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What Is an NCSA Recruiting Assessment?
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If you’ve created your free online recruiting profile with NCSA, you’ve probably received emails and calls from NCSA encouraging you to set up a time for your free recruiting assessment with one of our recruiting specialists. We’ve designed these calls as a way to gauge During this call, the recruiting specialist will also activate the…
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19 Questions College Coaches Hate the Most
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One of the most important things to do when looking to compete in your sport in college is to form relationships with college coaches and continue to build them throughout the process. A great way to make a coach less interested in you? Asking the wrong questions. We talked to six former college coaches and…
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7 Ways to Celebrate Your Signing Day with Style
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It seems like Signing Day celebrations get crazier each year, from the recruit who jumped out of an airplane to the football player who showed up to his Signing Day with six cakes. However, you don’t have to go to these lengths to celebrate your Signing Day. In fact, most student-athletes opt out of the…
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Study: Time Demands of D1 Student-Athletes
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40-hour work weeks are the norm in most professions. On college campuses, amateur Division I student-athletes are expected to work much longer hours. The time demands of D1 student-athletes is large. The premier collegiate student-athletes essentially have two full-time jobs: student and athlete. To meet the demands of both, many Division I student-athletes end up…
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15 Inspirational Quotes For Athletes
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Freshman year is full of excitement, wonder and anxiety. If you’re gearing up for your first year of high school or college, then you are more than likely experiencing a combination of these three feelings and many more. It’s amazing how quickly we can go from being the big men and women on campus to…
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Your Most Frequently Asked Questions Answered
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After months of answering questions and responding to comments on our Facebook page we’ve gathered a list of the 5 most frequently asked questions/posted comments we’ve come across. The following should help you have a better understanding of how NCSA College Recruiting works and why setting up a profile might just be your next step to jump…
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Michael Jordan’s Recruiting Story
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Michael Jordan. One name and a million images come to mind. Whether it’s that infamous tongue that stuck out while he was playing, or one of his many game winning shots, or his six championship rings that don his fingers, there is no denying that Michael Jordan left his mark on the game of basketball,…
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Athletic Scholarship Example
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Below is an example of an Athletic Letter of Intent / Scholarship Offer. For many recruits, this is the ultimate goal. Unfortunately, very few student-athletes and families fully understand that an athletic scholarship is a contract with a number of conditions. Keep in mind that this is simply an example and scholarship offers will vary.…
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Athletic Scholarships: Head Count Versus Equivalency
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The most commonly known scholarship, also referred to as a “grant-in-aid,” is the full scholarship, or “full ride.” The term “grant” is literal. This is not a loan, and students do not have to pay the money back. A full ride normally covers tuition, books, room, board, and associated fees. Bottom line: It’s a free…
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How Does the Size of Your High School Affect Recruiting?
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I hope everyone had a safe and pleasant Fourth of July! Sports Illustrated recently came out with a list of the top high school athletic program in each state. If you are anything like me, you are instantly attracted to any sort of “Top (insert number here) list,” so I am sure many of you…