WANT TO PLAY IN COLLEGE?

College sports is a business. You are an investment!

The college recruiting process is an array of emotions from start to finish. It matters what you do on day one of high school. This site hopefully will help answer some of your questions about the recruiting process and help you find your way into the collegiate athletic world.

1,023,712 high school football players in U.S. – Only 6% (61,000) play college football (all levels)

Average Tuition Public $9,400 /yr Private $35,800 /yr

Additional Expenses (Housing, books, food, transportation) - $16,500

Average Yearly Cost $25,900-$52,300

Are you worth investing in?

What kind of scholarships are available?

Both the NCAA and the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to prospective student-athletes. However, Division 3 schools in the NCAA do not. Their scholarships usually come from other areas of the school, and not the athletic department.

There are two types of athletic scholarships: full and partial. Some collegiate teams only offer full ride scholarships, known as head count sports and others offer both full and partial scholarships, known as equivalency sports. Head count sports can only offer full scholarships to a limited number of players on the team.

Full-ride scholarship offer

Full-ride athletic scholarships are only available in six college sports:

Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Gymnastics, Tennis, Volleyball

These are known as head count sports that create revenue for the school. A full ride covers the major costs of attending college like tuition, room and board, books, and some course fees. The term “full ride” doesn’t mean for the “full four years.” Full ride scholarships, like all offers, are one-year agreements that may or may not be renewed.

Partial scholarship offer

The remaining sports or “equivalency sports” in NCAA Division I and II are where coach essentially have a pool of scholarship money that they can divide up amongst their team.

You must apply and be approved prior to your freshman year of college or you will not be allowed to be on the team or to accept any athletic scholarships. It is recommended to apply to the NCAA Eligibility Center before the end of your 11th grade school year.

If you want to play NCAA college sports and receive a scholarship at the DI or DII level, you will need to register and be cleared by the NCAA. The Eligibility Center is the organization within the NCAA that determines the academic eligibility and amateur status for all NCAA DI and DII athletes.

PlayNAIA is also the official clearinghouse for NAIA eligibility. Every student-athlete must register with the NAIA Eligibility Center to play sports at an NAIA college or university.

Can the fee be waved? Students who received a waiver for the SAT or ACT fees are eligible for a waiver of the clearinghouse registration fee. Your guidance counselor can submit confirmation of the student’s test fee waiver to the Eligibility Center.

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