The NCAA and NAIA produce very useful guides entitled The College Bound Student Athlete, that provides a great amount of information for players planning to play soccer at the collegiate level. All prospective players and their parents should read this manual prior to the recruiting process. 2019 2020 Guide for the College Bound Student Athlete - NCAA
Future Student Athletes - NAIA
NCAA Eligibility Center
All prospective college athletes need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. . Students should register with the Eligibility Center at the beginning of their junior year in high school. At the end of the student’s junior year, a transcript, which includes six semesters of grades, should be sent to the Eligibility Center from the high school. Additionally, students should have their SAT or ACT scores forwarded directly to the Eligibility Center whenever they take the exam. For more information, access the NCAA Eligibility Center website. Other NCAA Resources
The NCAA offers numerous on-line publications to answer questions regarding eligibility requirements, recruiting, academic qualifications and a wealth of other resources. Links to these publications can be found at:
Any student-athletes interested in playing NCAA sports at a Division I or II school must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Learn more about playing college sports:
Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete: a highly comprehensive tool designed to help understand the NCAA initial-eligibility process and to prepare student-athletes for transitioning from high school to becoming an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.
Initial Eligibility Brochure - a basic look at the requirements to becoming an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.
Initial Eligibility Tri-fold Brochure
NCAA Division I Initial-Eligibility Academic Requirements
NCAA Division II Initial-Eligibility Academic Requirements
NCAA Eligibility Resource Link
NCAA Educational Resources Page
NCAA Div 1 Manual 2019-2020 updated 4/2020
NCAA Div 2 Manual 2019-2020updated 4/2020
NCAA Div 3 Manual 2019-2020updated 4/2020