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.

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

8. Who initiated most of
the communication?

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