The Eligibility Coach blog radio show will outline the steps involved in making the transfer process from a four-year school to another four-year school Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 pm . If you are currently planning a transfer, or know someone who is, please listen live to the show so you can understand the process involved, especially if you [...]
Academic Requirements for Preferred Walk-ons
Dear Eligibility Coach: My son was offered a preferred walk on spot at a D-1 university. He will not receive any scholarship money. He did not complete enough of the NCAA core courses in high school. Can he still play D-1 football if he is not receiving scholarship money? Dear Mother: No Ma’am. For any [...]
NLI Release Requests now submitted on-line
If a student-athlete decides he made a mistake by signing the National Letter of Intent [NLI], and wants to receive a release, the process has been placed on-line. To initiate an NLI release request, the student will go into the NLI website at www.national-letter.org and select “Release and Appeals.” On that page, the student will [...]
NLI Signing Period Starts
The NLI signing period for both men’s and women’s basketball starts Wednesday, April 17 and will last through May 15 for NCAA Division I, and August 1 for NCAA Division II. All other NCAA sports that have not had a signing period yet will have their signing period from April 17 – August 1, 2013. [...]
Recruiting and certification for women’s basketball
To help provide some insight into the world of women’s basketball recruiting, our guest Tuesday night, April 16, will be Nikki Washington, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. In her four years at Lynn University, an NCAA Division II school, Coach Washington has led her team to win its first [...]
What is a Matriculation Letter?
Dear Eligibility Coach: The NCAA Eligibility Center is asking us for a matriculation letter. What is that and where do we get it from? Dear Parent: A matriculation letter is issued by either the admissions office, or registrar’s office, of the university that your son or daughter will attend to participate in athletics. The matriculation [...]
The Junior College Option
Listen to the Eligibility Coach Blog Radio Show Tuesday, when we discuss the Junior College Option for high school student-athletes. Our guest will be Derrick Arnold the Director of Athletics at Johnston Community College in Smithfield, NC. Arnold was an assistant director of admissions for a Division II school prior to his current position. Arnold [...]
Why is the FAFSA required of scholarship student-athletes?
Dear Eligibility Coach: My son signed an NLI for a full scholarship. Why am I being asked to complete a FAFSA since we won’t need financial aid with a full scholarship? Dear Parent: There are universities that require all scholarship recipients to complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA] before they [...]
Remember to request Final Amateurism Certification
When student-athletes register with the NCAA Eligibility Center they enter information regarding competitions other than competitions for a high school. Beginning April 1 each year, student-athletes must go back into their on-line account and request final amateurism certification. If you have participated in any additional competitions since you registered, this is the time to provide updated [...]
Are nonqualifiers allowed to compete for four seasons?
Dear Eligibility Coach: My son did not qualify to get an athletic scholarship when he graduated from high school. He attends a Division school for football. He sat his first year and played for the last three. We thought that he would be able to compete next fall, but his coach is saying he won’t [...]
