Registering with Eligibility Center

Athletic Recruits
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I’m an international student in his Junior year who plans to play soccer at a DI college. Now what I want to know is do I still need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center (I think that’s what they call it)? I’m definitely not going to be a recruited athlete, so I’m just looking to try out once I get into the college. </p>

<p>It’s just that I haven’t heard anything about this process from the counselor at my school and there have been quite a lot of people applying to the US in the past, so I find it hard to believe they don’t know anything about this.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Yes, if you want to play NCAA D1 or D2 sports in college, you need to be cleared by the NCAA. That applies to anybody, including walk-ons. There is academic and amateur eligibility. </p>

<p>For more info, go here: [International</a> Student-Athletes - NCAA.org](<a href=“http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Legislation%20and%20Governance/Eligibility%20and%20Recruiting/International%20Student-Athletes/international_student_athletes.html]International”>http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Legislation%20and%20Governance/Eligibility%20and%20Recruiting/International%20Student-Athletes/international_student_athletes.html)
This link has FAQ, forms, etc.</p>

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<p>Ok Thanks :)</p>