Collegiate Recruitment

For those athletes that wish to be in a position to play collegiate sports there is no perfect recruitment process. Your coaches and schools will play a role but the reality is you and your families need to take the lead. Here is a checklist of potential things you could do with your recruitment based on grade.

Freshmen (9th Grade)

• Meet Counselor

  • Become familiar with core course requirements and be sure you are on the correct path.

  • Find your high school’s list of NCAA core courses, figure out which classes you can take this year and make sure you have a plan to maintain your NCAA eligibility.

• Let your high school and/or club coach know you’re interested in competing at the college level.

• Build list of potential colleges

  • 10-20 Dream

  • 10-20 Match

  • 10-20 Safety

• Submit recruiting questionnaire to those colleges

• Keep a 3.0 GPA

• Clean up social media

• Start volunteer hours

• Start collecting video of game play/practice play

• Stay up to date with the D1 and D2 Recruiting Calendars.

Sophomore (10th Grade)

• Meet counselor

  • NCAA Eligibility Requirements

• Create a game plan for the PSAT.

• Create a free profile page with the NCAA.

• Create professional email address

• Keep your social media clean

• Continue to collect video of game play/practice play

• Continue with volunteer hours

• Stay up to date with the D1 and D2 Recruiting Calendars.

Junior (11th Grade)

• Take your SAT/ACT

  • Request the test scores be sent to the NCAA Eligibility Center by marking “9999” in the code box where indicated.

• Clean up social media

• Game plan for recruiting do’s & don'ts

• Register with NCAA Clearing House

• Create athletic resume

• Go on college tour

• Contact coaches

Senior (12th Grade)

• Retake SAT/ACT

• Confirm your eligibility

• Make video of game/practice play to send to schools

• Complete FAFSA

• Update athletic resume

• Refine target schools

• Apply to colleges