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

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 Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

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 Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

I III II Club 167,089 student-athletes 169,702 student-athletes 93,510 student-athletes Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

 2000 – ,423 student-athletes  2009 – ,702 student-athletes There is a school and varsity program for most student- athletes if the school is the right fit Estimated 2,000,000 student-athletes are playing club sports in college l Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

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

 Most (45.8%) began the athletic recruiting process in 11 th grade  Most common method of communication was  55.8% considered not pursuing sport in college

Who initiated most of the communication?

 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

 Prospective athlete questionnaire/follow-up  Subjective vs. non-subjective sports  Athletic safety schools  Research specific team programs  Introductory  Athletic schedule  Recruiting tape  Extremely effective  Must not be professional  Youtube  Examples

 Camps  Personal connections  Clarify recruiting time-frame  Official/unofficial visits  Sample phrases to utilize (handout)

 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

 Working with “deadlines”  Notify all coaches  Enrollment deposit as commitment

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