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If you are wondering who else is allowed to come with you to your official visits to colleges and get their expenses paid, the answer is only your parents [or legal guardian (s)]. That is right. The only people that the visiting school providing you with an official visit can pay for related expenses are your parents or legal guardians. The expenses allowed are limited entertainment, lodging, and meals.

So if you are planning to officially visit a school, you must understand that your brothers, sister or friends are not allowed to receive any expenses paid by the institution you are visiting. However, any siblings, and/or friends may…

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In today’s world where big time sport figures constantly appear in the news under accusations of performance enhancing drugs usage, it is extremely important that all high school student athletes who are looking to participate in intercollegiate athletics know that he and she will be tested for performance enhancing drugs as well as “street drugs”.

If you intend to participate in intercollegiate athletics and represent an institution in any sport, you will have to sign an authorization form at the beginning of each…

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The normal time frame in which most collegiate student athletes complete their studies is 4-5 years. However, all student athletes have four years of eligibility in which they are allowed to participate and represent his or her institution in intercollegiate athletics. Throughout the student athlete’s college career anything can happen that might affect his or her ability to continue playing the sport. From injuries, family matters, personal issues, etc. are some of the factors that can affect the student athlete’s scholarship in any way.

It is understood that all scholarships cannot be offered for a longer period other than one year. However, most coaches and athletic departments will renew such scholarships (athletic related aid) every year unless the student athlete engages in actions that violate the school rules or its governing body rules (NCAA, NAIA, etc.).  The scholarship can also be reduced or canceled if…

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Many prospective student athletes who are looking to accept financial aid to represent an institution at the intercollegiate level must understand that he or she cannot receive a financial aid package that exceeds the cost of attendance that is normally incurred by other students enrolled at a comparable program at such institution.

You have to keep in mind that institutions that follow NCAA rules must abide to this rule, and violating so will endanger the student athlete eligibility and/or the institution being penalized.

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The following topic relates to NCAA member institutions.

Due to the high educational costs, many prospective student athletes may ask themselves if he or she can receive financial aid from a source other than the institution he or she will attend and represent in intercollegiate athletics. It is understandable that all parents or legal guardians are concerned about the costs of education and how to pay for it when the prospective student athlete is not being offered a full scholarship that covers the entire tuition room and board to attend an institution.

However, it is important to understand that all prospective student athletes… who intend to participate in intercollegiate [NCAA] athletics must follow certain rules related to obtaining financial assistance.

If you are planning to attend an NCAA athletic program…

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This rule does not apply to all of you, but it does affect those who are taking or plan on taking time between high school graduation and college to play his or her sport. Also, this rule is directly applied to all sports other than tennis and swimming and diving athletes. You can read the related rule for all tennis and swimming and diving athletes below.

If you are 21 years old or more and engage in any participation as an individual or a team representative in organized sports competition during each 12-month period prior to initial full-time enrollment in a college or university, you will be penalized with one year of varsity competition in that sport. Basically, if you participate in any competition, either individually or in a team, after you turn 21 years old, you will lose…

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All prospective student athletes may be eligible to receive Financial Aid from an NCAA member institution but he or she must meet certain regulations set forth by the NCAA, the conference and the institution to be eligible for institutional financial aid.

There are several regulations that must be met in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. However, we will focus on one of the most important ones for all high school prospective student athletes interested in continuing playing sports at the collegiate level. Such regulations include the existence of valid academic credentials and approval of such credentials by an NCAA Eligibility Center.

That is why it is extremely important that all prospective student athletes start the…

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Not everyone realize that there are certain requirements that must be met before any prospective student athlete can take an official visit to any NCAA member institution. If you are planning to take an official visit sometime soon, keep in mind the following requirements in case the recruiting coach or institution has not mentioned it to you yet.

• All prospective student athletes must provide the college or university with a score from a PSAT, SAT, PLAN, or ACT taken on a national testing date under national testing conditions, except you can use a state-administered ACT to meet this requirement;
• A high school (or college) academic transcript must be presented to the institution you will be visiting;
• You need to be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center; and
• The institution you will be visiting will have to place you on its institutional request list (IRL) with the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Besides fulfilling all the above requirements…

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For all high school prospective student athletes that are in the process of looking for the right school to go to and still have some time between now and graduation, it is recommended that you take advantage of as many official visits you are allowed by the NCAA. We understand that many times it is difficult to even find one school who is interested enough to offer you an official visit to its campus.

However, if you are disciplined with your school search as you are with you athletic training, it is guaranteed that you will receive an official visit offer from at least one school. In order to have a better understanding on what the process is like and how many official visits you are allowed to take, you must have in mind that all official visits are for the purpose of giving you a feel of what is like to be a student athlete at such school.

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Even though many student athletes at the NCAA division I and II level receive athletic scholarships, such scholarships are often not enough to cover the entire cost of tuition, room and board. Virtually all universities and colleges have a financial aid department in charge of facilitating student loans for those who need it and want it.

As a prospective student athlete, you are allowed to ask your recruiter to help you in obtaining educational loans. However, the arrangement of educational loans by an institution for a prospective student athlete is permitted only if the loan is not made before the completion of…

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