Have a basic understanding of the ACADEMIC requirements for each of the individual schools you are interested in, as well as the ACADEMIC requirements for the athletic governing bodies such as the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA. For instance, the NCAA Div. I Academic requirements changed in 2008. You will need to meet BOTH the school’s and the governing body’s academic requirements.

Start to plan and map out required courses needed to become academically eligible

Create a JumpForward Athletic Profile to begin to organize and track your complete athletic play record, statistics, significant wins, awards.

Upload your Sport Highlight Videos and Pictures (College Coaches will be viewing VIDEOS from all Grade Levels)

As your season progresses, update your profile with latest statistics, videos, newspaper articles

Have a basic understanding of the ACADEMIC requirements for each of the individual schools you are interested in, as well as the ACADEMIC requirements for the athletic governing bodies such as the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA. For instance, the NCAA Div. I Academic requirements changed in 2008. You will need to meet BOTH the school’s and the governing body’s academic requirements.

Use JumpForward’s Knowledge Center to watch videos to learn as we summarize what you need to know about the recruiting process, scholarships, athletic affiliations, eligibility and amateurism

Start to plan when you will take the required courses for academic eligible to play college sports. There will be both individual school requirements AND athletic governing body requirements, i.e.NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA

Use JumpForward’s College Search Engine to find schools that you are interested in: learn about their academic programs, athletic programs, campus information, school’s required academic and athletic eligibility requirements

Unofficial visits to schools are allowed

Continue to update your JumpForward Athletic Profile to organize and track your complete athletic play record, statistics, significant wins, awards.

Upload Videos, Action Pictures (College Coaches will be viewing VIDEOS from all Grade Levels), statistics, academic statistics, awards, newspaper articles that mention you. Continue to update your profile as your season progresses.

Use JumpForward’s Search Engine to Search Colleges and save colleges information

College Coaches are NOT allowed to initiate contact with athletes--For calling coaches: the coach may not initiate a call to an athlete, but an athlete may call a coach.

Receiving brochures for sports camps is allowed

Receiving brochures for sports camps is allowed

Have a deep understanding of Academic Requirements to meet eligibility for BOTH the institutions you are applying to and their athletic governing bodies (e.g. NCAA Div. I Academic requirements changes in 2008)

Make Progress Toward completing Academic Requirements and taking core courses for eligibility, i.e. NCAA Div I & II requires that students take a specific number of core courses in order to be eligible to play sports their first year of college

Study for and take the ACT/SAT Exams

Unofficial visits to schools is allowed

Develop JumpForward Athletic profile to organize and track your athletic statistics

Go to the NCAA Eligibility Center online to fill out the Amateurism certification questionnaire. This is REQUIRED and will ask question regarding your athletic history (see sample questionnaire)

Upload your Sport Highlight Videos, Action Pictures (College Coaches will be viewing VIDEOS from all Grade Levels), Academic status, Athletic stats, awards, Upload News Stories that highlight your talent

Use JumpForward’s Search engine Search Colleges & Save College information and College Coach’s contact information to your profile’s Communication Center

Use your profile’s Communication Center to Call and E-mail coaches. They won’t know who you are until you take the initiative to tell them who you are and that you are interested to play for their team!

Follow-up on your calls and e-mails to College Coaches. Remember, college coaches are under restrictions on the number of prospects and number of times they can contact prospects. See the Communication Calendar for more detailed information

You are allowed to receive approved recruiting materials from colleges after September 1st

The Summer AFTER your 11th Grade Year, Register with The NCAA Eligibility Center (for NCAA Div I & II schools). This is mandatory for NCAA schools.

The Summer AFTER your 11th Grade Year, Report your ACT/SAT scores to the Eligibility Center

During the Summer AFTER your 11th Grade Year, College Coaches are allowed to start contacting you. See the Calendar for specifics on contact rules with the different Divisions. It is still important that you also try to contact college coaches.

If you do not have a key understanding of the different governing bodies that will determine your academic eligibility to play college sports, it is time to do this now. You will need to know the different ACADEMIC Eligibility Requirements needed for NCAA (Division I, II, III), NAIA, and NJCAA schools. Use JumpForward’s Knowledge Center to learn about these requirements and steps.

If you have not already done so, you will need to Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center, send your ACT/SAT scores to them, fill-out their Amateurism Certifications questionnaire, and more, all of which, are REQUIRED. Use JumpForward’s Knowledge Center to learn how to do this or visit the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Meet with you guidance counselor and plan to take all the required core courses needed to become academically eligible before you graduate high school.

After the FIRST day of school your senior year, you can begin to take Official Visits to the schools you are interested in. Use JumpForward’s College Search to find school information on programs and visit days

You will be allowed to take a maximum of 5 Official Visits to schools, so narrow down the 5 schools that you are interested in most. You may only take an official visit to each of those 5 schools-one per school. There is no limit on Unofficial Visits to schools.

During the Fall of your senior year, Apply to colleges that you are interested in and that match your Academic and Athletic Range

Continue to update your JumpForward Athletic Profile to organize and track your complete athletic play record, statistics, significant wins, awards.

Upload your Sport Highlight Videos, Action Pictures (College Coaches will be viewing VIDEOS from all Grade Levels), Academic status, Athletic stats, awards, Upload News Stories that highlight your talent

As your season progresses, update your profile with latest statistics

Use JumpForward’s Search engine Search Colleges & Save College information and College Coach’s contact information to your profile’s Communication Center

Use your profile’s Communication Center to Call and E-mail coaches. They won’t know who you are until you take the initiative to tell them who you are and that you are interested to play for their team!

Follow-up on your calls and e-mails to College Coaches. Remember, college coaches are under restrictions on the number of prospects and number of times they can contact prospects. See the Communication Calendar for more detailed information

Sign National Letter of Intent, however, BEFORE signing, see the National Letter of Intent Signing Periods for specific information on date restrictions and rules for each Division of play when signing. If you do not follow these specific rules for each Division, you may jeopardize your eligibility to play