<p>My daughter is a DI Freshman basketball player, (3,4) and wishes to transfer from her Midwest school to a school here in California. I am a resident here in CA. I am not familiar with the schools here nor do I know anyone who I can talk to about a school that might be interested in her. She has a full scholarship now, but would like to live closer to us. Any ideas of how we could find out if a school in Northern CA needs a forward, 6'3"?</p>
<p>Im not sure how good she is but 6’3 is a good height for girls basketball. Berkeley and Stanford are two great programs in NorCal, but i don know if she would be good enough. </p>
<p>Get together a highlight tape and contact the coaches, and if they like the tape then she will be invited to some work outs. then things will progress from there</p>
<p>Her current school has a 125 rpi. I can’t contact the coaches, that would be against the ncaa rules…I first need to find out if they would have a spot available, and they would probably be able to check her stats,etc. Maybe someone could find a tape…</p>
<p>I can say with great confidence no one in this forum has played D-1 scholarship level sport so i doubt anyone can answer your question best bet is to contact the school and see what options you have Stanford Cal , Santa clara all good University up there</p>
<p>If she played good enough they would have already found her. But if you think there is some mistake then you can just tell a friend to contact the coaching staff. Or tell the staff in the college she’s at now to push her harder in practice and games to make scouts notice. They should be pushing their top players the hardest anyway.</p>
<p>OP, this is a delicate situation. Sometimes, a transfer has to declare that they are transferring BEFORE they actually know where they will end up. And, of course, she will have to sit out for one year. If she is certain she wants to transfer, the sooner she does it the sooner she will be able to play at the new school. One thing I know for sure… if your daughter is 6’3" and can play at the D-I level, then she can find a college to play for in the Northern CA area. (Berkeley and Stanford are very competitive at the D-I level but are worth contacting if they recruited your daughter in HS or if your daughter has improved substantially since then. First thing to do is look at the rosters of schools she is interested in playing for. See who they have at her position and when they are graduating. If they have a player at her position due to leave one year after she transfers in, then that means her position will open up and they might have a spot. Sometimes payers who are considering transferring will have their old club coach (or HS coach) make a few informal calls to coaches who had recruited the player in high school to see what the interest level is. If your daughter does not need a scholarship, offering to be a walk-on for a competitive program (like Berkeley or Stanford) might be a good ticket in. The reason she wants to transfer (whatever it really is) should be framed in the simplest and most positive terms. Do not let your daughter say anything negative about the program/school/coach she is leaving. Something like,“Coach Joe and ACME BB are great but I find I really want to be closer to my family so I am transferring closer to home.” If there is a D2 school in the area that she would like, the NCAA rules loosen up and she would not have to sit out. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thank you Hidingout, your post is helpful. I do know someone in the area who actually was one of her previous club coaches. You are so right that this is a delicate situation. I think she would be a good addition to a couple of local schools near San Francisco area. The scholarship is extremely important and needed. I guess we will just have to see how things play out.<br>
Thanks!</p>
<p>There has been a recent thread about the transfer process for college athletes in the Athletic Recruiting forum (a subforum under College Admissions) - you might get feedback from other athlete parents there. Good luck!</p>