Plainsmen College Recruiting Workshop

Topics Opportunities Academic Requirements Financial Aid Athletic Metrics (NCSA) Recruiting Timeline Actions Steps for Athletes High School Coaches Role Tips for Success

Opportunities NCAA The NCAA has four divisions of college football and each one has a different set of guidelines for fielding competitive teams. Division I FBS Over 120 participating teams Examples are the University of Alabama and the University of Texas Schools have a total of 85 full scholarships to give athletes, 25 a year max List of participating teams: http://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs

Opportunities NCAA Division II Over 150 participating universities Examples are Abilene Christian and West Texas A&M Can give full or partial scholarships up to the equivalent of 35 full scholarships List of participating schools: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_ncaa_division_ii_football_programs http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/d2 Division III Over 190 participating schools Examples are Mary Hardin Baylor and Austin College No scholarships are awarded for athletics List of participating schools: http://www.d3football.com/teams/index http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/d3

Opportunities NCAA The NCAA has created the following links to provide information regarding their recruiting guidelines The NCAA Website http://www.ncaa.org/studentathletes/future

Opportunities NAIA The NAIA has one division that includes over 90 participating schools Examples are Mid-America Nazarene and Culver Stockton Can give partial or full scholarships up to the equivalent of 24 scholarships List of participating schools; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_naia_football_programs

Opportunities NAIA NAIA Guidelines for the College Bound Athlete http://www.naia.org/viewarticle.dbml?db_oem_id=27900&a TCLID=205322930NAIA Administrative website http://www.naia.org/

Opportunities NJCAA Junior College Football There are over 130 NJCAA schools that play football. These are two year schools that provide an opportunity for many athletes to play football who are not immediately academically eligible to go to a four year school. There are 85 scholarships per team for a fully funded program. However, most programs are not fully funded and in California, there are no scholarships at all. Playing at this level is best for getting exposure and maturing as a player, not necessarily to get a scholarship right away.

Opportunities NJCAA Junior College Football These schools operate with three different divisions, similar to the NCAA

Academic Requirements

NCAA To participate in NCAA athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during the first year of college, a student-athlete must meet the following core course requirement: (To qualify an athlete must earn at least a 2.3 GPA in core courses)

NCAA To participate in NCAA Division I athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during the first year of college, a student-athlete must meet the following GPA/Standardized Test Metrics: NCAA To participate in NCAA Division II athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during the first year of college, a student-athlete must earn a minimum SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.

NCAA You must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse if you want to play football for a NCAA institution. The cost to register is $60.00. Only register if you are sure you are going to get a scholarship or planning on walking on. To register with the NCAA Eligibility Center, go online to www.eligibilitycenter.org and click the link to enter as an NCAA College-Bound Student-Athlete. To create an account, either click on the New Account button at the top right of the screen or the cell phone on the left side of the screen. This should be done your junior year

NAIA To participate in NAIA athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during the first year of college, a student-athlete must meet the following requirements:

NAIA The NAIA requires all student-athletes who have never played a championship sport in the NAIA to have their eligibility determined before they can play. This can be done at: http://www.playnaia.org/eligibility-center

NJCAA NJCAA schools are known as Junior or Community Colleges. These are two year schools and are most well known because many athletes who are not immediately academically eligible to go to a four year school will play two years at a JC first. There are 85 scholarships per team for a fully funded program. However, most programs are not fully funded and in California, there are no scholarships at all. Playing at this level is best for getting exposure and maturing as a player, not necessarily to get a scholarship right away.

NJCAA Entrance Eligibility In order to be eligible to compete at the NJCAA level a student-athlete must be a graduate of a high school with an academic diploma, general education diploma or a state department of education approved high school equivalency test. High school graduation is documented with a final/official high school transcript which identifies the school, student, date of graduation and has an administrative signature. Studentathletes who have passed a state approved equivalency exam but have not been awarded the certificate or diploma may establish eligibility by submitting written proof of their successful completion and the member institution keeping such proof (passing scores) in their audit file. Student-athletes who enroll in college prior to earning a high school academic diploma, general education diploma or state department of education approved equivalency exam shall not be eligible, nor shall that enrollment be subject to any accumulation or transfer regulations.

NJCAA Additional eligibility information can be found at the NJCAA website: http://www.njcaa.org/eligibility/index

SAT/ACT Information Juniors should take the March (SAT) or April (ACT) test. Plan on taking it again in June. Do not put this off! It greatly enhances your scholarship chances if you have already qualified academically when the recruiters come through in the spring! STUDY! There are several great sites on the Internet with study material and practice tests. Study guides are also available to purchase at bookstores. Read over the comparison of the two tests. Decide which one fits you best. Try the SAT one time and then the ACT the next. Colleges take your highest combined score. For example, if you make a 400 on the verbal and a 450 on the math the first time you take the SAT, your total score is 850. The next time you take the test, you make a 450 verbal and a 400 math, and then your new score would be 900! (450 verbal and 450 math) Your test score almost always increases each time you take the test! (55% of the people testing increase their score the second time around) Don t get discouraged if you do not do well the first time you take the test. Keep working, and you will do better the next time!

SAT/ACT Information SAT website: https://sat.collegeboard.org/home ACT website: http://www.actstudent.org/

Financial Aid

Financial Aid- Federal Student Aid FAFSA Information Free money! Most smaller schools use a combination of scholarship and financial aid money to allow them to get more players on the team. For example, they will often tell a player to fill out a FAFSA form and that they will cover any expenses that are not taken care of by the financial aid. It is the same effect as having given the player a full scholarship, but the school now has more money to distribute to other players. Fill out the FAFSA even if you do not think you will qualify for money, because many colleges give out money using criteria different than the FAFSA office. They often use the FAFSA to determine if you fit the criteria for their school. It never hurts to fill out the FAFSA. It can only help!

Financial Aid- Federal Student Aid FAFSA Information Free money! You can get this information from your school counselor as well as this website: https://fafsa.ed.gov/

Financial Aid- Oklahoma Promise Oklahoma s Promise allows eighth-, ninth- or 10th-grade students from families with an income of $50,000 or less to earn a college tuition scholarship. Students must also meet academic and conduct requirements in high school. Created in 1992 by the Legislature to help more Oklahoma families send their children to college, Oklahoma s Promise was originally designated as the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The program is administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. More info: http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/about.shtml

Recruiting Metrics

Recruiting Metrics Are you good enough to play college football and at what level? Competition for spots on college football teams is fierce. Consider the following data: 1,023,712 high school football players in U.S. Only 6% (61,000) play college football (all levels) 345 out of 161,210 players in a state the size of Texas (1:454 ratio) Heights/Weights/Speed beat out on-field stats

Recruiting Metrics

Recruiting Metrics A study conducted by the NCSA tracked eight years of recruiting data and compiled the following averages by position for athletes who compete at the various levels.

Recruiting Metrics

Recruiting Metrics If you do not fit the size, you must have something that sets you apart (strength, speed, etc.) Control what you can control Academics Strength Training Attitude Good article: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=64 03943

Recruiting Metrics There may be a few exceptions to these standards. However, the reality is coaches are looking for players who meet these basic requirements as a high school athlete when evaluating whether or not to recruit them. Grades, test scores, character and video evaluation are also very important.

Recruiting Timeline

Recruiting Timeline Spring College Coaches do the following: Collect prospect lists from high school coaches Visit spring practices Review highlight video and game tapes of possible recruits Host Junior Days for recruits

Recruiting Timeline Summer One Day Camps offered by most colleges ($25-$40) College Coaches can work with players at these Top players are invited Most D-1s extend rest of their offers in summer

Recruiting Timeline Fall College Coaches will come through Enid on off weeks to check on players that they liked in spring and for sleepers. There is little new recruiting done during the season; college coaches are focused on their season Coaches can call seniors once a week during the season. (Players can call coaches as often as they want) Opportunity to invite players to games on Saturdays.

Recruiting Timeline Winter December D-I finishing last 5-6 spots, will keep talking in case At this point they are looking for need areas and/or best available player D-IAA, D-II, NAIA doing initial work on players, but focused more on transfers and Juco recruiting. January D-I keeping interest in case D-IAA, D-II, NAIA focusing on high school players, setting up visits to campus, figuring finances D-III doing initial work on players that are not getting heavy interest from higher levels First week in February is national signing day

Recruiting Rules for College Coaches Freshman/Sophomores May receive brochures for camps and questionnaires and NCAA educational materials You can call the coach at your own expense, coaches can not call you A coach can follow/friend you on social media but nay not message you Coaches may only email you camp information or a link to a questionnaire Off-campus contact is not permitted Official visits are not permitted You are permitted to take an unlimited amount of unofficial visits.

Recruiting Rules for College Coaches Juniors You may begin to receive recruiting material and I information from the coach starting on September 1 You may call the coach at your own expense. College coaches can call you once between April 15th and May 31 A coach may follow /friend you on social media and can message you starting on September 1 A coach is permitted to email you beginning on September 1 Off-campus contact is not permitted Official visits are not permitted You are permitted to take an unlimited amount of unofficial visits.

Recruiting Rules for College Coaches Seniors You may receive recruiting material and information from the coach. You can call the coach at your own expense. Coaches may call you once per week starting September 1 during contact periods college coaches can call an unlimited amount. A coach can follow /friend you on social media and message you any time. A coach is able to email you at any time. You may have off-campus contact beginning on July1 prior to your senior year. You may start going on official visits on the first day of classes of your senior year one visit per college and maximum of five visits to division 1 schools and unlimited to division II Division III and NAIA. You are permitted to take an unlimited amount of unofficial visits.

Actions Steps for Athletes

Actions Steps for Athletes Get good grades Work hard year round developing speed, strength and sport specific skills Research schools and pick 10-12 that you may be interested in attending. Pick schools at DI, DIAA and DII levels. Keep all options open. Unless an athlete is an elite recruit someone who has already gained widespread state and national recognition college coaches rarely make first contact in the recruiting process.

Actions Steps for Athletes A few things to consider when choosing a school Academic Credibility Majors Offered School Size Geographic Location Facilities Total Cost (tuition, living expenses, travel, etc.) If football does not work out is it a school you would continue to attend? Going to college is about getting a degree!!! Remember, only blue chip recruits truly get to pick wherever they want to go for free (less than 1% of all high school athletes). This does not describe the circumstances of the majority of potential college athletes.

Actions Steps for Athletes Fill out the recruit questionnaire located on the prospective school s athletic webpage. This is very important. This is how you get in the school s recruiting database. Below is an example from Baylor s athletic website:

Actions Steps for Athletes Remember to be honest with the data. Don t put down that you are 6 2 when you are really 5 11. If the school is interested in you all the facts will be verified and inaccurate information could be damaging. The more schools you contact at each level the more likely you are going to get recruited. If a school contacts you it is important that you respond in a timely fashion.

Actions Steps for Athletes If you choose to use a recruiting service keep in mind that the best recruiting services are the ones that do not charge you. These services are paid for by colleges and Universities to provide recruiting data. One such service is the NCSA. http://www.ncsasports.org/ Whether or not you use a service, all the info they provide will be provided by the coaching staff at Enid, both to parents and interested schools. If you choose to pay a recruiting service be very thorough in determining its value. As a side note, we were one of the families that subscribed to NCSA. While they certainly gave us an education in the process, none of the offers or true interest came from them. The SHSU, SNU, EKY, ND, UMHB, McMurry, and Tarleton interest came from you. Thank you for your efforts. - Parent

Actions Steps for Athletes College Coaches do not use recruiting websites such as MaxPreps, Rivals, Scout, 24/7 Sports, etc. and are working to distance themselves from them. These sights are primarily for entertainment value and to sell advertising.

Actions Steps for Athletes Junior Days & Summer Camps All schools have Junior Days in the spring If you are really interested in a school, you need to go! Information will be available on each school website If you are interested in going to a school, you need to also need to go to their summer camp Save money by going to a one day camp for $25-$35 rather than a week-long camp for $350 Talk to the Enid coaches on which camps they recommend. Be ready to run when you get there! They are evaluating you while you are evaluating them!

Actions Steps for Athletes Junior Days & Summer Camps College camps may provide an opportunity for exposure. It is important to remember that in these camps there will be a group of athletes who are invited to attend and often they get the most attention. If you are invited to a camp then it is usually a good idea to attend. If you are not invited you may not get as much exposure as you would like.

Balance risk/cost vs. exposure Actions Steps for Athletes Recruiting Combines (SPARQ, etc.) Attend camps/combines if and only if you are in your best shape and remember that you are selling yourself! Often results are published and if you perform poorly this will hurt your recruiting chances

Actions Steps for Athletes Social Media One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete Three years ago, Coach Scott Fitch couldn't believe what he was hearing. A college coach recruiting two of his Fairport High School boys basketball playerscalled to say how much he liked what he saw after watching them play an AAU game, and that he thought both were good enough to see court time on his team as freshmen. "But we're going to stop recruiting one of them," the college coach said. Stunned, Fitch asked why. "We found his Twitter account, looked through it and some of what we saw isn't representative of what our university is about," the recruiter explained. "Never let a 140 character tweet cost you a $140,000 scholarship," Universities are now starting to include a student's online activity as part of their code of conduct.

Actions Steps for Athletes Highlight Video Using your HUDL log-in identify and tag your top 20 plays. You can ask you position coach to help evaluate whether the plays you selected are the best ones. Do not include more than twenty plays. College coaches are inundated with prospect video. Usually they will decide in the first five to ten plays whether or not you have the athleticism to play. Your very best plays should be in the first five clips. Adding more video will not help. If a coach likes your athleticism he will ask for game film so they can study how consistently you play and how hard you work. After you have tagged your highlights and your position coach has previewed and approved it we can send it to college coaches.

Actions Steps for Athletes Highlight Video Often your top plays are not your longest runs or catches. Plays that show speed, change of direction, aggressiveness, good fundamental football skills and mechanics against quality opponents will give the best impression to college coaches. If you are unable to find plays that standout you need to get better plays on your next video. You will only have one chance to impress a coach, so the content better be impressive.

Actions Steps for Athletes Recommended Checklist: Get your core GPA as high as you can Take all SAT-ACT Prep Courses available Take ACT/SAT multiple times starting the spring of your junior year Make sure Coach Vogel has your correct address, e-mail and phone numbers Register with NCAA/NAIA Eligibility Center Read the NCAA/NAIA Guide for the College Bound Athlete Evaluate what level of college football you desire/are physically able to play Research and create target list of schools Fill out recruiting questionnaire on prospective college s athletic website Find out when each school is having their summer camp and make arrangements to go to the 1- Day Camp Create Highlights on HUDL Follow up with schools to confirm that they have received your son s video and profile Work hard in school and offseason to prepare for upcoming season Play well and help your team succeed

Role of Enid Coaches

Role of Enid Coaches Coaches will take care of the following items during the recruiting process: Help finalize players highlight videos Provide transcript info, ACT/SAT scores, contact info, height/weight, offseason test scores, HUDL highlight and game video links to prospective college coaches Send out emails with prospect information to coaches in OK as well as other schools expressing interest in our athletes Provide training on the recruiting process to athletes and their parents Fill out all prospect questionnaires that comes from colleges We push the players to become the best person, student, and athlete they can be We are always honest with recruiters about our athletes including grades, stats, work-ethic, and character.

Role of Enid Counselors

Role of Enid Counselors Counselors will take care of the following items during the recruiting process: The role of the EHS counselor is to ensure that each student receives the correct credits for high school graduation through college prep or state diploma. Coaches and counselors will collaborate throughout the student s high school career in regards to the athlete's potential and contention for NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA eligibility.

Role of Enid Coaches Contact info for coaches involved with recruiting: Steve Hayes 580-366-8360 schayes@enidk12.org Cameron Conder cbconder@enidk12.org Jake Hayes jthayes@enidk12.org Please feel free to contact these coaches with any recruiting questions

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