You are here: 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!

Signing Dates

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.