The A, B, C’s of Athletic $cholarship Eligibility How to Prepare for the Eligibility Certification Game and Win a College Athletic $cholarship

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How much is a College $cholarship Worth? Source: National Center for Education Statistics Four-Year Institutions (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Two-Year Institutions (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

How Many $cholarships are Available? SPORTSCHOOLS $CHOLARSHIPS COMPETINGAVAILABLE Baseball ,600 Bowling Cross Country ,516 men 17,820 women Lacrosse 556 3,061 men 3,756 women Soccer1737 7,702 men 13,426 women Softball ,424 Volleyball men 12,192 women (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

How much competition is there for these $cholarships High School Student-Athletes High School Senior Student- Athletes NCAA Student- Athletes NCAA Freshman Roster Positions Men’s Basketball540,207154,34517,0084,859 Women’s Basketball 439,550125,58615,4234,407 Football1,109,278316,93766,31318,947 Baseball472,644135,04130,3658,676 Men’s Ice Hockey36,47510,4213,9451,127 Men’s Soccer391,839111,95421,7706,220 Source: (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Sport-Specific Recruiting/Certification Rules Baseball; Men’s Basketball; Ice Hockey; Swimming/Diving; and Tennis (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

RULE NUMBER #1 To receive an Athletic $cholarship you must successfully complete three separate processes simultaneously: –Graduation –Admissions –Eligibility Certification (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

GRADUATION (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Admissions (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Common Admissions Requirements Reading Math Writing English Math Reading Science Writing - optional (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Other Common Admissions Requirements Transcripts Essays Letters of Reference Deadlines (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Rule #2 All high school or transfer students who wish to compete for an NCAA or an NAIA college of university must be certified by its Eligibility Center. (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

UNDERSTANDING NCAA INITIAL ELIGIBILITY LEGISLATION (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Rule #3 To quality for an athletic scholarship at an NCAA Division I or II school, you must be certified for both academics and amateurism. (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

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ACADEMICS (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

AMATEURISM (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

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RECENT HEADLINES Reflect Lack of Understanding Eligibility Certification Game Eligibility hits home at high schools Diverse landscape of secondary education offers myriad problems, solutions Originally Published: August 7, 2012 By Eamonn Brennan | ESPN.comEamonn Brennan Eligibility questions continue to dog three top recruits By Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Updated 8/23/2012 2:28 PM COMMENTARY NCAA eligibility's judge and jury High School Review deals with horror stories in high school eligibility Originally Published : August 7, 2012 By Dana O'Neil | ESPN.comDana O'Neil Report: NCAA investigating Kentucky's Nerlens Noel further By Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAYNicole Auerbach Updated :55 PM (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

COOPERATION (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

ADAPTABILITY (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

ENJOY THE JOURNEY (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Common Mistake #1 (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach Josh’s Story

Common Mistake #2 (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach Brandon’s Story

Common Mistake #3 TranscriptEligibility Center English Literature IEnglish Literature 9 Algebra I HonorsAlgebra I Advanced Earth/Environmental ScienceEarth Science Physical EducationHealth Education Spanish I (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Common Mistake #4 causes Common Mistake #5 (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Common Mistake #6 (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Common Mistake #7 “How did it get so late so soon.” -Dr. Seuss (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

One year at a time Division I: 5-year clock Division II: 10-semesters SCHOLARSHIPS (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

FULL SCHOLARSHIP What does that mean? (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

If you choose to enroll in a junior college before attending a four-year college you must complete all of the following: 2.5 –6 hours - English –3 hours – Math; AND –3 hours – natural science JUNIOR COLLEGES (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

2 hour PE limit –Unless physical education major. Additional Regulation regarding Junior College Transfers (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

Once you enroll in college, your eligibility will be certified after EACH semester. During the first year of college you must: –Complete six hours of courses during the fall semester; [nine hours if compete in football] –Complete 18 hours of courses during the academic year that includes the fall and spring semesters and does not include summer school; AND –Complete 24 total hours during the first year of college; CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY (c) 2012 Eligibility Coach

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