Student athletes attending St. Mary’s County high schools now have the opportunity to view an online presentation relating to the college athletics recruiting process. The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) is providing a new nonprofit service designed to assist families in being informed and educated about college athletics eligibility and recruiting. The webinar is available at no cost, and can be accessed via MPSSAA.org by going to:
http://www.mpssaa.org/CollegeEligibilityRecruitingWebinars.asp.
MPSSAA Executive Director Ned Sparks said of the webinar launch, “We are happy to provide this informational program to our student-athletes and their families at no cost. We highly encourage anyone who has aspirations of playing sports in college to watch this webinar. It is an outstanding first step in properly educating parents and students about the recruiting process.” The MPSSAA recruiting webinar, which can also be accessed by clicking on the “Recruiting Webinar” button just below the menu on the left hand side of the MPSSAA.org home page, addresses these and other recruiting topics:
- Three rules of being a parent
- Scholarship myths and facts
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Junior College education
- Scholarships, do they differ?
- The Name Game
- Negotiate/Cooperative Education
- Dangers of social networking/cell phones
- National Letter of Intent
- NCAA/NAIA Eligibility Centers
- Recruiting Services
- NCAA core course requirements
Ned Sparks went on to say, “There is a misunderstanding that the recruiting process doesn’t start until a student’s junior or senior year. Families and students who have aspirations of playing sports in college must begin to prepare themselves for the recruiting process star
