UPDATED FEBRUARY 2015 with Current NCAA & NAIA Rules. Written by Rick Allen, an NCAA Rules Expert with 25+ years experience working directly with the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA rules and Founder of Informed Athlete(TM) - www.informedathlete.com, this book could save you time and THOUSANDS of dollars.
Each year, parents spend thousands of dollars on lessons, equipment, competitive sports teams, and travel in the hopes that their son or daughter will be noticed by college athletic recruiters and offered an athletic scholarship. Their journey is often complicated by making costly mistakes due, in many cases, to not knowing or understanding the NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA rules.
Decisions made during the recruiting process can have HUGE and lasting impact both emotionally and financially later on.
This book provides real-life advice and experiences that are typical of the many situations you will encounter if you are actively pursuing an athletic scholarship.
In this book, you will learn how soon you should get started in the recruiting process, what you should do if you're not getting recruiting interest, what to look for and questions to ask on your campus visits, what academic requirements are needed to be eligible for an athletic scholarship, what to do if things don't work out and you need to transfer to another school, and what you should know BEFORE you go through the recruiting process.
Some of the stories shared are based on situations I've encountered throughout my years on campus. Some of these stories include mistakes that were made in our own son's recruitment process despite my years of NCAA experience and expertise.
Rick Allen, Founder Informed Athlete(TM) www.informedathlete.com 913-766-1235
About the Author: Rick Allen is the Founder of Informed Athlete(TM) and was one of the first NCAA compliance directors in the country solely dedicated to interpreting the rules and educating the staff at the university level.
Because of his many years of hands-on experience working with and interpreting the NCAA rules, he has a thorough understanding of how they work, how they are implemented, and how they overlap. He explains the rules in a way that helps parents and athletes thoroughly understand what the rules mean and how they apply to their unique situation. Rick stays current with NCAA, NAIA, and NCJAA recruiting, eligibility, scholarship, and transfer trends, practices, and rules.
His credentials include 25+ years NCAA Rules Expertise, including Director of Compliance at 2 major NCAA Division I schools, current Member & Former President of the National Association for Athletic Compliance (NAAC), conducts compliance review and audits at NCAA member institutions throughout the U.S., and he has consulted with NAIA schools transitioning to NCAA status. In addition, he has been on the parent's side of the process when his son was recruited and signed to play baseball in 2006 at the Division I level.
Since 2008, Informed Athlete(TM) - www.informedathlete.com - has helped thousands of student-athletes and their families navigate through the maze of NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA rules. We focus on 4 areas: college recruiting, academic and athletic eligibility, academic and athletic scholarships, and college athletic transfers.
Informed Athlete's mission is to make a difference and lessen the stress in the lives of student-athletes and their parents by providing information, guidance, and resources so they can make informed decisions that will provide the best opportunity for a positive outcome, both academically and athletically.
