<p>ag54-
Ds#1 plays college ball now as a freshman. He is currently at a D3 LAC. However, he was while in high school being recruited for D1, offensive lineman. My best advice to you is 1)visit the NCAA website and acquaint yourself with the different rules and regs regarding eligibility, course requirements, when and how to fill out the clearinghouse forms, when and how to contact coaches or when they can contact you 2) figure out if he wants to play D1 or D2/3 ball or even D1-A 3) does he want/need athletic money for college or will financial aid be enough or are you paying for some of it 4) will he be going to college to play ball and get an education while he's there or will he be using football to get in and then playing to keep his education 4) what kind of climate does he like to play ball in (mine played in Vegas and is now playing Minnesota) 5) what kind of program does he want and last does he have any idea what he wants to do after college which would play into majors.</p>
<p>My DD (currently a hs senior) is also a recruited athlete and I feel like we have entered in major business negotiations. There are different rules in the NCAA depending on your sport. Football has different signing periods and contact rules than some of the other sports. Like I said familiarize yourself with the NCAA website. It will not only tell you rules/policy but links to what teams win/lose which coaches are going where, whose in trouble, and all new updates regarding the new SATs and course requirements. For example, for now NCAA does not and will not use the writing portion of the new SAT to determine eligibilty.</p>
<p>At this point I am sure I could write a book about this.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask questions.
Hope this helps,</p>
<p>Kat</p>