College Recruiting 101

There’s a college Field Hockey team for everyone… It’s never too early to start looking…

NCAA Field Hockey

• Division I• Division II• Division III• NAIA

Let’s keep Texas & Oklahoma as a hot spot for smart, athletic recruits…

11 Conferences

79 colleges

3 Conferences

31 colleges

20 Conferences

159 colleges

What’s the difference?

• Division I• Division I (Ivy League)

• Division II

• Division III• NAIA (not under NCAA rules)

NCAA RULES

# of FALL Games

SPRING Games

SPRING Practices

Scholarship Maximums

Benefits

Div I 20 Fall Games

5 Spring Competitions

6 days a week. No more than 20 hours per week

12 Full Scholarships

Year round commitment, Larger Schools

Div I (IVY LEAGUE)

18 Games 2 Spring Competitions

10 practices 0 Athletic Scholarships

Academic Focus

Div II 17 Games 1 Competition limited # of spring practices

6.3 Athletic Scholarships

Scholarships, Smaller Schools

Div III 18 of Games

1 Competition 15 practices 0 Athletic Scholarships

Can play 2nd sport in spring, travel abroad

HOW DO I GET RECRUITED?

• College Coach: needs to see you play needs to see your academic transcript

needs your SAT scores

• Recruits: get good grades play as much hockey as you can, stay in shape stay out of trouble clean up your Social media

• HS Coaches: help communicate with colleges

D1 NCAA RULES College Coach can: D1 College Coaches:

Freshman Send you Questionnaires and Camp Brochures

Looking for top Freshmen. Hosting Freshmen & Sophomore

Recruit Days.

Sophomore Send you Questionnaires and Camp Brochures

Narrowing down list of players, starting to offer Athletic Scholarships & roster

spots. Asking players to Verbally Commit.

Junior After Sept 1, can call, text or email you about Recruiting

Looking to complete recruiting class with 4-10 Verbally Committed players.

Senior After Sept 1, can email you Scholarship Offer

Typically giving Official Visits to only committed recruits.

Coach can offer an Athletic Scholarship. You can sign NLI (National

Letter of Intent) in November.

D3 NCAA RULES College Coach can: D3 College Coaches:

Freshman Send you Questionnaires and Camp Brochures

Sophomore Send you Questionnaires and Camp Brochures Looking for top Sophomores

Junior After Sept 1, can email you about Recruiting Hosting Junior Days

SeniorAfter July 1, can call you

After Sept 1, can email you Scholarship Offer

Offering Official Visits to get recruits onto campus

Apply in September

D1NCAA RULES Recruit should: VISITING Campus SAT & Eligibility

Center

FreshmanContact Coaches. Send FH schedule.

Attend College Camps

Ask for Unofficial Visit.Visit for one day or

overnight. Meet team.

Unofficial Visits: Arrange visit through

Club or HS Coach.

Get to know team, campus, watch

practice.

Pay for your own meals, pay for cost of

dorm stay.

Study hard and get good grades.

Sophomore Take PSAT or SAT

JuniorLook to Verbally

Commit, after receiving roster spot or

scholarship offer

Take SAT in fall. Register with NCAA

Eligibility Center.

Senior Apply in SeptemberSign NLI in November

Official Visit: You can take 5 paid OVs

Retake SAT if needed.

Send in Final Transcripts to

NCAA Eligibility Center

Register with NCAA Eligibility Center

• Send your SATs directly to NCAA (9999)• Send your Academic Transcripts• Complete Amateurism Questionnaire

Information needed for your emails

• Graduation Year• Position• High School and/or Club Team• Major (career interest)• PSAT or SAT scores

• Tournaments (team, age group, Jersey #, position

• Video (YouTube link is best)

Do’s & Don’ts

Do write a formal email before any event. (No abbreviations, don’t write you are texting, sign your name.)

Do say what you like about the school. (Size, location, have your major, you met Coach, etc.)

Do say why you like the school. (Why would a player from Texas want to leave home?)

Do your research on the Team and School. (Go to their webpage, FB, Twitter, Instagram.)

Do practice and be prepared for tournaments. (Coaches may only watch you for a few minutes. Coaches can go back and watch video of games, so play hard every minute..)

Do’s & Don’tsDon’t have your parents do all the talking.

(We want to get to know you, not your parent.)

Don’t write to the wrong coach. (Be careful with cut and paste.)

Don’t email 40 coaches at same time. (Use BBC!)

Don’t show up unannounced. (Go through your club coach to schedule a visit. Tell college coach when you plan to do a Campus Tour.)

Don’t have inappropriate things on social media!

Don’t text on your phone during your Visit.

Scholarships $$

• Athletic Scholarships 100% or Full = Tuition, Room, Board, Books, Fees, Cost of Attendance NLI: sign National Letter of Intent in November of Senior year.

• Academic Scholarships

• Financial Aid (Federal, State Aid) FASFA: Apply by March 1 of Senior Year

• Outside Scholarships (must report to coach.)

Panel

• Scholarships – When do you offer full ride? How long to decide after offer?

• What SKILLS are we looking for in player?• What do we look for in a VIDEO?

• “Red Shirt” (get 5th year of eligibility)

• “Grey Shirt” (go to college early in Seniors spring.)

MORE QUESTIONS?!