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UnderstandingtheCollegeAthletic

RecruitingProcess

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KellyFarlandLoyolaHighSchoolSeptember2016

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DedicatedtothestudentsofLoyolaHighSchoolandtheir

familiesastheypursuetheireducation.Acknowledgements:Iwouldliketothankeveryonethatcontributedandsupportedmyeffortstocreatethisdocument.Thisincludes:Dr.RicardoPedroarias,Mr.PaulJordan,Mr.ChrisO’Donnell,theentireLoyolaHighSchoolVarsitycoachingstaff,Mrs.CindyCassutt,Mrs.PatSalvaty,theLoyolaHighSchoolCounselingDepartment,andMrs.MelindaWiggins.Fortheirsupportandencouragement:Mr.ErikEllefsenofValleyChristianSchool,SanJose,CA,Mr.WillBuftonoftheValorChristianSchool,HighlandsRanchCO,andMr.SteveBlufordoftheSt.IgnatiusSchool,SanFrancisco.Andtomywifeforhercontinuedsupportallowingmetopursuemyprofessionalambitions.SpecialthanksandappreciationgoesouttotheLoyolaHighSchoolalumniandparentswhosupportfacultyProfessionalDevelopmentProgramsthroughtheAlumniDinner.

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TableofContentsIntroductionandExplanationofthisDocument: page4TheStudentAthlete 5-6TheCollegeAthleticPrograms 7-9RecruitingStrategies 10-11RecruitingTerms 12-13LoyolaHighSchoolForm48H(NCAAdocument) 14-16NCAAEligibilityRequirements 17-19NCAADivision1AcademicRequirements 20-21NCAADivision2AcademicRequirementsfor2018 22-23TheAcademicIndexfortheIvyLeague 24-26 TheSports-IncludingRecruitingCalendarsfor2017Baseball 27-32Basketball 33-39CrossCountry 40-44Football 45-53Golf 54-59Lacrosse 60-65Soccer 66-71SwimmingandDiving 72-77Tennis 78-82TrackandField 83-90Volleyball 91-96WaterPolo 97-101

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ThisresourcehasbeendesignedtohelpLoyolaHighSchoolprospectivestudentathletesandtheirparentsbetterunderstandtherecruitingprocessforeachsportofferedatLHSforthosewhowanttocompeteincollege.Therearethousandsofpersonneldedicatedtomanagingthecollegeathleticrecruitingprocess.ThisdocumentwillhelpLoyolaCubs,andtheirparentsbetterunderstandtheathleticrecruitingprocessforall12-varsitysportsofferedatLoyolaHighSchool.TheNCAAreferstohighschoolstudent-athletesasprospectivestudentathletesorPSAs.ForthepurposesofthisdocumenttheacronymPSAwillbeusedinplaceofthephrasestudent-athleteorLHSstudent-athlete.Thecollegeathleticrecruitingprocessisnotascience,it’saveryhumanprocessinvolvingcollegecoacheswhoareoftenunderavarietyofpressurestowin,competeorkeepupwiththeircompetition.Mostcollegecoacheshavesignificantexperiencerecruitinghighschoolstudentathletes,andtheyusuallyrecruitmultipleathletesforthesamerosterorscholarshipspot.Theycontrolwhichathletesgetoffersandmaymakemultipleoffersforonerosterspot.Understandthatverbaloffersarenotbindingtoeitherparty(thecoachorthePSA)howevermostcoachesareawarethattheir‘word’isavaluablecommodityandtheyarecarefulabouthowtheyengageintherecruitingprocess.It’sprobablygoodadvicetoremindthePSAtonot‘buythehype’butrathertostayfocusedonhisowntalentsandwhathewantsoutofhiscollegeexperience.Therearehundredsofruleswhichgovernthecollegeathleticrecruitingprocess,thisdocumentdoesnotoutlinetheserules;insteadit’sbeendesignedasaguidetohelpmembersoftheLoyolaHighSchoolcommunityanticipateandbetterunderstandthiscomplicatedprocess.ProbablythemostimportantinformationforahighschoolPSAtoknowisto….

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KnowYourselfYourTalentsandDemonstratedAbilitiesIt’simportantthatyouknowwhatYOUwant.Playingsportsincollegeshouldbeaboutwhatyouwanttodo,whereyouwanttospendyourtimeandthepeopleyouwanttoassociatewith.Berealisticaboutyourtalent.Don’tjusttolistentooneperson;yourparentsloveyou,buttheymaynothaveanobjectiveperspectiveonyourabilities,yourhighschoolcoachcertainlyhasanopiniononyourtalents,it’simportantthatyouknowwhathethinksbecausecollegecoachesmayconsulthimastheydecidetorecruityou,yourtravel/clubcoachcertainlyalsohasanopinionaboutyourtalentsandrememberyouarepayingtoplayforhim.Othercoachesyou’veplayedagainstmayalsohaveanopinionaboutyourtalent(they’vehadtoguardagainstyou)buttheyarenotlikelytobeabletohelpyougetrecruited.YourPotential:Sizeand/orExperienceSometimesphysicalsizecanmakeupforcurrenttalent,sometimes!Ifyouhavearecruitablebodytypecollegecoachesmayfindyouanattractiverecruit.Butrememberevenifyouhavetherightsize,ifyourskillsdon’timproveyou’renotlikelytokeepyourplaceonateam.Perhapsyoujuststartedplayingthesport.Collegecoachesmaytakeachanceonanathletewhoshowsgreatpromisewithlittletechnicalexperience.Again,thecoachwillexpectthatyoucommityourselfcompletelytothesportandthatyoucontinuetoimproveyourtalents.YourownValues:Whattypeofinstitutionfitsyourownexpectations.Whatkindofcollegedoyouwanttoattend?Thequestiontoaskyourselfis…IfIdidn’tplayXsportatthiscollege,wouldIstillwanttoattendthiscollege?Iftheanswerisno,beawarethatyourloveorpassionforthesportmayfadeincollege,andthenwhatareyouleftwith….YourPrioritiesinCollege:TimeCommitmentsforcollegePSAs Youneedtoknowwhatyourownprioritiesareincollege.Areyoulookingtocompeteaftercollege?Areyouthinkingyourtalentscanhelpyougetintoa‘better’academicinstitution?Youneedtotalkwiththepeopleyourespectinyourlife;yourparents,coaches,guysacoupleofyearsolderthanyouare.

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Whatdoesbalancemeaninyourlife?Whatpriorityareacademicsinyourlife?YouneedtoknowyourowntalentandinterestsCollegecoachesaregoingtoexpectasignificantamountofyourtime.Collegeathletes’timesarecommittedtogames,practicetime,weightstime,diet,duringtheseason,preseason,offseason,duringspringbreakandChristmasbreak.IfyouplantoplayatanNCAADivision1institution(D1),youcanexpecttospend40+hoursaweektrainingyearround.Rememberwhyyou’regoingtocollege…toearnadegreeanddevelopskillstohelpyouearnajobafteryougraduate.CommittingtoplayatanNCAADivision3program(D3)orIvyLeagueathleticprogramwilllikelyrequiresignificantlylesstimewiththeteam.Justhowmuchlessdependsuponthesportandtheprogram.Typically,NCAADivision2institutions(D2)andDivisionIAA(IAA)programsrequiresignificanttimecommitments,typicallyalotmorethanD3orIvyprograms.NAIAschoolsvarybasedonthesportandtheinstitution.Youmightbesurprised…

Collegecoachesaretakingchancesrecruitinghighschoolstudentathletes.They’regoingtocollectasmuchinformationastheycanaboutaPSA’sCHARACTER.Waybeyond‘thenumbers’orstatistics,collegecoachesarealwayslookingtoassessdetermination,personality,effortandthedepthofcharacterofhighschoolrecruits.

Typically,collegecoachesliketoknowyouracademics,perceptiononcampusandthetypeofsupportyourfamilyprovidesforyou.ThesefactorscanplayaroleindeterminingifacollegecoachwillrecruitahighschoolPSA.Ifyouracademicrecorddoesn’tmatchthestandarddeterminedbythecollege,mostcollegecoacheswillstoprecruitingaPSA.IfthePSAisperceivedasaproblemonhishighschoolcampus,thisfactormightaffecthowhardacollegecoachrecruitsaPSA.Collegecoachesdon’twanttohavetomanageaplayeroffthefield.AndifaPSA’sfamilymembershaveahistoryofbeingdifficulttomanage,thisalsomightaffecthowhardacollegecoachrecruitstheplayer.Ifyourhighschoolcoachperceivesfamilymembersasunsupportiveordifficulttodealwith,acollegecoachmightdecidetomoveonandrecruitanotherPSA.

Collegeathleticrecruitingisafluidexperience.Collegecoachesrankandre-prioritizinghighschoolrecruitsallthetime.It’simportantforthePSAtobeclearabouttheirownprioritiesandtofindthecollegeprogramthatbestfitstheirinterestsandtalents.

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KnowtheCollegePrograms

CollegeCoachExpectations:YourtimeandcommitmentAsyouresearchyourcollegerecruitingyoushouldbeawareofhowthecoachconductshisbusiness.Whendotheypractice,where,howoften,forwhichothercommitmentsaretheplayersaccountable?Isthecoachnewtotheschool?Isheestablishedattheschool?Isheunderadditionalpressuretowin?Competition:Who’sintheirconference?Oftenit’stheconferenceinwhichtheschoolplaysthatdeterminestheexpectationtowinortimecommitmentsoftheprogram.Ifonecoachintheconferenceisinterestedinyou,perhapsothercoachesintheconferencewouldconsideryouanadditiontotheirprogramtoo.PressuretoWin:Withpressurecomeexpectations.MoreandmoreprogramsaregettingTVtimebecauseconferencesarecreatingtheirownnetworks,willthisaffectthepressuretopractice,liftandwin?Thetopprogramsareexpectedtowineveryyear.Thismeansthecoachesarerecruitingthetoptalenteveryyear.Chancesarethey’llberecruitingsomeonenextyearthatwillcompetewithyouforplayingtimeinthefuture.Getusedtoit.

CollegeStudentLife:What’saPSA’slifelike?Athletesattoptierprogramsdon’tspendtheirtimelikeregularstudents.Ifyou’reinterestedincelebratingspringbreakoutofthecountry,yourcoachmayhaveotherplansforyou.Wereyouhopingtotakeaninternshipincollege,perhapsyourcoachisexpectingyoutospendyourtimedifferently?RecruitingCommitmentsThereareofficialrecruitingwindowsestablishedbytheNCAA.Collegecoachesarefullyawareoftherulesthatgoverntheirsport.Bewareofcoachesthatdon’tfollowestablishedrecruitingrules.Ifthey’rewillingtobendtherulestorecruityou,theymightjustaseasilydumpyouiftheygetabetterrecruitforyourposition.

Verbalcommitvs.NLI

Verbalcommitmentsarenotbinding.Theyareanagreementwithcollegecoachesandtheirrecruits.Eitherpartycanwithdrawfromtheagreementwithouttechnicalpenalty.NLIisabindingcontractbetweenthePSAandacollegeprogram,foroneacademicyear.NLIisaccompaniedbyafinancialaidagreementwhichisalsobindingonbothparties.

FortheStudentCollegerepresentsyourfuture,takecarenottosimplygiveitawaytojustanyone.

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FortheCollegeCollegecoachesunderstandthatrecruitingisthelifebloodoftheirsuccess.Formanycoaches,recruitingisayear-roundcommitment,eveniftheycan’tformallyrecruitastudentathlete.Don’tbesurprisediftheycontinuetorecruitevenafterthey’vemadeyouanoffer.

PromiseofscholarshipAnofferofascholarship(partialorfull)isnotanobligationuntilyou’vesignedaNationalLetterofIntent(NLI.)Allcollegesportshavealimitedamountofscholarshipdollars.Onlytheheadcountsports(D1FootballandBasketball)arerequiredtoofferonlyfullscholarships,whileeveryothersporttypicallyhastosplitscholarshipmoneybetweenanumberofathletes.Onlythemostexceptionalstudentathletesearnfullscholarshipsfornon-headcountsports.AssistanceintheAdmissionProcessSometimesLHSstudentshopetoutilizetheirathletictalenttohelpgetthemintoagoodcollege.Beawarethatcollegecoacheshavelimitedinfluenceintheadmissionsprocessforselectivecolleges.Justbecausetheyarerecruitingyou,doesn’tmeanthey’llhavetheinfluencetohelpgetarecruitadmitted.Don’t“putallyoureggsinonebasket”unlessyouhaveaguaranteethatthecoachwillbeabletogetyouadmittedintotheircollege.MakesureyourLHScoach;counselorandparentshavebeeninformedifacollegecoachguaranteesadmissiontotheirinstitution.

TimecanbeusedbothforandagainstyouOffersmadebycollegecoachesusuallycomewithashortwindowtomakeadecision.

It’snotunusualforcollegecoachestomakeaverbalscholarshipofferswithanexpirationdate.TheytypicallyrecruitmultiplePSAsforeachpositionandgivenyourtalentsyoumaybeatthetoporbottomoftheirlist.Eitherwaytheyneedtofillthespotontheirrosterandthesoonertheydoit,themoretimetheyhavetorecruitotherPSAs.

OfferstohelpaPSAintheadmissionprocessmaycomewithrequirementsforthePSAtoapplyEarlyDecisionorEarlyDecisionII.RememberifyouchoosetoapplyEarlyDecision(IorII)toacollege,thatifyou’readmitted,you’reobligatedtoattendthatinstitution.KeepingintouchIfacollegecoachcontactsyou,butyouchoosenottorespond,youractions(orinactions)mayspeakvolumesabouthowhardacollegecoachrecruitsyou.Collegecoachesdon’ttypicallywanttospendtimeonPSAsthatarenotinterestedincompetingfortheirschool.Ifyou’renotinterestedincompetingforacollege,letthemknow;ifyou’renotsureifyouwanttocompeteforthem,it’sadvisableto

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respondtotheiroutreachandtomaintaincommunicationwiththemuntilyouknowforsurewhereyou’llbegoingtocollege.Being‘officially’recruitedAPSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

OfficialVisitsAPSAcanonlytakefive‘official’visits,whicharepaidforbythecollege.HoweveraPSAcanunofficiallyvisitacampusasmanytimesasthey’dlike.Theseunofficialvisitsshouldbecoordinatedwiththecollegecoach,butthePSAneedstofullyunderstandthatthey(nottheprogram)areresponsibleforallofthecostsassociatedwithanunofficialvisit.

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RecruitingStrategies CommunicationWorkwiththeknown(Theseareyourcurrentcoaches)It’scommonforcollegecoachestoreachouttohighschoolcoachesaboutplayerstheyshouldrecruit.Soit’simportantthatyouspeaktoyourLHScoachaboutyourplanstoplayincollege.Letthemknowwhichcollegecoacheshavereachedouttoyou,andwhichschoolsyou’dliketoplayat.It’sverypossiblethattheycanhelpyouintherecruitingprocess.LHScoachesarerespectedandexperiencedworkingwithcollegecoaches.Itiswisetoenlisttheirassistance.

Workwiththelessknown(Thesearethecoachesrecruitingyou)Thecollegecoachesarein‘thedriver’sseat’andit’simportantthatyourememberthatoweyounothinguntiltheNLIissigned.There’sahugedifferencebetween‘talking’witharecruitedathleteandrecruitinganathlete.Therearelotsofrulesgoverningwhatacoachcandowhenrecruitingastudentathlete.Butjustbecausethey’vesentyoualetterexpressinginterestinyou,doesn’tmeanthatthatcoachispreparedtoofferyouascholarshiporaspotonhisteam.It’srecommendedthatyouengagewithcoachesatinstitutionswhereyoureallywanttogotoschool,evenengagingwithmultiplecoaches.ThereareveryfewrulesregardingaPSAreachingouttoacollegecoach,viaphone,textortakinganunofficialvisit(paidbythePSA)toacampus,withtheexceptionsofDeadorQuietperiodsdeterminedbytheNCAA. ExposurePlayinfrontofthemFormostsports,it’sgoingtobehelpfulforacollegecoachtowatchyouplayinperson.Considervisitingcollegecampuseswhereyouhopetoberecruited.Attendsummercampsorregionalcampswheretheymightbeabletowatchyouplayinperson.

FillingoutathleticquestionnairesGetontheirradar!Gototheirwebsitesandfilloutanathleticquestionnaire.Respondtotheiremails,phonecallsorletters.Haveotherresourcessiteyourtalentsandabilities…

AthleticresumeSometimesithelpstohaveaone-pagedocumentthatcontainsyouraccolades,times(progressions)upcomingeventswhereyou’llplay,yourNCAAIDnumberandcoachcontactinformationissuperhelpfultocollegecoaches.Makesuretoincludeyourcontactinformationaswell.

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Highlightreel/fullgametapeManycollegecoacheswanttoseehighlightreels.Sometimestheywantvideofromanentiregame.Bepreparedtodeliverthisinformationtomultiplecoaches.Updateyourhighlightreelregularly.LHShasaHUDLaccount,makesureyouknowwhattypeofinformationispostedforcollegecoachestoreview.

TimingEverysporthasadifferentrecruitingtimeline.Rememberthattimingisalsoatooltobeusedbycollegecoaches.YourLHScoachisfamiliarwiththistimeline.ThisinformationisalsoavailableontheNCAAwebsite.Wherepossible,thisinformationisalsoincludedinthisdocument.

TimeLineAllNCAAsporthaveofficialrecruitingcalendars,it’simportanttoknowyoursandtounderstandwhatcollegecoachescanandcannotdointherecruitingprocessandwhenandhowtheyareallowedtocommunicatewithyou.http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/resources/recruiting-calendars

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RecruitingTerms:Thislistofrecruitingtermsmayhelpyoubetterunderstandtherecruitingprocess.BlueChip:BluechipreferstoahighlysouthafterPSA;usuallyaPSAwhoisamongthetopplayersinhispositionacrossthenation.Calendars:Collegecoachesarerestrictedtocertaintimesduringtheyearwhentheycancontactplayers.Thetypeofcontactisalsodelineated.TheNCAAdeterminescalendardates.Termsusedwithregardtoarecruitingcalendarinclude:contactperiods,deadperiods,evaluationperiodsandquietperiods.Camps:Therearetwotypesofcamps:instructionalandshowcase.Instructionalcampscanlastfromonetoeightweekswhereplayersundergointensivetrainingtoimprovetheirskills.Showcasecampsareusuallyheldatuniversitieswhererecruitsdisplaytheirathleticabilitiesinfrontofcollegecoaches.Clearinghouse:NowknownastheNCAAEligibilityCenter,isthegoverningbodythatdeterminesifaPSAiseligibletoberecruitedbycollegecoaches.EveryPSAmustbeinitiallyclearedbytheEligibilityCenterbeforetheycanparticipatein“officialvisits.”Commitment:AnoralorverbalcommitmentmadebyaPSAtoacollegeathleticprogram.Thiscommitmentisnon-bindinganddoesnotobligateeitherthePSAorcollegetoofferascholarshiporspotonanathleticteam.OnlyanofficialNationalLetterofIntent(NLI)isbindingforacollegeprogramorPSA.Contact:WhenaPSAandcollegecoachmeetfacetoface.ContactPeriod:Aperiodoftime,determinedbytheNCAARecruitingcalendar(whichvariesbysport)whenacollegecoachcanmeetwithaPSAinperson.DeadPeriod:Aperiodoftime,determinedbytheNCAArecruitingcalendar(whichvariesbysport)whencollegecoachesarerestrictedfromcontactingaPSA.Evaluation:AnevaluationiswhenacollegecoachassessesaPSA’sacademicorathleticabilities.Evaluationsusuallyinvolveacoachorrecruiterobservingagameorpractice.Evaluationperiod:Asetperiodoftime,determinedbytheNCAA(whichvariesforeachsport)whencollegecoachesarepermittedtomakeLHScampusvisits(orotheroff-campusvenues)toevaluateaPSA’sabilities.ThisusuallyinvolvesacollegecoachvisitinganLHSpracticeorgame.Inpersonevaluationsareonlypermittedduringsetevaluationperiods.

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FootballBowlSubdivision(FBS):NCAADivision1Afootballprograms.85fullscholarshipsareavailableperteam.FootballChampionshipSubdivision(FCS):NCAADivision1AAfootballprograms.63scholarshipsareavailableperteam.Scholarshipscanbedivided,notallrosterplayersgetfullscholarships.Grayshirt:AtermusedtodescribeaPSAwhodelayscollegeenrollmentuntilthespringsemester,typicallyusedbyNCAAfootballprograms.PSA:ProspectiveStudentAthlete.Anyhighschoolstudentathletethat’sconsideringtopossibilitytocompeteincollege.AstudentisconsideredaPSAwhentheystart9thgrade.TheNCAAdefinesamalebasketballplayerasaPSAatthebeginningof7thgrade.NationalLetterofIntent(NLI):AnNLIisanofficialagreementbetweenaPSAandacollegeathleticprogram.NLIisafinancialagreement.Thisagreementisbindingandpertainsonlytooneyearofathletics.OnceaPSAhassignedanNLIwithacollegeprogramtheycannolongerbecontactedbyothercollegeprograms.NLIsalwaysincludesomelevelofscholarship.NationalSigningDay:ThefirstWednesdayinFebruaryisthefirsttimearecruitedfootballPSAcansignanNLI.NLIscanbesignedafterthisdate.OfficialVisit:WhenacollegepaysexpensesforaPSAtovisittheircampus.Theseexpensesinclude:transportation,room,mealsandentertainment.Officialvisitsshallnotexceed48hours.QuietPeriod:Aperiodoftime,determinedbytheNCAAwhencollegecoachesmaymakein-personrecruitingcontactsonlyonthecollegecampus.Recruit:APSAisconsideredarecruitwhenheengagesinoff-campus,inpersoncontactwithacoach;receivesmorethanonetelephonecallfromacollegecoach;isissuedanNLIormakesanofficialvisittoacollegecampus.Redshirt:WhenacollegePSAextendstheireligibilitytocompeteincollege.Redshirtsarerequiredtositoutgames,butmaypracticeandtakeclassesatthecollegetheyattend.UnofficialVisit:WhenaPSApaystocoststovisitacollegecampus.ThePSAmaynotreceiveanycompensationfromthecollege.Walk-onrecruit:AtermthatreferstoaPSAwhodoesnotreceiveascholarshipasarecruit.Thecollegeprogramisnotobligatedtoguaranteearosterspotontheteamtoawalk-onrecruit.

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LoyolaHighSchoolForm48H:HighschoolPSAsneedtofulfillNCAAeligibilityrequirementsaroundacademicrigor.ThelistbelowoutlinestheLHScoursestheNCAAhasapprovedtofulfillthe16Corerequirements.CheckwithyourCounselortoassureyouaretakingthecorrectclasses.

LoyolaHighSchool2016Form48H

Loyola High School Form 48H 2016-2017

English

Course Weight English Courses

COLL READ/WRITE

ENGLISH 1

ENGLISH 2

ENGLISH 2/H

ENGLISH 3

ENGLISH 3/AP

ENGLISH 4/AP

MOD AMER NOVEL

POETRY

RHETORIC & COMP

SHAKESPEARE

SHAKESPEARE 2

SHORT FICTION

WORLD LIT

Social Science

Course Weight Social Sciences Courses

AFRO-AMER STUD

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

AP MACRO ECON

AP MICRO ECON

ECONOMICS

EUROPEAN HISTORY/AP

GEN. PSYCH.

GOVERNMENT/AP

HIST OF MEXICO

HISTORY OF GERMANY

HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES

HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

MODERN US

PSYCHOLOGY/AP

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US HISTORY

US HISTORY/AP

WORLD HISTORY

WORLD HISTORY/AP

Mathematics

Course Weight Mathematics Courses

ALG 2/H

ALGEBRA 1

ALGEBRA 1A

ALGEBRA 2

AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES

CALCULUS

CALCULUS AB/AP

CALCULUS BC/AP

COLLEGE ALGEBRA

GEOMETRY

GEOMETRY/H

PRE-CAL/HON

PRE-CALCULUS 1

PRE-CALCULUS 2

STATISTICS/AP

Natural/Physical Science

Course Weight Natural/Physical Science Courses Lab

ANATOMY & PHY X

AP PHYSICS 1 X

ASTRONOMY/H X

BIOLOGY X

BIOLOGY/AP X

CHEM/H X

CHEMISTRY X

CHEMISTRY/AP X

ENVIRON SCI/AP X

GEOLOGY/H X

OCEANOGRAPHY X

PHYSICS X

PHYSICS MECH/AP X

Additional Core Courses

Course Weight Additional Courses Max

Credits

FRENCH 1

FRENCH 2

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FRENCH 3

FRENCH 3/H

FRENCH 4/AP

HIST DE MEXICO

HONORS LATIN 3

LATIN 1

LATIN 2

LATIN 3

LATIN 4/AP

MANDARIN 1

MANDARIN 2

MANDARIN 3

MANDARIN 3/HON

MANDARIN 4

SPANISH 1

SPANISH 1/HON

SPANISH 2

SPANISH 2/HON

SPANISH 3

SPANISH 3/HON

SPANISH 4

SPANISH 4 LANGUAGE/AP

SPANISH 4 LITERATURE/AP

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BasicNCAAeligibilityrequirements:IfyouwanttocompeteinNCAAsportsataDivisionIschool,youneedtoregisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCentertomakesureyoustayontracktomeetinitial-eligibilitystandards.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyoureligibilityortheregistrationprocess,calltheNCAAtollat1-877-262-1492.Grade9and10

Consultwithyourcounselorforalistofyourhighschool’sNCAAcorecoursestomakesureyoutaketherightclasses.

Grade11 Checkwithyourcounselortomakesureyouwillgraduateontimewiththe

requirednumberofNCAAcorecourses. TaketheACTorSATandsubmityourscorestotheNCAAusingcode9999. Springsemester:RegisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCenter

ateligibilitycenter.org Attheendoftheyear,askyourCounselortoaskMrs.Moralestouploadyour

officialtranscripttotheNCAAEligibilityCenter. Grade12 FinishyourlastNCAAcorecourses. TaketheACTorSATagain,ifnecessary,andsubmityourscorestotheNCAA

usingcode9999. CompleteallacademicandamateurismquestionsinyourNCAAEligibility

Centeraccountateligibilitycenter.org. Afteryougraduate,askyourcounselortosubmityourfinalofficialtranscript

withproofofgraduationtotheNCAAEligibilityCenter.DivisionIAcademicEligibilityTobeeligibletocompeteinNCAAsportsduringyourfirstyearataDivisionIschool,youmustgraduateandmeetALLthefollowingrequirements: Complete16corecourses: FouryearsofEnglish Threeyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher) Twoyearsofnatural/physicalscience(includingoneyearoflabscienceif

yourhighschooloffersit) OneadditionalyearofEnglish,mathornatural/physicalscience Twoyearsofsocialscience FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,natural/physicalscience,social

science,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionorphilosophy

Complete10corecourses:includingseveninEnglish,mathornatural/physicalscience,beforeyourseventhsemester(bytheendofyourjunioryear.)Onceyoubeginyourseventhsemester,youmaynotrepeatorreplaceanyofthose10coursestoimproveyourcore-courseGPA.

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Earnatleasta2.3GPAinyourcorecourses. EarnanSATcombinedscoreorACTsumscorematchingyourcore-course

GPAontheDivisionIslidingscale,whichbalancesyourtestscoreandcore-courseGPA.Ifyouhavealowtestscore,youneedahighercore-courseGPAtobeeligible.Ifyouhavealowcore-courseGPA,youneedahighertestscoretobeeligible.

WhatifIdon’tmeettherequirements?

IfyouhavenotmetalltheDivisionIacademicrequirements,youmaynotcompeteinyourfirstyearatcollege.However,ifyouqualifyasanacademicredshirtyoumaypracticeduringyourfirsttermincollegeandreceiveanathleticsscholarshipfortheentireyear.

Toqualifyasanacademicredshirt,youmustgraduateandmeetALLthefollowingacademicrequirements: Complete16corecourses: FouryearsofEnglish Threeyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher) Twoyearsofnatural/physicalscience(includingoneyearoflabscienceif

yourhighschooloffersit) OneadditionalyearofEnglish,mathornatural/physicalscience Twoyearsofsocialscience FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,natural/physicalscience,social

science,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionorphilosophy Earnatleasta2.0GPAinyourcorecourses. EarnanSATcombinedscoreorACTsumscorematchingyourcore-course

GPAontheDivisionIslidingscale.IfyouareconcernedyoumaynotmeettheDivisionIacademicrequirements,considertakingthefollowingactions: Askforadviceandaccountabilityfromyourhighschoolcounselor.Checkin

withtheadmissionsorcomplianceofficeatthecollegeyouhopetoattend. Gettutoringorotherstudyhelp.Graduateontime.DivisionIschoolsallow

college-boundPSAswhograduateon-timetotakeonecorecourseduringtheyearaftertheygraduatehighschool.

Avoidquickfixesthroughcreditrecoveryprograms.Thesecoursesmaynot

beacceptedbytheNCAA. Keepyourcoursework.IftheNCAAEligibilityCenterneedstoreviewyour

recordduetoirregularities,youmaybeaskedtoprovideyourcoursework. Followyourhighschool'spolicies.Thebestthingtodoisworkwithinthe

rules.

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AmateurismTheNCAApromotesamateurismtocreatealevelplayingfieldforallPSAs.Theyoungmenandwomenwhocompeteincollegesportsarestudentsfirst,athletessecond.IfyouwanttocompeteinNCAAsportsataDivisionIschoolyoumustbeanamateurathlete.AdditionalResourcesPlayDivisionOnesports:http://www.ncaa.org/PSAs/play-division-i-sportsGuidebookfortheCollege-boundstudent-athlete:http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA17.pdfAdditionalNCAAResources:https://web3.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/links?linksSubmit=ShowActiveLinks

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Division I Academic Requirements

College-bound student-athletes will need to meet the following academic requirements to

practice, receive athletics scholarships, and/or compete during their first year.

Core-Course Requirement Complete 16 core courses in the following areas:

x 4 years of English

x 3 years of math (Algebra I or higher)

x 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered)

x 1 year of additional English, math or natural/physical science

x 2 years of social science

x 4 years of additional courses (any area above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy)

Full Qualifier Academic Redshirt x Complete 16 core courses:

� Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (senior year) of high school

� Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, math, or science

x Complete 16 core courses

x Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.300 x Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000

x Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale (see back page)

x Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale (see back page)

x Graduate high school x Graduate high school Full Qualifier: College-bound student-athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarship during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school. Academic Redshirt: College-bound student-athletes may receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment and may practice during their first regular academic term but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment. Nonqualifier: College-bound student-athletes cannot practice, receive athletics scholarships or compete during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school.

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2018 Division II New Academic Requirements

Initial-eligibility standards for NCAA Division II college-bound student-athletes are changing.

College-bound student-athletes first enrolling at an NCAA Division II school on or after August 1, 2018, need to meet new academic rules to practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships during their first year.

Core-Course Requirement x 3 years of English x 2 years of math (Algebra I or higher) x 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) x 2 years of social science x 3 additional years of English, math or natural or physical science x 4 additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language,

comparative religion or philosophy

Full Qualifier Partial Qualifier

x Complete 16 core courses. x Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.200. x Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your

core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale (see back page).

x Graduate high school.

x Complete 16 core courses. x Earn a core-course GPA of at least

2.000. x Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your

core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale (see back page).

x Graduate high school. Full Qualifier: College-bound student-athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarship during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division II school. Partial Qualifier: College-bound student-athletes may receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment and may practice during their first regular academic term but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment. Nonqualifier: College-bound student-athletes may not practice, compete or receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division II school. Test Scores If you take the current SAT before March 2016 and then take the redesigned SAT at a later date, the NCAA Eligibility Center will not combine section scores from the current and redesigned SAT when determining your initial eligibility. The NCAA Eligibility Center will only combine section scores from the same version of the test. Because the redesigned SAT varies in design and measures different academic concepts than the current SAT, a numerical score on the current test may not be equivalent to the same numerical score on the redesigned test.

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NewSATtestandtheAcademicIndexintheIvyLeagueJanuary15,2016Thenew2016SATtesthaschangedtheAcademicIndexcalculationforIvyLeagueathletes.TheAthleticsAcademicIndexcalculator,willstillhavetheoriginalAcademicIndexcalculatorbasedonthe2400pointscale,butPage2willhavetheformulaforthenewversionoftheSAT.SincetheIvyLeaguetreatstheAcademicIndexasaconfidentialinternaltool,theAIcalculator(oranyotheronlinecalculator)isn’tauthorizedbytheIvyLeagueorendorsedinanyway.Peoplewhohaveusedit,however,havereportedthattheindexnumbertheyhavecalculatedhasgenerallybeenwithin1-2pointsofthenumbercalculatedbyanIvyLeaguecoach.

ItremainstobeseenhowthenewSATscorescorrelatewiththeold.It’spossiblethataftersomedataiscollectedthatthecorrelationformulabetweentheACTandSATmaychange.We’llkeepuponthisandchangeitifnecessaryaswehearmore.

http://www.tier1athletics.org/category/ivy-league-academics/academic-index-ivy-league-academics/

InterpretingtheAcademicIndexNumberforIvyLeagueAthletesNovember5,2012ThenumberthatyouhavecalculatedusingtheAcademicIndexcalculatorshouldonlyserveasageneralguidelinetohelpyouplanyourrecruiting.Hittingcertainnumbersdoesnotmeanthatyouareassuredofadmissionsincemanydifferentfactorsgointodeterminingadmissibility.TheAcademicIndexisreallyatooltoevaluatelargegroups(teams,overallathleticcohortandentirestudentbody.)It’shelpfultobeabletoseewhereyoustandinrelationtootherstudentsandathletes.

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BelowareinterpretationsofthestrengthofdifferentAIranges.Thesearebasedoninterviews,articlesandstatements,butyoushouldnotconsiderthemtobeanysortofofficialguidelineorstandard.Under176AnAcademicIndexunder176isbelowtheminimumgenerallyrequiredtoberecruitedintheIvyLeague.177-190Thisrangeas“possible”,butweak.Nationallyknown,big-timerecruitsinhighprofilesportsmaybeokaywithanAIinthisrange.191-200Thisisstillontheweakerside,butscoresinthisrangemaybeadequateforhighlydesirableathletesincertainprograms.201-210Thisequatestoabout1850-1900combined(ontheold)SATand3.5unweightedGPAandshouldputarecruitonfairlysolidacademicfooting.Teamsthattendtoattractkidswithstrongeracademicsmaywantalittlebitmore.Over210Thisisreallywhereyouwanttobe.WithanAIover210,it’sprettyunlikelythatacademicswillbeadealkillerinyourathleticrecruiting.http://www.tier1athletics.org/2012/11/05/interpreting-the-academic-index-number/

UsingtheAcademicIndexNumberIt’simportanttounderstandthatyouracademicindexdoesn’tmeanyou’llbeadmitted.Itis,however,ausefulyardsticktohelpyoudetermineifyourgradesandtestscoresareinrangetomakeyouapotentialrecruit.InterpretingyourAcademicIndexscoreAnexcerptfromTheEssentialGuidetoIvyLeagueAthleticRecruiting2012:

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“Bymutualagreement,theminimumAcademicIndextobeadmittedasanathleteintheIvyLeagueis176.Thiswasrevisedin2012.TheAIfloorusedtobe171.It’sveryimportantthatyourealizethisnumberisnotastandardthatwillmakeyoueligibletobeadmittedintoanIvyLeagueschool.Considerthisnumberaminimum.Inreality,amuchhigherAIisgenerallyrequiredofmostathletes.Tomakeitevenmoreconfusing,eachschoolwithintheIvyLeaguehasadifferentAIrequirement.TherulestatesthatthemeanAIofallathletesoncampusmustfallwithinonestandarddeviationofthemeanAIofthewholestudentbody.If,forexample,theaveragestudentonthePrincetoncampushasahigherAcademicIndexthantheaveragePennstudent,thePrincetonathleticrecruitsmustalsomeetahigherstandard.”“ThegeneralconsensusisthatSATscoresof700orbetterpersectionanda3.5GPAputthepotentialrecruitonsolidacademicfootingtoberecruitedjustaboutanywhere.IvyLeaguecoachesarelookingforathleteswhocanmakethegradewithadmissions,andjustasimportantly,theyarelookingforathleteswhocancompeteandwinattheDivisionIlevel.”http://www.tier1athletics.org/2012/10/01/academic-index-calculator-2016/

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Baseball

11.7NCAAscholarshipsavailable

BaseballatLoyolaHighSchoolhasalongandstoriedhistory.HundredsofCubshavecontinuedtoplaybaseballincollegeandattheprofessionallevel.LHSCoachesarewellconnectedwithcollegebaseballcoachesandprofessionalscouts.FreshmanYearPerformanceTypicallyfreshmanplayontheLHSfreshmanteam,buttalentedplayersmaymaketheJuniorVarsityteam.What’smostimportantisgettingplayingtimeandatbats.Playingagainstolderandstrongerplayerscanbehelpful,butnotalwaysnecessaryasitmightlenditselftopoorfundamentalexecution.Baseballisaspeedgame!Playerneedtobeabletorunfast,throwhardandswingquickly.Corestrengthdevelopmentcanhelp,butbecausetherearesomemanyotherphysicalchangeshappening,it’simportantnottodotoomuchweighttraining,asyoudon’twantittogetinthewayofnormalphysicaldevelopment.Itseemslikeeveryoneisplayingtravelball.Travelteamscanstartearlierthan6thgrade,butit’simportanttobecarefulaboutovertraining,baseballburnoutorthrowingoutyourarm.Travelbaseballtakesplaceoutsideofhighschoolseason.ManyenteringCubshireprivatecoachestohelpthemwiththefundamentalsofthegame.Developingtheproperswingandfootworkiscriticaltodoasayoungerplayer.RecruitingRarelydocollegecoachesconsiderlookingat9thgraders,there’susuallytoomuchphysicaldevelopmenthappeningatthisage,andit’sdifficultforcollegecoachestoknowhoweventualdevelopmentmightaffectaplayersupperendcapacitytoplayatanelitelevel.Atthisage,goingto‘ShowcaseCamps’isreallyamoneymakerforthecamps.Typicallycollegecoachesdon’tattendtravelballtournamentsatthisageeither.PlayingatJuniorOlympicsisjustanopportunitytoplayagainstelitecompetition,whichisalwaysagoodidea.Playingagainstelitetalentwillhelpaplayerunderstandwheretheirskillsputthemagainstsameagedtalent.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceSummerbeforesophomoreyear,youshouldbelookingtoplayfortheLHSsummerleagueteam.Thiscanbedoneincoordinationwithothertravelorclubteams.It’simportantforpitchertowatchtheirpitchcount.Youngdevelopingarmsareparticularlysusceptibletoinjurydotooverpitching.LHSandtravelteamcoachesneedtocoordinate;sothatpitchersdon’toverpitch.Playersandparentsshouldbepayingattentiontooverpitching.It’spossibleforaplayertocompeteatthevarsitylevelwithLHS.Beingaccustomedfacingbiggerandstrongerpitchingiscritical.Playingelitetravelballagainstolder,strongerplayerscanhelpprepareyoutocompeteattheVarsitylevel.Physicaldevelopmenthappensatdifferenttimes.It’simportanttohavecorestrength,propernutritionandflexibility.Workingwithprivatecoachesworkingonfundamentals,canbehelpful,butbecarefulaboutovertraining.It’salsoimportanttocontinuetodevelopone’sbaseballknowledge.Baseballisagameofdetailsandnuances,andsharperplayerscantakeadvantageofothersiftheyhaveasuperiorknowledgeofthegame.MostsophomoresshouldbeatleastbeeverydayJVplayers,contributingsignificantly.Pitchersneedtounderstandthetalentofolderplayers.PitchingattheJVlevelasasophomoredependsuponhowheavythevarsitypitchingrosteris.Alwayswatchyourpitchcount.RecruitingCollegecoachesdonotgotoJVgames,buttheydoattendtravelballtournamentsduringthesummer.Performingagainsteliteplayersduringsummertravelballtournamentscangetasophomorenoticed.PerformingwellatJO’sisalsoimportant.Therearelargeregionalshowcaseeventshappeningduringthesummer,it’sadvisabletojointateamthatcompetesattheseshowcases(AtlantaandPhoenix)Puttogetheranathleticresume,highlightvideo,andfilloutrecruitingforms.Gotosummercollegecampsifyou’reinterestedinplayingfortheschool.Emailcoachesyourathleticresumeandgrades.Rarelydocollegecoachesmakeverbalofferstosophomores,butifyou’redevelopingintosomeonespecial,physically,orwithspecificskills,verbaloffersfromcollegecoachesarepossible.BlueChipsrecruitsgetthemostlooks,butcollegecoachesknowthattheseguysmaygetdrafted.Keepcompetingatthehighestlevelpossible.Followuprightawaywithanycollegecoachyoumightbeinterestedinplayingforincollege.

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JuniorYearPerformancePlayagainstthebesttalentyoucan!Eliteshowcases,toptiertravelteams.You’llneedtobeavarsitycontributor,butjustbecauseyouareacontributor,thisdoesn’tguaranteethePSAwillbeofferedachancetocompeteincollege.TheLHScoachingstaffisgoingtomakedecisionsthathelptheprogrambesuccessful,soit’simportanttounderstandthatsuccessonthefieldmayormaynotresultinfutureopportunitiesforanyparticularPSA.It’shelpfultohaveprivatecoachingtopolishfundamentals,toengageinweighttrainingtodevelopyourcoremuscles,tounderstandnutritionandhowtogetthemostofyourbody,todevelopandmaintainflexibility,andtocontinuetodevelopyourunderstandingofthegame.KeepplayingforelitetravelbaseballteamsandwiththeLHSsummerteam.Coordinatepracticeandgameschedulesandmaintainpitchcountsfortheguysonthehill.Yourperformanceingamesagainstelitecompetitionisveryimportant.RecruitingBaseballisaspringsportsojunioryearisanimportanttimetogetnoticedbecausescholarshipofferswilllikelyhappenafteryourjunioryearseasonbutbeforeyourseniorLHSseason.Talktoyourcoachesaboutyourgoalstoplayatthecollegelevel,andberealisticaboutyourskillsandability.Updateyourhighlightvideo(5minutesmax),athleticresume,andkeepyourgradesup.RegisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCenterduringthespringofyoursenioryear.KnowyourNCAAClearinghouseIDnumberandputitonyourAthleticResume.Yourhighlightvideoshouldincludeskills,groundingballs,swinging,jumpingonflyballs.Showthemyourhandandfootwork.Haveyourfundamentalspolished.Collegecoachesaregoingtowanttoknowbasicbaseballmetricsthatinclude:Armstrength,hometofirsttime,velocitynumbersand60-foottime.Showprogressionanddevelopmentofthesemetricsonyourathleticresume.Yourperformanceagainstothertoptalentisimportant.Statisticscanbedeceiving.Collegecoacheswillgototop-levelbaseballgameswheretheycanassesstoptalent,againsttoptalent.Collegecoacheswillmakeverbaloffersaftertheseason,liketoseesummertimecompetitionsaswell.ScholarshipmoneyisverylimitedperNCAArulessocollegecoachesoftensplitscholarshipmoneyintosmalleramountstogivealittlebittomoreplayers.Pitchersusuallygetthemostmoney,butnotalways.LHScoacheswillcallcollegecoachesforyouandspeakfranklyaboutyourtalentsandinterest

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CollegerecruitingwindowsstartJuly1throughNovember.Verbaloffersareusuallymadeduringthesenioryear.Collegecoacheswillattendregionalshowcasesandelitetournamentsduringthesummer.Performingwellattheseeventscangetyounoticed.

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SeniorYearPerformanceDuringthesummerplayateliteshowcasesandfortoptiertravelteams.CoordinatewithyourcoachessoyoucanplayforLHSsummerteamtoo.Workwithtrainertodevelopcoremusclesandfoundationstrength.Continuetomaintainyournutritionandflexibility.Privatecoachingcanbehelpfultocontinuetopolishfundamentalskills.RecruitingGotocollegesummercampswhereyouwanttoplay!Beinga‘recruitedwalk-on’iscommonandmayleadtomakingateamandearningapartialscholarshiptoplayfortheteamthefollowingyears.Collegecoachesmayhelpgetyouintoschoolbuttheremaynotbescholarshipmoneyforyouasafreshman,butasa‘recruitedwalk-on’you’llbegivenatruetryoutandconsiderationtoplayontheteam.TalktotheLHScoachingstaffaboutyourplansregularly.LHScoacheswillcallcollegecoachesforyouandspeakfranklyaboutyourtalentsandinterest.Keepintouchwithcollegecoachesthroughoutyoursenioryear.Updatedyourathleticresumesandhighlightvideoswithyourfundamentalskillsandupdateyourbaseballrecruitingmetrics.Sendtranscriptstocoachestoo.It’sappropriatetoshowyourprogressionfromsophomoretojunioryearonyourathleticresume.HeadfirstCampisanopportunityforeliterisingseniorstoshowtheirtalentagainstelitetalent.TheprofessionalbaseballdrafthappensinJuneandmayloosenupspaceoncollegeteamsorwithinhighschoolrecruitingchartsandmaymeancollegecoacheswillbelookingatnewhighschoolrecruitstofillthespaceclearedbyotherplayerssigningwithprofessionalteams.Collegecoacheswillcontinuerecruitingthroughoutthesummerafterthesenioryear,butit’snotadvisabletocountonrecruitingatthistimeasyourprimarystrategyforgettingrecruitedtoplayatthecollegelevel.Websitesforconsideration:Perfectgame Baseballfactory http://www.perfectgame.org/ https://www.baseballfactory.com/ Goodinformationhttp://www.baseballessential.com/news/2016/08/25/high-school-players-guide-preparing-college-baseball/?utm_source=ABCA+Press+Box+-+August+30,+2016-2&utm_campaign=Press+Box+083016-2&utm_medium=email

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intra.ncaa.org/sites/ama/Information/RecruitingCalendarsandGuides/2016-17/DI/NarrativeCalendars/Baseball_051716_LZ_kh

NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.1 for Baseball Calendar Formula)

(a) August 1-21, 2016:

Contact Period

(b) August 22 through September 8, 2016:

Quiet Period

(c) September 9 through November 6, 2016:

Contact Period

(d) November 7-10, 2016:

Dead Period

(e) November 11, 2016 through February 28, 2017 [except for (1) below]: (1) January 5-8, 2017:

Quiet Period

Dead Period

(f) March 1 through July 31, 2017 [except for (1) below]: (1) April 10-13, 2017:

Contact Period

Dead Period

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Basketball13NCAAscholarshipsavailable

ThesuccessoftheLoyolaHighSchoolBasketballprogramhasalwaysbasedontheteamconcept,groundedinastronggraspofbasketballfundamentals,communicationskills,understandingofgamesituationsandselfawarenessofone’sownabilityandwillingnesstofitintoyourrole.FreshmanYearPerformanceMostincomingfreshmanhavepreviouslyplayingcompetitivebasketballpriortotheirarrivaloncampus,butthisisnotrequiredtomaketheteam.ThereisnorealorganizedLHSsummerprogrampriortothestartofyourfreshmanyear.Duetothecompetitivenatureoftryouts,it’scriticalforplayerstohavestrongfundamentalbasketballskillsandunderstandingofteamconcepts.Ballhandling,rebounding,passing,shootingskills,aswellasindividualandteamdefensiveconceptsarecriticalifyouplantocontributetotheLoyolabasketballprogram.Playerswillbeexpectedtoworkonallfacetsofthegameandtoimprovetheirbasicknowledgeofthegameandhowit’splayed.Coacheswillencourageplayerstoplayabovetheirageifpossibleandtoworkontheirpersonalareasofweaknessinthegame.It’spossibleforhighlytalentedfreshmantomaketheJuniorVarsityorVarsityteam.Decisionsaboutwheretoplaceaplayerarebasedontheamountofgameplayingtimetheplayerwillgetthereforemaximizinghispotentialandenjoyment.RecruitingVeryfewhighschoolfreshmenwillcatchtheattentionofcollegecoaches.It’simportantforaplayertobegintounderstandhiscurrentstrengthsandpotentialasitrelatestoreachhisgoalsaboutplayingatthecollegelevel.AverysmallpercentageofhighschoolbasketballplayerswillberecruitedtoplayattheNCAADivision1level;therearemanyotherlevelsofbasketballtoconsiderbeyondthetopDivision1programs.Forsomeplayers,usingtheirbasketballskillstogainadmissiontoatopacademicschoolmightbeamoresuitablegoal.Whilebeingrealisticabouthisskills,aplayershouldsurroundhimselfwithpeoplewhocanrealisticallyassesshisskills,aswellashelphimmapoutacourseofactiontoimprovetogarnerattention.Attendingcollegecampsmayprovideanopportunitytoplayagainsttopcompetitioninfrontofcollegecoaches,howeverthesecampscanbeexpensiveandattendingthemdoesnotguaranteeplayinginfrontofcollegeheadcoaches.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceManyLoyolabasketballplayersplayonsummerAAUor‘Travel’basketballteams.ButLHSalsofieldsasummerteamatboththeJuniorVarsityandVarsitylevels.PlayersareexpectedtocoordinatetheirschedulestoaccommodatetheLHSsummerschedule,aswellasothergreatbasketballexperiences.PlayingtogetherwithLHSteammateshelpsfosterknowledgeofeachplayer’sstrengthandbuildsstrongercommunicationbetweenplayers.Competitionisakeytobasketballgrowthanddevelopmentofanyplayerandthisiswhyit’simportanttoplayforthehighest-levelsummerteamthatallowsyousignificantplayingtime.Physicallyteenagebodiesaredevelopingwhichwhyit’salsoimportanttodevelopcorestrength,anaerobicenduranceandexplosiveness,mobilityandtocontinuetofocusonbasketballfundamentals.ThebasketballprogramoffersasummerliftingandconditioningprogramcoordinatedthroughStrengthandConditioningCoachAndreWoodert.Duringtheseasonaplayerneedstoearnasmuchplayingtimeaspossible.Contributingatthevarsitylevelisimportantaslongastheplayerisgettingplayingtime.Practicingagainstolder,strongerandbetterplayersisalsoimportanttoimprovingone’sgame.IftheplayerisnotontheVarsityteam,it’simportantthathebecontributingsignificantlytotheJVteam.RecruitingThisistheyeartostartfillingoutcollegerecruitingquestionnaires,puttingtogetheranathleticresumeandbuildingahighlightvideo.It’sadvisabletoplayatcollegesummercampsatthisage.It’sevenmoreimportanttoberealisticaboutone’stalent.Typicallyonly‘BlueChip’athletesareinvitedtoElitecollegeorShoeSponsoredsummercamps.Collegecoachesareallowed‘Viewingperiods’duringthemonthofJulyforclubbasketballprograms.TakenoticethattheymaybeatAAUor‘travelteam’gamesandtournaments.FallviewingperiodsforCollegeCoachesstartinearlySeptemberandrunthroughmidOctober.CollegeCoachesmaystopbyLHSpracticesduringthiswindowtowatchtheVarsityteamupclose.Spring‘Viewingperiods’happeninAprilandMay,thisiswhenCollegeCoachesstartlookingatjuniorsandsophomores.Seniorsplayerthataregettingrecruitedcanexpecttohavecollegecoachesofferthemofficialcollegevisits,wheretheywillbeinvitedtocampusattheexpenseofthecollege,aswellasbeoffered‘homevisits’,aopportunityforthecollegecoachestocometothehometopitchtheirschool,inthefallfortheNovemberEarlySigningPeriod.

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Highschooltocollegecoachconversationsareanimportantpartofthecollegerecruitingprocess.Forthisreasonit’simportanttoletyourLHScoachesknowwhatyourgoalsare.AreyoulookingtoplayattheNCAADivision1levelortouseyourbasketballskillstogetyounoticedateliteacademiccolleges?

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JuniorYearPerformanceContinueplayingsummerAAUor‘Travel’basketballatthehighestlevelwhereyou’llseeplayingtimeandcoordinateyourplayingschedulearoundLHSsummerbasketball.Continuingdevelopingcorestrength,explosiveness,enduranceandmobilityalongwithbasketballfundamentalscontinuestobeavitalpartofyourdevelopment.ContributingtotheLHSsummervarsityteamisimportantatthisage.BlueChiprecruitsmaygetinvitedtoelitesummer‘shoe’andcollegecamps.Performingwellatthesecampswillgethelpyourgarnerinterest.RecruitingJunioryearisaveryimportantyeartoperformwellacademically.Updateyourhighlightvideoandathleticresume.Filloutrecruitingformsforcollegesthathaveshowninterest,aswellasproactivelycontactschoolsthatfityourprofileandyouhavearealisticshotofimpressing.AttendandperformwellatCollegesummercampsforprogramsyou’reinterestedinplayingfor.Keepyoursocialmediafromhavinganyinstancesthatwouldquestionyourcharacterordecisionmaking!Collegecoachesarelisteningandfollowing.Becarefulaboutbadmouthingprogramsorcoaches.Collegecoachescancallrecruitsattheendoftheschoolyear.Havequestionswhencollegecoachescall!YourLHScoachescanhelpyouwiththis.TherearecompanieswhowillpromoteyoutoD2andD3programs.Theseproductscanbeexpensiveandmayormaynotbeworththecost.Collegecoacheslikefullgamevideo,towatchyouovertheentiretyofthegame,notjustwhenyoumakeagoodplay.TalktotheLHScoachesaboutwhatyouwanttodoincollege,berealistic.Surroundyourselfwithotherswhowillalsoberealistic.Collegecoacheswillmakeverbaloffersafterthejuniorseason,orduringthesummerbeforesenioryear.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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SeniorYearPerformancePlayforAAUor‘Travel’teams,coordinatetoplaywithLHSsummerprogramaswell.AttendCollegesummercampsforprogramswhereyoumightrealisticallyberecruited.Continuetotraintodevelopcoremuscles,endurance,explosivenessandgeneralmobility.Workonfundamentalsandoverallknowledgeofgameandgamesituations.Contributetovarsityprogramandshowleadershiponteam.RecruitingTalktoLHScoachesaboutcollegeplansandberealisticaboutyourskills.Updateyourathleticresumeandhighlightvideo.CollegeCoachesliketoviewentiregamevideosomakesureyoucommunicatewiththeLHScoachesaboutsendingthisinformationtoCollegeCoaches.Watchyoursocialmediafootprint,coachesarelisteningandfollowing!Berealisticaboutyourbasketballskillsandyourgoalsforplayingincollege.Bigtime,NCAADivision1scholarshipsarelimited,decidewhatyouwantfromcollege…playingtime,televisiontime,gainingaccesstoelitecollegeacademicprograms.‘EarlySigningPeriod’generallystartsaroundNovember11th,butCollegeCoacheswillcontinuetowatchseniorsplayduringtheseason.The‘Latesigningperiod’generallystartsaroundApril13t.Topprogramsgetfirstshotsatbluechips,otherplayersmayhearfromcoachesafterthebluechipsaresigned.Websites:Maxprepshttp://www.maxpreps.com/national/basketball.htmhttp://www.maxpreps.com/news/2j15aiaamESxjnYmlwIoPg/guiding-parents-through-the-recruiting-process.htm

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NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.2 for Men’s Basketball Calendar Formula) Note: All live evaluations during recruiting periods shall be limited to regularly scheduled high

school, preparatory school and two-year college contests/tournaments, practices and regular scholastic activities involving prospective student-athletes enrolled only at the institution where the regular scholastic activities occur. During the April evaluation period, evaluations shall be limited to nonscholastic events that are certified per NCAA Bylaw 13.18.

(a) August 1 through September 8, 2016: Quiet Period (b) September 9 through November 6, 2016: Recruiting Period (c) November 7-10, 2016: Dead Period

(d) November 11, 2016 through March 29, 2017 [except for (1) below]: Recruiting Period (1) December 24-26, 2016: Dead Period

(e) March 30 through April 6 (noon), 2017: Dead Period (f) April 6 (noon)-19, 2017 [except for (1) below]: Recruiting Period

(1) April 10-13, 2017: Dead Period (g) April 20 through July 5, 2017 [except for (1) - (4) below]: Quiet Period

(1) April 21-23, 2017 Evaluation

Period (for certified events only)

(2) April 28-30, 2017 Evaluation

Period (for certified events only)

(3) NBA Draft Combine: Evaluation Period (for

combine only) (4) May 18-26, 2017: Dead Period

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(h) July 6-31, 2017 [except for (1) through (3) below]: Dead Period (1) July 12 (5 p.m.) – 16 (5 p.m.): Evaluation Period (2) July 19 (5 p.m.) – 23 (5 p.m.): Evaluation Period (3) July 26 (5 p.m.) – 30 (5 p.m.): Evaluation Period

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CrossCountry(andDistanceeventsinTrack)

12.6Scholarshipsallowed,tobesharedwithTrackCrossCountryisconsideredoneofthemostdemandingsportssimplybecauseofthecompetition;runnerscompeteagainstthemselves.Thecoursesetsupthechallenge,butit’stheracewithinoneselfthatmakesthissportsointense.Collegecoachesmeasurerunnersbythetimestheypostinregionalinvitationalmeetswherethecourseisknownandtimescanbecomparedtopreviousyears.Theremainderoftheyearisspentpreparingfortheseevents.LHShasaverystrongreputationforproducingtopcollegetalent.Youdon’thavetobethe#1runnerontheLHSteamtogetnoticedbycollegecoachesorrunincollege.FreshmanyearPerformanceCubsareinvitedtoparticipateinLHSCrossCountrysoonafterthey’readmittedtotheschool.6:30amworkoutsstartoutshortandprogresstolongerandmoreintenserunsduringthesummer.Running,sprintingandcoreworkoutsaremixedinwithlongslowworkouts.Teammembersareencouragedtoruninlocalcommunity5Kracesandtimesarerecorded.Miniinter-squadracesalsohelppreparerunnersfortheupcomingseason.Thetop30runnersonthesquadareinvitedtoattendcampinMammothwhereteammembersbondandworkouttogether.RecruitingVeryrarelydofreshmanposttimesduringtheseasonthatwouldgarneraverbalscholarshipoffer,butcollegecoachesdokeepaneyeontopperformersthroughtheyear.It’smorelikelythatthehighschoolcoachmightmentionafreshmaninaconversationwithacollegecoach,asarunnertowatchinthefuture.Arunner’sperformance,effortandcommitmentduringtheirfreshmanyearareallareasforarunnertomakeanimpressionontheircoach.

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SophomoreyearPerformanceCompetitivehighschooldistancerunnersrarelytaketimeofffromtrainingforextendedtime.CrosscountryrunnerscompetefortheTrackandFieldteam,runningdistanceeventsduringthespringsemesterandareencouragedtocompeteinlocal5Kracesintheircommunitytohelpkeepthemsharp.ParticipatinginsummermorningworkoutsandpreparingforMammothcampareimportantforasophomoredistancerunner.Thetop30LHSrunnersgetinvitedtoattendMammothCampinAugust.It’simportantfortherunnerstimetocontinuetoimprovethroughouttheseason,giventhatcollegecoachespaytheclosestattentiontotheendoftheseasonregionalmeets.RecruitingPostingtoptimesduringtheseasonandattheCIFSSandstatemeetcanmakeanimpressionuponcollegecoaches.LHScoachesregularlyspeakwithcollegecoachesaboutupandcomingrunners.BeingmentionedintheseconversationscouldbehelpfulforthePSA,butcollegescholarshiparenotusuallyofferedtoPSAsatthisage.It’snotuncommonforsophomorestoputtogetheranAthleticresume,howeverit’suncommonforcollegecoachestomakeverbalcommitmentstosophomores,regardlessofthetimestheyareposting.Createanathleticresume,gotocollegecross-countrywebsitesandfilloutathleticrecruitingforms.Talkwithyourcoachesaboutyourplanstocompeteincollege.

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JuniorYearPerformanceThetimesyoupostaremostimportant.YearroundtrainingandpracticecompetitionsarethestandardforPSAsgoingintotheirjunioryear.Nutrition,andflexibilityareimportantdailyactivitiesfortopdistancerunners.Distancerunnersdon’twanttodeveloplotsofmusclemass,buttheydowanttobefirm.Plyometrictrainingcanhelparunnerdevelopanendofrace“kick.”ParticipatingintheMammothcampandpostingpressingyourteammatestoposttheirbesttimesisalsoimportant.It’simportantforajuniortobea“Top10runner”someonewhofinisheseveryraceinthetop10.Endofseasonracesarethemostimportantracesinwhichtoproduce.RecruitingTheendofseasonCIFFSSandCaliforniaStatemeetsarewerecollegecoachesengagewithhighschoolcoachesandrunners.TheseracesareheldatMt.SACandWoodwardParkrespectively.Filloutcollegerecruitingformsonindividualcollegewebsites.Updateandsendoutyourathleticresumewithupdatedtimes.It’snotuncommonforBlueChiprunnerstogetverbaloffersatthistime.TheLHSCrossCountryprogramhasanexcellentreputationamongstcollegecoaches,whichiswhyit’simportanttocommunicatetothecoachesaboutyourplansforcollege,andwhichcollegesareofinterestforyou.Alongwithpostingagreattimeatthesemeets,it’sadvisabletosendoutanAthleticresumetothecoachesoftheprogramsatwhichyoubelieveyoucouldcontributeandcompletingathleticrecruitingquestionnaire(onlineorviapaper)andtoputtingyourselfonthecollegeadmissionsprospectlists.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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SeniorYearPerformanceSummerisanimportanttimetocontinueuponjunioryearsuccess.TrainingwiththeLHSprogramduringthesummer,competinginlocalracesandgettingreadyforMammothisimportant.Beingaleaderandtop10runnerallseasonisimportant.PlacingwellandpostinggoodtimesatthebigmeetsliketheMt.Sacinvitationalandbigracesarealsoimportant.RecruitingIt’scriticaltocommunicatewiththeLoyolacoachesaboutyourplanstorunincollege.Knowingwhatyouwantoutofyourcollegeexperienceisextremelyhelpfulbecausethetimecommitmentinvolvedinrunningincollegeissignificant,especiallyatthetopcollegiateprograms.Collegecoacheswillinteractwithseniors,theirparentsandtheLHShighschoolcoachesafterbigmeetsandthroughouttheseason.Makesureyourgoalstorunincollegeareknowntoyourparentsandcoaches.Websites:Dystatcalhttp://www.dyestatcal.com/PrepCalTrackwww.prepcaltrack.com

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NCAA Division I Cross Country/Track and Field Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.8 for Cross Country/ Track and Field Calendar Formula)

(a) August 1-13, 2016: Quiet Period

(b) August 14 through December 11, 2016 [except (1) and (2) below]:

Contact Period

(1) November 7-10, 2016: Dead Period

(2) November 19, 2016:

Dead Period

(c) December 12, 2016, through January 2, 2017 [except for (1) below]:

Quiet Period

(1) December 14-17, 2016:

Dead Period

(d) January 3 through July 31, 2017 [except for (1) through (3) below]:

Contact Period

(1) March 10-11, 2017: (2) April 10-13, 2017:

(3) June 7-10, 2017:

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FootballFootballBowlSubdivision(FBSorNCAADivision1A)

85fullscholarshipsavailable

FootballChampionshipSubdivision(FCSorNCAADivision1AA)63scholarshipsavailable

LHShasalongandstoriedfootballhistory.AsamemberoftheLHSFootballteamyourepresentthenextlegacyoftheprogram.Fortunately,theLHScoachingstaffhasastrongtrackrecordofdeveloping,smart,stronganddisciplinedplayerswhocancontributetocollegeprogramsatavarietyoflevels.FreshmanYearPerformanceComingtotheLHSfootballprogramwithfundamentalknowledgeofthegameisveryhelpful,butnorequired.AnumberofLHSplayershaven’teverwornpadspriortofreshmanyear.It’simportanttoattendLHSsummerweighttrainingclassandsummerfootballpractices;thiswherethefundamentalsoftheprogramarebeginningtobetaught.TheLHSFreshmanfootballteamdoesnotmakecuts.Theteamiscompetitiveandthebestandmostdedicatedplayerswillseethemostplayingtime,howevereveryonewhowantstoplayfootballwillgearupfortheteam.Alotofphysicalandmentaldevelopmenthappensduringthefreshmanyear.It’simportanttounderstandtheimportanceofdaily,regularpreparationwillaffectplayerdevelopment.Weighttrainingandliftingcorrectlyisaveryimportantskilltolearnandpolishasafreshman.Maintaininghealthynutritionalhabitsisalsoimportant.Mobilityandspeedahugepartofafootballgame,sodevelopingexplosivenessandflexibilityarealsoimportant.It’salsocriticaltolearnthegame.Understandinghowyourpositioncoordinateswithyourteammatesandunderstandingyourrollonthefieldisparamount.FreshmanwillplayintheSpringPassingLeague.Playersarestilldevelopingandcontributingatanageappropriatelevel.PlayingandcontributingontheFreshmanfootballteamisappropriateatthistime.RecruitingOnlyinveryrareoccasionsarefreshmanseriouslyrecruitedbecollegecoachesatthisage.Physicaldevelopmentiskeytoplayingfootballatanylevel,sojustplayingagainstyourpeersandlearningthegameshouldbethegoalatthislevel.

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Generallyspeaking,collegesummercampsareessentiallymoney-makersforcollegeswhenfreshmanandsophomoresattendthem.Developingyourownfootballskillsandlifestylehabitsareimportantatthislevel.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceParticipationinsummerweightliftingandLHSsummerfootballpracticeiscritical.Maintaincorestrength,nutrition,explosiveness,mobilityandflexiblycouldmeanthedifferencebetweenstartingandnotplayingatall.Becarefulaboutovertraining.Naturalphysicaldevelopmentcanbehamperedbyovertraining.Growthandimprovementwillhappengraduallyifyoumaintainanoverallcommitmenttoyourowndevelopment.TheLHSfootballprogramwillprovidemostofthephysicaldevelopprogrammingyouneedatthislevel.Bewareofoutsidetrainerspromisingunrealisticgains.Playersarestilldevelopingandcontributingatanageappropriatelevel.JVcontributorsaredoingjustfine.SophomoreswillplayintheSpringPassingLeague.Excellingagainstyourpeersisagreatwaytoearnmoreplayingtime.RecruitingTypicallycollegecoachesareNOTlookingatsophomores,evenifthey’reonthevarsityteam.Attendingcollegesummercampsisnotlikelytomakeadifferenceforsophomores.There’susuallyalotofphysicaldevelopmentatplayforacollegecoachtogettooexcitedaboutasophomoreplayer.It’sappropriatetocreateandupdateyourathleticresumeandhighlightreelifpossible.It’salsoappropriatetofilloutcollegerecruitingformsaftertheseason.

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JuniorYearPerformanceParticipationinsummerweightliftingandLHSsummerfootballpracticeiscritical.ContinuetoliftweightsandtrainwithLHSoverthesummer.TheprogramatLHSwillassurethatyou’redevelopingtherightmusclesandflexibility.Finetuningyournutritionandenduranceisalsoimportantatthislevel.ContributingattheVarsitylevelisveryimportantatthistime.Yourplayagainstthebestcompetitionwillbegintogetyoumoreplayingtimeandmaymakecollegecoachestakenotice.DevelopinggoodhabitsinpracticewillhelponFridayNight.RecruitingTalktoLHScoachesaboutwhatyouhopetodoatthecollegelevel.Berealisticaboutyourtalentsandsize.CollegecoacheswilltalkwithLHScoachesabouttoprecruitsandtheirworkethicduringtheirjunioryear.LHScoachesarewellknownandrespectedinthecollegecoachrankstheycanexpressyourinteresttoplayatthecollegelevel.Collegecoacheswillbegintoaskforrecruit’stranscripts.Butsimplysendingouttranscriptsdoesnotmeanthatyouwillbeofferedascholarshiporaspotonacollegeprogram.CollegecoachesrecruitmultipleplayersforeachpositionandcontinuetowatchplayerdevelopmentduringtheseasonandthroughtheSpringPassingLeague.Updateyourathleticresumeandhighlightvideoandsendoutthisinformationtothecollegecoachesyouhopetoplayforincollege.Filloutcollegerecruitingforms.Attendingcollegecampscouldbeveryhelpfulifyouarerealisticaboutyourtalents.Keepyoursocialmediafootprintcleancollegecoachesarepayingattentionandfollowingwhatyoupost.MakeyourselffamiliarwithNCAAacademicrecruitingstandards.KnowwhereyoustandandifyoumightqualifyforconsiderationatIvyLeaguecolleges.EveryIvyLeagueprogramusesanAcademicIndex(AI)tomeasuretheirrecruits.CollegeCoachesmaymakeverbalofferstoBlueChipplayersduringthejunioryearoroverthesummer.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

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SeniorYearPerformanceParticipationinsummerweightliftingandLHSsummerfootballpracticeiscritical.ContinuetoliftweightsandtrainwithLHSoverthesummer.Summerdevelopmentisimportantifyouplantomakeanimpactduringtheseason.Developandmaintainnutrition,physicalstrength,explosivenessandendurance.Physicaldevelopmentandgainsyou’vemadeovertheyearmayimpactthepositionyouwillplayandberecruitedforbycollegecoaches.Yourathleticperformanceatthevarsitylevelisveryimportantduringthesenioryear.RecruitingUpdateyourathleticresumeandhighlightvideoandsendthisinformationouttothecoachesorprogramsyouhopetoplayforincollege.Continuetofilloutrecruitingformsatcollegeswhereyoubelieveyou’dbeabletocontribute.KnowtheViewingPeriodsandearlysigningperiods.BlueChipathleteswillgetearlyofferswhileyourprogressduringtheseasonmaycatchtheeyeofotherlevelcollegecoaches.It’salsoimportanttoknowthatcollegerecruiterswillspeaktoLHScoachesaboutyourcharacter,relationshiptoothersontheteamandyourengagementintheLoyolaHighSchoolcommunity.There’salotridingonathleticscholarshipsandtheserecruitersareconsideringahostofvariablesabouteachstudent-athleteastheydecidewhomtheymightaddtotheirroster.TalktoLHScoachesaboutwhatyou’relookingtodoincollegeandberealisticaboutyourtalentsandabilities.Respondtocollegecoachoutreach.TelltheLHScoachesaboutanycollegecoachcontactyougetduringtheseason.Keepyoursocialmediafootprintclean,collegecoachesarepayingattentiontowhatyou’reposting.It’snotuncommonforNCAADivision3orDivision1AAschoolsaskrecruitstoapplytotheircollegeunderEarlyDecision(ED),thebindingagreementwithacollegethatimpliesifyou’readmitted,you’llattendthatschool.Thenatureoffootballrecruitingputscollegecoachesinapositionwiththeadmissionsofficesattheirschool,especiallyatthemostacademicallyrigorousprograms,tohavesomeassurancethatthestudent-athletethey’rerecruitingwillattendtheirschool.BeawarethatEDapplicationsarebindingforthestudent.Ifyou’rerecruitedbyacollege,applyEDandgetadmitted,yourrecruitingprocessisoverwithanyothercollege.NCAARecruitingCalendar:http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/resources/recruiting-calendars

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NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision Football Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.4.1 for Football Calendar Formula) (a) August 1 through November 26, 2016 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period

(1) Forty-two (42) evaluation days (54 for U.S. service academies)(see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) during the months of September, October and November, selected at the discretion of the institution anddesignated in writing in the office of the director of athletics; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete’s educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period: Evaluation Period

(b) November 27, 2016, through January 28, 2017 [except for (1) and (2)

below]: Six (6) in-person, off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete

shall be permitted during this time period with not more than onepermitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week.

Contact Period

(1) December 11, 2016, for all junior college prospective student-

athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period

(2) December 12, 2016, through January 11, 2017: [applicable to all

prospective student-athletes (see Bylaw 13.02.5.5.2)]: Dead Period (c) January 29, 2017:

(d) January 30 through February 2, 2017:

(e) February 3 through April 14, 2017:

(f) April 15 through May 31, 2017 [except for (g) below]:

One hundred sixty-eight (168) evaluation days (216 for U.S. service

academies) (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) selected at the discretion of the member institution anddesignated in writing in the office of the director of athletics [as provided in (1) below]:

(1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to

Quiet Period

Dead Period

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assess the prospective student-athlete’s athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s academic qualifications during this evaluation period. If an institution’s coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on the same day during this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use of an academic evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a second athletics evaluation of the prospective student athlete on a separate day during this evaluation period.

(g) Those days in April/May not designated above for evaluation opportunities: Quiet Period (h) June 1 through July 31, 2017 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period (1) June 26 through July 9, 2017: Dead Period

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NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision Football Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.4.2 for Football Calendar Formula) (a) August 1 through November 26, 2016 [except for (1) below]:

(1) Forty-two (42) evaluation days (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) during the months of September, October and November, selected at thediscretion of the institution and designated in writing in the officeof the director of athletics; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete’s educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period:

Quiet Period

Evaluation Period

(b) November 27, 2016, through January 28, 2017 [except for (1) through

(8) below]: Six (6) in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete

shall be permitted during this time period with not more than onepermitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week.

Contact Period

(1) December 11, 2016, for all junior college prospective student-

athletes who intend to enroll midyear: (2) December 12-15, 2016, for all junior college prospective student-

athletes who intend to enroll midyear: (3) December 16-17, 2016, for all junior college prospective student-

athletes who intend to enroll midyear: (4) December 18, 2016:

(5) December 19, 2016, through January 3, 2017:

(6) January 4-7, 2017, for all junior college prospective student-

athletes who intend to enroll midyear:

Quiet Period

Dead Period

Quiet Period

Quiet Period

Dead Period

Quiet Period

(7) January 8, 2017:

Quiet Period

(8) January 9-12, 2017: Dead Period

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(c) January 29, 2017: Quiet Period (d) January 30 through February 2, 2017: Dead Period (e) February 3 through April 14, 2017: Quiet Period (f) April 15 through May 31, 2017 [except for (g) below]: Evaluation Period

One hundred sixty-eight (168) evaluation days (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) selected at the discretion of the member institution and designated in writing in the office of the director of athletics [as provided in (1) below]: (1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s academic qualifications during this evaluation period. If an institution’s coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on the same day during this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use of an academics evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a second athletics evaluation of the prospective student athlete on a separate day during this evaluation period.

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Golf4.5NCAAscholarshipsavailable

ThetremendoussuccessoftheLHSGolfprogramlargelyreliesontwoconcepts:anintensecommitmenttotheteamconceptbysupportingotherteammembersandthestrongdesireofindividualteamplayerstocontinuetoworkhardtoimprovetheirowngame.SuccessfulLHSGolfteammembersprovidepositiveencouragementandofferavoiceofexperiencetotheirteammates,atpracticeandinmatchplay.Golfisasportwherecompetitivetournamentplaywillimproveandpolishaplayersgame.TheSouthernCaliforniaProfessionalGolfAssociation(SCPGA)isanorganizationthatcanintroduceplayerstorealtournamentplayonweekends,atgolfcoursesacrosssouthernCaliforniaatanyage.FreshmanYearPerformanceIt’snotuncommonforincomingfreshmantohavepriortournamentplayingexperience.Playingatageappropriateevents,underthepressureoftournamentplaycanhelpaplayerimprovehisgame.Andwhileit’snotarequirementforafreshmantoalreadybeplayinginweekendSCPGAevents,thesecompetitionswillprovidevaluableexperienceforplayerswhohopetocontributetotheLHSGolfprogram.Someplayerwillhire‘swingcoaches’tohelpaplayerimprovehisgame.GolffundamentalsareveryimportantasaplayerhopestomakeanimpactfortheGolfprogram.Grip,alignment,ballpositionandposture(GAPP)fundamentalsareakeytoeveryplayer’sgame.Successfulplayerswilldevelopbalanceandtheircoremusclegroup.Muscleflexibilityandmanagingpropernutritionalsoplayaroleinplayerdevelopment.TheJVGolfteamtypicallykeeps12-15playersontheroster,whileonlythetopfivescoresactuallycounttowardwinningateamgolfmatch.TheVarsityteamkeeps8-10players.RecruitingCollegecoachestypicallyrecruitatendofyearCIFtournamentsandpaycloseattentiontoSCPGAtournamentscoresandrankings.TheToyotaCupisayearlongcompetitionwhereaplayer’sscoreatweekendsponsoredtournamentscanaffectregionalrankings.It’stheseregionalrankingsandpostinganoccasional

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exceptionallylowscorethatcangettheattentionofcollegecoaches.HighschoolfreshmancanalsocompeteinAmericanJuniorGolfAssociation(AJGA)qualifyingeventswheretheycanearnpointsthataretalliedthroughoutthecalendaryear.It’snotcommonforcollegegolfcoachestomakeverbalofferstohighschoolfreshman,howeverplacingwellinSCPGA,AJGAandToyotaCupeventsandtallyingpointsforevenofseasoncompetitionswilldefinitelygetafreshmannoticed.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceIt’simportantforsophomorestocontinuetoimprovetheirindividualgame.Regularweekendtournamentexperience,combinedwith‘SwingCoach’supportandcontinuingtodevelopapositivementalattitudeareallcomponentsthatwillhelpimproveaplayer’sgame.It’simportantforaplayertocontinuetopolishhisGAPPfundamentalsandwherepossiblestrengthenhiscoremuscles,overallflexibilityandpracticesolidnutritionalhabits.Asasophomoreit’sappropriateforplayerswhohopetocompeteincollegetobeamemberofVarsityprogram.Typicallyplayerswiththemosttournamentexperience,solidfundamentalskillsandadvancephysicaldevelopmentplayVarsity.Aplayer’sageplayslessofaroleintheirabilitytocontributetoteamscoring.RecruitingCompetingagainsttopcompetitionatToyotaCupeventswillgetaplayernoticedbycollegecoaches.PerformanceatotherSCPGAeventsandAJGAeventswillalsogaintheattentionofcollegecoaches.It’snotuncommonforBlueChipgolfrecruitstobetalkedtobycollegecoachesandforthemtogetverbaloffersofcommitmentfromthesecoaches.ToptierNCAADivision1programsusuallymakeverbalofferstotopsophomoresattheendoftheToyotaCupseasonorafterendofyearCIFtournaments.SecondtierDivision1programsusuallyhavetowaitfortheirtoptiercompetitiontofinishrecruitingtheirclassesbeforetheycanmakeofferstotopgolfers.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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JuniorYearPerformanceThesummerpriortojunioryearisacriticalyearforgolferswhohopetoplayincollege.FinishingintheTop10atSCPGA,AJGA,andToyotaCuptournamentscanmakeahugedifferenceforagolferthathopestoplayincollege.Alloftheelementsthataplayerhasrefinedoverthepreviousyears,areimportantespeciallyimportantforplayersatthisage.Coremuscledevelopment,balance,GAPPfundamentals,flexibilityandpracticinggoodnutritionalhabitswillhelpaplayerplayhisbestgolf.RecruitingRegularTop10finishesatCIFtournaments,ToyotaCupeventsandinAJGAplaywillgetaplayernoticedbycollegecoaches.WhilemostofthetoptierNCAADivision1programshavesolidifiedtheirrecruitingclassbythesummerofaplayer’sjunioryear,othercollegeprogramsaretypicallystilllookingfortalentedplayerstoroundouttheirrecruitingclassesaretalkingwithandwatchingtopuncommittedjuniorlevelplayers.Aplayerwithgritandfocusthatcandropanoccasional65willalsogetnoticedbycollegecoaches.AgolferplanningtoplayincollegewillneedtoregisterwiththeNCAAeligibilitycenterduringhisjunioryear,(typicallyinthespringsemester.)ThismeansaplayerwillneedtosendhisofficialSATorACTtestscoresalongwithanofficialLHStranscript(includingalljunioryeargrades)totheEligibilityCenter,inordertobeofferedaNationalLetterofIntent(NLI),beofferedofficialNCAAcampusvisitsorreceiveanytimeofathleticscholarships.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

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SeniorYearPerformanceSeniorswhohavecompetedfortheLHSGolfprogramtakegreatprideintheirgolfperformancesduringtheirsenioryear.SupportingtheirteammatesandcompetingforLoyolaisespeciallysweetforseniors.RecruitingTypicallycollegecoachesdonotrecruithighschoolseniors.Howeveraplayerwhopeaksatthistimemightfindhimselfinapositiontoearnarecruitedwalk-onspotforacollegeprogram.

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NCAADivision1RecruitingCalendarDeadandQuietPeriodsinSportsforwhichNoRecruitingCalendarhasbeen

EstablishedAllOtherSports ·November7-10,2016(MondaythroughThursdayofthe

initialweekforthefallsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

DeadPeriods ·April10-13,2017(MondaythroughThursdayoftheinitial

weekforthespringsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

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Lacrosse12.6NCAAscholarshipsavailable

ThesuccessofLHSLacrosse(LAX)islargelybasedonthecommitmentoftheplayersandcoachingstafftoimprovingtheirskillsyearround.Whilephysicaldevelopmentplaysalargeroleinaplayer’srecruitingtrajectory,hisgameknowledge,skillswithandwithouttheball,hisspeed,powerandexplosivenessallplayanimportantroleinaplayer’sabilitytocontinuetocompeteatthecollegelevel.LHSLAXisfullycommittedtohelpingplayersbecomethebestplayertheycanbeonthefieldandthebestpersontheycanbeoffofit.FreshmanYearPerformanceRegularplayagainstthebestpossiblecompetitionwillhelpimproveyourskillsandtalentsonthefield.ItisnotcriticaltobestartingatthevarsitylevelforLHSinordertogetnoticed;itisimportantthataplayerworkstocontinuetoimprovehisskills,quickness,strength,explosivenessandendurance.Stickskillscanconsistentlybepolished.Yourgameandtalentswillneedtocontinuetogrowthroughouttheyear,don’tbecomecomplacentwithyourskillset.Workingonyouroff-handskillswillpayoffinthefuture.Obviouslynutritionalsoplaysanimportantroleinperformanceandpersonaldevelopment.Overallathleticskillcanhelpaplayeronthefieldaswell.Manylacrosseplayersparticipateinotherorganizedsportsduringtheoff-season.Combiningotherathleticskillsandcontinuallypolishingyourlacrossespecificskillscomplimentacompleteplayer.Ontheeastcoastlacrosseisaverypopularsport,sowhenpossible,awestcoastplayershouldworktoimprovehisskillsandplayagainstthebestcompetition.RecruitingCollegecoachesareinfullrecruitingmodeatthistimeinaplayer’scareer.Theywillspeakwithhighschoolandclubcoacheslookingforthemosttalentedandskilledplayersasyoungas7thor8thgrade.It’scriticaltobeplayingagainstelitetalentandattendingregionalshowcaseeventsandcollegebasedcampsandclinics.Therearesummercircuitopportunitiesinwhichyoucanplayinfrontofcollegecoaches.It’sadvisabletoparticipateintheseprogramswhenpossible.

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Nowisthetimetoputtogetherahighlightreelandathleticresume.It’sappropriatetosendthisinformationtocollegecoachesevenduringthesummerbefore9thgrade,especiallyforverytalentedplayers.Ifit’syourfirstyearontheteam,understandthatyouwon’thaveenoughmaterialtosendanimpressivehighlightreel,butitisimportanttocontinuetoplayagainst.BlueChiprecruitsmayreceiveverbaloffersfromtopcollegelacrossecoachesatthistime.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceAplayer’sskillsalwaysneedtocontinuetoimprove.BeingacontributortotheLHSvarsityprogramwillgetaplayernoticed.Thisalongwithplayingfortravelingclublacrosseprogramswillmaximizeaplayer’sskillset.Stickskillscanconsistentlybepolished.Yourgameandtalentswillneedtocontinuetogrowthroughouttheyear,don’tbecomecomplacentwithyourskillset.Workingonyouroff-handskillswillpayoffinthefuture.Obviouslynutritionalsoplaysanimportantroleinperformanceandpersonaldevelopment.Overallathleticskillcanhelpaplayeronthefieldaswell.Manylacrosseplayersparticipateinotherorganizedsportsduringtheoff-season.Combiningotherathleticskillsandcontinuallypolishingyourlacrossespecificskillscomplimentacompleteplayer.RecruitingAbulkoflacrosserecruitinghappensinthesummerbetweenthesophomoreandjunioryear.SosophomoreyearisanimportanttimeforlacrossePSAs.BluechipplayersareusuallyverballyofferedbeforeorduringaPSA’sfreshmanyear,andthencollegecoacheslooktofillouttheirrecruitingclasseswithhighschoolsophomores.Oncethetopprogramshavemadeofferstotheirrecruitingclasses,thesecondtiercollegeprogramsstepintorecruitatthistimeinaplayer’scareer.Soagain,it’simportantforaplayertocompeteagainstthebestpossiblecompletionandtoattendregionalrecruitingcamps.Updatingaplayer’shighlightreelandcommunicatingwithcollegecoachesisanecessityatthisstageintherecruitingprocess.Ifyou’reinterestedinplayingforaspecificcollegeandthatcoachhasnotreachedouttoyou,thenyouneedtoreachouttohim(andmaybesomeoftheothercoachesinhisconference.)Becausecollegerecruitingisbasedagreatdealonaplayer’sskillset(becausemostplayer’sbodieshavenotyetfullydevelopedatthisage)showcasingyourskillsiscritical.It’seasiesttodothisinfrontofacollegecoachatacamp.Highlightreelscansufficeorconfirmyourtalents.

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JuniorYearPerformanceIt’simportantforaPSAtocontinuetoplayandcompeteagainstthebestpossiblecompetition.It’sinthesesituationswhereplayerscanimprovetheirskills.StartingfortheLHSprogramandcontributingtoteamsuccessisstillanimportantendeavor.Collegecoachesdon’twanttoseecommittedrecruitsplayingathalfspeedatanytime.RecruitingMostlacrosserecruitinghappensinthesummerbetweenthesophomoreandjunioryear.Formanycollegeprograms,theydon’trecruitjuniorsbecausethey’vealreadyfilledtheirrecruitingclass.Howeverifyouhavebeenintouchwithcollegecoachesaboutplayingfortheirprogram,youshouldstillreachouttothem,incasetheyhavemovementontheirrecruitingroster.Playinginfrontofthemcanhelp.Updatingyourhighlightreelandreachingouttocollegecoachesatprogramsyou’reinterestedinplayingforisstillaworthwhileactivity.SpotsinacollegesrecruitingclassmaybecomeavailablewhereotherrecruitedPSAsoptoutofearlymadeverbaloffers.Generallyspeaking,mostcollegelacrosserecruitingclassesaresetornearlysettwoyearsinadvance.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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SeniorYearPerformanceContributingtothesuccessoftheLHSlacrosseprogramisimportantforseniors.Yourleadershipandexperiencecantranslatedirectlyintovictoriesandhelpyoungerplayersidentifywhatittakestowingames.RecruitingForseniorswhohavenotyetcommittedtoaprogram,it’simportanttocontinuetocommunicatewithcollegecoachesatprogramswheretheplayerwantstocompete.Non-premiercollegelacrosseprogramsmaystillneedtofillrosterspots,soseniorPSAsmaystillreachouttocollegecoachesandfindsuccess.APSAmayconsidertakingapost-graduateyearaftergraduatingfromLHS,inordertocontinuetodeveloptheirgameandgetexposureplayinginfrontofcollegecoaches.Andwhileattendingapost-graduate(PG)schooldoesn’taffectaplayer’scollegeeligibility,itmaynotbethebestfitforLoyolaCubs.Academicallyspeaking,LoyolaCubsmaynotbenefitfromtakingaPGyear.PGschoolsareoftenexpensiveandplayingatthisleveldoesnotguaranteethataPSAwillgetadditionalofferstocompeteatthecollegelevel.

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NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Calendar August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.5 for Men’s Lacrosse Calendar Formula)

(a) August 1, 2016: Contact Period

(b) August 2-8, 2016: Quiet Period

(c) August 9-31, 2016:

Dead Period

(d) September 1 through October 31, 2016:

Contact Period (No Lacrosse Evaluations)

(e) November 1-20, 2016 [except for (1) below]:

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(1) November 7-10, 2016:

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(f) November 21-27, 2016:

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(g) November 28 - December 23, 2016:

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(k) March 1 through May 25, 2017 [except for (1) below]:

(1) April 10-13, 2017:

(l) May 26-30 (noon), 2017:

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Soccer9.9NCAAscholarshipsavailable

TheLoyolaSoccerprogramhasachievedamazingsuccessatthestateandnationalleveloverthepasttwodecades.Butthere’snomysterysurroundingtheirsuccess!PlayingforLoyolasoccermeansworkinghardbothonandoffthefield,communicatingwithyourteammatesandthecoachingstaff,believingtheprocess,committingtothesoccerfamily,balancingarigorousacademiccourseloadandhavingfunalongtheway.Loyolasoccerplayersstriveforexcellenceineveryaspectoftheirlives.FreshmanYearPerformanceAplayershouldbeworkingandpolishinghisfundamentalsoccerskillspriortoarrivalatLHS.Physicaldevelopmentplaysaroleineveryplayer’sabilitytocompete,soit’simportanttohaveoverallcorestrength,explosivespeedandgoodenduranceabilityappropriatefortheplayer’sowndevelopment.Apracticingunderstandingofnutritionandflexibilitywillalsoserveaplayerwellastheymatureanddevelop.TheaverageLHSsoccerplayercomestoschoolwithsomeclubsoccerexperience,manyhavepreviouslyattendedthesummerLHSsoccercamp.Therearenosummerworkoutsforincomingfreshman,soit’sadvisableforaplayertoplayatthehighestlevelofclubsoccerwherethey’llseesignificantplayingtime.LoyolafreshmanwhohopetomakeanimpactintheprogramshouldbeseeingsignificantplayingtimeonthefreshmanorJVsquad.Playingtimeisimportantasitrefinesaplayer’sskill,understandingofgamesituationsandfamiliaritywithhisteammates.Playersmaychoosetoworkwithprivatecoachestoimprovetheirfundamentalskillsoroverallphysicalpresenceonthefield.Thereareavarietyofopportunitiesforplayerstogainexperienceplayingagainstelitecompetitionatlocalandregionaltournamentsorcompetingagainstolderandstrongerplayers.RecruitingTypicallycollegecoachesdonotrecruithighschoolfreshman,simplybecausephysicaldevelopmentandmaturitycanplayasignificantroleonthesoccerfield.Itmightbeabitearlyforaplayertoputtogetherahighlightvideoorathleticresume.

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PlayersatthisleveloftenattendIDCamps,hostedbyregionalassociationsorcollegecoaches.However,playingwellatIDCampsoragainstelitetalentatregionalshowcasetournamentsmighthelpacoachnoticeaplayerinfutureseasons.

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SophomoreYearPerformancePlayersshouldplantoparticipateontheLHSsummersoccerteam,andcoordinategamesandpracticescheduleswiththeirclubteam.Physicaldevelopmentoftheplayerscoremusclegroup,improvedquicknessandoverallspeed,alongwithdirectionalmobilityallplayaroleinaplayer’sperformanceonthefield.Practicinggoodnutritionalhabitsandmakingflexibilityapriorityareimportantasaplayerdevelopsatthislevel.SophomoresshouldbemakinganimpactontheJVteam,earningsignificantplayingtimeandcontributingtotheteam’ssuccessthroughcoordinationwithhisteammates.Playersmaychoosetoworkwithprivatecoachestoimprovetheirfundamentalskillsoroverallphysicalpresenceonthefield.Thereareavarietyofopportunitiesforplayerstogainexperienceplayingagainstelitecompetitionatlocalandregionaltournamentsorcompetingagainstolderandstrongerplayers.RecruitingThisistheyeartostartputtingtogetherathleticresumesandhighlightvideos.It’salsoimportanttofilloutonlinerecruitingformsforprogramstheplayerhopestoplayforincollege.It’snotuncommontoafterfillingoutrecruitingforms,tosubmittoacollegecoachaplayer’sathleticresumeandhighlightvideo.AttendingsummerIDCampsisanotherwayforaplayertogainthenoticeofacollegecoach.Thesecampstendtoattractelitetalent,andit’sagainstthistalentthataplayercanmakeanimpactonacollegecoach.Justbeawarethatthesecampsarefor-profitentities,mostcampersarenotgoingtogetalotoflooksfromcollegecoaches.It’simportantforaplayertobegintohaveconversationswiththeircoachesabouttheplayer’splanstoplayincollege.Someplayershopetoplayforelitecollegeprograms,whileotherplayershopetousetheirathleticskillstohelpthemgainaccesstoeliteacademiccolleges.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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JuniorYearPerformanceIt’simportantforajuniortobecontributingtotheLHSVarsitysquad.Thisiswheretheplayerwillbeabletocompeteagainstthebestpossibletalent,refinehisfundamentalskills,showcasehisowntalentandsyncuphistimingwithhisteammates.Playingattheeliteclublevelwillhelpaplayerprepareforthislevelofcompetition.Clubteamswillplayinregionalshowcasetournamentswherecollegecoacheswillbeabletoassessaplayer’sskillcomparedtothebestpossibletalent.Playersmaycontinuetoemployprivatecoachestoimproveaplayer’sfundamentalskillsandoverallspeedandmobility.Atthislevelaplayer’scorestrengthandexplosivespeedwillbetestedinthegameandatpractice.Propernutritionandflexibilityarealsoimportanthabitsforplayersastheyexpecttocompeteagainstthebesttalent.Aplayer’sgameknowledgeisalsoveryimportantatthislevel.Playerswhounderstandthegameandcanidentifyanopponent’stendencieswillhaveadistinctadvantageagainsttheiropponent.RecruitingAplayerneedstocontinuetosharehisplanstoplayatthecollegelevelwithhiscoaches.It’scommonforcollegecoachestoconsultwithhighschoolcoachesaboutplayersontheirteam.LoyolaHighSchool’slonghistoryofproducinghighqualitycollegesoccerplayersmeansthatcollegecoacheswillbecallingyourhighschoolcoach.AplayershouldplayfortheLHSsummersoccersquadandcoordinatehispracticeandgameschedulewiththeClubteamheplaysforoverthesummer.Sendingoutupdatedathleticresumesandhighlightvideostothecollegecoacheswheretheplayerhopestoplayisthebestwaytokeepaplayeronacollegecoach’s‘radar.’Aplayershouldrespondtocollegecoachinquiriesexpeditiously.Notfollowingupwithcollegecoacheswhoreachouttotheplayersendsthemessagethattheplayerisnotinterestedinplayingforthatprogramandthatcoach.JuniorswillcompletetheNCAAEligibilityCenteronlineformstoassurethatcollegecoachesknowaplayeriseligibletoplayincollege.BlueChipjuniorscangetverbaloffersduringtheschoolyearorduringthesummerastheycompeteinfrontofcollegecoaches.Attendingsummercampatthecollegeswhereaplayerhopestocompeteisanotherwaytogetacollegecoach’sattention.RegionalIDCampswillattractlotsofcollegecoaches,soplayingattheseshowcaseswheninvitedisagoodwaytogetnoticedbycollegecoaches.It’sadvisabletoattendcampswherethecollegecoachyouwanttoplayforwillbeinattendance.

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SeniorYearPerformanceTheplayer’sseniorseasonisstillimportantifaplayerhasnotyetbeenrecruitedtoplayatthecollegelevel.Playingagainstelitecompetitionatregionalshowcaseeventsisagreatwayforaplayertomakeanimpressionuponcollegecoaches.Maintainingabalancedbody,corestrength,flexibility,andexplosivespeedisessentialforaplayertocompeteagainstthebesttalent.Practicinggoodnutritionalhabitsisalsoimportanttoathleticperformance.Winningteamsgetalotofcollegecoachattention,sohelpingtheLHSsquadachievesuccessisanotherwaytogetnoticedbycollegecoaches.Understandingthenuancesofthegame,andcoordinatingwithteammateshelptoachievethissuccess.RecruitingCollegerecruitingcontinuesthroughthehighschoolsoccerseason.Collegecoachesatlowerlevelprogramshavetowaituntiltoptierprogramshavesecuredtheirrecruitsbeforemakingalloftheiroffers.Thismeanskeepingtheplayer’sathleticresumeandhighlightvideouptodateisimportant.Followingupwithcollegeprogramswheretheplayerwantstoplayandrespondingtoallcollegecoachinquiriescanmakethedifferencebetweenbeingarecruitedplayerorawalk-onatacollege.SummerIDCampsarestillaviableoptionasarecruitingtoolforrisingseniors.Playingagainstelitecompetitionatshowcaseeventsandattendingsummercollegecampsarebothappropriatetoolstogetnoticedbycollegecoaches.Webresources:MaxPrepshttp://www.maxpreps.com/national/soccer.htmTopDrawerSoccerhttps://www.topdrawersoccer.com/search/?area=commitments

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SwimmingandDiving9.9NCAAscholarshipsavailable

TheLoyolaHighSchoolswimmingprogramhasalongtraditionofproducinghighquality,disciplinedswimmers.Theprogramrequirescommitmentthroughouttheyear,anditpromotescamaraderie,friendshipandtheprideofcompetingagainstthebestswimmersinCalifornia.FreshmanYearPerformanceMostmembersoftheLHSswimteamalreadyhaveexperiencecompetinginthepoolbutit’snotarequirementtomaketheteam.Practicetimeisanimportanttimeforaswimmertoimprovehistechnic.Thedisciplineaswimmerdemonstratesatthisagecansetthetoneforhisowndevelopmentasaswimmer.Manyswimmerswillcompeteforlocalswimclubsduringtheoff-season.Thistimeinthepoolandexperienceagainstcompetitioncanhelpaswimmerimprovehistimes.RecruitingThetimesaswimmerpostsatthisagegenerallydon’tgetnoticedbycollegecoaches.Eliteswimmersmightcatchtheinterestofacollegecoachbutit’srare.What’simportantisthataswimmercontinuestoimprovehistimes.It’snotimportanttoreachouttocollegecoachesatthistimeandattendingswimcampsatcollegesusuallywon’tgetaswimmernoticedatthistime.Howeveritisimportantforaswimmertoopentolearningandtryingnewtrainingstrategiesandthesetechniquescanbeidentifiedatswimcamps.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceProgresscontinuestobeanimportantfactoratthisage.Somesophomoresmaybeaskedtoswimatthevarsitylevel,butit’snotcritical.Swimmersneedtocontinuetobeopentocoachingandlearningnewtechniques.Becausephysicaldevelopmentplaysalargeroleinswimming,it’smostimportantthattheswimmercontinuetodemonstratedisciplineandconsistenceinthepool.Coachesarelookingforswimmerswhoshowadesiretocontinuetoimprovetheirstrokes.It’simportantforaswimmertocontinuetodevelophisflexibility,goodnutritionalhabitsandexplosivepoweratthisage.Swimmingyearroundagainstthebestpossiblecompetitionisveryimportantatthisage.Makingimprovementsinallofyoureventsisalsoveryimportant.BecausethesuccessoftheteamwillenhancetheswimmingexperienceatLHS,it’simportantfortheswimmertobeasupportiveteammatetoeverymemberoftheteam.Supportingandchallengingteammatesinthewatercanimproveallmembersoftheteam.RecruitingTypically,collegecoachesdon’tspendmuchtimeconsideringsophomoretimes,what’smostimportantatthislevelisdevelopmentoftechniqueandspeed.PSAscanattendsummerswimcamps,butthereisn’tmuchrecruitinghappeningwithsophomoresunlesstheyareelite.TherearerulesgoverninghowacollegecoachcaninteractwithaPSA.

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JuniorYearPerformanceThisistheyearaswimmershouldbepostingimpressivetimes.Swimmersshouldbecontributingatthevarsitylevelinatleastoneevent.Itcanbehelpfulifaswimmercanpostcompetitivetimesinmultipleevents.Postingcompetitiveprogresstimesinmultipleeventscanbehelpfultoboththeswimmerandtheteam.RecruitingBecausehighschoolswimmingisaspringsportit’simportantinthecollegerecruitingprocessthataswimmerpostbesttimesduringtheirjunioryearforrecruitingpurposes.Collegecoacheswillmonitorpostedtimesatsanctionedeventsacrossthecountry.Swimmersmaystarttogetmailingsfromcollegecoachesandit’simportanttorespondtoanyoutreachfromacollegecoachatacollegetheswimmerisinterestedinattending.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.CollegecoachesneedtoknowaPSAisclearedtoberecruitedbeforetheyinvesttimeintherecruitingprocess.ThePSAcanconsulttheircounseloriftheyneedhelpwiththisprocess.JuniorsneedtotalkwiththeLHScoachingstaffregardingtheirintereststocompeteatthecollegelevel.TheLHScoachingstaffcanbehelpfulintherecruitingprocess.Thecoacheshaveextensiveexperiencepreparingswimmerstocompeteincollegeandtheycanhelpaswimmercommunicatewithacollegecoach.Thecollegerecruitingprocessisguidedbythetimesaswimmerispostingduringtheseason.CollegecoachescanofficiallybegincallingPSAsinJulyoftheirjunioryear.Eliteswimmersareofferedscholarshipsorrosterspotsfirst.Oncetheseswimmershavecommitted,collegecoachesbeginrecruitingPSAswithslowertimes.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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SeniorYearPerformancePostingprogressiveimprovedtimescouldbehelpfulforswimmerswhohavenotalreadybeencontactedbycollegecoaches.Swimmersshouldcompeteatsanctionedswimmeetsandkeepmakesuretheirtimesarecommunicatedtocollegecoachesatinstitutionsinwhichtheyaremostinterestedinattending.RecruitingCollegecoacheswillcontinuetorecruitPSAsduringthefall.PSA’sshouldcompeteatsanctionedswimmeetsandposttimesthatreflecttheirdevelopmentandimprovement.RecruitedPSAsgetfiveofficialvisits,whichareusuallyofferedinthefall.It’simportantforaPSAtotakeofficialvisitsatcollegeinwhichtheyaremostinterested.ThesevisitscanprovidecontextforthetypeofprogramthecollegecoachesarerunningandwhetherornottheprogramisagoodfitforthePSA.Becausehighschoolswimmingisaspringsport,it’spossibleforPSAstogetrecruitedlateintotheirsenioryear,buttheserosterspotsarebasedonthecollegeteamsneeds.ItisprudentforaPSAtomakedecisionsaboutcollegesduringthestandardcollegematriculationprocessandnotwaitforthelaterecruitingperiodasthehighschoolswimseasonconcludes.Diving:CollegeDivingislumpedtogetherwithSwimmingandwhiletheyoftenshareresourcesandscholarshipmoney,therearefewerdiversincollege.Somecollegeswimprogramsdon’tevenhavedivingteams,whileotherscommitvariedlevelsofresourcestotheprogram.Fordiverswhowanttocompeteincollege,theyreallyneedtoworkwiththeirindividualdivingcoachesinordertoidentifyprogramswheretheycancompetebasedontheirtalent.Whereprogramsexist,it’smorelikelythatacollegediverwillgethelpwiththecollegeadmissionsprocess,ratherthanbeofferedscholarshipmoneytodiveforateam,soit’sespeciallyimportantforcollegediverstoseekoutcollegeexperiencesthatmatchtheirownlifeandcareergoals,ratherthanattendaschoolsimplytocontinuetocompeteindiving.HighschooldiverscanattractattentionfromcollegecoachesbycompetingstateandnationaldivingmeetsandJuniorOlympiccompetitions.It’sattheseeventswherecollegedivingcoachestakenoticeofPSAs.

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Websites:USASwimming:Fantasticresourcesforcompetitiveswimmers.http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspxhttp://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2071CollegeSwimmingStandardshttps://www.collegeswimming.com/recruiting/

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NCAADivision1RecruitingCalendarDeadandQuietPeriodsinSportsforwhichNoRecruitingCalendarhasbeen

EstablishedAllOtherSports ·November7-10,2016(MondaythroughThursdayofthe

initialweekforthefallsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

DeadPeriods ·April10-13,2017(MondaythroughThursdayoftheinitial

weekforthespringsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

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Tennis4.5NCAAscholarshipsavailable

Mosttennisplayersplayanindividualsport,withoutthecamaraderieofbeingamemberofteam.That’snotthecaseforLHStennis.IndividualplayerscanexcelatamemberoftheLHStennisprogram,buttheexperienceisalwaysenhancedbytheteamexperience.Weatherit’splayingdoublesorsupportingateammateashecompetesinamatch,theLHSTennisprogramhelpstodevelopthewholetennisplayer;asacompetitorandasamanforothers.Beingapartofthesupportivenetworkofteammemberscanbeaverypowerfulexperienceforatennisplayerwho’saccustomtotravelingtotournamentswiththeirparentsandplayingaloneinmatches.FreshmanYearPerformanceFreshmencometotheLHSprogramwithavarietyofcompetitivetennisexperience.SomeplayershavesignificantUnitedStatesTennisAssociation(USTA)orInternationalTennisFederation(ITF)tournamentexperience,whileothersareregularcompetitorsattheirlocaltennisclub.TherearenosummerLHStennisevents,incomingplayersareexpectedtoplayinlocaltournamentsoratUSTAorITFsponsoredevents.Mostplayersworkwithateachingprofessionaltoimproveandstrengthentheirgamsandrefinetheirfundamentalskillswhileplayingregionaltournamentswithfamilymembers.Andwhileit’snotarequirementtoparticipateinthesecompetitions,itisextremelyhelpfultoplayincompetitivetournamentstopolishaplayer’sskillsandmentaltoughness.RecruitingCollegecoachesdon’ttypicallyrecruithighschoolfreshmantennisplayersastheplayer’sphysicaldevelopmentandmaturityhasprobablynotyettakenplace.However,havingsuccesscompetinginUSTAorITFtournamentsagainstagegroupcompetitionwillbuildaplayer’srankingandbegintocatchtheattentionofcollegecoaches.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceSuccessfulLHStennisplayersplayUSTAandITFtournamentsallyearlong.Sophomoreswhohavepolishedtheirfundamentalskills,strengthandcourtquicknesswillbecontributingasatopplayerforeithertheJVsquadorinsomeregularcapacitywiththeVarsityteam.TheLHSteamexperienceandsupportcansignificantlyaffectthedemeanorofaplayer,eitherinsinglesordoublesbyinfusingalevelofsupportpsychologicallyandemotionally.Winningamatchthatdeterminestheoutcomeofacloseteameffortcanbringplayersclosertogetherasaunit.RecruitingCollegerecruitingmaystartasearlyassophomoreyear.CollegecoacheskeepclosetabsonUSTArankings,winningordoingwellatlargeUSTAandITFtournamentscangreatlyincreaseaplayer’schancesforgettingtheattentionofcollegecoaches.Collegecoachesreplylargelyontournamentresults.It’simportantfortherecruitedplayertoseekoutanunderstandingoftheteamconceptatvariouscollegeprograms.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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JuniorYearPerformanceTopperformersmaybecalledtoplaydoublesorsingles,dependinguponthecompetition.Becausedoubleswinscountequallytosingleswins,pairingupwithateammatetowindoublesmatchescancontributesignificantlytotheoutcomeofteamplay.ToprecruitedtennisplayersshouldbecompetingregularlyatweekendUSTAorITFtournaments.RecruitingCollegetenniscoachesarecertainlypalingattentiontoplayerperformancesagainstthebesttalentatUSTAandITFtournaments.Nowisthetimetoprepareanathleticresume,withthelatestUSTAandITFrankings.It’svaluabletoshowprogressiononanathleticresume,soifaplayercontinuestomakestridestowardthetopoftheiragegrouprankingsthisinformationshouldbeincluded.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

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SeniorYearPerformanceTopplayerswillberegularcontributorsattheVarsitylevel.Theseplayersmaybecalledtoplaysinglesordoublesdependinguponthecompetition.SeniorsshouldcontinuetoplayinweekendUSTAandITFtournaments.RecruitingCollegecoacheswillcontinuetorecruittoprankedUSTAandITFplayers.Topplayersmaybeofferedanopportunitytotake‘officialcampusvisits’whicharepaidtripstostayonacollegecampus,meetcurrentcollegeteamplayersandgettoknowthecoachingstaff.Ifaplayerishighlyinterestedinaparticularcollegeprogramandisofferedan‘officialvisit’itsadvisabletoconsidertakingthisvisit,asitcanhelpboththeplayerandthecollegecoachdetermineiftheprogramisagoodfitfortheplayer.

Websites:UnitedStatesTennisAssociationhttps://www.usta.com/Coaches-Organizers/high_school_tennis/InternationalTennisFederationhttp://www.itftennis.com/juniors/home.aspx

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initialweekforthefallsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

DeadPeriods ·April10-13,2017(MondaythroughThursdayoftheinitial

weekforthespringsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

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TrackandField14.6scholarshipsallowedbytheNCAA

(sharedwithCrossCountry)

TrackandFieldincludesavarietyofevents,encompassinganassortmentofskillsandtalents,buttheyallhaveonefactorincommon,they’reallmeasurableactivities.TrackandFieldisanobjectivesport,thetimesyourunandthedistanceyoujumpandthrowarequantifiableandeasilyassessedbycollegecoaches.Athletesarerecruitedafterpostingexceptionalnumbers.

FreshmanYearPerformanceStudentsmayparticipateinprivateTrackandFieldclubspriortotheirfreshmanyear,butit’snotarequirementtomaketheLHSTrackandFieldTeam.What’simportantatthisageistobegintounderstandthetechniquesandskillsrequiredtoexcelataparticularevent.Rawtalentmaygetyounoticedatthisage,butunderstandingthepropertechniquesforrunning,jumpingorthrowingparticulareventsisessentialatthislevel.LHScoachesspendmostoftheirtimeworkingontechniqueandimprovingspecificskills,butstudentsmaydecidetopursueprivatecoachingorweighttraininginstructionontheirownaswell.Developingastrongworkethicisalsocriticalatthisage.It’smorethansimplyputtinginpracticeorweighttrainingtime;it’sunderstandingthestudent’sownstrengthsandweaknessesandaddressingthematpractice.It’salsoimportanttolearnandpracticepropernutritionandstretching.Thesearelifelonglessonsthatwillhelpastudentsucceedinthefuture.Physicalmaturityalsoplaysasignificantroleinperformance.Practice,strength,nutritionandflexibilityallcomplimentphysicalmaturity.RecruitingIt’snotcriticalatthisagetobeexceptionalatanygivenevent,especiallybecauseoftherolephysicalmaturityplaysinperformance.Developinggoodhabitsthatwillhelpthestudentashematuresismostimportantatthisage.Ifastudentispostingelitetimes,jumpsorthrows,collegecoachesmaytakenoticeofastudentatthisage,butfewstudentscatchacollegecoach’sattentionatthisage.ThehighschoolTrackandFieldseasonishighlyconcentratedandphysicallydemanding,butsomestudentswillparticipatein‘AllComer’trackandfieldeventshostedbycommunity

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collegesandlocalcommunitycenters.Participatingintheseeventsduringtheoff-seasonisanoptionforstudentswhowanttogetmorecompetitionpractice.It’snotimportanttoreachouttocollegecoachesortoattendcollegesummercampsatthisage.Ifthestudenthaspostedtimes,heightsordistancesthatareconsideredelite,collegecoacheswilltakenotice.Goingtosummercampsatthisagemaymorebeafunctionofresourcesratherthantalentorgettingnoticed.

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SophomoreYearPerformancePhysicalmaturityhappensonit’sowntimetable.Sophomoresummeristypicallyatimeoftransition.TrackandFieldeventsrequiremaintainingsomeleveloffitnessthroughouttheyear,butit’snotrealistictothinkastudentcansustainpeaklevelofperformanceallyearlong.Maintaininggoodnutritionhabits,flexibilityandgettingenoughsleepduringtheoff-seasonisalsoimportant.Somestudentsmaycontinuetheiraffiliationwithoutsidetrackclubsorcompetinginnationalorlocalcompetitions.ManyTrackandFieldathletescompeteinothersportsduringtheoff-season.TheLoyolaTrackandFieldprogramoffersanopportunitytotrainoffseason,withanemphasisondevelopingtechnique,flexibilityandappropriatemusclemass.It’simportanttotakestepstoavoidinjurythatcanaffectperformanceduringtheTrackandFieldseason.It’simportantinhighschooltrackthatastudentispreparingtopeakinJune,thisiswhenleague,regionalandstatecompetitionstakeplace.Weightlifting,workingwithLHScoachesandparticipatinginsummertrackandfieldeventsarealloptionsbutrequiredofstudents.Successfulsophomoresworktoimprovetheirtechniqueandeventskillsetsfromthepreviousyear.RecruitingSomestudentswillbegintoputtogethertheirone-pageAthleticResumes.Theseresumescontainstudentcontactinformation,PR’s,coachcontactinformationandplannedupcomingeventsinwhichtheywillbecompeting.AthleticResumesneedtobeupdatedregularly.It’sadvisabletosendanAthleticResumetoacollegecoachifyourtimes,jumpsorthrowsarecompetitiveforhiscollegelevelteam.Ifyou’renotpostingresultscomparabletothecollegeathletesalreadyonhisteam,holdoffonsendinganAthleticResumeuntilyourtimes,jumpsandthrowsarecompetitiveforhiscollegesquad.Postingelitetimes,jumpsorthrowsmaycatchtheattentionofcollegecoaches.Ifastudentisreceivinglettersfromcollegecoaches,it’simportanttorespondtothem.Everycoachingstaffhastheirownpreferencesaroundrecruiting,soit’simportanttofollowthroughonthestepstheyrequestifyou’reinterestedincontinuetoberecruited.TheNCAAhasveryspecificrulesaroundwhatcollegecoachesmayormaynotdowithregardtorecruiting,don’tbecrushedbecauseacollegecoachhasnotreachedouttoyou.StartworkingwithyouLHScounselortodiscussthetypesofcollegesthatmightfitbestforyouracademicinterestsandperformance.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedin

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thatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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JuniorYearPerformanceIt’scriticaltocontinuetomaintaingoodhabitsduringthesummerbeforeyourJunioryear.TheJunioryeariscriticalbecauseTrackandFieldisaspringsport.Peakingduringleague,regionalandstatemeetsmeansastudentwillgetmoreexposuretocollegecoaches.Astudent’sworkethic,refiningtechnique,abilitytoimprovetheirweaknesses,maintainnutritionandsleephabitswillreflectonthestopwatchorthetapemeasure.Weightlifting,workingwithLHScoachesandparticipatinginsummertrackandfieldeventsarealloptionsbutrequiredofstudents.Successfuljuniorsworktoimprovetheirtechniqueandeventskillsetsfromthepreviousyear.RecruitingThecollegematriculationcalendarmakespostingelitetimes,jumpsorthrowscriticalduringtheJunioryear.Collegecoacheskeepcurrentwithtimesandthrowssetduringthetrackseason,butit’swhathappenstowardtheendoftheseason,atthelargestatemeetsthatwillreallygettheirattention.Collegecoachesattendthesemeets,andseekoutconversationswithstudent-athletes,theircoaches,andsometimestheirparents.Theseconversationscanturnintoverbaloffersofcommitmentforscholarshipsortohelpastudentgetintoacollege.Becausethereareonlyahandfulofelitestudentathletesandmanycollegetrackandfieldprograms,thetoptimesandthrowspostedtypicallygetthemostattention.Thedecisiona‘BlueChip’athletemakesabouthisfuturehasacascadingaffectuponoffersmadetothestudentathleteswhosetimesandthrowsarelessthanhis.Oncethetopathleteshavemadeacommitmenttoaprogram,collegecoacheswillmoveontootherstudent-athletes.It’simportanttonotethatbecauseTrackandFieldencompassessomanydifferentevents,it’snearlyimpossibleforacollegeprogramtocommittheresourcesnecessarytobeexcellentinallevents.It’scommonforacollegeprogramtofocusonspecificgroupsofeventslikethesprintevents,thedistanceevents,jumpingeventsorthrowingevents.Thehighschoolstudent-athleteshouldknowwhichprogramsfocusonhisevents.Theseschoolswillfocusonthebestathletesin‘their’events,yeteven“sprintprogram”coulduseastrongdistancerunner,andwhileit’snotlikelya“sprintprogram”wouldcommitscholarshipmoneytoadistancerunner,it’spossibleadistancerunnercouldgethelpgettingintoacollegewiththesupportintheadmissionsprocessfromthetrackcoach.Keepinmindhowever,adistancerunnercompetingfora“sprintprogram”mightnotgetmuchhelpfromcoachesorwiththeirtrainingprogrambecausetherearesofewresourcesavailabletohelpthedistancerunner.Collegecoachesarelookingatconcretetimes,jumpsanddistancesthrown.PRsatlargemeetscantranslateintoopportunitiesforthePSA.IfaPSAhasgood

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technique,andhasmadeprogressivegainsinthetimes,heightsordistancesthrown,collegecoachesmayalsotakenoticeoftheseimprovements.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.RegularcommunicationwithanycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.

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SeniorYearPerformanceIt’simportantforstudent-athletetocontinuetodevelopthemselvesthroughouttheirsenioryear.Stayingconsistentwithtraining,nutrition,muscledevelopmentandflexibilityiscriticalastheseniorpreparesfortheirfinalhighschoolseason.Preparingtopeakatheendoftheseasontrackmeetsshouldbethegoal.Weightlifting,workingwithLHScoachesandparticipatinginsummertrackandfieldeventsarealloptionsbutrequiredofstudents.Successfulseniorsworktoimprovetheirtechniqueandeventskillsetsfromthepreviousyear.RecruitingProbably98%ofallTrackandFieldrecruitinghappensduringthesenioryear.It’simportantforastudent-athletetohaveacurrentAthleticresumeandtosendittocollegecoacheswherehethinkshecouldcontribute.Reachingouttocollegecoachestomakethemawareofyourinterestcouldhelpkeepthestudent-athleteontheirrecruitinglist.Attendingsummercollege-basedTrackandFieldcampscouldhelpshowcaseastudent-athlete’stalentandworkethic.BecauseTrackandFieldisaspringsportit’simportantforthestudentathletetoresearch,completeandsubmitcollegeadmissionapplicationstocollegesfollowingsetdeadlines,includingfinancialaidpaperwork.Student-athletesshouldkeepintouchwithcollegecoachesthroughouttheadmissionprocess.Somecoacheswillassistarecruitedstudent-athlete’sapplicationthroughtheadmissionsprocess,sometimestheywon’t.It’simportantforthestudent-athletetoexecutetheprocessforatheir‘backupplan’regardingcollegeadmission,incaseoncollegecoachesenduprecruitinghim.TrackWebsitesDystatcal http://www.dyestatcal.com/Prepcaltrack http://www.prepcaltrack.com/

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NCAA Division I Cross Country/Track and Field Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017

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(b) August 14 through December 11, 2016 [except (1) and (2) below]:

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Volleyball4.5scholarshipsavailable

ForthoseoutsidethevolleyballcommunityitmightbesurprisingtorealizehowfewNCAADivision1volleyballscholarshipsareactuallyavailabletohighschoolrecruits.TheDivision1men’svolleyballcommunityisverysmall,allthecoachesknoweachotherandmaytalkabouthighschoolrecruits.TheLHSVolleyballcoachesknownearlyallofthecollegevolleyballcoaches.FreshmanYearPerformanceMostincomingfreshmanthatmaketheLHSfreshmanteamhavepreviousclubvolleyballexperience.TheseclubvolleyballteamsplayintournamentsthroughoutsouthernCaliforniasponsoredbytheSouthernCaliforniaVolleyballAssociation.(SCVA).Therearedozensofclubvolleyballprogramsplayingatavarietyoftalentlevels.It’simportanttoplayforaclubthatwillhelpyoudevelopyourvolleyballfundamentals,andaccumulateplayingtimeagainstolderandstrongerplayers.Competingagainstpeersatthefreshmanlevelisappropriateforplayersatthislevel.Developingandpolishingvolleyballfundamentalsiscriticalatthislevel.Playerswillbeaccessedbyhigher-levelcoachesbasedinpart,bytheplayersfundamentaltalents.Practiceyourfundamentalsregularly,polishthemandyouwillsucceedwhenyourfundamentalsarebetterthanthecompetition.DevelopingyourgameIQisimportantatthislevel.Inmatchesmodificationscanmakethedifferencebetweenwinningandlosingapoint.Knowthegame.It’shelpfulforplayerstodeveloptheircoremuscles,theirlegsforexplosiveness,shouldersforpowerbutatthesametimenotdeveloptoomuchmusclemass.Physicalstrengthshouldaccompanyexplosivenessandendurance.Flexibilityandmaintainingnutritionalhealthisalsohelpful.Successfulphysicaldevelopmentforvolleyballinvolvesfasttwitchmuscles.RecruitingCollegecampscostalotofmoneyandatthisagetheyarenotnecessarilydeliveringexposuretocollegecoaches.USAVolleyballcampscostmoney,buttheelitecompletioncanhelppolishone’sgame.Considertheamountofmoneyyou’llpayandcomparethistotheamountofplayingtimeyou’llgetagainsteliteplayersbeforemakingadecisiontoattendsummervolleyballcampsandclinics.Itisextremelyrareforacollegecoachtorecruitanyoneatthisage.Physicaldevelopmentiskeybeforecollegecoacheswillbegintomakeoffers.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceIt’shelpfultodevelopyourvolleyballskillsbyplayingagainstbiggerandstrongerplayersinclubtournamentsthroughouttheyear.It’salsoimportanttomaketheLHSJVteamandcontributingagainstthebestcompetitionavailable.Performingagainstthebestcompetitioniskey.IfpossibleplayforateamthatwilltraveltotheJuniorOlympicstoassureyou’replayingagainstthebesttalentforyourage.It’sappropriatetoWorkwithatrainertodevelopcorestrength,explosivenessandflexibility.Nutritionandflexibilityalsoplayanimportantroleinplayerdevelopmentatthisage.ContinuetodevelopyourfundamentalskillsandgameIQ.Theseskillswillserveyouwellatthenextlevel.RecruitingCollegecoachesdonottypicallymakecontactwithsophomores.However,collegecoachesdoattendclubvolleyballtournamentsthroughout.It’sappropriatetocreateanathleticresumebutnotnecessary.Goingtocollegesummercampsisanoptionandrecommendedtopolishyourskills.

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JuniorYearPerformancePlayingeliteclubvolleyballduringthehighschooloff-seasonisimportant.It’simportanttoplayforaclubteamwhereyou’llseelotsofplayingtimeandmatchexperience.Yourperformanceagainstelitecompetitionisvital.JuniorOlympicsisanoptimaltimetoperformatyourpeak,becausecollegecoacheswilltakenoticeandrecruitatthistournament.It’sappropriate(notmandated)toworkwithatrainertodevelopcorestrength,explosivenessandflexibility.Nutritionwillcontinuetoplayanimportantroleinyourathleticperformance.Abalanced,well-fueledbodyisthegoalforanyvolleyballplayer.TheLHSVolleyballprogramhasexperiencedsuccessbecausetheplayersunderstandthatit’sthesuccessoftheteamthat’smostimportant.Playerswhomakesacrificesfortheteam,andsupporttheirrolestomaketheteamsuccessfularetheoneswhowillseethemostplayingtime.RecruitingThisistheyeartocreateanathleticresume,filloutcollegespecificathleticrecruitingformsanddevelopahighlightvideo(notmandated.)Collegecoachesliketowatch“wholematch”videosnotjusthighlightvideos.Theywillcontactyourcoachtogetinsightonaplayerbothonandoffthecourt.Youshouldbetalkingwithyourcoachesatthistimetodiscussyourgoalstoplayincollege.Theycanassessyourskillsandhelpyouidentifyprogramsthatmightbeagoodfitforyou.Berealisticaboutyourtalents,yourcoacheshavelongitudinalexperienceandcanhelpyouidentifyyourstrengthsandweaknesses.TheLHSVolleyballprograminteractswithmanycollegecoaches.Verbalscholarshipofferstypicallyhappenafterthejuniorseason.BlueChipathletesgetoffersearlierthanotherplayers.BlueChipplayerscanexpecttobecontactedbycollegecoachesandofferedopportunitiestoplayatthenextlevelduringtheirjunioryear(especiallyaftertheseason.)TheseofferswillcontinuethroughthesummerupthroughJuniorOlympics.Collegecoachesdogotohighschoolvolleyballgames,butclubtournamentsgivethemachancetoseemorethanoneplayeratatime.Collegecoachesareprimarilyconcernedwithfillingspecificpositionsontheirteams,soit’simportanttoknowthatregardlessofyourskillset,itmightbethepositionyouplaythatattractsacollegecoachtorecruitingyou.It’simportanttorespondinatimelymannertoanycoachwhocontactsyou.PSAsthatdon’trespondtocoachinitiatedcontactmaybeinadvertentlycommunicatingthatthey’renotinterestedinthatcollegeprogram.Regularcommunicationwith

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anycollegecoachesatinstitutionsatwhichthePSAmaybeinterestedinplayingisagoodpractice.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

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SeniorYearPerformanceContributingtotheLHSprogramagainstelitecompetitionisimportant.Bealeader,demonstrateyourgameIQandhelpyourteammateswithregularcommunicationbothonandoffthecourtiscritical.It’simportanttounderstandthathowmuchplayingtimeyoumightgetontheLHSvolleyballteam,whatdictatescollegevolleyballrecruiting,isbasedontheneedsoftheLHSteam.AttendandexcelatJuniorOlympicsandtrytocompeteagainstelite17/18’sagegroupcompetitionisalsohelpful.Maintaintopphysicalform.Nutrition,flexibility,corestrengthandexplosivenessareallcomponentselitevolleyballplayerspossess.RecruitingTalkwithyourcoachesaboutyourplansforcollege.Berealisticaboutyourskillsandtalents.Updateyourhighlightvideoandathleticresumeandsendthisinformationtocollegecoachesyou’reinterestedinplayingfor.ClubtournamentspriortoJO’sareimportantforuncommittedseniors.Collegecoacheswillcontinuetorecruitduringthesummerbeforeandthroughoutthesenioryear.Respondtoallcoachcalls,emails,etc.regardlessifyouhavenointerestinplayingfortheirprogram.NLIoffershappenduringtheearlysigningperiod(November)forelitevolleyballplayers.Websites:SouthernCaliforniaVolleyballAssociationwww.scvavolleyball.orgNCAAwebsitehttp://www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-men/nc

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NCAADivision1RecruitingCalendarDeadandQuietPeriodsinSportsforwhichNoRecruitingCalendarhasbeen

EstablishedAllOtherSports ·November7-10,2016(MondaythroughThursdayofthe

initialweekforthefallsigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

DeadPeriods ·April10-13,2017(MondaythroughThursdayoftheinitial

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Waterpolo4.5NCAAscholarshipsavailable

LHSWaterpoloisaboutdevelopingthewholeperson.Teamwork,compatibility,andworkingtobestofyourabilityineveryactivityarethegoalsoftheprogram.MembersoftheteamneedtorelentlesslyworkontheirfundamentalsskillsandGameIQiftheteamexpectstowin.Developingcorestrength,propernutritionalhabitsandpursuingacademicexcellencearethefoundationalgoalsoftheprogram.FreshmanYearPerformancePlayingattheappropriatelevelofclubwaterpolocanbevaluableforincomingfreshman,butnotarequirement.Ifastudentathletechoosestoplayclub,it’sagoodideathattheyplayforateamthatemphasizesfundamentals.MakingJVasafreshmancouldbesignificant,butit’sevenmoreimportanttocontinuetoimprovethroughouttheyear.Gaininggameexperienceagainstolderandstrongerplayerscanleadtosignificantimproveinone’sowngame.Physicaldevelopmentgivenyourownmaturityisimportant.Developingandmaintainingcorestrengthandenduranceareimportantphysicalcharacteristicstowardimprovingone’sgame.RecruitingIt’sadvisable,ifpossibletoattendsummerwaterpolocampsthataffordthestudentathletetheopportunitytoimprovetheirskillsagainstelitecompetition.BlueChipathletesatthisagemaygaintheattentionofcollegecoaches,butonlyifthey’recompetingagainstolder,strongerplayers.It’simportanttoplayforaclubthataffordstheplayeragoodamountofplayingtime.Ifpossibletryoutforthenationalteam,evenifit’sjusttogainexperienceagainstelitecompetition.Createanathleticresumeandhighlightvideoifpossible.Makenoteofyourresultsagainstelitecompetition.

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SophomoreYearPerformanceIt’simportantforthestudentathletetocontinuetoplaycompetitiveclubwaterpolo,developfundamentalskills,corestrengthandendurance.LiftandswimwiththeLHSteamduringthesummerinconcertwithplayingclubwaterpolo.Hiringaprivatecoachtodevelopyourfundamentalskillscouldbeadvisable,butnotarequirementforplayersofthisage.It’simportanttomakecontributionstotheLHSteam(VarsityorJuniorVarsity)duringtheseasonandespeciallyagainstelitecompetition.Collegecoacheswilltakenoteofsophomoreswhoexcelagainstelitecompetition.RecruitingThisistheyeartostepupyourrecruitingefforts.Filloutonlinecollegerecruitingforms,updateyourathleticresumeandhighlightvideo.Sendoutthisinformationtothecollegecoachesyouhopetoplayforincollege.Itwouldbehelpfultoplayatsummercollegecampswhereyouwanttoplayorwhereyou’llstandout.TheLHSwaterpoloprogramhasanexcellentreputationamongstcollegecoaches,sotalkwithyourcoachesaboutyourplanstoplayincollege.Consultthemregardingyourstrengthsandweaknessesandworktoimprovetheweakareasofyourgame.LHScoachesmaytalkwithcollegecoachesaboutyourinteresttoplayincollegeandaboutyourworkethicandcommitmenttosucceed.BlueChipsrecruitswillstartgettingcallsfromcollegecoaches.

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JuniorYearPerformanceIt’simportantfortheplayertocontinuetodeveloptheircorestrengthandplayagainstbettercompetition.Asphysicaldevelopmentcontinues,it’simportantfortheplayertohaveabalancedbodyandexceptionalendurance.Contributingtovarsitysquadisimportantforstudentsatthisage,bothinpracticeandincompetitivegames.Collegeswaterpoloprogramswillinviteselectedplayerstoattendtheirsummercamps.Excellingatthesecamps,againstelitetalentwillmakeanimpressionuponthecoaches.RecruitingCollegecoacheswillattendLHSwaterpologamesagainstothergoodhighschoolprogramsandconsultwithLHScoachesaboutindividualplayers.BecausetheLHSwaterpoloprogramhasasolidreputationforpreparingplayerstocompeteincollege,it’scriticalfortheplayertocommunicatewiththeircoachesabouttheirplanstoplayincollege.Someplayerswishtoplayatthetopprograms,othershopetousetheirwaterpolotalentstohelpthemgainadmissiontotopacademiccolleges.Ifpossibletheplayershouldtryoutfortheappropriatenationalteam.It’salsoimportanttoupdatetheplayer’sathleticresumeandhighlightvideo.Asthisinformationisupdated,sendittothecoachesattheprogramstheplayerhopestoplayforincollege.It’sappropriatetotalkwiththeLHScoachingstaffaboutyourplanstocontinuetoplayincollege.Coachesmaymakeverbalofferstojuniorsinthesummerbeforesenioryear.Thisiswhyit’simportantfortheplayertoknowwhattheywantfromtheircollegeexperience.Ifacollegecoachreachesouttoaplayerit’shelpfultohaveafewquestionsforthecoachabouttheirprogramandhowtheplayermightfitintotheplanshehasforthefuture.Juniorsmaygetinvitationstoattendprogramslike‘JuniorDay’oncollegecampuses.Theseprogramsaredesignedtointensifytherecruitingprocessandtohelptheplayergettoknowtheprogram.APSAshouldregisterattheNCAAEligibilityCenter,https://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp,duringhisjunioryear.RegisteringwiththeEligibilityCenterwillallowaPSAtoparticipateinallaspectsoftherecruitingprocessincludingtakingofficialvisitstocollegecampuses.

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SeniorYearPerformanceThroughtheirsenioryearitisstillveryimportantfortheplayertocontinuetodevelopyourcoremusclesandendurance.Playingwellagainstelitecompetition,bothforaclubteamandforLHS,willhelpgetaplayernoticedbycollegecoaches.ContributingtotheLHSVarsityprogramagainstthebestcompetitionisalsoimportant.RecruitingThesummerbeforesenioryearisabusytimeforcollegecoaches,astheytrytogetasmany‘looks’atpotentialrecruitsaspossible.Playingforeliteclubteamsandperformingwellagainstthebestcompetitioniscriticalifaplayerhopestomakeanimpactonacollegecoach.Theseniorhighschoolseasonisstillanimportanttimeforcollegerecruiting.Mostplayersgetrecruitedduringoraftertheirseniorseason.It’sappropriatetotalkwiththeLHScoachingstaffaboutyourplanstocontinuetoplayincollege.Websites:www.USAwaterpolo.orgwww.collegewaterpolocoach.org/mens-programs.htmlhttp://www.maxpreps.com/state/water-polo/california.htm

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NCAADivision1RecruitingCalendarSoccerandMen’sWaterPoloDeadPeriods·January30-February2,2017(MondaythroughThursdayoftheinitialweekforthesigningoftheNationalLetterofIntent).

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