COUNSELING

THE
COLLEGE-BOUND
STUDENT-ATHLETE

Speaker:
David P. Stoeckel www.PlayCollegeSports.com
david@PlayCollegeSports.com
Counseling the College-Bound Student-Athlete
Presentation Outline

A. Top 3 reasons why CBSA’s (College-Bound Student-Athletes) with the desire

and the ability to play sports at the college level are not successful recruited:
1. Timing – Starting too late!
2. Unrealistic expectations.
3. Failure to initiate recruiting activities – usually due to lack of knowledge.

B. 7 ½ million . . . What does this number represent?

The number of participants in high school sports this past year!
Issue – How many counselors do you know who have the ability to effectively
counsel these athletes? Huge Demand vs. Limited Supply!

C. Overview – The Colleges – NCAA & NAIA

D. The “Big Picture” – College Athletic Recruiting Process

E. Official/Unofficial College Recruiting Calendar

F. RESOURCES – Your guide to more information on counseling student-athletes:

1. Resources Directory (attached)
2. Information Request Card
3. “Advising the College-Bound Student-Athlete” – Counselor’s Manual –
2015-16 edition” – www.PlayCollegeSports.com
4. Two-Day Workshop for Counselors – www.PlayCollegeSports.com
5. Mentorship Program – One-on-one training for counselors –
www.PlayCollegeSports.com

G. Questions and Answers

 College Athletic Organizations
(4-Year Colleges)

NCAA
Athletic Many Top Tier
Number of Scholarships Academic
Colleges Available? Institutions?

Division I 346 Yes Yes

Division II 318 Yes No

Division III 451 No Yes

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1,115

NAIA 252 Yes No

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Total ...................1,367
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(01/16)

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 College Athletic Recruiting

THE BIG PICTURE

SOPHOMORE YEAR

January/February:  Initial Conference – athlete/parents/counselor

 Priority Analysis
 Athletic Profile preparation
 Select target schools
 Intro Letter – prepare and send
 Observe Game Play of some target schools –
in person, TV, website, or archives

February/March:  College coaches observe athlete play

 In-person – Game
 In-person – Practice
 On Video – Game Play
 On Video – Individual Skills

April/May:  Post-video telephone conference – coach/athlete

GOAL: Based on feedback from college coaches, want to

be able to identify Athlete’s realistic level of college play.

 Receive invitations to summer camps, clinics, etc.

Summer:  Unofficial Visits, Camps and Clinics (to schools with

prior contact and positive feedback!!)
 College Athletic Recruiting – THE BIG PICTURE (continued)

JUNIOR YEAR
 Nurture relationships with approp. colleges
 Athlete sees colleges play in person
 Expand list of target schools at athlete’s level
 Update videos
 College coach talks with Club/HS coach
 Transcripts – Unofficial/Official
 Visits
 Verbal offers may be made

Summer:  Camps and Unofficial Visits

 Coaches narrow down list of Top Recruits
 Admissions does “Quick Read”

SENIOR YEAR
 “Official Visits”
 Offers made (ED?)
 NLI subject to: Eligibility Center
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 College Recruiting Group’s
RESOURCES DIRECTORY
NCAA NAIA
(National Collegiate Athletic Association) (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
700 W. Washington St. 1200 Grand Blvd.
PO Box 6222 Kansas City, MO 64106
Indianapolis, IN 46202-6222
Phone: 317.917.6222 Phone: 816.595.8000
Fax: 317.917.6888 Fax: 816.595.8200

www.ncaa.org www.naia.org
(admin info, publications, news, etc.)
www.ncaa.com
(sport specific score, rankings, statistics, etc.)

NCAA Eligibility Center NAIA Eligibility Center

(Divisions I and II only) 1200 Grand Blvd., Suite 100
Certification Processing Kansas City, MO 64106
PO Box 7136
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136 Email: ecinfo@naia.org

www.eligibilitycenter.org www.PlayNAIA.org
Phone: 817.262.1492 (Toll Free) Phone: 816.595.8300
Fax: 317.968.5100 Phone: 816.881.6242 (Toll Free)
SAT/ACT official test scores s/b sent to 9999 SAT/ACT official test scores s/b sent to 9876

Some Helpful Websites for CBSAs*

*CBSAs = College-Bound Student-Athletes
Listing of all colleges that sponsor a specific sport:
NCAA: www.NCAA.org  About Us  Who We Are  Membership  “List of NCAA Schools and Conferences
by Sport”  select Sport  select Division  Run Report
College Board – College Handbook (printed publication)
NAIA: www.NAIA.org  select Sport  “Participating schools”

Identification of WHERE all colleges sponsoring a specific sport are located:

NCAA (only): www.NCAA.org  About Us  Who We Are  Search for a School  select Division; State or Sport

Identification of Top teams in each sport:

NCAA: www.NCAA.com  select Sport  Rankings (National/Regional)
Division I - Top 25 and RPI; Divisions II and III - Top 25 and Regional Rankings
NAIA: www.NAIA.org  select Sport  Polls

Identification of college coach names, telephone and email addresses:

Google Search Box: “Athletic Staff Directory” – Name of College

Computer Rankings of all colleges, by division, for selected sports:

www.masseyratings.com/college.php - Rankings for the following sports: Football, M&W Basketball, M&W Soccer, M&W
Tennis, Baseball, Softball, and W Volleyball + Overall Sports Ratings of Colleges (based on success in above 10 sports)