Georgia Fahey

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CollegeSportsCreateAPathwayToOpportunityForStudentAthletes.NCAA

RECRUITINGFACTS(n.d.):n.pag.NCAARecruitingFacts.July2016.Web.

<https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Recruiting%20Fact%20Sheet

%20WEB.pdf>.

480,000athletes,19,000schools,3divisions
Indivisiononeschoolsthegraduationrateis83%,divisionstwoschools
is71%anddivisionthreeis87%.
Divisiononehas:176,000studentathletesand346collegesand
universities
Divisiontwohas:118,000studentathletes
Divisionthreehas:187,00studentathletesand439collegesand
universities
Divisionone:onaverage,enrollthemoststudents,managethelargest
athleticbudgets,offerawidearrayofacademicprogramsandprovidethe
mostathleticscholarships.
Divisiontwo:providesgrowthopportunitiesthroughacademic
achievement,highlevelathleticscompetitionandcommunity
engagement.Manyparticipantsarefirstgenerationcollegestudents.
Divisionthree:providesanintegratedenvironmentthatfocuseson
academicsuccesswhileofferingcompetitiveathleticsandmeaningfulnon
athleticopportunities.
Allsports:highschoolstudentathletes:7,800,000.NCAAstudent
athletes:480,000.PercentagemovingfromhighschooltoNCAA:6%.
PercentagemovingfromNCAAtoprofessional:2%.
Mensbasketball:highschoolstudentathletes:541,500.NCAAstudent
athletes:18,700.PercentmovingfromhighschooltoNCAA:3.5%.
PercentmovingfromNCAAtoprofessional:1.1%
Individualschoolsawardathleticscholarships.DivisionsIandIIschools
provide$2.7billioninathleticscholarshipsannuallytomorethan150,000
studentathletes.DivisionIIIschools,withmorethan180,000student
athletes,donotofferathleticallyrelatedfinancialaid,butmoststudent
athletesreceivesomeformofathleticgrantorneedbasedscholarship.

Fewhighschoolstudentsaregrantedwiththeopportunitytoplaysportsatthecollegiate
levelwiththehelpoftheNCAAprogramandtheirfinancialaidfunding.
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Koba,Mark."HowHighSchoolSportsHaveTurnedIntoBig

Business."CNBC.CNBC,11Dec.2012.Web.26Mar.2017.

<http://www.cnbc.com/id/100001024>.

/.latest_citation_text

Themoneybeganslowlypouringintohighschoolsportsinthe1980'swhen
localnetworks,alongwithESPN,startedfeaturinghighschoolevents,
especiallyfootball.
Budgetcutsforcedmanyschoolstoseekoutlucrativedeals.Butforsome
schoolsthefundingflowinfrombothpublicandprivatesides.
MarkConradIfyouthinkaboutwherepeopleareonFridaynightsinareas
liketheSouthandMidwest,theyareattheirlocalhighschoolfootballgame.
It'snowonderthemarketforhighschoolsportshasexpanded.
DavidRudolphThenumberofpeoplewhogotohighschoolisthreetimes
thenumberincollegeandalmosteveryonecanidentifyhimselforherselfasa
highschoolfan
Mostpeopleplayedhighschoolsportsandtheylovetowatchit.
Marketingathletesnotonlyhelpstheathletesbutwhentheydevelopthey
becomegoodtoolsforpublicity.
Peopleliketoseepeoplefromwheretheylivetobigthings
Selfpriderolemodelsforupcomingathletes
Cycleofstudentathletes
Brandssponsorathletes,whichbringsattentiontotheathletesfromcoaches
andattentiontothebrandfromfans.
Winwinsituation

Thepublicityofathleteshasdevelopedfromamoresecretivebusinesstoknowa
verydominantonewherenowafteranathletehasbroughtfametoanareabrands
begintosponsorthemandmoreattentionisdrawntothatpartofthetown.
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Uloop."TheLifeofaStudentAthlete."TheHuffingtonPost.

TheHuffingtonPost.com,10Apr.2013.Web.26Mar.2017.

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/uloop/thelifeofastudent

ath_b_2963409.html>.

Threemonthbreakforsummerisusuallycutdowntremendouslyfor
athletesincollege
Theyareverythankfulfortheopportunityalthoughitsnotaseasyasit
looks
Thedayconsistsofhoursofpractice,weightlifting,conditioning,film
watching,andbreaksforlunchanddinnerandmorepractice.
Daysstartat7a.m.andusuallyendataround10p.m.andareusually
fulloftheirsport.
Sociallivesareprettymuchinexistent.
Summerbreakisoneofthemostproductivetimeasanathlete
DuringschoolpracticeisreducedsomewhatIordertomakesure
athleteshaveroomforschoolworkandstudying.
Athletesarenotallowedtotakeclassesafter2p.m.becauseit
interfereswithpractice.
Longdaysofschoolandpracticemakeiteasyforathletestobecome
overwhelmedandstressed.
Athleteswhowerentgrantedfullridescholarshipsandneedjobsmay
findlifeevenmorestressfulbecausetheyhavelittletonodowntime
Beingastudentathleteisafulltimejob,itsnoteasy.Butintheend
teamcomradelyandascholarshipcheckatthebeginningofthequarter
orsemestermakesitallworthwhile.
Atmostschoolsmanyathletesstruggleinschoolbutthereisaspecific
coordinatordesignatedtoaidstudentswiththeirgradesandtopush
themtosuccess.

Lifeincollege,asastudentathlete,ishardworkandmostathletesfindthatthey
becomestressedandoverwhelmedtryingtobalanceclasses,sports,andtimefor
studying.
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AthlonSports,11/7/14,7:00AMEST."10ThingsYouNeedtoKnow

aboutCollegeBasketballRecruiting."AthlonSports.com.N.p.,

n.d.Web.26Mar.2017.<https://athlonsports.com/college

basketball/10thingsyouneedknowaboutcollege

basketballrecruiting>.

Commitmentismoreseriousinbasketballopposedtofootball
Onlysevenpeopledecommittedin2014
Itsallaboutrecruitingmidnightmadness/springseason
Manyschoolsoffernoofficialandofficialvisitstopotentialupcoming
recruits
Youcannotpayarecruittocometoyourschool,butscholarshipsmay
begranted.
Manyschoolsknowtheirspotonthefoodchainmeaningthattop
athletesarelikelytoleantowardstopschoolssuchasKentuckyand
Duke.
AAUisthemostimportantfactorandthemostcommontimefor
athletestoreceiveoffersfromcolleges
AAUcoachesalsocanhelpplayerswithrecruitment
TournamentsandcampsarespeciallydesignedforAAUplayersto
comeoutandgetsomepublicity.
Recruitingneverstops,collegesarealwayslookingfornewathletesto
bringintotheirprogram.
Springtimeiswheremostoftheoffersareplaced,theathletearein
highdemand
Usuallyafterthefirstofferathletebegintoreceivemorefrequent
offers.
Internationalplayersareusuallymoredifficulttoscoutandathletecan
evenfinditmorecommontoreceiveaofferfromaschoolinthesame
statethattheylivein.
Lettersofintentdontalwaysmeanthattheofferisguaranteed,and
evenafterbeingofferedaathletecanstillhavehisofferremoved.
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ManycoachesliketolookatgradtransfersandathletefromJUCO
schools(juniorcolleges).

Therearemanyoverlookedaspectsoftherecruitingprocesssuchashotspot
recruitingseasons,thevalueofAAU,andtheactualspecificdetailsofoffersand
lettersonintendment.