A Recruitment Profile of Student-athletes at a Division III Institution in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference

A Recruitment Profile of Student-athletes at a Division III Institution in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Author: Douglas A. Wohlstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: College athletes
ISBN:

The primary mission of Division III colleges and universities revolves around prioritizing the quality of students’ educational experiences. Within this context, athletics holds great significance for student–athletes, representing an integral part of their overall development (National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2022). Division III institutions rely heavily on tuition and enrollment as crucial sources of funding. The objective of this nonexperimental quantitative study was to comprehensively explore the factors influencing university choice among student–athletes in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference through digital administration of the Interscholastic Student–Athlete Recruiting Questionnaire to student–athletes at Averett University. The aim was to create a detailed recruiting profile for male and female student by identifying key university choice factors. Doing so would allow coaches and recruiters to refine their recruiting strategies and effectively attract commitments from prospective athletes. Family sport culture had low–moderate associations with most university choice factors. Coaching was the category ranked most important, with coach personality and relationships established during recruiting not only ranking highly as factors but also positively associated with all other factors. Female student–athletes were more susceptible to influence than their male counterparts with regard to the categories of academics, communication tactics, coaching, and location. The implications of the study for those recruiting student–athletes pertain to the significance of various factors influencing the university selection processes of student–athletes. Comprehension of these factors will allow focused tailoring of recruitment strategies to secure greater commitments from prospective student–athletes and improvement in overall enrollment rates.

Find Your Fit

Find Your Fit
Author: Augie Heath
Publisher: Augie Heath
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Find Your Fit: A Guide Through The College Athletics Recruiting Process was written by Augie Heath while he was still in college playing football on full scholarship for Sacramento State. Augie wrote Find Your Fit to serve as the book he wishes he had after going through the recruiting process himself twice (once as a high school recruit, and later as a junior college student-athlete). In Find Your Fit, Augie writes about how he put himself in a position to earn a full Division I athletic scholarship, what it is like to go through the college athletics recruiting process, how he would guide current student-athletes through their own athletic recruitment, as well as what it is really like to be a Division I student-athlete. During his recruitment, Augie received scholarship offers from Division I-FCS, Division II, and Division III schools. He received Preferred Walk-On offers from multiple Division I-FBS universities, took multiple official visits, negotiated scholarship amounts face-to-face with multiple college coaches, and ultimately fulfilled his dream of playing Division I football on a full ride scholarship. Find Your Fit is different than any other recruiting guide out there in the respect that it was written by a college student-athlete who actually went through the recruiting process. Augie writes about his own athletic recruitment, what he did right, what he did wrong, and the mind games he saw coaches play with recruits and walk-on teammates. In the book, you will see that Augie gives clear thoughts on how to get noticed by college coaches, the most effective things you can do to take control of your own recruitment, how to find the school that is the right fit for you, and how to put yourself in position to get the most scholarship money possible. Getting a sports scholarship is a realistic and achievable goal. Find Your Fit is an easy read that makes sense and helps you take the right steps towards getting your college education paid for!

Recruitment Experiences of Division III Student-athletes

Recruitment Experiences of Division III Student-athletes
Author: Colleen O’Connell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN:

ABSTRACT: The recruitment experiences of Division III student athletes were examined using a transcendental phenomenological design. Four freshman student-athletes, competing in different sports, for different institutions, and within different conferences at the Division III level participated in the qualitative study; their parents served as informants. All interviews were transcribed verbatim, and four athlete-parent dyads were created based on head coach gender and student-athlete gender. Following phenomenological reduction and coding, taxonomic analysis was conducted to categorize head coach recruitment behaviors within and across all dyads. Common head coach behaviors were identified as: influence tactics, relationship development, and gateway tactics. Cross-dyad analysis revealed gender differences in specific head coach behaviors during the recruitment process. The methodology of the study encapsulated the recruitment experience from the student-athlete and the parent perspectives, providing practitioners with considerations for recruiting Generation Z student-athletes and researchers with a foundation to further explore gender differences in head coach recruitment behaviors in the future.

Student-Athlete's College Recruitment Guide

Student-Athlete's College Recruitment Guide
Author: Ashley B. Benjamin
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1438126271

The Student-Athlete's College Recruitment Guide explores this behind-the-scenes information, giving students and their families an insightful look at the world of college athletics. This in-depth resource examines the many aspects of the college athletic recruitment process, including what to look for when choosing a program to best fit a student's abilities and needs, both athletically and academically. Expert interviews with top coaches reveal what they believe student athletes need to "make it" in this ultracompetitive realm and how to avoid the common pitfalls that can hinder a student athlete's performance. This new book is a valuable tool for high school students navigating the recruiting process. Chapters include: -Why Play? -Considering a University -Getting Seen -Scholarship Negotiation -Unsafe Practices -Gender Issues -Racial Issues.

A Basic Interpretive Exploration of the Recruitment Process for Prospective Division III Student Athletes

A Basic Interpretive Exploration of the Recruitment Process for Prospective Division III Student Athletes
Author: Eric R. Young (Writer on athletics)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2021
Genre: College athletes
ISBN:

The purpose of this basic interpretive study was to explore the recruitment and enrollment process for Division III athletic recruits. Rather than reflecting on these experiences after going through it, this study provided access into the experience as they were still going through the process as seniors in high school. Perna's (2006) Conceptual Model of College Choice was used as the conceptual framework for this study. Data was collected from prospective Division III student-athletes as they were engaged in their college search during their senior year of high school through individual interviews and a follow-up focus group conversation. The research led to four key findings: the students sought authentic interactions with the colleges that were recruiting them, the students received guidance and feedback from current coaches in their lives, academic offerings provided a foundation to the student college search, and parents were influential participants in each student's college search. If athletic and enrollment administrators can understand the process as a student experiences it while they are being recruited, they will have a more thorough understanding of how to connect the needs of each student with what the institution has to offer. With a better understanding of the process, recruiters can be more genuine with the information they provide and, hopefully, enroll students who are a good fit for the institution athletically and academically.

The Student-Athlete and College Recruiting

The Student-Athlete and College Recruiting
Author: Rick Wire
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1999-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781880941430

"The student-athlete and college recruiting" will prepare high school student-athletes academically, physically and mentally for college athletics and will show them ways to compete for a piece of the "Athletic Scholarship Pie." It also gives student-athletes, and their parents, the kind of guidance and direction they so badly need during the recruiting process.

Athletic Recruiting & Career Education

Athletic Recruiting & Career Education
Author: Coach Lisimba Patilla, MBA - PMP
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2010-01-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1450028470

This guide is good especially for someone that has an idea of what recruiting is or doesn’t know anything about recruiting. I’ll say as a coach, some of the things about the dialog between a coach and a recruit was right on. We don’t want them to know that but that’s how it is! Coach Holman Wiggins Assistant Coach Illinois State University

How to Get Your Child an Athletic Scholarship

How to Get Your Child an Athletic Scholarship
Author: Dan Spainhour
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2007-11-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0615175708

Designed specifically for parents, this guide teaches you strategies that give your child the best opportunity to become a college athlete. This easy-to-read guidebook contains valuable recruiting tips, detailed appendixes, sample letters and forms, and a Q & A section that can be used by athletes in all sports. Learn the secrets of recruiting. Written by Dan Spainhour who has more than 25 years of college and high school coaching experience. Spainhour recently returned to high school coaching after serving as the director of basketball operations for Florida State University. At Florida State, Spainhour was involved in all phases of the men's basketball office. He handled on-campus recruiting, recruiting mailings, fiscal matters, team travel, and academic development. As an athletic director as well as baseball and basketball coach, he has helped students earn numerous scholarships. His experience at both the high school and college level convinced him there was tremendous need for this guide.

Student-Athlete and College Recruiting

Student-Athlete and College Recruiting
Author: Rick Wire
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781880941867

A comprehensive guide for parents and student atheletes to help with applying to college as student athlete.