High school student athletes have the opportunity to view an online presentation
relating to the college athletics recruiting process. The Maryland Public
Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) is providing a new nonprofit
service designed to assist families in being informed and educated about
college athletics eligibility and recruiting. The webinar is available at no
cost, and can be accessed via MPSSAA.org by going to:
http://www.mpssaa.org/CollegeEligibilityRecruitingWebinars.asp
MPSSAA Executive Director Ned Sparks said
of the webinar launch, “We are happy to provide this informational program to
our student-athletes and their families at no cost. We highly encourage anyone
who has aspirations of playing sports in college to watch this webinar. It is
an outstanding first step in properly educating parents and students about the
recruiting process.”
The MPSSAA recruiting webinar, which can also be accessed
by clicking on the “Recruiting Webinar” button just below the menu on the left
hand side of the MPSSAA.org home page, addresses these and other recruiting
topics:
- Three rules of being a parent
- Scholarship myths and facts
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Junior College education
- Scholarships, do they differ?
- The Name Game
Negotiate/Cooperative Education
- Dangers of social networking/cell phones
- National Letter of Intent
NCAA/NAIA
- Eligibility Centers
- NCAA core course requirements
“There is a misunderstanding that the
recruiting process doesn’t start until a student’s junior or senior year," said Sparks. "Families and students who have aspirations of playing sports in college must
begin to prepare themselves for the recruiting process starting in their
freshman year of high school. MPSSAA highly recommends every parent of a
student-athlete dedicate 60 minutes of time to watch our webinar. We feel it
will go a long way to get our kids and families on the right track with
recruiting, and more importantly, academics.”
