verbal committments for 2006's

mention of academic money brings me to another question...

can you get as much academic scholarship money as you can to add to the athletic scholarship money without it taking any part of the athletic scholarship away? a few years ago i thought that i heard someone say that if you get academic money it would affect your athletic money???? didn't make sense to me bc that would seem to penalize kids with good grades. maybe i misunderstood what they were saying.

 

The only time they will take away any athletic money is if the total award both athletically and academically exceeds the allowable expenses under NCAA guidelines. Some forms of academic money aren't awarded until the spring. The NLI that you sign with the college may have a separate academic award page that needs to be returned at some point in time, but it's an athletic award and a commitment on the part of the college.

In that case, they take back some of the Athletic money until the total reaches 100%. They can't let you make money by attending college there.

Athletic awards are only for 1 year. Any promise beyond the freshman year isn't in writing and isn't binding. Academic awards are usually automatically extended based on meeting certain criteria (grades). Most coaches treat the athletic awards in the same manner.

 

thanks, NCBBALLFAN

great info :xyzthumbs
i'm storing all i learn here and gonna write a book someday
no seriously tho, just need to get my last one out of three thru college!
the wallet is getting alittle thin!

 

I need to give my little speech about Scholarship blending and the NCAA, but I'm too tired today. Everyone gets lucky as they get the abbreviated version.

In order for a school to offer you academic money in addition to an athletic award and it NOT to count totally as athletic money, a prospective student athlete needs to meet ONE of the following criteria.

Division 1:

1. 1200 SAT
2. Top 10% of class
3. 3.5 unweighted GPA on core courses

Division 2:

1. 1140 SAT
2. Top 20% of class
3. 3.5 unweighted GPA on core courses

In cases of scholarship blending, if the student doesn't meet those guidelines, any academic money they are awarded is counted against the athletic grant also. This may put an institution over the 11.7 scholarships. In such circumstances, the only solution for the player may be to forgo either the academic money OR the athletic award (whichever is less) so they don't fall under the scholarship blending rules.

OBTW: Who determines the 3.5 unweighted GPA on core courses? The NCAA Clearinghouse. Every prospective student athlete needs to register with the Clearinghouse. It's the only way to ensure academic eligibility to play as a freshman. The Clearinghouse calculates and releases the core GPA and determines freshman eligibility. It will also determine who needs to attend Summer Sessions in order to obtain freshman eligibility.

To play college sports at a Division I or II institution, you must be registered and meet the minimum course & grade requirements of the NCAA Clearinghouse.

To register onlineNCAA Clearinghouse OnLine registration

NCAA recommendation:
"Students should register with the clearinghouse after the completion of their junior year in high school. At this time, a transcript, which includes six semesters of grades, should be sent to the clearinghouse from the high school. Additionally, students should have their SAT or ACT test scores forwarded directly to the clearinghouse whenever they take the exam."

The HSBaseballWeb recommends that you register as soon as you think about it your junior year You obviously don't want to forget and it's easy to forget about it once you get tied up in the spring season. When the schools close down for the summer, it may get a bit harder to complete the paper work.