recruiting
COLLEGE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
1. ARVC encourages athletes and parents to educate themselves about the recruiting process as early as their FRESHMAN year in high school.
2.There are many opportunities for athletes to compete at the next level: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA and NJCAA.
3. Athletes and parents need to become their own best advocates.
4. We are a resource for players and parents. Please explore the links below and feel free to schedule an appointment and ask as many questions as possible.
WHAT IS RECRUITING?
The NCAA defines recruiting as “Any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution’s athletics interests for the purpose of securing a prospective student-athlete’s enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution’s intercollegiate athletics program.”
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Players interested in playing volleyball in college need to be proactive. Below is a guideline to help plan for your future.
HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES
- Develop Player Profile on University Athlete and Field Level
- E-mail intro letter to college coaches
- Create list of schools you are interested in, both athletically and academically
- You may receive camp brochures and questionnaires from colleges
- You may make calls at your expense to college coaches
- College coach may be permitted to call, e-mail or text you (depending on level)
- No off campus contact is allowed per NCAA rules
- No official visits are allowed per NCAA rules
- You may e-mail the college coach about future tournaments, but they may not be allowed to respond
JUNIOR YEAR
- June 15 before Junior year - NCAA Division 1 may contact prospects
- Register with NCAA Clearinghouse (for NCAA D1 and D2)
- Take SAT/ACT tests
- Provide college coaches your tournament schedules
- Start to narrow your potential list of colleges
- You may start receiving recruiting materials the start of junior year (Sept. 1)
- You may make college calls to coaches at your expense
- College coach may call you
- Off campus contact is allowed starting July 1st after junior year
- You may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits
- College coaches will be looking for verbal commitments from student-athlete
- Make an appointment with Lisa Beauchene-Lawson (recruiting coordinator) to help guide you
SENIOR YEAR
- You may make college calls to coaches at your expense
- You may receive recruiting materials
- College coach may call you
- Off campus contact allowed
- Official Visits are allowed
- You are limited to 1 official visit per college up to maximum of 5 schools
- You may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits
- Signing of National letter of Intent (NLI) is in November or April
NCAA CLEARING HOUSE
WHAT IS THE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE?
As high school athletes look to play sports at the next level, confusion easily arises regarding the NCAA Clearinghouse. It is essential though that all prospective athletes understand the process in order to be deemed eligible to participate.
Registration with the Clearinghouse is required for those wishing to play at the Division I and II level.
What does being eligible mean? Upon graduation, an athlete that has completed the required core courses, obtained the minimum grade point average, and achieved the necessary standardized tests scores will be declared eligible. Thereby, he/she will be permitted to participate in DI and DII athletics beginning in his freshman year. Athletes who wish to play at the Division III level are not required to register with the Clearinghouse but must be sure to meet the eligibility requirements set by the specific institution and its athletic conference. To find out these eligibility requirements contact the admissions office at each individual school.
The Clearinghouse was established with players, parents and coaches in mind. It offers players and parents the opportunity to monitor the process to be sure that athletes are on the right track to being cleared. In addition, the Clearinghouse provides college coaches with access to the academic progress of all future athletes.
Athletes are advised to begin the Clearinghouse process in the beginning of their junior year. At that time, athletes must arrange to meet with a guidance counselor at your high school in order to review the Clearinghouse process. If you are a senior and have not already begun the Clearinghouse process, don’t panic, there is still time. Set up to meet with your guidance counselor in the next few days and get started with the Clearinghouse process.
The Clearinghouse has placed all of the forms and registration information you need online at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
From this web site you will be able to complete the Student Release Form (SRF). This SRF does two things:
- It authorizes each high school you have attended to send the Clearinghouse your transcript, test scores, proof of graduation and other necessary academic information.
- It authorizes the Clearinghouse to send your academic information to all colleges that request your eligibility status.
To fill out the form, go to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and select “Prospective Student-Athletes” and click on Domestic Student Release Form or Foreign Student Release Form (depending on your location). Complete the Student Release Form online, and include your credit or debit card information to pay the fee. Then follow instruction to complete the transaction. Print out a copy of your completed registration form and both Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the transcript release form.
Sign the transcript release forms and give both to your high school guidance counselor.
One transcript release form will be mailed along with your transcript to the Clearinghouse, and the other will be kept on file. After graduation, make sure that your guidance counselor forwards an updated copy of your transcript to the Clearinghouse.
It is also essential that you submit your SAT/ACT scores to the clearinghouse. Do so by marking code 9999 on the registration form as one of the ways you wish to receive your scores or by requesting an additional score report.
Parents and players must take an active role in following up with your guidance counselor in order to be certain that all updated, relevant information is sent to the Clearinghouse. Remember that athletes will not be cleared or eligible to play at the collegiate level until they have graduated.
For more information, please go to the NCAA Clearinghouse web site:
You can also call the Clearinghouse at 877-262-1492
It is also important that you review the Guide for the College Bound Student Athlete. This can be found through the NCAA Clearinghouse web page or directly by going to the following website: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/CBSA.pdf
faqs
A contact occurs any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents off the college’s campus.
During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.
During a quiet period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time.
During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period.
Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents paid for by the college is an official visit. Visits paid for by college-bound student-athletes or their parents are unofficial visits.
During an official visit the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for the prospect, lodging and three meals per day for both the prospect and the parent or guardian, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a home sports event.
The only expenses a college-bound student-athlete may receive from a college during an unofficial visit are three tickets to a home sports event.
A National Letter of Intent is signed by a college-bound student-athlete when the student-athlete agrees to attend a Division I or II college or university for one academic year. Participating institutions agree to provide financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete as long as the student-athlete is admitted to the school and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules. Other forms of financial aid do not guarantee the student-athlete financial aid.
The National Letter of Intent is voluntary and not required for a student-athlete to receive financial aid or participate in sports.
Signing a National Letter of Intent ends the recruiting process since participating schools are prohibited from recruiting student-athletes who have already signed letters with other participating schools.
A student-athlete who has signed a National Letter of Intent may request a release from his or her contract with the school. If a student-athlete signs a National Letter of Intent with one school but attends a different school, he or she will lose one full year of eligibility and must complete a full academic year at their new school before being eligible to compete.
Recruiting calendars help promote the well-being prospective student-athletes and coaches and ensure competitive equity by defining certain time periods in which recruiting may or may not occur in a particular sport.
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