NCSA College Recruiting Blog
How to Manage Being a Multisport Athlete
These days, it seems like everyone is exclaiming the benefits of being a multisport athlete. And, it’s true, there are many benefits to playing more than one sport growing up. Experts suggest that it prevents overuse injuries, which are the result of repeating the same motions over and over again. It can also lead to […]
This Study Proves Just How Much Time College Athletes Spend On Their Sport
40-hour work weeks are the norm in most professions. On college campuses, amateur Division I student-athletes are expected to work much longer hours. The premier collegiate student-athletes essentially have two full-time jobs: student and athlete. To meet the demands of both, many Division I student-athletes end up committing nearly 60 hours to school and sports, […]
How Multi-Sport Athletes Should Use NCSA
So many high school athletes participate in more than one sport. You might even feel a strong connection with all of them when you’re in season — like softball is life for one semester, but then field hockey is life in another. Or, while it seems like there’s nothing as awesome as taking the field […]
15 Inspirational Quotes For Athletes
Freshman year is full of excitement, wonder and anxiety. If you’re gearing up for your first year of high school or college, then you are more than likely experiencing a combination of these three feelings and many more. It’s amazing how quickly we can go from being the big men and women on campus to […]
Should My Child Play Multiple Sports?
I ran into a good family friend this past weekend and we began catching up on what’s been going on with one another over the past couple of years. She has two sons who are seven and eight, and they are involved in many activities outside of school, both sports-related and other. We somehow got […]
Your Most Frequently Asked Questions Answered
After months of answering questions and responding to comments on our Facebook page we’ve gathered a list of the 5 most frequently asked questions/posted comments we’ve come across. The following should help you have a better understanding of how NCSA College Recruiting works and why setting up a profile might just be your next step to jump […]
College Coaches Love to Recruit Multi-Sport High School Athletes
One of the most perplexing parts of recruiting for many families has been the shift in recent years for high school athletes to focus on one sport for a variety of reasons, one of them being to help get a college athletics scholarship.Michigan State head basketball coach loves recruiting players who play multiple sports in […]
Recruiting Checklist for Parents
Academic: Recruiting: Read more: College Recruiting Tips and Advice for Parents New to the recruiting process? See what college programs you might quality for by creating your free NCSA College Recruiting profile.
Michael Jordan’s Recruiting Story
Michael Jordan. One name and a million images come to mind. Whether it’s that infamous tongue that stuck out while he was playing, or one of his many game winning shots, or his six championship rings that don his fingers, there is no denying that Michael Jordan left his mark on the game of basketball, […]
Athletic Scholarship Example
Below is an example of an Athletic Letter of Intent / Scholarship Offer. For many recruits, this is the ultimate goal. Unfortunately, very few student-athletes and families fully understand that an athletic scholarship is a contract with a number of conditions. Keep in mind that this is simply an example and scholarship offers will vary. […]