Grandview Wolves Football

1. Grandview Wolves Football NCAA Clearinghouse Q & A Football Recruiting Q & A March 18th 2009

2. Goals for Tonight • Breakdown of College Football by Division • NCAA Clearinghouse. • Core GPA and Test Score Criteria. • Recruiting Process / Language • GRANDVIEW FOOTBALL PROGRAM

3. NCAA Clearinghouse • www.ncaaclearinghouse.net • Register during junior year, prior to state ACT (NOW!). • Send Official High School Transcript at the beginning of Senior year. • You must register in order to make an official visit. • SAT/ACT scores need to be sent to Clearinghouse. ***Code 9999. • All clearinghouse info must be completed prior to starting freshman year in college (EVEN WALK-ONS!!). • 1-877-262-1492 Clearinghouse Q/A • $50 fee.

4. Scholarships by Division • D-I BCS (76 minimum to 85 scholarships ATHLETES MAXIMUM, including those earning Acadamic $). • D-1 Championship Subdivision (63 Scholarships, can be divided among a maximum of 85 players). • D-1 non scholarship (IVY, Patriot, Drake, San Diego, etc. qualified academic aide only top 5-10%). • D-II (36 Scholarships maximum, can be broken into partials, most schools can’t afford all 36). • NAIA-1 (Similar to D-II, not governed by NCAA). • D-III (Qualified academic aide only - top 25%) • NAIA-II (Similar to D-III, not governed by NCAA).

5. College Recruiting D-I • NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE (ncaaclearinghouse.org) • Every player must register with the clearinghouse to play college football, official visit. • 32 Core Semesters GPA and Test Score (scale) • Core classes (16 units = 32 sem): • English (8 semesters) • Math (6 semesters) • Science (4 semesters) • Social Studies (4 semesters) • 2 Electives from top 3 • 8 elective from top 4, plus Foreign language/religion • GHS APPROVED list online: code 060081 • ACT or SAT best scores combined. • State ACT in April for Juniors • act.org and collegeboard.com to register • YOU CAN TAKE MORE THAN ONCE!! Examples from scale: GPA ACT SAT 3.55 37 400 3.0 52 620 2.5 68 820 2.0 86 1010 Every score in between has an associated GPA. Minimum GPA 2.0 Minimum ACT 68 Minimum SAT 820

6. ACT and SAT • GHS FAMILY CONNECTIONS – NAVIANCE • Registration Dates • Test prep and tutorials • ACT / SAT prep classes @ GHS • Private Tutorials

7. NCAA D-II, NAIA-I • 14 Core Classes: • 3 English, 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 Social Studies • 5 more, of which 2 must be math/science/english. • Minimum GPA of 2.0 • Minimum ACT of 68 sum • Minimum SAT of 820 • Partial QUALIFIERS ALLOWED!! Placed on Academic Probation for 1 year. • Small Scholarship totals, maximum 36 per team.

8. Junior College • High School Graduate • $ Available for D-1 caliber athletes • In State Tuition and Pell Grant availability makes this a lower cost option to keep playing. • NO JC in Colorado!! • California, Arizona/NM, Kansas/Iowa , Idaho/Washington are the closest JC Leagues. • ATHLETE MUST MAKE FIRST CONTACT.

9. NCAA D-III, NAIA - II • Private Schools • Grant in Aide for High Academic Achievers • $$ available for Minority candidates with qualified admission. • $$ available for football players with Excellent GPA and Test Scores. • 3.0 and above • 26 ACT average and above • Top 25% Class Rank

10. REALITY!! • Over 1.5 Million Play HS Football in USA, 20,000 D-I players (1.3%). Less than 4% will play football with a scholarship of any kind at any level. The most difficult part of the process is a realistic talent evaluation. • Colorado will produces 20-30 D-I players per year TOTAL!! (Our State is not highly ranked!!) • REALISTIC TALENT EVALUATION.

11. D-1 LANGUAGE • Verbal Commitment • GREY Shirt • Red Shirt • Preferred Walk-on (NCAA limits these) • General Walk-on • Junior Day, Game Invitations • Official Visit • Official LETTER of Intent • Non-compete letter

12. College Recruiting • FILM and Head Coach Recommendations: • I send out dvd’s to colleges and university’s nationwide. With my recommendations are attached. • I need release signed in order to give personal info like GPA. • Combines ($): SPARQ, FBU, UA-ESPN, NATS, O-D, Biokats, etc. • Colleges use these to sort talent, as well as find. They also use to ELIMINATE. • If you go you had better perform at your best. • Camps ($$): You must be seen in person. • Go only with a personal invitation, not junk mail!! • Go for ONE DAY and ask to be evaluated by the coaches. • D-I schools are nearly finished with evaluation and scholarship offers prior to senior season. • SEVERAL colleges will be at our CSU Team Camp. CU 6/14 to 6/17 • Individual Marketing ($$$$) • Recruiting services ($1000-$3000) • Highlight film created by private org. • U-tube / web link creation. (I am working with JOOKT and Max Preps on this)

13. Combines and Websites • http://www.sparqtraining.com/registration/select • www.biokats.com/football.php • www.nats.us • http://www.footballuniversity.org/ • http://www.maxpreps.com/national/home.aspx • http://www.o-d.com/camps/2009/ • http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3904851

14. Grandview Football • Strength and SAQ programs designed to prepare every player in a TEAM setting. • CSU Team camp will have coaches from every D-II school in the RMAC. Plus, Network of other D-1 programs associated with CSU Staff. • Spring/Fall TESTS results will go in program. • We play players based on production not just Size and Test Scores. Unfortunately, the first SORT by NCAA is SIZE and SPEED. • MAKE OUR COMMITMENT CLUB!!

15. BUYER BEWARE!!! • Personal trainers who want to SELL you on becoming a D-I prospect. They will tell you want you want to here. • Taking performance enhancers to get an edge can be dangerous and unhealthy. Know what your son is putting in his body. See your physician. • There is $$ to be made off of teenage athletes. Spending may not be helping your son be a TEAM player. • We have built our program to give every student what they need to be successful. BUY IN to our program. • Spend your money on improving academic success.

16. GO WOLVES!! • Thanks for coming and listening! • Understand, I want to do my best, however we do not live in Texas, California or SEC territory. I do not have a 6-digit budget, salary, and staff just designed for football. We are teachers first. • Open Questions.