<p>I just had a general question about D3 recruitment for football. How does it work? Should The player contact the coach first? Any recruiting information will help. </p>
<p>Player has not the best grades, around a 3.0. What type of financial aid are offered to athletes?</p>
<p>I know there is nothing "athletically" but what are some things coaches and schools throw in to sweeten the pot for a recruit? </p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>As you stated, there is no athletic scholarship for any DIII player. You need to do research on the individual schools/leagues/conferences in your circle of interet to determine what kind of aid package they can offer… and which schools can be the most generous for you. </p>
<p>Some colleges have agreed with other conference member schools to offer need based aid only, others offer a combination of merit, leadership, need-based aid, etc. They can package aid any way the college sees fit to hand it out. </p>
<p>If you are an impact player, and have multiple opportunitites to play for different coaches, you may wind up with some generous comprehensive aid packages …once you are an accepted student.</p>
<p>If you haven’t done so already, you should build a list of schools that fit your academic, athletic and financial need profile, and then fill out the prospective student questionnaire on-line to get on their radar - generate interest. Then, immediately strike up dialogue with those coaches by sending highight films, transcripts & test scores… to reinforce interest in yourself as a student athlete. </p>
<p>If there are any camps or showcases you can get to, where the coaches/recruiters for your targeted schools will be in attendance… try to obtain an invite, or make an appearance to solidify your candidacy as a quality recruit.</p>
<p>You need to take the initiative here…via email or snail mail. I know the timeline varies for different conferences/leagues…but if you are a rising senior… you are almost too late (here on the east coast, anyway). Get things in motion… and good luck.</p>
<p>well he is a rising junior, on the west coast. Looking at mainly southern california and oregon d3 schools.</p>
<p>Then he has plenty of time to work on improving his grades and test scores Junior year, so he can increase his choices later on. .</p>
<p>still very open. are there any good programs out east that are in reach that might be of interest?</p>
<p>anything else he should know? any other programs worth looking at?</p>
<p>He has to put in the time and research to try to find schools where his academic stats are a fit (GPA/SAT/ACT scores)…AND where he could realistically play football. </p>
<p>Is there an academic program or major that he would like to pursue? If so, has he identified schools that offer such programs, which also have DIII football programs…maybe ones that are also known to award merit aid with a 3.0 gpa? I’d start by looking here:</p>
<p>[D3football.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>And then cross-reference the schools for appropriate academic fit at a site like this:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Cappex”>Cappex]College</a> Search - College Admissions](<a href=“http://www.d3football.com/landing/index]D3football.com[/url”>The home for NCAA Division III football - D3football)</p>
<p>If he is a better athlete than student, have him target schools/conferences/leagues where he feels he will garner the most playing time early on, or be able to play at the highest level, including post-season possibilities …maybe even be in the running for leadership grants. If he’s willing to travel cross country, he may have a better shot at a more competitive school as a geographic minority. Think outside of the box.</p>
<p>Some DII schools may be a good fit for him and lucrative aid-wise, as well… DII’s can offer some partial athletic scholarships, in addition to merit aid, etc. Here are the conferences for DII:</p>
<p>[D2Football.com</a> Conferences](<a href=“http://www.d2football.com/teams/]D2Football.com”>D2 Football Teams)</p>
<p>thanks for all your help. looking at it the D3 usually have a higher academic prestige</p>
<p>Correct…but the student athlete only has a 3.0 gpa heading into Junior year. What do you foresee test scores to be, based on PSAT/PLAN results? I would include a couple of DII’s maybe… as safety choices?</p>
<p>Check out different schools in that Cappex link I posted above, and see where his gpa and SAT stats place him on the acceptance matrix - for an idea of where he should be looking for match, safety and reach schools.</p>
<p>Are there some lower level D1’s (I’m thinking low mid majors) who would find him attractive athletically? If money is a consideration, looking at D3’s exclusively may be a little too narrow an approach - especially as grades will not make this recruit a standout for a prestigious university. Unfortunately, the list of D2’s is not very long, and many D1 mid-majors are more academically prestigious.</p>
<p>@Meremom-Pm sent </p>
<p>You gotta love the classic CC about gpa’s. 
It never fails!</p>
<p>If you are looking for ‘…higher academic prestige’ in a college choice for your student athlete, then GPA and test scores WILL matter… even if he is a highly desirable athlete/impact player.</p>
<p>he has great EC’s community service. probably wont have stellar test scores. he is enrolled in college classes this summer. However, the schools out here are just barely reaches. Hopefully the well rounded aspect of his life will help in admissions and with aids. </p>
<p>It almost seems that colleges in the North East and the West coast are completely different in the way they evaluate students applying for admission.</p>