NCAA eligibility on UC app?

OnTrack2013
Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:34:56 +0000

If you want to go on an OV, or will be discussing athletic scholarship opportunities while you are still in high school, you will likely need the NCAA number that will be assigned to you when you pay the registration fee. If you just want to consider being a walk on and will possibly attend try outs at your new school, don’t rush to pay the money just yet. The NCAA website has a list of core courses that you need to take and what GPA and test scores minimums are, if you meet those requirements you are not lying if you say you are eligible.

My older son went to D1 tryouts at the school he attended. He was going to this particular school (state flagship university) with or without being on the track team. While he needed to get a pre-tryout physical and sign several waivers, he did not need to register with the NCAA. He specifically asked about it, and was told once you are an active student they can access all of your records directly and you do not need to sign up for the NCAA verification service.

My younger son, also a track athletic, considered several schools. Since he was talking to coaches before being a student and while he was still in HS, he registered with the NCAA his senior year. He was required to provide his NCAA number to the two schools he went on an OV to before they would book travel.