Is there any benefit to spending the 60.00 on the clearinghouse if my son is only looking at D1 schools that are non-scholarship (Ivy,Lehigh, ect.) I know for D3`s it is not required.
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Every D1 player must be accredited by the NCAA clearinghouse. It has to do with amateurism and scholastic eligibility, not scholarships.
I did not know it was a option not to register with the Eligility Center if you want to play DI or DII out of high school.
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thanks guys, they just got my $60.00
When do you need to sign up? My son is 2011.
Yesterday.
If your son is a 2011, he has plenty of time to register. That said, I do recommend that the players in our organization take care of this during their junior year. If he has this done by spirng, you're in great ahape.
The link to the NCAA Eligility Center has general timing.
What is also most important, is that the student understand what the eligibility center is about and the NCAA FRESHMAN-ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS, he needs to take the required classes, get the grades, and take the SAT/ACT test needed to qualify and you need to know those early in your high school career because if you wait too long, you can not effect your overall GPA and take the classes needed for a four year school.
What is also most important, is that the student understand what the eligibility center is about and the NCAA FRESHMAN-ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS, he needs to take the required classes, get the grades, and take the SAT/ACT test needed to qualify and you need to know those early in your high school career because if you wait too long, you can not effect your overall GPA and take the classes needed for a four year school.
Homerun already included great information, and made a great point about not waiting too long. Be sure to note the Division II increase in required core courses from 14 to 16 that will be effective with the entering class of 2013 - the current HS freshmen class. Since many high school counselors do not stay as aware of this info as they should, it is important to make sure freshmen athletes are aware of this.
And, by the time this freshmen group is ready to enter college - or even before - it is possible that the Division I sliding scale could place a greater weight on the GPA versus the test scores. This was just posted on the NCAA website this morning as being considered by the Division I Academics Cabinet.
And, by the time this freshmen group is ready to enter college - or even before - it is possible that the Division I sliding scale could place a greater weight on the GPA versus the test scores. This was just posted on the NCAA website this morning as being considered by the Division I Academics Cabinet.