<p>I am mentoring a child who wants to play Division 1 Football. He likes Clemson University. He has just started his junior year at a sports oriented charter high school in New York City. He is running an 80 average in his classes. Has not yet taken SAT/ACTs.</p>
<p>I just found the NCAA eligibility center online and their guide book. I am having him register as a student athlete. What else should he do?</p>
<p>There is an Athletic Recruits section here at CC. I imagine the posters there could help you out.</p>
<p>[Athletic</a> Recruits - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/]Athletic”>Athletic Recruits - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Has he been contacted by coaches at the DI level yet? As a junior, if he hasn’t caught the eye of coaches, he’s got a lot of work to do, or maybe needs to reaccess the level he may be abel to play at.Has he put together a highlight DVD and highlight sheet/resume and sent them to coaches at schools he is interested in? to Has he attended summer football camps such as the Boston College Camp or Syracuse camp where coaches from schools he is interested in might have staff working the camps. he should see if Clemson has one for next summer. Check into local/regional combines to log official stats.</p>
<p>You will find a great deal of info about timetables and rules for coach and player contact (a very big deal at the DI level) on the NCAA website. When my son went through this there was a handy dandy chart!</p>
<p>Just a piece of advice as you work with this young man…athletic recruiting is brutal and even the most talented athlete needs to look at schools at several levels of play, especially if scholarship dollars are needed. Every team has a certain set of needs in a certain year, they change as the recruiting season progresses. Keep options open and be positive.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Much of the Big Div I football recruiting is done regionally for a variety of reasons…one reason is that families like to attend the games and they can’t do so when kids are across the country. Super athletes are recruited across regions. </p>
<p>how good is this kid? </p>
<p>I wouldn’t encourage him to get his heart set on any one team. Recruiting is done by what a team needs that year.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this helps since I’m not a student athlete but here are some links from Clemson’s athletics website that might help you out!</p>
<p>[CLEMSON</a> Compliance - CLEMSON University Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.clemsontigers.com/compliance/prospectsandparents.html]CLEMSON”>http://www.clemsontigers.com/compliance/prospectsandparents.html)
Football Questionnaire: [CLEMSON</a> FOOTBALL QUESTIONNAIRE](<a href=“http://www.thisisdeathvalley.com/recruit_admin50/questionnaires/questionnaire.php?id=1]CLEMSON”>http://www.thisisdeathvalley.com/recruit_admin50/questionnaires/questionnaire.php?id=1)</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any questions at all about Clemson!</p>