Eligibility Coach | Your coach for college scholarship eligibility

How to get noticed by a college coach?

Dear Eligibility Coach: My son is a junior, but he isn’t being heavily recruited for his sport. What can he do for more coaches to see him? Dear Parent: There are a number of ways to get on the college coach’s radar: Questionnaires – most colleges have questionnaires on their website where prospects may enter [...]

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Eligibility Requirements for students with GED instead of high school diploma

Dear Eligibility Coach: I am a student finishing my first year at a junior college and I want to play Division I football. I finished all of my high school coursework but I didn’t pass an exam my state requires for getting your high school diploma. I got my GED and started taking classes at [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

The Eligibility Coach wishes all the Moms, the personal secretary’s and personal chauffeur’s of high school and youth student-athletes everywhere, a well deserved day of rest.

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Recruiting Crossword Puzzle Answers

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Are you ready for Athletic Scholarship Recruiting?

Across 4.     Governing body for 525 two-year colleges 5.     Company that administers the SAT and ACT 9.     This occurs if a prospect receives gift of clothing, cosigning of a loan, or payment of SAT prep test fees 11.   Prohibited in recruiting in Divisions I and II 12.   Short for Eligibility Center 13.   Another name for [...]

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What happens if I attend a junior college after signing an NLI?

Dear Eligibilty Coach: My son signed an NLI with a four-year college in 2011, but decided to attend a junior college instead. He finished the first year at the junior college and wants to transfer to a different four-year college? What can he do so that he will still be eligible to compete? Dear Parent: [...]

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Time to register for ACT

The deadline to register for the June 9th ACT is Friday, May 4, 2012 The fee for the basic ACT is $34. To test with the writing component, the fee is $49.50. While the NCAA and NAIA Eligibility Centers do not require a writing component, some universities require the writing section for admissions purposes. Please [...]

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How to request a release from an NLI?

Dear Eligibility Coach: My daughter signed a National Letter of Intent [NLI] to play soccer at a Division I university in February. Since then the coach that recruited her left the university. My daughter is not sure that she wants to attend that school now. How do we get out of the NLI? Dear Parent: [...]

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