Okay, you’re a parent/guardian and your child may want to play in college. There are multiple levels of Collegiate Athletics and each has specific rules and eligibility requirements in order to even be permitted to play. This page is meant to walk parents/guardians and students through the process if you are interested in playing.
Scroll down to view several different topic sections
FEATURED ARTICLES
Read: Ultimate Guide for the College-Bound Athlete from the NCAA (pdf)
NCAA Covid-19 response for 2020-2021 as of July 2020
NCAA Eligibility Waivers for 2021-2022 students (released August 2020)
THE DIFFERENT COLLEGE LEVELS
There are MULTIPLE levels for college Athletic participation. Each level, has it’s own specific set of rules
CLICK ANY LINK HERE to that “level’s” official page
NCAA D1
NCAA D2
NCAA D3
NAIA
Junior College
NOTE: NCAA D3 (DIII) is the largest program in all of the college sports
RECRUITMENT TOOLS
FREE Recruitment: Field Level-
FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES to start the process
FOR Coaches to start the process
Other recruitment services =
NCAA ELIGIBILITY –
Revisions to NCAA Eligibility as of May 2020 due to Covid-19
OFFICIAL NCAA Eligibility Brochure
*****FREE ONLINE COURSE ON NCAA ELIGIBILITY****** created by the National Federation of High Schools
NCAA D1 “rules of eligibility as of 1/19/2018)
NCAA D2 “rules of eligibility” as of 2018
NCAA D3 rules of eligibility: Division III schools are responsible for setting their own academic eligibility rules. If you are going to be competing for a DIII institution, or if you are unsure what division level you’ll be competing at, you can start with a free NCAA Profile page. If you do decide to pursue a DI or DII program, you can always transition to a Certification Account later.
NCAA FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
COVID-19 eligibility revisions posted spring 2020 for D1 and D2
CREATE YOUR PROFILES
CREATE AN OFFICIAL NCAA PROFILE (D1, D2 and D3): (free of charge and all student-athletes interested in playing for college need to do it.
they may do it at any time but must do it by end of Junior year.)
OFFICIAL eligibility account for D1 and D2 athletes (DIII do not need to fill out this section)
OFFICIAL NAIA eligibility account
Junior Colleges require you contact the school directly but here is an FAQ