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| Section 1: What Every High School
Athlete Should Know about Recruiting. This first section is a general overview of the realities of sports after high school. Section 2: Student-Athlete's High School Plan Section 2 takes you through the general plan of what you need to do to prepare for a possible college scholarship. Section 3: Making Initial Contact with the College Coach. This section gives you the seven steps to make initial contact with your prospective college coach. Section 4: Sample letter to a College Coach As you can see from the previous sections getting recruited by the school you want requires you to make the first step. This section has a link to a sample letter Word document you can customize to meet your needs. Section 5: Sample Student-Athlete Resume Here is where you can see a sample resume you can taylor to meet to meet your needs. This is also in Word format. Section 6: Questions to Ask a Recruiter There are many things you need to know to make an informed decision about a college. Take a look at these questions. Section 7: Questions to Ask the Coach The coach will guide you during the next four years. Make sure he is someone you can look up to and learn from. This section gives you a series of questions you might ask. Section 8: Questions to Ask Current Athletes The people that really know what is going on at a school are the current athletes. This section gives you some possible questions to ask. |
Section 9: Questions for the Admissions Office Another good place to ask questions is the admissions office. Here are some questions to ask. Section 10: After the Visit Thank the people who spent time with you and evaluate whether this school is for you. Section 11: Recruiting: The Darker Side Athletes need to realize that in a recruiting situation you are being sold on a particular college or university while you are trying to sell yourself. When you are being given a sales pitch only the best tends to surface. This section talks about some of the realities of recruiting and what happens after you are recruited. Section 12: NCAA website guide This section gives you links to the NCAA Eligibility Center and the various academic requirements for NCAA Division I, II, and III. Remember NCAA Division III institutions do not give athletic scholarships and have different academic requirements. There is also a listing of the required courses needed to be completed to be eligible for NCAA affiliated schools and the list of XHS approved core courses. Section 13: NAIA Eligibility Requirements Schools affiliated with the NAIA has its own set of standards for incoming freshman athletes. This section has the basic freshman entry requirements as well as a link to the NAIA website. Section 14: NJCAA Eligibility Requirements Junior Colleges also have academic requirements for athletes to participate. This section has the basic requirements as well as a link to a NJCAA publication with all of the details. |