The tier I, Division I bound athlete is sought over. Not so for tier II and III students who want to play in college. Hear from a student, parent and Division III college player about what to do pre-recruiting and throughout the recruiting process to get noticed in the search for the correct fit. Specific examples plus recruiting tapes and email/phone message prompts will
be utilized.
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IACAC Conference Recruiting Insights
1. Jorge Acosta – Augustana College
Suzanne Broski – St. Xavier University
Naomi Ewing – Woodlands Academy
Sandie Gilbert – Stonehill College
Eric Gilbert – Deerfield High School
Maloree Johnson – St. Xavier University
IACAC Conference – May 4, 2012
2. High School to NCAA
3.1% - Men’s Basketball
3.5% - Women’s Basketball
6.0% - Football
6.4% - Baseball
10.6% - Ice Hockey
5.6% - Men’s Soccer
Estimated statistics from www.ncaa.org
Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College
3. NCAA to Professional Sports
1.2% - Men’s Basketball
0.9% - Women’s Basketball
1.7% - Football
8.9% - Baseball
3.8% - Ice Hockey
1.6% - Men’s Soccer
Estimated statistics from www.ncaa.org
Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College
4. I
167,089 student-athletes
II
93,510 student-athletes
III
169,702 student-athletes
Club
www.ncaa.org
Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College
5. 2000 – 2001 81,423 student-athletes
2009 – 2010 169,702 student-athletes
There is a school and varsity program for most student-
athletes if the school is the right fit
www.ncaa.org
Estimated 2,000,000 student-athletes are
playing club sports in college
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/sports/02club.html
Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College
6. 51 Respondents
◦ 52.9% male; 47.1% female
◦ 43.1% current high school seniors
◦ Most (68%) interested in NCAA Div. III
◦ Wide range of sports represented
7. Most (45.8%) began the athletic recruiting
process in 11th grade
Most common method of communication was
email
55.8% considered not pursuing sport in
college
10. Beginning the athletic search
Communication
Type
Frequency
With whom
Schools visited
What impressed me most/why
How my criteria changed (or didn’t) over time
Experience with merit money
Pressure to commit
Most difficult part of the process
Final answer – why I chose my college
11. Prospective athlete questionnaire/follow-up
Subjective vs. non-subjective sports
Athletic safety schools
Research specific team programs
Introductory email
Athletic schedule
Recruiting tape
Extremely effective
Must not be professional
Youtube
Examples
12. Camps
Personal connections
Clarify recruiting time-frame
Official/unofficial visits
Sample phrases to utilize (handout)
13. Importance of student initiating/maintaining
contact
Parental role
Assuming interest level of coach
Playing time
Scholarship and merit money
Effect of non-communication
◦ By college
◦ By student
14. Working with “deadlines”
Notify all coaches
Enrollment deposit as commitment
15. NCAA Recruiting Calendar/Guides
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL
_CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/legislation+and+governance/eligi
bility+and+recruiting/recruiting/recruiting+calendars/ind
ex.html
NCAA High School Portal:
https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/links?linksSubmit=S
howActiveLinks
Guide for the college bound student athlete
Which colleges sponsor which sports
Rankings/statistics
Eligibility rules and worksheet
Presentations for counselors and students
More
Editor's Notes
Over one million high school football players
Survey used as a backdrop for trying to ascertain collective “yellow chip” athlete college process experienceothers were h.s. juniors (21.6%), college 1st (13.7%) and 2nd year (21.6%) studentssome interest in NAIA (43.1%); less interest in NCAA Div. I & II (allowed to check all that apply)including: football, basketball, soccer, wrestling, baseball, swimming, softball, field hockey, golf, cross country, track, ice hockey, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball
22.9% began in 10th grade or 12th grade; 8.3% began in 9th grade or earlier75% used email; As expected; telephone was 2nd most common; most indicated they did not use text or Facebook at allVarying reasons for not pursuing sport in college, but most dealt with time commitment, level of play, wanting a bigger school, and burn out
Person initiating most of the communication was the student/athlete (52.1%)Head coach was 39.6% - surprised that high school coach and current college team members did not come out higherAlso realized we should have included parent as an option
Charted only the “very imprortant” responses.Nothing surprising since most respondents were looking at non-Div. I programs, academics came in first.