1. Sophomore Student/Parent Night NCAA Presentation
Jeff Martin- Great Valley High School Counselor; GVHS NCAA Liaison; Assistant High School Football Coach

2. NCAA Session Topics Covered
Counselor’s role
Athletic Scholarships/Eligibility
- NCAA Eligibility Changes
Registering for the NCAA Clearinghouse
GVHS approved core courses; core GPA; SAT/ACT requirements
Resources

5. Pursuing College Athletics
Where do most athletes end up- Division 1, Division 2 or Division 3?

7. NCAA Eligibility Center Responsibilities
The NCAA Eligibility Center is responsible for determining the eligibility of every college-bound student-athlete in NCAA Divisions I and II using the following two areas:
Academic Certification.
-Does the college-bound student-athlete meet the legislated minimum academic requirements?
Amateurism Certification.
-Has the college-bound student-athlete jeopardized his or her amateur status?

8. NCAA Initial Requirements and Procedures
There is a NCAA link on GVHS website found under the counseling Heading which explains in detail the process and provides helpful links that assist through the process
Registering
At the beginning of the student’s sophomore year:
- Go to
- Select the link for college-bound student-athletes to enter.
-Then click the “New Account” button at the top right of the – screen or the cell phone on the left side of the screen.
-Follow the instructions to complete the registration process.
At the conclusion of the student’s junior year:
- Request your transcript to be sent directly to the NCAA
-Arrange for your SAT and/or ACT to be sent directly to the NCAA. Code is 9999.
At the conclusion of senior year (final certification), arrange for final transcript to be sent to NCAA. Arrange for all SAT and/or ACT scores to be sent to NCAA.

9. How is the NCAA Core GPA Calculated?
The NCAA Eligibility Center calculates the grade-point average of a student’s core courses on a scale. (A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1)
To determine points earned for each course, multiply the numeric grade value (4, 3, 2 or 1) by the amount of credit earned. A semester is awarded .5 unit of credit and a trimester is awarded .34 unit of credit.
The NCAA Eligibility Center does not use plus or minus grades when calculating core-course GPA. For example, grades of B+, B and B- will all be worth 3 quality points each.
If your high school uses a numeric scale, the high school needs to provide a conversion to a letter grade and communicate that to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

10. - Is considered four-year college preparatory
What is a “Core Course” and which Great Valley Courses are approved by the NCAA?
- A course that qualifies for high school graduation in one or more of the following: English, mathematics, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language or comparative religion or philosophy;
- Is considered four-year college preparatory
-Is taught at or above the high school’s regular academic level
-For mathematics courses, is at the level of Algebra I or higher; and Is taught by a qualified instructor as defined by the appropriate academic authority

14. Core-Course Time Limitation
Division 1
Core-Course Time Limitation
Division I
-From the time a student enters the ninth grade, he/she has
four (4) years or eight (8) semesters to complete the core-course
requirement. If the student fails to complete high school "on time"
in eight semesters, core courses taken after the eighth semester
will not be counted toward his/her NCAA academic-eligibility
requirements.
-“On time" also means that if the student’s high school graduation
takes place June 1, the student must graduate June 1. If he/she
does not graduate June 1 with the rest of his/her high school class,
the student has not completed the requirements "on time."
Division II
-A student is permitted to use all core courses completed from
his/her ninth grade year until the time of full-time collegiate
enrollment.

17. NCAA Changes for students enrolled in College 8/1/2016 and after
Summary of Changes
-Minimum core-course GPA of required;
-Slight changes in GPA/test-score index (sliding scale);
-Ten core courses required before the beginning of senior year.

18. Division 2……….

21. Division III
Unlike Divisions I and II, there is no uniform set of eligibility requirements for Division III schools.
Eligibility for admission, financial aid, practice and competition is determined by the college or university.

22. Division 1 (New)For college-bound student-athletes enrolling full time at an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016, there are three possible initial-eligibility outcomes:
1. Qualifier = competition, athletics aid (scholarship), and
practice the first year.
2. Academic redshirt = athletics aid the first year, practice
in first regular academic term (semester or quarter).
3. Nonqualifier = no athletics aid, practice or competition
the first year.

34. Recruiting Sport Specific Rules? Prepping for visits/interviews
Official Visits vs. non official visits
YouTube/Hudl; Social Media
Camps
Recruiting Agencies
Questionairres

35. Questions???