1. How to be Recruited David Granato
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Adams State University

2. What Schools are you Interested in?
Big School/Small School
Div I/Div II/ Div III
Majors
Rural Area/City
In State/Out of State
Close to home/As far away as possible
State/Private/Religious
Make a list
When coaches reach out, especially early in the process, keep an open mind and take the opportunity to learn about the program

3. Contact Information for Coaches
Address
Phone number
Mailing address
Your event Group Coach
Recruiting Coordinator

4. When to Contact Junior year, after the cross country season
Div II schools can start calling you June 15th before your junior year
Div I schools can start calling you June 15th before your senior year
If you call them before that time, they can talk to you, but they can’t initiate

5. What to Include in Initial Contact
First AND last name
High School, AND city and state
Graduation Year
Personal Bests
GPA/Test scores

6. What Not to Include
Don’t other sports unless you want to play that sport
Don’t demand to know what scholarship they can offer you in the initial
Don’t try to write the next great American novel telling them your life story
Misspelled name, coach of a different schools name, or different school
Spelling/grammar mistakes

7. Making Initial Contact
or mail event group coach/recruiting coordinator at every school on your list
If you don’t hear back in two weeks, it’s ok to follow up once
Respond to every coach that responds to you, in a timely manner

8. First Phone Call Have a list of questions prepared
Figure out what is important to you, and find out if they have it
You are interviewing them, they are interviewing you
Location with good service, and quiet so you can hear

9. Eligibility REGISTER WITH NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER
ALL prospective NCAA D1 & D2 student-athletes must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center
SUBMIT TEST SCORES AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
Test Scores must be sent from either ACT or SAT directly
Official Transcripts from all high schools attended must be sent to Eligibility Center. Final Transcript must contain Proof of Graduation.

10. Eligibility NCAA DIVISION I MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Complete the 16 core-course requirement in eight semesters:
4 years of English
3 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science)
1 extra year of English, math or natural or physical science
2 years of social science
4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)
Earn a minimum required grade-point average in core courses
Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches the core course grade- point average and test-score sliding scale

12. Eligibility NCAA DIVISION II MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS
16 Hours of Core Courses taken prior to high school graduation
2.0 GPA or better in core
3 years of English
2 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science)
3 additional years of English, math, or natural or physical science
2 years of social science
4 years of additional core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy)
Test Scores from National Testing Date
ACT: 68 sum (Math, Science, English and Reading subsections)
SAT: 820 (Math and Verbal subsections)

13. Eligibility
FULL QUALIFIER: Meets BOTH minimum Test Score AND Core Course requirements.
Qualifiers are eligible for the following during their initial year of collegiate enrollment;
Receive Athletic Aid
Practice
Compete
PARTIAL-QUALIFIER: Meets EITHER minimum Test Score OR Core Course requirements.
Partial-Qualifiers are eligible for the following during their initial year of collegiate enrollment;
NON-QUALIFIER: Meets NEITHER minimum Test Score NOR Core Course requirements.
Non-Qualifiers are not eligible to receive athletic aid, practice or compete during their initial year of collegiate enrollment.

14. Visiting Official Visit Unofficial Visit
Partially or fully paid for by the school
Need to be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center
Provide Institution with transcripts and test scores
5 Div I Schools, Once per school
Unlimited Div II/Div III visits
Limited to 48 hours
Unofficial Visit
All costs paid for by you and your parents
You can still arrange to meet with Coach
Because of budgetary constraints, some schools only do unofficial visits, or very few official visits
Don’t be insulted if you are invited on an unofficial visit

15. Visiting Things you might not think to see/do; See the Housing
Go to the library
Meet athletic trainers and other support staff
Meet with professors
Talk to athletes on the team

16. Difference in Divisions
Offers Athletic Scholarships
Usually (but not always) big schools
Div II
Usually (but not always) medium/small schools
Div III
Does not offer athletic scholarships
Usually (but not always) small schools

17. “I want Div I academics”
- Recruit who shall not be named

18. Difference in Divisions
Harvard and Stanford are Div I
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University are Div III
Athletic Division has nothing to do with academic quality, and everything to do with how much money a school wants to spend on Football and/or basketball

19. Scholarship Rules XC/Track & Field
Div I
12.6 Men
18.0 Women
Div II
12.6 Men and Women
Div III
These are maximum amounts allowed, many schools don’t have this many to offer

20. Scholarship Rules Football
Div I- FBS 85
Div I- FCS 63
Div II 36
Div III

21. National Letter of Intent
If you are offered a scholarship, you will be sent a national letter of intent
Two signing periods your senior year
Early
One week in Nov
Regular
Mid April-August 1
National Letter of Intent is a contract between you and the Institution
A prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
The institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
Other schools are not allowed to contact you after you have signed an NLI
If you sign an NLI with one school, and attend another school in the first year, you have to serve one year in residence, and lose 1 season of competition in each sport
Only sign an NLI with a school you are 100% sure you want to attend

22. Recruiting Services Pro Con Help Increase visibility
Make it easier for coaches to contact you
Help you navigate the complicated rules
Con
Price
Many different services
Coaches can’t keep up with them all
Everything they do for you, you can do for yourself, if you are willing to spend the time

23. Miscellaneous Do’s and Don’ts
Keep notes of the process, take pictures on tours
Research schools on your own so you can ask good questions
Look at Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)
Everyone can make claims, this is cut and dry results for teams and individuals, and you can see how athletes progress at a particular program

24. Miscellaneous Do’s and Don’ts
Ask a Coach if they are planning on staying
They will say yes no matter what, they have to
Look at their history, how many times they have moved in the past
Post things on social media you don’t want coaches to see
Let your parents do everything for you, and all the talking on visits
Be passive and expect the coach at your dream school to reach out to you
Use text speak or poor spelling and grammar in any written communication
Should be formal