Subscribe to the NCSA BlogWhat are Your Sports Guidelines?
October 22nd, 2009 - byAt NCSA we often get asked, “What are College Coaches looking for?” Coaches evaluate players on three main factors; academics, athletics, and overall character. NCSA has taken the extra step of breaking down the athletic criteria for every sport to help athletes target the proper schools and set training goals. The guidelines have been compiled from our experience placing athletes at every level for the last 10 years. I encourage every recruit to take a look at their sport’s guidelines and learn what coaches are REALLY looking for.
Baseball Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Basketball Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Basketball Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Cross Country Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Cross Country Recruiting Guidelines
Field Hockey Recruiting Guidelines
Football Recruiting Guidelines
Water Polo Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Golf Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Golf Recruiting Guidelines
Ice Hockey Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Lacrosse Recruiting Guidelines
Softball Recruiting Guidelines
Swimming Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Tennis Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Tennis Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Track and Field Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Track and Field Recruiting Guidelines
Men’s Volleyball Recruiting Guidelines
Women’s Volleyball Recruiting Guidelines
Wrestling Recruiting Guidelines
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
Great post, and I want to stress to parents that these are simply “guidelines.” They are not the end-all-be-all…I speak from experience. I am 6′ tall, and I played QB at Stanford University on a full ride scholarship. Now, your son/daughter has to have the skills to play at that level, and if you do a great job marketing yourself, going to college camps, and work hard…good things happen!
October 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Hi i waswonder
is there any thing for Surfing????
October 28th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Nancy – Surfing is not a NCAA listed – sport. See here: http://www.ncaa.com/ot/all-sports.html
October 28th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
For wrestling would any college recruit women ????
October 28th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I’m A linemen from saskatchewan Canada where i play its nine man football, we are the top ranked team this were and defending provincial champions. this is my second season as a captain and i have been starting with the seniors as fa back as in grade 9 for special teams and grade ten as a DT and grade eleve an RG and DT playing both ways same as this year only now im also a long snapper only thing is i hit my peak of growth in grade seven. i am 6′0 265 pounds my bench is 315lbs and my squat is 500lbs my shuttle time is a 4.6 but my forty is only a 5.3-5.4, do coaches worry about forty time as much for DT as they do for power strength and pursuit to the ball. i’ve always had that one score pulling me down at ID camps here and i have been striving too improve it. so my main question is. whats more important for me too worry about? focusing strictly on speed untill my forty is more acceptable or countinuing on being quick, agile and strong and pursue those three things too greater levels? i am currently still in season our team is 7 – 0 we are now going into the qauter finals of provincials, for americans thats state. thank you for your time and wish me luck.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Cody – If you wish to play college football, the most important thing for you to do is to target the right colleges who are looking for players that have your attributes. If you want to be matched up with those, go here: http://recruit-match.ncsasports.org/fasttrack/lead/preSAEFEntryV1.jsp?lnkSrc=SAEF-Blog
GOOD LUCK!
October 29th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Hi, my one daughter is a gymnast. She is in eight grade and on varsity and she also is the new york state 2009 balance beam champion. I am looking to get started with her recruiting. Why is there no gymnastics under the sports guidlines.
October 29th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Kathe – Your daughter sounds like quite the talented gymnast. She should achieve minimum level 9 and preferably level 10 to be considered by college coaches. Of course, the most important thing is great grades. If you wish to find out more how you can help your daughter, you should read ‘Athletes Wanted’. Go here for more information: http://www.athleteswanted.org/purchase-book
October 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Hi Keith, Thanks for the info. I ordered the book. Now I have a question about my other daughter. By the way my gymnest daughter is top of her class and yes the most important thing is great grades! This daughter is in ninth grade and is a figure skater. She made it to regionals and did very well. She has been skateing since first grade and also top of her class. My question to you is there any collages that offer recruiting for skater’s. I know synchronized skating has become very popular with collage scholarships. But I am not aware of figure skating. Just thought you would have some knowledge on this. Thanks fo your expertise!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Kathe – You’re welcome. I know a student needs to be very athletic to become an accomplished skater. So you obviously have two very talented daughters. Unfortunately, I have no knowledge of skating in college for scholarship dollars. I hope someone else who does will contribute their thoughts.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
In response to Nancy’s question about surfing, collegiate surfing is run through NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association) at http://nssa.org/ It is club.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Dana – Thanks for your help. Club sports like surfing typically don’t offer scholarship dollars. However, good grades can get scholarship dollars. Earn the best grades you can.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:57 am
You are neglecting another sport that could use your assistance, insights and coverage. Women’s Gymnastics. There are roughly 60 schools that have NCAA D1 programs and you do not mention a thing about what coaches are looking for in those programs. The rules and recruiting practices are confusing and unless you are in the top 200 girls in the country you are not actively recruited but still could be in the running for a scholarship; the work is just shifted from the assistant coaching staff to the parents and athlete. However, by the time a parent of an athlete that is peaking during their junior year in high school realizes it, it feels like it is too late and the first round of signing has come and gone long before the summer before their junior year started. For the next generations, do some field work in this area and provide some feedback and insight along with the rest of the sports you mention. These girls start as early as age 3 and many of them get weeded out along the way, but many go on to reach Level 10 (junior olympic level) and to have stuck with the sport this long deserves some coverage. The silence is deafening…
November 1st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Hi Jim – Please see my post above responding to Kathe (#8) which addresses gymnastics. The book, Athletes Wanted, addresses all recruiting concerns. You can order that here: http://www.athleteswanted.org/purchase-book/