Athletic Information

 NCAA I Division

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the largest college athletic association in the United States and offers a wide range of sports for both women and men. Some of these sports include men's baseball, men's football, basketball, & women's softball, women's field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, women's bowling, gymnastics, lacrosse, ice hockey, soccer, volleyball, women's rowing, tennis, rifle, water polo, swimming & diving, men's wrestling, skiing, and track & field. D-I schools are generally the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and higher numbers of athletic scholarships in comparison to Division II. Currently Division I contain 342 Institutions plus 7 going through the Reclassification Period. All Division I schools must field athletes in at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or six for men and eight for women) with two team sports for each gender (UCLA - student video).

Be advised that NCAA I and II Division Universities have age limits and  that they vary from sport to sport. The limit is usually 24 years of age for most of the sports, which means that when you want to apply for an NCAA University you have to do that before you turn 24 years of age.

 NCAA II Division

Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It offers an alternative to both the highly competitive (and highly expensive) level of intercollegiate sports offered in NCAA Division I and to the non-scholarship level offered in Division III. It was formerly called the NCAA College Division. Division II schools tend to be smaller public universities and many private institutions. Athletic scholarships are offered in most sponsored sports at most institutions, but with more stringent limits as to the numbers offered in any one sport than at the Division I level. For example, Division II schools may give up to 36 football scholarships (whereas Division I FBS, the highest level, is allowed 85 football scholarships), although some Division II conferences limit the number of scholarships to a lower level. Division II scholarship programs are frequently the recipients of student-athletes transferring from Division I schools; a transfer student does not have to sit out a year before resuming sports participation as would be the case in the event of transferring from one Division I institution to another (with the exception of football players transferring from a Division I FBS school to a Division I FCS school, who also do not have to sit out a year). Currently there are 282 either full or provisional members of Division II. All Division II schools must field athletes in at least ten sports, with male and female competition in a given sport counting as two different sports. In addition, all coeducational schools must field athletes in at least four sports in each gender.

 NAIA Institutions

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. The NAIA is home to nearly 300 member institutions, each dedicated to displaying character and respect in both athletics and academics. NAIA colleges and universities can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. For the 2007-08 academic years, the NAIA has 291 member institutions. The NAIA sponsors 23 national championships. These schools are much smaller in size than NCAA schools and they are private mostly religion based institutions that are budgeted by sponsors and their students. The number of sports that is offered at these organizations is smaller than those of “Big Schools.” The great thing about these schools is that classes are small in size and professors know students by their names. Most of them will be there to help you if you are in need. Another great thing about these schools is that there is no age limit for an athlete to compete in any sport and one more great thing about these schools is that there is no rule that says how many international student-athletes are permitted per team. Check out a a youtube video featuring student life at Judson.

 NCCAA Institutions

The National Christian College Athletic Association was incorporated to provide a Christian-based organization that functions uniquely as a national and international agency for the promotion of outreach and ministry, and for the maintenance, enhancement, and promotion of intercollegiate athletic competition with a Christian perspective. More than 13,000 student-athletes and 700 coaches participate annually in 22 national championships as well as several invitational tournaments, in both men's and women's sports. The NCCAA also promotes international and intercultural competitions that emphasize ministry and outreach to those who may never have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 NJCAA Institutions

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States of America. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions. Junior or Community colleges are two years in length. They have average student population of 5,000. After two years at Junior college you can transfer to any four year institution including NCAA schools (Watch on Youtube TJC Athletics Recruiting Video - Nov. 2008).

 Athletic Eligibility

Eligibility for College student-athletes is based upon the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) constitution and bylaws. The NCAA principles of sound academic standards for eligibility are met based on the following criteria:

1.The student-athlete is admitted as a regularly matriculated, degree-seeking student in accordance with the regular, published University entrance requirements.

2. The student-athlete is in good academic standing in accordance with the standards applied to all students.

3. The student-athlete is enrolled in at least a minimum full-time program of studies and is making satisfactory progress toward graduation as determined by college policies and regulations. The 12/24 credit hour rule is applied for eligibility.

*once a student-athlete falls below full-time status, they are no longer eligible to compete for the college*

To be eligible to compete in intercollegiate competition student-athletes must meet the criteria listed above and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 at all times. Eligibility and certification is usually determined by the Asst. Director of Athletics for Compliance. The exact GPA, as provided by the registrar's office will be used. Under no circumstances are figures to be "rounded" to the nearest decimal point.

 Tips on how to make a video

First, introduce yourself in English. The introduction should not be longer than 2 minutes. In introduction, you should tell to coaches why do you want to come to the USA. Than present your athletic abilities. All in all, the video should not be more than 40 minutes in length. Titles such as Ex. Brian's Show or Brian's Magic or Brian's Amazing Skills are not serious and instead of making you look good, they will make you look bad. The title should contain only your name, number and color of your jersey, and position you play.  Coaches like to see footage from real games (Ex: The whole second quarter of the basketball game).  Do not use special effects to make you look good.  Choose a competition where you think you performed well and send it as it is. Videos should be clear and easily visible. Note: We only accept youtube videos. If your video is longer than 10min. split the material according to its length (e.g. if your footage is 50min. long than make five different 10min. long youtube videos).