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Athlete Timeline

When Do I Get Started?

When and How Do I Get Started?

The following is a suggested timeline for potential athletes to help you plan:
  • Registration with Sporting Organizations
  • Attending showcases and camps
  • Registering and Writing SAT's/ACT's/PSAT
  • Marketing yourself
  • Applying to University and College
  • Sending in Final transcripts


Note: Please note this is only a timeline, certain sports and the players skill and own individual determination will dictate his/her success

Grade 9: Freshman

  • Work on your game, enjoy it and enjoy other sports also, coaches like to see a well rounded athlete
  • Grades are very important, the NCAA uses all grade 9 course work as part of the core course requirements
  • Learn the language
  • Begin research on the sporting organizations and the academic requirements needed
  • Visit the NCAA, NAIA, NJCCA, CIS, CCAA websites.  These websites have links to all the schools, the sports they offer and to what conference they belong. Begin making a list of potential schools
  • Begin making a portfolio of photos, awards, stats, newspaper clippings

Grade 10: Sophomore

  • Build on your physical strength, speed and agility, you are a serious athlete and strength and conditioning will aid in keeping you healthy and provide endurance
  • Compete in tournaments/ID Camps outside of your home area
  • Participate in summer camps that universities and colleges may be offering in your sport, this is a chance to begin making connections.  
  • Talk with the senior students in you academy, find out where they are going and what they are doing to find opportunity for exposure in the sport
  • Very Important: Keep up grades
  • Meet with your school Counsellor to ensure you are taking the right courses to meet any eligibility requirements, meeting academic requirements, and meeting graduation requirements
  • Continue your research
  • Begin to put together your profile
  • Consider taping excerpts from games and work on an individual video to highlight your skills (coaches can help you with this)
  • Continue putting a portfolio together, keeping all your records
  • Become familiar with the recruiting guidelines for each sporting organization: NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, CIS

Grade 11: Junior

  • Continue working on fitness, get help with weaknesses in your game
  • Attend showcases, outside tournaments, summer camps, ID camps
  • Continue to work hard on academics
  • Meet with your school Counsellor to ensure you are taking the right courses to meet any eligibility requirements, meeting academic requirements, and meeting graduation requirements
  • Continue your research
  • Consider writing the PSAT (Practice SAT), it is only written once a year in October.  This will help to prepare you for what you will face when writing an SAT
  • Write you first SAT/ACT in the Spring of your Grade 11 
  • Register for the Eligibility Centres: NCAA, NAIA, at the beginning of your Grade 11 year
  • Update your Eligibility Centre file, with required transcript information, at hte end 
  • Finalize your profile packages and video to send out to coaches/schools

  • Note: 10/16 core courses must be complete before the start of the senior year (7/10 must be in English, Science and Math)

Grade 12: Senior

  • Play other sports that are low risk for injury for conditioning
  • Write/re-write SATS if necessary, to help boost the score you need for eligibility and for potential academic scholarships
  • Ensure that all core course requirements are met
  • Ensure your portfolio is updated and complete
  • Attend showcases, outside tournaments, summer camps, ID camps
  • Talk with local college coaches and out about walk-on tryouts as an alternative plan in your scholarship quest
  • Talk with your academy and community coaches, about local college contacts and assisting you with your search
  • Continue sending out packages to schools
  • Keep up academics
  • Update your NCAA/NAIA profile often until your final transcripts are required
  • Arrange for any final transcripts to be sent from your high school and that the school has the correct contact and address

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