would see him more as an ally trying to get a kid to apply and enroll.</p>
<p>dittogal88
A lot of the good D1 school start several years early scouting players by looking at the national tournaments. Most of these players contact the schools fall of their junior year to show their interest. I know it seems early to you, but remember these teams are small and most are only taking 2, maybe 3, players each year. Though other sports take more players, contact still starts in junior year. I have seen a lot of good players,from all different sports, lose out by starting too late to show interest.
D3 is less competitive for girls golf but it still is a little late. While, you won't need to play the national tournaments for some of the lower tier golf teams, you will still need to play some local multi-day ones. 9 hole high school scores aren't going to make it, even at that level.
Don't know where you are looking but my advice would be to go to the athletic websites of the schools, fill out the prospective student athlete recruiting questionnare and contact the coaches ASAP. At the very least, you've got nothing to lose by trying. One caveat, check the websites and look up the results from last season to see if you can play to the level of one of their top three players. Make sure you have the tournament results to support that playing level. The coaches will ask for it.</p>
<p>karp, I do not think the girl in question was a scholarship player. She was a walk-on with no athletic scholarship. And as the problem was described to me, it didn't matter if the check came from the boosters or the Kawanis. It was the fact that the scholarship money was directly given to the student and not directed to the university which go her in hot water with NCAA rules.</p>
<p>In any event, my advice is to not take any chances. Merely ask the scholarship donor make the check out to the university so it can be sent directly to finaid office.</p>
<p>originaldog
Thank you for clarifying the point you were trying to make. </p>
<p>I suggest that all potential student-athletes visit
<a href="http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net%5B/url%5D">www.ncaaclearinghouse.net</a> and download the Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete. It describes recruiting rules for all Divisions. The guide can also be obtained by calling the number listed on the site. The guide provides important information, including recruiting guidelines.</p>
<p>If looking at D3, and willing to go to female school (if "gal" in your name indicates female!), look at Mount Holyoke College. Their Golf course was the site of the 2004 Women's US Open.</p>
<p>"The College recruits talented, experienced players who are highly disciplined, eager to learn, and willing to work on their game outside of regular practice time. The golf team has qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships for the past two years (2004, 2005). MHC also has a long tradition of sending individual qualifiers to the NCAA Championships, with ten selections since 1989."</p>
<p>my S will be a junior this year, very much thinks he would like to pursue golf in college also. does anyone have any ranking of LAC's with good golf programs? i reviewed golfstat for the past years final rankings. S has scored 75, 78, 77, in 3 tournaments locally this summer to try and qualify for the state open and amateur open and jr pga qualifier-just missing the chance to play the next day in each tourney. this thread has opened our eyes to getting started soon with emailing colleges. but which ones would want a 3.6 gpa, 1200 sats? (XIGGY-I'M FASCINATED BY YOUR PASSION FOR ALL THINGS SAT. this area needs improvement as well as trying to shave a few strokes off his golf score! he does NOT have your passion, probably needs tutorial help) i'd love to think an ivy might be interested, but i have doubts. i'm thinking acedemics, he is thinking with his driver . . . any help would be wonderful.</p>
<p>Glad to hear that you've contacted some coaches after reading these posts-it's definitly the important step in the recruting process. Also, you mentioned that you don't think you're good enough for D1, just be aware that there's a quite a large number of D1 schools and I doubt all of them will be out of your range; so don't let the Div. I title scare you away from a school you like, just do a little research on the team and you could end up with the benefit of an athletic scholarship. </p>
<p>As far as the Ivies go (if you're still interested in some), if a coach is interested in you, they will ask for your academic info (excluding ECs/recs/essays) in the summer before your senior year (right now!!) and then give that info to admissions. From what I've heard, admissions then tells the coach your chances of getting in-high, moderate, or low-given that you are a recruted athlete (if the coach really wants you, they can make a HUGE difference-1200 M+V is basically the lowest SAT an Ivy will let in for a recrute). The coach then passes the info on to the athlete. </p>
<p>One more thing- as you're talking to coaches, ask them if you can go out and visit (unofficial-they don't pay for anything, official-they pay but it can't be until after the start of your senior year) you'll find out how serious they are and it's really nice to talk in person.</p>
<p>My S is being recruited for football by some D3 schools. He found out when he was called into the office at the end of the school year to sign a waiver to release his transcript, that schools were requesting it. He then started receiving letters from the coaches asking him to send film and fill out questionaires regarding ht, wt, 40 times, and maxes and coach info. Even though he is still wavering as to whether he still wants to play after hs at a D3 school or attend the state flagship (D1 - national champ so obviously no playing there!!) he is sending the stuff to the schools to keep his options open. We thought that we would have to contact coaches, but somehow they knew to contact us. Don't know why or how, unless it is because he is listed as a "player to watch" in a hs recruiting mag for TX. The only contact we have had so far is email, they haven't called or anything, and we aren't sure if he is going to visit or not, we will wait til we hear something from them. Luckily, it is not life or death that he play, in fact, I would be pleased as punch if he decided to quit. My H, not so much.</p>
<p>I have a friend on a track and field team at an Ivy League school that got a 1060 on her SAT.</p>
<p>One of the best in the country in her event coming out of high school. I'm still almost certain that they REQUIRE a 1200 SAT to recruit, but I guess she was an exception[?]</p>
<p>To the parent who said their child hadn't gotten any phone calls. If he just finished his junior year, then July 1 was the first date that coaches can call and then each school is limited to one phone call per week (from Sunday- Saturday). Wish NCAA had restrictions on times as a coach called here Sunday night and woke us up!</p>