Cincinnati West Soccer Club College Information Day January

Cincinnati West Soccer Club College Information Day January 27 th 3 pm – 5 pm

Useful Resources SAT, www. collegeboard. com ACT, www. actstudents. org Federal Aid/Loans, www. fafsa. gov Scholarships, www. fastweb. com Financial Aid, www. finaid. com NCAA Clearing House, www. eligibilitycenter. org • Financial Aid, https: //myintuition. org/schools/ (limited) • • • NCAA, www. ncaa. org NAIA, www. playnaia. org NJCAA, www. njcaa. org College Search, www. collegeview. com • Ohio Grants & Scholarships, https: //www. ohiohighered. org/sgs • Indiana Grants & Scholarships, https: //www. collegegrant. net/indi ana/ • •

Athletic Scholarships in each division Men’s Soccer: NCAA D 1: 9. 9 NCAA D 2: 9 NAIA: 12 NJCAA: 18 Women’s Soccer: NCAA D 1: 14 NCAA D 2: 9. 9 NAIA: 12 NJCAA: 18 • Ask yourself how many players per roster? How much scholarhip $ is truly available?

Financial Aid Example Student Athlete with a 3. 6 GPA & 30 ACT, Ohio Resident living On Campus • Actual local state university v. • Tuition w/ Room & Board • $21032 per year v. • Merit Aid • Max of $2500 v. • Difference • $17500 v. Actual Unnamed local private university $39500 per year Flat $18000 $21500 net ($4000) *this example does not include other scholarships including athletic money

Coaches Panel • Blane Callahan, University of Cincinnati – Clermont (Women) USCAA • Jonathan Meade, Cedarville University (Women) DII • Steven Moore, Indiana University – East (Men) NAIA • Taylor Spradling, Xavier University – (Women) DI • Seen Teepen, Bowling Green State University – (Men) DI • James Watts, Hanover College – (Women) DIII

A Day in the Life • What is the schedule for an athlete? • In-Season • Off-Season • Spring Season • What is different for a student-athlete v. students? • What is great about being an athlete? Hurdles?

The Profile of an athlete… • Grades? • Playing Background? • What type of person succeeds?

Student-Athlete Timelines/Process • Freshman Year • Grades!!! • Begin working on college lists and making contact • Sophomore • Grades!!! • PSAT • Register for NCAA College Eligibility Center • Sharpening up your college lists, reviewing contacts, unofficial college visits • Junior • Grades!!! • NCAA Eligibility Center • ACT/SAT • 9/1 communication is more open • Reviewing your college lists, adding/removing schools • Unofficial campus visits • Senior • Grades!!! • 5 official campus visits • List should be trimmed down • Communication is unlimited • Retaking ACT/SAT if necessary

Recruiting Process • What does it mean to be “Recruited” • Where do you recruit from? • Is most recruiting started by coaches or players? • When should I begin getting communication from collegiate coaches? • Differences by Division? • Is there a difference between email, phone, text & social media communication?

What are your priorities? For some…. For others… Soccer Cost Academics Location Academics Cost Soccer

HOW? ? ? 1. How do I begin the process? Communicate with Collegiate Programs? a. How do I select a college that meets my needs and wants? b. What are the differences in levels Div 1, 2, 3, NAIA, Junior College • How can I advertise and sell myself

Communication…. 1. Interactive Communication with College Coaches a. When can I as a student-athlete initiate contact b. When can coaches contact me? 2. How can I communicate with Coaches? a. b. c. d. Personalize your communiciations! Don’t BCC or send a generic email Amount of time required before invitation to an event How much is too much? Can I use Social Media to communicate with coaches? a. Social Media concerns and issues?

Academics… • What role do my current academics play in all of this? • Does gpa affect playing time? • Notice that student comes before athlete • WHAT HAPPEN IF YOU GET HURT? • You pick a school based upon academics. • ACT/SAT requirements

Closing/ Q& A