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GARY SPARKS premier chairman message n behalf of Coast Soccer League Board should be taken into consideration. A player of Directors, welcome to the 2014 CSL should be aware of their chance of being ad - OPremier League Season. For our return - mitted into the college or university based on ing teams, we are very glad to have you back. their existing grades. However, this is one area For our new teams, congratulations on your where soccer can play a major role in the team’s achievements and your promotion to player’s acceptance to the school of their the Premier League. We hope you will enjoy choice. If a player’s grades are marginal for ac - your experience with us. ceptance into the college or university of their The CSL Premier League was designed to create ex - choice, a soccer coach who wants the player can make ceptional opportunities for some of the most elite play - it happen. So do not hesitate to add a college or univer - ers in CSL who are considering a career in soccer, either sity to the list that really interests you. Once your list of at college or in a professional league. In order for a colleges and universities is created, the real work begins. player to reach his or her goal, there are three main Sort out the colleges and/or universities that have soc - areas of responsibilities that need to be addressed. One cer programs that interest you. You need not rank them of the purpose of the CSL Premier League is to address in any order in that you should contact them all. each of these responsibilities and with the player, the College recruiting is a mine field for both players and parents and the league working together as a team, just coaches alike. Do you part and learn the recruiting rules how these responsibilities may be met. the coaches must follow. Do not place coaches in a po - These three main areas are: (1) Education as it relates sition that violates the NCAA Rules. You need to know to the technical requirements of recruiting; (2) Player these rules. Please read the NCAA Guide for the College Self-Promotion; and (3) Showcase for Talent. The Player Bound Student-Athlete in this issue. It will certainly help Self-Promotion and Showcase for Talent areas will be ad - you in reaching your educational goals. Register as soon dressed in later issues of the CSL Premier Magazine. as you are allowed to within the NCAA rules and begin As to issue Number 1 - Eduction as it relates to the contacting the coaches. technical requirements of recruiting – we need to jump As already stated, the upcoming issues will contain start the player’s education so we have reprinted certain more information on how the player needs to start to pages of the NCAA 2015-16 Guide for the College- self-promote themself and some recommendations on Bound Student-Athlete in this issue. We did not reprint tools that will assist them. But they need to remember it in its entirety. The entire document may be found at one thing – the player controls their own destiny and www.ncaa.org. Please consider this NCAA Guide as obtaining a college athletic scholarship is very hard work mandatory reading. If you become acquainted with and takes a great deal of time. So start right now. A these requirements, then everything else will begin to fall into place. The first thing a player should decide is just want it is Coast Soccer League he or she wants out of college. Hopefully the player will 2014 PREMIER COMMITTEE decide they want a great education in a field they want to pursue a career in. Even if they should play profession - Premier Chairman . Gary Sparks ally, a solid education in a field of their interest will serve Vice Chairwoman . Marguerite Cochran Boys U16 & U19 Competitive Chairwoman . Karen Sparks them well when they retire from professional soccer. Girls U16 thru 19 Competitive Chairwoman . Karen Sparks The Player should locate a college or university that Referee Liaison . Nick Cruz Marketing . Carol Ritter has an educational major in their field of interest. It Action Photographer . Gary Campbell should not matter to the Player if the college or univer - . Bill Reese Team Photographer . Gary Campbell of NuPhoto sity is a Div. I, Div. II, Div III or NAIA school. It should only Webmaster . David Fliegler CSL Player Showcase Program . Savraj & June Dhillon matter as to the quality of education they will receive. Printer . Sam George of PTS Marketing Group In creating this list of schools, academic requirements 2013-14 Guide for the Colleg e-Bound Stude nt-Athle te Your Path to the Stude nt-Athlete Experien ce EVEN IF YOU’RE A SUPERSTAR, THIS IS ONE NUMBER YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO GET AROUND. But your GPA isn’t the only challenge. If you don’t have the core GPA, the test scores or the right core courses in high school, you don’t play in college. Don’t let academics hold you back. Check out 2point3.org. TheThe NCAANCAAAA and NCAANCAA EligibilityEligibilitligibility CenterCenter How to use this Guide… NCAANCAA EligibilityEligibibility CenterCenter ContactContact InformationInffoormation The Guide addresses issuesssues fforor three important groupsoups of readers: t High school studentsts who hope to participate in college NCAA Eligiibbility Center: athletics at an NCAAAA Division I or II college or univeersitrsity; Certication Processing t Parenttss and legal guardians; and PP..O. Box 7136 t High school coounselorsunselors and athletics administrators. Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136 Packkagage or overnight delivveery: What is the NCAA? Certication Processing The NCAA, or National Collegiate Athletic Association, was 1802 Alonzo Watfforord Srr.. Drive established in 1906 andnd serves as the athletics governing body Indianapolis, IN 46202 fforor more than 1,300 colleges, universities, conferences and Web addrreess: organizations. The national oce is in Indianapolis, Indndiana, but the www.eligiibbilitycenterr.o.org member colleges andnd universities develop the rules andnd guidelines www.2poiinnt3.org fforor athletics eligibility and athletics competition fforor each of the three NCAA divisions. The NCAA is committed to the student- athlete and to governing competition in a fairr,, saffee, incnclusive and sportsmanlikkee manner. NCAA Eligiibbility Center customer service: The NCAA membership includes: U.S. callers (toll free): 8777//262-1492 t 346 active Division I members; Internationnalal callers: 3177//223-0700 t 291 active Division II members; and Fax: 3177///9968-5105100 t 439 active Division III members. One of the diererenceess among the threeee divisions is that colleges and universities in Divisions I and II may oerer athletics sscholarships, while Division III collegesolleges and universities do not. For more infforormationon about the NCAA or its members, please visit NCAA.org. What is the NCAAAA Eligibility Center? The NCAA Eligibility Ceennter certies the academic and amateur credenttialsials of all college-bound student-athletthletes who wish to compete in NCAA Division I or II athletics. TToo assist with this process, the NCAA Eligibility Center sta is eager to ffostoster a cooperative environment of educationtion and partnership with high schools, high school coaches and college-bound student-athletes. Ultimatelyy,, the individual student-athletthlete is responsible ffororor achieving and protectingting his or her eligibility status. How to nd answers to your questions The answers to most questions can be ffouound in this Guide or by: t Accessing the NCAA Eligibility Center's's resource page on its website at wwww.eligibilitycenter.orgww.eligibilitycenter.org, clicking on “Resources” and then selectinngg the type of student you are (U.S., International or home school). You can then navigate through the resources to nd helpful information. t Contacting the NCAA Eligibility Center at the phone number on this page. In addition, if you are sending transcripts or additional infforormation to the NCAA Eligibility Center or have questions, please use the ffoollowing contact inffororormation. 4 COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTDENTT--AATHLETHLETE Steps to Achieving Your Eligibility Freshmen and Sophomores t Start planning now! t Work hard to get the best grades possible. t Most high schools have a List of NCAA Courses. Take classes that match your high school’s List of NCAA Courses. The NCAA Eligibility Center will use only approved core courses to certify your initial eligibility. t You can access and print your high school’s List of NCAA Courses at www.eligibilitycenter.org. Click the NCAA College- Bound Student-Athlete link to enter and then navigate to the “Resources” tab and select “U.S. Students” where you will nd the link for the List of NCAA Courses. t At the beginning of your sophomore year, complete your online registration at www.eligibilitycenter.org. t If you fall behind, do not take short cuts. Classes you take must be four-year college preparatory and must meet NCAA requirements. Juniors t Register to take the ACT, SAT or both and use the NCAA Eligibility Center code “9999” as a score recipient. Doing this sends your ocial score directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center. t Continue to take college prepratory courses. Double check to make sure the courses you have taken match your school’s List of NCAA Courses. t Ask your high school counselor to send an ocial transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center after completing your junior year. If you have attended more than one high school, the NCAA Eligibility Center will need ocial transcripts from all high schools attended. (The NCAA Eligibility Center does NOT accept faxed or emailed transcripts/test scores.) The NCAA Eligibility Center does accept transcripts electronically through Docude/Parchment, Scrip Safe, ConnectEDU, National Transcript Center/Pearson Edustructure, USMO ET and Xap.