1. NCAA ELIGIBILITY Talking Bench
BOBBY Rego

2. Ncaa recruiting facts
Individual schools award athletic scholarships – di & dii = $2.7 billion
Di 176k student-athletes; 346 colleges & universities – 56% receive some athletic aid
Dii 119K student – athletes; 307 college & universities; 61% receive some athletic aid
Diii – 188k students – Athletes; 439 colleges & universities; 82% receive academic grants or need based scholarships (pell grants; Bright futures; Stafford loans;)
About 2% of high school athletes are awarded some form of athletic scholarship
Fewer than 2% of Ncaa student-athletes go on to be professional athletes

3. DIVISION I ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY
COMPLETE 16 CORE COURSES
4 YEARS OF ENGLISH
3 YEARS OF MATH (ALGEBRA 1 OR Higher)
2 YEARS OF NATURAL\PHYSICAL SCIENCE (including 1 year of lab science if offered)
2 years of social science (world history, us history, government, economics, psychology, etc.)
Complete 10 core courses, including 7 in English, math or science before start of senior year. no repeating\replacing any core courses once senior year begins
Earn 2.3 GPA core courses (minimum)
Earn SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching core-course DI Academic Requirements

4. Division ii academic eligibility
Complete 16 core courses (before \ after august 1,2018)
3 years of English
2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural\physical science (including 1 year of lab science)
2 years of social science
Earn 2.0 gpa core courses (before 8/1/2018); earn 2.2 gpa core courses (after 8/1/2018)
Earn sat combined of 820 or an act sum score of 68 (before 8/1/2018); earn an SAT combined score or act sum score matching core course DII ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

5. Division iii athletics
Do not offer athletic scholarships – 75% of d3 athletes receive merit or need based financial aid
No need to register with Ncaa eligibility center – set own admission standards

6. Follow the path Grade 9: Plan
plan now; take the right courses get best grades possible
Ask counselor for list of hs core courses or find slhs list of core courses at eligibilitycenter.org
Grade 10: register
Register w\ncaa eligibility center at eligibilitycenter.org
Catch up if you fall behind – work with counselor to find approved courses
Grade 11: study
Check to make sure you’re on track to graduate
Take act\sat get scores by using code 9999
Grade 12: graduate
Take act\sat again (if necessary); get scores using code 9999
Request final amateurism certification after april 1
After graduation ask counselor to upload final transcript w\proof of graduation
Follow Your Path

7. Closing Thoughts\Questions\References
Body Language – Geno Auriemma UCONN women’s Head Coach