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Timeline
Scholarship for Athletes was founded due to the lack of education being provided to high school athletes and their families about the recruiting process. The student athletes are on a job interview and the coaches are hiring. This process is all about building relationships and the sooner that a student athletes starts, the better off they’ll be.
“If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people I’ve met over a lifetime, I’d say it’s the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts.”
–Harvey Mackay
This timeline shows what student-athletes need to be doing in order to find the best school for them.
Freshman Year
- Start doing research about the differences between
schools in terms of: athletics, academics, location, size,
public/private, campus environment
- Begin researching what grades/scores you need to have in order to get into certain schools
- Determine what athletic level you need to be at in order to play at certain schools
- Figure out which schools offer athletic scholarships or financial aid
Sophomore Year
- Meet with high school guidance counselors and make a list of schools that meet your academic and social needs
- Create a resume and send it to the coaches on your school list. This will let them know that you are interested in their
athletic program
- Make follow up phone calls to the coaches to make sure that they have received your resume
- Update coaches regularly on your progress
- Start to get familiar with the SAT and/or ACT
Junior Year
- Take the SAT and/or ACT tests
- Update coaches with test scores, GPA and transcripts
- Talk to the coaches at each school to determine your market value
- If possible, begin taking some unofficial visits
Summer Going Into Senior Year
- Find out which schools accommodate your long-term goals, including playing professionally
- Find
out what college coaches would like you to be doing during your senior
year, both on and off the field/court, in order to be best prepared for
college athletics
Senior Year
- Setup and take your 5 official visits
- Speak with coaches about where they see you playing if you were to attend their school
- Speak with current and former athletes at the schools that you are interested in
- Determine scholarship availabilities and amounts for each school
- Commit!
NOTE: The early signing period in track and field/cross country has been eliminated, effective immediately.
Signing Dates for the 2010-2011 Academic Year
Do not sign prior to 7:00 a.m. (local time) on the following
dates or after the final signing date listed for each sport.
| Sport |
Initial Signing Date |
Final Signing Date |
| Basketball (Early Period) |
November 10, 2010
|
November 17, 2010
|
| Football (Midyear JC Transfer) |
December 15, 2010
|
January 15, 2011
|
| Football (Regular Period) |
February 2, 2011
|
April 1, 2011
|
| Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men's Water Polo (Regular Period) |
February 2, 2011
|
August 1, 2011
|
| All Other Sports (Early Period) |
November 10, 2010
|
November 17, 2010
|
| All Other Sports (Regular Period) |
April 13, 2011
|
August 1, 2011
|
| Basketball (Regular Period) |
April 13, 2011
|
May 18, 2011 |
|
* - These sports do not have an early signing period.