2. THE UGLY TRUTH STUDENT-ATHLETE ALL SPORTS BASKETBALL FOOTBALL BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
7,300,000
546,400
1,083,300
488,800
NCAA ATHLETES
492,000
18,700
73,700
34,600
% HS TO NCAA 6%
3.4%
6.8%
7.1%
% NCAA TO PROS 2%
1.1%
1.5%
9.1%
*Percent NCAA to Major Professional figures are based on the number of draft picks made in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL and MLS drafts.

3. NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS
SPORT
DIV 1
DIV 2
NAIA
NJCAA
TOTAL
BASEBALL
11.7 9 12 24
56.7
M. BASKETBALL 13 10
D1 11
D2 6 15 55
W. BASKETBALL 57
CROSS COUNTRY
12.6 5
40.2
FOOTBALL
85 (FCS 65) 36 85
293
GOLF
4.5
3.6 8
21.1
SOCCER
9.9
54.9
SOFTBALL
7.2
53.2
TENNIS 23
TRACK & FIELD 20
57.2
VOLLEYBALL 14 42

4. WHERE DO I START? NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER www.eligibilitycenter.org
COACHES
Ricky Tullos – Head Coach
Eddie Chinea – Recruiting Coordinator
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Lori Lee
THSCA WEBSITE
OILER RECRUITING WEBSITE

5. NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER
NCAA – Governing body for collegiate sports
The NCAA Eligibility Center will certify the academic and amateur credentials
Registration is needed if you are invited on an official visit to a Div. I or Div. II school or receive athletic scholarship money, walk-ons or Div. III/NAIA players
Registration
Personal information
Coursework – Know all schools attended in 9th-12th
Sports you participated in
Fee $90

6. AMATEURISM STATUS Must be certified as an amateur student-athlete.
The following pre-collegiate enrollment activities may be reviewed:
Contracts with a professional team
Salary for participating in athletics
Prize money
Play with professionals
Tryouts, practice or competition with a professional team
Benefits from an agent or prospective agent
Agreement to be represented by an agent
Delayed initial full-time collegiate enrollment to participate in organized sports competition

7. CORE COURSE GPA The NCAA uses a 4.0 scale A - 4 points B - 3 points
C - 2 points
D - 1 points
All numerical grades are converted to letter grades
Weighted grades for advanced classes will improve core GPA
PEARLAND ISD 74 = D
SAT
Math/Critical Reading (add together for score) NCAA does not count writing score
Your highest combined scores will count for each test
ACT
Math, Science, English and Reading subsections

8. NEW ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Graduate from high school
Complete 16 core classes (10 of 16 before 7th semester of high school)
4 years of English
3 years of Math – Alg. I or higher
2 years of Natural or Physical Science
1 additional year of English, Math or Natural or Physical Science
2 years of social science
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy)
Meet the GPA and SAT/ACT score guidelines set in the Division I Sliding Scale

9. DIVISION I CHANGES OVERVIEW
Increased minimum core-course GPA from 2.00 to 2.30
10 of the 16 required courses must be completed before the beginning of the 7th semester (senior year)
7 of the 10 required courses must be in English, Math, or natural/physical science
A repeat of the “locked in” courses will not be used if taken after the seventh semester begins
Increase in the overall core-course GPA as is relates to the ACT or SAT which results in a new sliding scale.
THIS WAS PUT INTO EFFECT FOR THE INCOMING 9TH GRADE (CLASS OF 2016) IF THEY PLAN ON PARTICIPATING IN DI ATHLETICS.

10. DIVISION II CHANGES OVERVIEW
Increase the required core courses from 14-16
1 additional course in English, math, and science
1 additional course in any core academic area (English, math, science, social science) or foreign language, comparative religion/philosophy
THIS WAS PUT INTO EFFECT FOR THE CURRENT SENIORS (CLASS OF 2013) IF THEY PLANNED ON PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT THE DII LEVEL.

11. WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE?
Freshman and Sophomores
Understand GPA and why it is important
Complete all assignments on time!
Turn in all assignments – NO ZEROS – NO 74s!!!
Take NCAA approved courses
If you fall behind, use summer sessions before graduation

12. WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE?
Juniors
Complete your eligibility registration at or
Take the SAT/ACT
– PEARLAND HS code. Use this to send your score to the school for your counselor to add to your transcript
9999 is the code to use to send your scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center
Check your transcript for approved courses
Have your transcript sent to NCAA Eligibility Center after completion of your junior year
Meet with your counselor before starting your senior year
Complete all assignments on time!

13. WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE?
Seniors
Take the SAT/ACT again if necessary
Best scores will be used
Graduate on time and send a final transcript
Review amateur responses and request certification
Only 1 class can be retaken after graduation for improvement
Online credit recovery has become restrictive
COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME!

14. SOCIAL MEDIA
Coaches are watching your social media accounts (Twitter, SnapChat, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
Perception is reality
Your likes, retweets, favorites, etc. are all displays of your character
“Don’t press send”…Think before you post
Nothing is truly private
Make yourself easily identifiable (coaches who want to follow you shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to find you)