Choices, Choices - Sorting Through Your College (Rowing) Options - Jim Lister Assistant Coach Syracuse University
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Choices, Choices - Sorting
Through Your College (Rowing)
Options
Jim Lister
Assistant Coach
Syracuse University
Table of Content
l Important Terms
l Div 1,2,3 & Club Rowing
l NCAA Recruiting Calendar : Phone Calls, Contact, Unofficial and Official Visits
with Universities
l NCAA Initial Eligibility certification timeline
l Social Media & Professional Resources for your benefit
l Camps & Junior Day
l Questions to ask Coaches, Admissions officers, and athletes
Important Terms
l Contact: A contact happens any time a college coach says more than hello
during a face-to-face meeting with you or your parents off the college’s
campus.
l Evaluation: An evaluation happens when a college coach observes you
practicing or competing
l Telephone Calls: All electronically transmitted human voice exchange
(including videoconferencing and videophones) shall be considered
telephone calls. All electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g.,
electronic mail, Instant Messenger, facsimiles, text messages) shall not be
considered telephone calls.
Important Terms
l Official visit: During an official visit, the college can pay for transportation to
and from the college for you, lodging and meals for you and your parents or
guardians, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three
tickets to a Division I home sports event Before a college may invite you on
an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high
school transcript and ACT, SAT or PLAN score (test scores are required for
Division I only) and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
l Unofficial visit: Any visit by you and your parents to
a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expense you may
receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a Division I
home athletics contest
Division I, II, III & Club
What Does Division III Have to Offer?
l 35 Division III women’s programs
l Division III athletics provides a well-rounded collegiate experience that
involves a balance of rigorous academics, competitive athletics, and the
opportunity to pursue the multitude of other co-curricular and extra-
curricular opportunities offered on Division III campuses.
l Division III features student-athletes who are subject to the same admission
standards, academic standards, housing and support services as the general
student body. The integration of athletics with the larger institution enables
student-athletes to experience all aspects of campus life.
What Does Division III Have to Offer?
l Division III playing season and eligibility standards minimize conflicts
between athletics and academics, allowing student-athletes to focus on
their academic programs and the achievement of a degree
l Division III offers an intense and competitive athletics environment for
student-athletes who play for the love of the game, without the obligation
of an athletics scholarship.What Does Division II Have to Offer?
l 14 Division II women’s programs
l Division II offers a “partial-scholarship” model for financial aid in which most
student-athletes’ college experiences are funded through a mix of athletics
scholarships, academic aid, need-based grants and/or employment
earnings.
l Enrollments at Division II schools range from more than 25,000 to less than
2,500, though about 87 percent of the division’s member schools have
fewer than 8,000 students.What Does Division I Have to Offer? l 88 Division 1 Women’s Programs l Division I schools generally have the biggest student bodies. l Manage the largest athletics budgets. l Offer the most generous number of scholarships. l Conferences often span larger geographical maps. l Greater time commitment.
Club Rowing l Student run organizations l May have support from university l 61 women club teams l 74 men’s club teams in the ACRA (American Collegiate Rowing Assoc.)
Phone Calls, Contact, Unofficial and Official Visits with Universities
Sophomore Year – Division 1
l Recruiting Materials: You may receive brochures for camps, questionnaires,
NCAA materials, and nonathletic recruiting publications
l Telephone Calls/Video Calls: You may make calls to the coach at your
expense only. A college coach cannot call you.
l Off-campus contact: None allowed.
l Official visit: None Allowed
l Unofficial visit: You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits,
except during a dead period.Junior Year – Division 1
l Electronic correspondence (e.g., text messaging, instant messenger, email)
l beginning Sept. 1 of your junior year.
l Correspondence must be private until you provide a written commitment
l Recruiting materials: begin receiving recruiting materials Sept. 1 of your
junior yearJunior Year – Division 1
l College coaches may call you: May not be made before Sept. 1 at the
beginning of your junior year. (Men – Not until July 1 after Junior year)
l Off-campus contact: Allowed starting July 1after your junior year
l Official visit: None allowed
l Unofficial visit: You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits,
except during a dead period.Senior Year – Division 1
l Off-campus contact: Allowed starting July 1 after your junior year.
l Official visit
l Allowed beginning opening day of classes your senior year.
l You may make only one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five
official visits to Division I colleges. There is no limit to official visits to Div IINCAA Initial Eligibility certification timeline
As a college-bound student-athlete, you are
responsible for your eligibility
Grade 9
l Start planning now: take the right courses and earn the best grades possible.
Ask your counselor for a list of your high school’s NCAA-approved core courses to make
sure you take the right classes. Find your high school’s list of NCAA-approved courses at
NCAA.org/course list.
Grade 10
l Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at eligibilitycenter.org.
($80 Division 1&2)
l If you fall behind, ask your counselor for help with finding approved courses you can take.Eligibility continued…
Grade 11
l Take the ACT or SAT and submit your scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center
using code 9999.
At the end of the year, ask your counselor to send or upload your official
transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center. If you took classes at more than one
high school or program, submit an official transcript for each school.
l Make sure you are on track to graduate on time with your class.Eligibility continued…
Grade 12
l Complete your final NCAA core courses as you prepare for graduation.
Take the ACT or SAT again, if necessary, and submit your scores to the NCAA
Eligibility Center using code 9999.
l Request your final amateurism certification at eligibilitycenter.org.
After you graduate, ask your counselor to send or upload your final official
transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Only students on an NCAA Division I or II school’s certification request list will
receive a certification.Communication
Social Media & Professional Resources l Questionnaire: Typically listed on team homepage l Social Media: Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook l BeRecruited l Rower’s Edge l Sparks Consulting
Camps & Junior Day
Summer Camps • University/College Based Camps • Sculling Camps (Craftsbury) • USRowing Camps • Summer Clubs/Camps (SE Juniors, NE Rowing, Sparks)
Junior Day • Early opportunity to meet team & staff • See campus up close • Watch a practice
Questions to ask Coaches, Admissions and Students
Questions to ask coaching staff
l How would you best describe your coaching style?
l What expectations do you have for training and conditioning?
l This will reveal the college or university's commitment to a training and
conditioning program.Questions to ask coaching staff
l Every coach has a particular style that involves different motivational
techniques and discipline. You need to know if a coach's teaching style
matches your learning style.
l How long does the coach intend to stay?
l Do not make any assumptions about how long a coach will be at a school. If
the coach leaves, does this change your mind about the school or the
program?Academic Questions to ask coaching staff
l How good is the department in my major? What are graduates of the
program doing after school? What is the current team's grade-point
average?
l What academic support programs are available to student-athletes?College Life Questions for coach or athlete l What is a typical day for a student-athlete? l What are the residence halls like? l Must student-athletes live on campus?
Financial Aid Questions to ask
l What does your scholarship cover?
l What are my opportunities for employment while I am a student?
l Exactly how much will the athletics scholarship be? What will and will not be
covered?
l Who is financially responsible if I am injured while competing?
l What scholarship money is available if I suffer an athletics career-ending
injury?Financial Aid & Scholarship Opportunities
• University Financial Aid
FASFA
• Academic Merit
• Athletic ScholarshipHow to sort through choices?
l Reflection – Know what you want in your academic and rowing experiences
l Communicate through email, phone calls and social media
l Unofficial Visits – Find the time to see the University and meet the staff and
rowers
l Official Visits – visit colleges and universities on an extended invitation stayBibliography l NCAA publications
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