National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
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www.ncaa.com/sports/fieldhockey/d1
www.ncaa.com/sports/fieldhockey/d1
NCAA Eligibility Center
Thinking about playing field hockey in college?
One of the best places to start your search is the NCAA Eligibility Center. They have information about the three NCAA divisions as well as links to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). There are also numerous resources for recruiting, choosing a college, scholarships, and eligibility to name a few. If you plan to play field hockey at a DI or DII school, you must register with the Eligibility Center before you can make official visits or sign a letter of intent. The Eligibility Center verifies a student's amateur status and that the student has completed the necessary coursework.
www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
One of the best places to start your search is the NCAA Eligibility Center. They have information about the three NCAA divisions as well as links to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). There are also numerous resources for recruiting, choosing a college, scholarships, and eligibility to name a few. If you plan to play field hockey at a DI or DII school, you must register with the Eligibility Center before you can make official visits or sign a letter of intent. The Eligibility Center verifies a student's amateur status and that the student has completed the necessary coursework.
www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
2021-2022 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
You may download this publication from the NCAA for free by clicking here.
4/22/19 New NCAA Recruiting Rules
On Friday, April 19, the NCAA announced new recruiting rules for communication between coaches and student-athletes that will take effect May 1. NCAA, Max Field Hockey, and NSCA have all put out press releases about the new rules with slightly contradictory details. What is for certain is that there is to be no communication between college coaches and an athlete or her parents until June 15 following the athlete's sophomore year of high school. Off campus contact (such as at a camp) may not begin until August 1. NCSA says that athletes may still send coaches their highlight videos, academic records, and emails expressing interest before June 15 but this is unclear in the other reports. Official visits may begin August 1 of an athlete's junior year of high school. In men's ice hockey, no offers can be made until August 1 of the junior year, but it is not legislated when that can occur for field hockey. Since June 15 is the earliest that contact can be made, that would necessarily make June 15 the earliest that a coach can make an offer.
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