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October 2006 Varsityedge.com newsletter - Newsletter Homepage


ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Article on specialization- Read

Cal San Diego voting on whether to award athletic scholarships - Read

Article on recruiting at Princeton now that early admissions has been eliminated - Read

Article about the recruitment process for several athletes - Read

Article about Ivy League and recruiting - Read

COACHING CHANGES


ODDS N ENDS
  • It pays to be ready. Buried on the 4th string? Three games into the season, 4th string Harvard University quarterback Rich Irvin found himself in an unexpected position. He started at quarterback in the Crimson’s 4th game of the year due to a suspension and a few injuries of their other QB’s. This is why you always have to be ready to play at any time.
  • College coaches are now signing up for Google alerts so they can track articles and news on individual athletes they are interested in or recruiting.
  • Last year Steve Aponavicius snuck onto the Boston College football field to kick some field goals for fun. A soccer player in high school, Aponavicius never played football before. A team assistant saw him kicking and approached him about trying out for the team. On October 12 in a game verses Virginia Tech, Aponavicius suited up for BC as their starting kicker and made 2 field goals and a couple extra points. Before the game he was asking teammates how to put his equipment on.
  • Before you dismiss private college as being too expensive, consider the fiscal state of many state schools and the lack of scholarship dollars they are going to be able to offer. While private school is often 3 times as expensive as state school, if you have a hook, you may be able to receive as much if not more scholarship and academic/financial aid dollars at a private school. A hook is something that makes you stand out from the pack of applicants. Athletics is a hook, being extremely smart is a hook and the combination of the two make for a powerful hook in the recruiting process. I met someone who was working with a family and they got two offers, $20,000 a year from a private school and free books from a public school. In the end the private school will be less expensive. You should also remember that room and board will be roughly the same price at a state school as it will be at a private school, so focus on the tuition difference.

NEWS ON INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES

Pomona-Pitzer is upgrading women’s lacrosse to varsity status for the 2006-2007 school year. They become the 4th varsity girls college lacrosse program in California

James Madison University has announced it will eliminate it’s men’s swimming programs as well as other men's sports - archery, cross country, gymnastics, wrestling and indoor and outdoor track. Women's sports to be discontinued are archery, gymnastics and fencing. Read Article

The Indiana University board of trustees unanimously approved a $55 million plan to improve several athletic fields at its scheduled meeting Friday afternoon. The plan includes construction of a four-story building that will enclose the north end zone of Memorial Stadium, the construction of an Indiana Basketball Development Center and the construction of a new baseball and softball complex.

Randolph-Macon Woman’s College will add four men’s sports teams next year, basketball, cross country, soccer and tennis. Randolph-Macon is preparing for its first class of men next fall. The school plans to add women’s cross country as well. In 2008 the school plans to add men’s lacrosse and swimming, as well as women’s lacrosse. Long term plans call for the additions of men's and women's lacrosse and golf teams and a men's swim team - Read Article

THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG. A few weeks after Harvard University announced they would be eliminating early admission, Princeton followed suit. Students entering Princeton in 2008 will all be evaluated under a single admissions pool. It’s only a matter of time before every Ivy follows suit… Read Article

After winning the New Jersey Athletic Conference in 2004, the Rowan University women's volleyball team took an unusual turn. The Profs did not have enough athletes to fill a roster in 2005, so Rowan did not field a team. The team returned this year with a new coach.

Plymouth State College will upgrade their women’s club hockey program to varsity status in 2008 and compete at the Division 3 level and be a member of the ECAC hockey league.

The NCAA stripped the University of Kansas of scholarships in both football and men’s basketball for violations The school lost one men’s basketball scholarship for 2007-08 and 2008-09. The basketball program must also reduce the number of paid recruiting visits by eight from the maximum allowed. Kansas football team will lose three scholarships during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years.

Franklin & Marshall College has added women’s rowing as a varsity sport — the 27th sport sponsored by the school — and also has elevated men’s rowing to "club/varsity" status.

 
 
 
 
 
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