IvyAthlete.com E-Book Table of Contents
Here is what you will find in the IvyAthlete E-Guide:
IVY LEAGUE AND OTHER ELITE COLLEGE
SPORTS RECRUITING
> Introduction – What is the Goal?
> Collegiate Athletics – An Organizational Overview
> Getting Recruited by the Ivies and Other Elite Colleges - What Can I Do?
> High School Student Athletes Get Recruited Timeframe:
- Summer after Sophomore Year
- Fall of Junior Year
- Winter of Junior Year
- Spring of Junior Year
- Summer after Junior Year
- Fall/Winter of Senior Year
> Call and Email the Coach!
> Early Decision/Early Action/Early Decision 2
> High School Grades, Courses and the SAT or ACT
> Attitude, Character and Honesty
> Marketing Pitch: DVD/Video Highlights Tape, Newspaper Clippings, Photo, References
> Summer Camps, Tournaments and Showcases
> Recruiting and Position Coaches
> High School Coach and Guidance Counselor
> Number of College Recruits for What Position?
> Priority Sports per College
> Two Sport Athletes
> Alumni - How can they help?
> Title IX
> Student Athlete's Home Geography
> Recruiting Services and Scouting/Subscription Services
> Role of Sport if College Team Not Recruiting
> International Recruits
> Alternative "Hooks" to Being Recruited as an Athlete
IVY LEAGUE
(Brown University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and Yale University
> Ivy Identity, History and Organization
> Ivy Recruiting Rules & Regulations
> How Many Will be Recruited to Ivy Teams?
> Ivy Recruiting Timeframe
> Ivy "Official Visit"
> Ivy Early Decision / Early Action
> Ivy Likely Letter - Congratulations, you're in!
> Ivy Recruiting and the Admissions office
> Ivy Alumni and Recruiting
> Ivy Academic Eligibility - the Academic Index
> Ivy Football Band System
> The Ivy Academic Index and Other Sports
> Ivy Financial Aid
New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)
(Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Trinity College, Tufts University, Wesleyan University, and Williams College)
> NESCAC Identity, History and Organization
> Ivy vs. NESCAC Recruiting Rules and Regulations
> Number of NESCAC Recruits
> NESCAC Prospect Days
> NESCAC Campus Visit
> You're Recruited - You Made it!
> NESCAC Academic Eligibility
> NESCAC Financial Aid
Other Elite Colleges
(Wellesley, Haverford, Carleton, Pomona, University of Chicago, Davidson, Colgate, Vassar, Washington and Lee, etc.)
National Universities - Division I
(Duke, Stanford, USC, Notre Dame, Virginia, Georgetown, Northwestern, Rice, Michigan, etc.)
> NCAA Identity, History and Organization
> NCAA Recruiting Rules & Regulations - Division I (D-IA and D-IAA for football) and Division II
> Compliance
> Student Athlete is Responsible for Compliance
> Main Compliance Rule and Key Definitions
> Alumni
> Contact Matrix for NCAA Division I (including the Ivies)
> "Official Visit" Rules - Division I and II
> Recruiting Headcount Limits per Sport
> NCAA Divisions I and II Academic Eligibility
> NCAA Divisions I and II Financial Aid - National Letter of Intent
U.S. Service Academies
(U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis), the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point)
> U.S. Military Academy at West Point:
> West Point Identity, History and Organization
> West Point Recruiting Rules and Regulations
> Congressional Nomination Process
> Acceptance Offer from West Point
> Marketing Yourself to West Point
> West Point Summer Sports Camps
> USMA Admission Participants
> West Point Summer Leaders Seminar
> United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS)
> West Point Admissions and Athletics
> West Point Academic Eligibility
> West Point Financial Aid
U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis:
> Annapolis Identity, History and Organization
> Annapolis Recruiting and Regulations
> Congressional Nomination Process
> Marketing Yourself to Annapolis
> Navy Summer Sports Camps
> Blue and Gold Officer
> Naval Academy Summer Seminar
> Naval Academy Preparatory School
> Naval Academy Foundation, Inc
> Annapolis Admissions and Athletics
> Annapolis Academic Eligibility
> Annapolis Financial Aid
U.S. Air Force Academy:
> Air Force Academy Identity, History and Organization
> Air Force Academy Recruiting Rules and Regulations
> Congressional Nomination Process
> Marketing Yourself to the Air Force Academy
> Air Force Academy Summer Sports Camps
> Air Force Academy Summer Seminar
> Air Force Academy Prep School
> Eligibility Requirements for Air Force Academy Prep School
> Air Force Academy Admissions and Athletics
> Air Force Academy Academic Eligibility
> Air Force Academy Financial Aid
U.S. Coast Guard Academy:
> Coast Guard Academy Identity, History and Organization
> Coast Guard Academy Recruiting and Regulations
> Congressional Nomination Process – Not Required
> Marketing Yourself to the Coast Guard Academy
> Coast Guard Academy Summer Sports Camps
> Coast Guard Academy Summer Program - Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)
> Coast Guard Academy Admissions and Athletics
> Coast Guard Academy Academic Eligibility
> Coast Guard Academy Financial Aid
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:
> Merchant Marine Academy Identity, History and Organization
> Merchant Marine Academy Recruiting and Regulations
> Congressional Nomination Process
> Marketing Yourself to the Merchant Marine Academy
> Merchant Marine Academy Summer Sports Camps
> Merchant Marine Academy Field Representatives
> Merchant Marine Academy Admissions and Athletics
> Merchant Marine Academy Academic Eligibility
> Merchant Marine Academy Financial Aid
Editorial Notes
“… athletes have an acceptance rate
to the Ivies at well over twice the
rate of other students...”
- New Yorker Magazine
We focus on
Harvard, Williams, Brown, Amherst,
Air Force Academy, Dartmouth, Middlebury,
Yale, Pomona, Notre Dame, Wesleyan,
Cornell, Naval Academy at Annapolis, Trinity,
Columbia, Bowdoin, Military Academy at
West Point, Princeton, Stanford, Hamilton,
UPenn, Duke, Colby, USC, Coast Guard
Academy, Wellesley, Washington U.
(St. Louis), Tufts, Haverford, Carleton,
Chicago, Davidson, Colgate, Bates,
Vassar, Washington and Lee, Virginia,
Georgetown, Northwestern, Rice, Michigan
and other such elite colleges.

