I was sitting around today just thinking. I questioned things such as school and things of that sort. How do I know that what I am doing now will better me in the future? It is an intresting thought. I wonder if going to college for eight years will be beneficial for me. Is the time sacrificed worth it when I am young so I can be happy when I am older. Or will it ever even pay off. Thats a question I asked myself. I just would like an answer of weather or not I am moving in the "right" direction.
I wonder if being a nerd now will pay off in the end. I get made fun of for going to sleep early and not going out becuase I have to study. I wonder if the joke is on me or them. I hope its not on anyone, but if it has to be some one I hope it is them, I guess. Well thats all I have to say for today.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Interview 3
Interview of College Athlete
Athlete: Mike Sopko
Sport: Stony Brook Lacrosse (freshman) has seen playing time
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I went to college activity days; my high school coach sent out films, they came to my big games.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
He offered me a scholarship and the college offered the major of my choice. He talked about the alumni and how they take care of us. It was also a good opportunity to play good division 1 lacrosse.
3) Is there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
I was not sure about the gambling rule. I also was not sure of contact dates. When you can contact the coach and when he can contact you. Recruiting was toughest part due to the fact that it was difficult to contact the coaches.
4) What do you find the difference to be between high school and college sports?
The game is sped up more and the competitors are more intense. The size is different. You have to be able to adapt to the size changes. In high school everyone is your size, but when you get to college people are like 6 feet 5 inches tall. It is a big jump to the college level.
5) Is it difficult to maintain your grades and get your work done as a college athlete?
No, it really isn’t.
6) What is it like playing on the road in college?
It’s cool to see other campuses and other parts of the world, while getting to play lacrosse. It’s the experience of a lifetime.
Athlete: Mike Sopko
Sport: Stony Brook Lacrosse (freshman) has seen playing time
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I went to college activity days; my high school coach sent out films, they came to my big games.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
He offered me a scholarship and the college offered the major of my choice. He talked about the alumni and how they take care of us. It was also a good opportunity to play good division 1 lacrosse.
3) Is there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
I was not sure about the gambling rule. I also was not sure of contact dates. When you can contact the coach and when he can contact you. Recruiting was toughest part due to the fact that it was difficult to contact the coaches.
4) What do you find the difference to be between high school and college sports?
The game is sped up more and the competitors are more intense. The size is different. You have to be able to adapt to the size changes. In high school everyone is your size, but when you get to college people are like 6 feet 5 inches tall. It is a big jump to the college level.
5) Is it difficult to maintain your grades and get your work done as a college athlete?
No, it really isn’t.
6) What is it like playing on the road in college?
It’s cool to see other campuses and other parts of the world, while getting to play lacrosse. It’s the experience of a lifetime.
Interview 2
Interview of College Athlete
Athlete: Mike Diaz
Sport: St. John’s Baseball (freshman) only played 1 semester
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I sent out letters to the coaches of the school I wanted to go to. I e-mailed coaches and also played in college showcases.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
No, I did not attend a school that I got recruited to go to.
3) Is there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
The NCAA rules are clear, but there are so many rules you cannot possibly know them all. You have to be very careful with what you do. The important rules are clear
4) What do you find the difference to be between high school and college sports?
The amount of time that is required of you is greater. There is also much higher competition.
5) Is it difficult to maintain your grades and get your work done as a college athlete?
I would not say it is difficult, but it is more difficult than if I did not have sports.
6) Did you feel out of place coming onto the team later?
Originally you have to work a lot harder to be accepted as part of the team, but after a while the players start to accept you. It is much more difficult to be accepted by the coaches.
7) What was it like being a walk-on to the team?
As a walk-on you get a three hour major league style tryout. If they like you they then keep you on the team until at least the end of the fall.
Athlete: Mike Diaz
Sport: St. John’s Baseball (freshman) only played 1 semester
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I sent out letters to the coaches of the school I wanted to go to. I e-mailed coaches and also played in college showcases.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
No, I did not attend a school that I got recruited to go to.
3) Is there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
The NCAA rules are clear, but there are so many rules you cannot possibly know them all. You have to be very careful with what you do. The important rules are clear
4) What do you find the difference to be between high school and college sports?
The amount of time that is required of you is greater. There is also much higher competition.
5) Is it difficult to maintain your grades and get your work done as a college athlete?
I would not say it is difficult, but it is more difficult than if I did not have sports.
6) Did you feel out of place coming onto the team later?
Originally you have to work a lot harder to be accepted as part of the team, but after a while the players start to accept you. It is much more difficult to be accepted by the coaches.
7) What was it like being a walk-on to the team?
As a walk-on you get a three hour major league style tryout. If they like you they then keep you on the team until at least the end of the fall.
Interview of a College Athlete 1
Interview of a College Athlete
Athlete: Tiffany Yovino
Sport: Hofstra University Women’s Soccer (Incoming freshmen fall 2007)
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I played hard at college recruiting tournaments. In addition, I sent out a highlight tape of myself. I played on a regional girl’s soccer team that traveled all over the United States.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
The coach offered me a full scholarship including books. In addition, the coach told me that I would start as a freshman.
3) Are there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
No, there was nothing that was unclear to me because all I had to do was sign my letter of intent to the school of my choice.
4) Did you always want to play a sport in college or did the money influence you?
Yes, I always did want to play in college because of my love for the game. The money did help though.
Athlete: Tiffany Yovino
Sport: Hofstra University Women’s Soccer (Incoming freshmen fall 2007)
1) What were some of the things that you did in order to get recruited?
I played hard at college recruiting tournaments. In addition, I sent out a highlight tape of myself. I played on a regional girl’s soccer team that traveled all over the United States.
2) Was there anything that the coach did that helped you make your decision?
The coach offered me a full scholarship including books. In addition, the coach told me that I would start as a freshman.
3) Are there any part of the NCAA rules that are unclear to you and if so why?
No, there was nothing that was unclear to me because all I had to do was sign my letter of intent to the school of my choice.
4) Did you always want to play a sport in college or did the money influence you?
Yes, I always did want to play in college because of my love for the game. The money did help though.
Report #2
As a student in high school I participated in various athletics. I was what people called a “student athlete.” When you are a student athlete in high school, there are many things that you must do in order to play sport in college. This part of the high school to college transition is very fuzzy. The NCAA has many rules and regulations on becoming a college athlete that sometimes cause the application process to become a little more difficult.
In today’s society student athletes in high school have a have very difficult and long journey to make their next step from a high school athlete to a college athlete. The questions to theses athletes’ future are not always easy to find. They ask; How do I get recruited, How do I contact coaches and when am I allowed to? The college application process is long for these athletes they begin their junior year in high school. They must abide by all of the NCAA rule and regulations otherwise they will be unable to participate at the college level. The first thing a student athlete should do is sign the NCAA Clearinghouse form in their junior year of high school.
The NCAA Clearinghouse form is signed to make sure that all student athletes follow the NCAA recruiting regulations. It ensures that all of these prospective students know the rules; therefore they can not say they did not know about a particular rule.
Firstly, an athlete usually must be recruited, but how is an athlete to do this? There are various ways in which people do this. They will travel all over the country in order to get recognized at something called “College Showcase Tournaments.” At these tournaments colleges from all over the nation send their scouts there to watch some games, now depending on your age and year in school depends on weather or not the scout can contact you person to person. If the scout sees that you are doing well they will probably follow up on some more of your games.
Another way in which, students have been getting recruited is by contacting the college coaches themselves This can only be done at certain points in time and there are regulations on how often a prospective athlete can contact theses coaches. They may send a resume to the coaches, but a coach cannot really get a sense of how good a player is from a resume. The played in turn may higher a photographer to video tape their games. . Tiffany Yovino of the Hofstra Women’s Soccer Team said, “I sent out a highlight tape.” This highlight tape may be sent to the coach and they can look at it and if they like what they see, it could lead to future contact with the coach.
If an athlete is being recruited there are various ways in which coaches, try to lure you to their school. One thing coaches will do is take them on a tour of the school with the athlete and their families. If the athlete and coach are both happy after their first encounter the coach may invite the athlete back for an official visit. An athlete can only have three official visits. On the official visit the athlete is taken around the school by a host athlete that is currently playing at that university. The coach may get the prospective athlete tickets to a sporting event that may be going on at that particular date in time. The prospective student is able to get a feel of what it is going to be like to be a college athlete at that university.
If a player intends to play college sports he/she must not be a professional athlete. The NCAA defines a professional athlete as this athlete must not ever have been paid and cannot receive gifts of any sort from outside family members.
The next step after a coach wants to get a player to come to their school by offering them a scholarship would be a player sign his/her national letter of intent. The national letter of intent is,
“The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year.” (NCAA.org)
If a player signs this letter they are committing to the college that they sign with. Although it said that if a player signs this letter they must college there are ways out of it.
If the coach that you sign with leave you are able to opt out of your contract.
If your not legally binded up until national signing day, because up until that point it is a verbal commitment and nothing more.
After the player finally gets thought the recruiting process and commits to the University depending on the season; depends when you will show up for the fall semester. The athlete then begins to practice. A typical college athlete has a workout routine on top of his/her regular team workout. They will usually have a certain time to be in the gym with the trainer. The trainer will guide them in what kind of workout they should have for their sport. The trainer will also assist with spotting and stretching.
If an athlete is not recruited by the coach to play on the team there is still hope for that athlete. A roommate and friend of mine came to St. John’s University to play baseball, but he was not recruited. He actually made the team for one semester. When I asked Mike about how he went about getting on the team, Mike said, “As a walk-on you get a three hour major league style tryout. If they like you they then keep you on the team until at least the end of the fall.” I then asked if he felt accepted by the team and his response was, “Originally you have to work a lot harder to be accepted as part of the team, but after a while the players start to accept you. It is much more difficult to be accepted by the coaches.”
When an athlete is not in season they typically workout for about four to five hours depending on the particular day with usually only one day in the week off. Each freshmen athlete is required to participate in study hall. This makes sure that all of them are not just concentrating on their particular sport, but on their studies as well. It allows them quality study time.
All in all there is a great step that student athletes must take from becoming a high school student athlete to becoming a collegiate athlete. They must go through the recruiting process while trying not to break an array of rules. Then way these students do get to college, they have a very difficult schedule with very little time to themselves. They must find the correct balance between work, sports, and fun.
In today’s society student athletes in high school have a have very difficult and long journey to make their next step from a high school athlete to a college athlete. The questions to theses athletes’ future are not always easy to find. They ask; How do I get recruited, How do I contact coaches and when am I allowed to? The college application process is long for these athletes they begin their junior year in high school. They must abide by all of the NCAA rule and regulations otherwise they will be unable to participate at the college level. The first thing a student athlete should do is sign the NCAA Clearinghouse form in their junior year of high school.
The NCAA Clearinghouse form is signed to make sure that all student athletes follow the NCAA recruiting regulations. It ensures that all of these prospective students know the rules; therefore they can not say they did not know about a particular rule.
Firstly, an athlete usually must be recruited, but how is an athlete to do this? There are various ways in which people do this. They will travel all over the country in order to get recognized at something called “College Showcase Tournaments.” At these tournaments colleges from all over the nation send their scouts there to watch some games, now depending on your age and year in school depends on weather or not the scout can contact you person to person. If the scout sees that you are doing well they will probably follow up on some more of your games.
Another way in which, students have been getting recruited is by contacting the college coaches themselves This can only be done at certain points in time and there are regulations on how often a prospective athlete can contact theses coaches. They may send a resume to the coaches, but a coach cannot really get a sense of how good a player is from a resume. The played in turn may higher a photographer to video tape their games. . Tiffany Yovino of the Hofstra Women’s Soccer Team said, “I sent out a highlight tape.” This highlight tape may be sent to the coach and they can look at it and if they like what they see, it could lead to future contact with the coach.
If an athlete is being recruited there are various ways in which coaches, try to lure you to their school. One thing coaches will do is take them on a tour of the school with the athlete and their families. If the athlete and coach are both happy after their first encounter the coach may invite the athlete back for an official visit. An athlete can only have three official visits. On the official visit the athlete is taken around the school by a host athlete that is currently playing at that university. The coach may get the prospective athlete tickets to a sporting event that may be going on at that particular date in time. The prospective student is able to get a feel of what it is going to be like to be a college athlete at that university.
If a player intends to play college sports he/she must not be a professional athlete. The NCAA defines a professional athlete as this athlete must not ever have been paid and cannot receive gifts of any sort from outside family members.
The next step after a coach wants to get a player to come to their school by offering them a scholarship would be a player sign his/her national letter of intent. The national letter of intent is,
“The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year.” (NCAA.org)
If a player signs this letter they are committing to the college that they sign with. Although it said that if a player signs this letter they must college there are ways out of it.
If the coach that you sign with leave you are able to opt out of your contract.
If your not legally binded up until national signing day, because up until that point it is a verbal commitment and nothing more.
After the player finally gets thought the recruiting process and commits to the University depending on the season; depends when you will show up for the fall semester. The athlete then begins to practice. A typical college athlete has a workout routine on top of his/her regular team workout. They will usually have a certain time to be in the gym with the trainer. The trainer will guide them in what kind of workout they should have for their sport. The trainer will also assist with spotting and stretching.
If an athlete is not recruited by the coach to play on the team there is still hope for that athlete. A roommate and friend of mine came to St. John’s University to play baseball, but he was not recruited. He actually made the team for one semester. When I asked Mike about how he went about getting on the team, Mike said, “As a walk-on you get a three hour major league style tryout. If they like you they then keep you on the team until at least the end of the fall.” I then asked if he felt accepted by the team and his response was, “Originally you have to work a lot harder to be accepted as part of the team, but after a while the players start to accept you. It is much more difficult to be accepted by the coaches.”
When an athlete is not in season they typically workout for about four to five hours depending on the particular day with usually only one day in the week off. Each freshmen athlete is required to participate in study hall. This makes sure that all of them are not just concentrating on their particular sport, but on their studies as well. It allows them quality study time.
All in all there is a great step that student athletes must take from becoming a high school student athlete to becoming a collegiate athlete. They must go through the recruiting process while trying not to break an array of rules. Then way these students do get to college, they have a very difficult schedule with very little time to themselves. They must find the correct balance between work, sports, and fun.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse may be one the greatest sports invented if you ask me. I have never played in a league or anything, but this sports takes skill and grace and combines it with being physical. This weekend I went to the Stony Brook versus Virginia lacrosse game. I went to the game firstly becuase my best friend was playing in it. He happens to play for Stony Brook. The game was great exspecially the fisrt half. Virginia being the number one team in the nation was favored to dominate Stony Brook. In the first half though this was not the case. Stony Brook was only down by 2 at halftime. The score being 7-5. Virginia did carry most the play, but not too noticebly. There was one play in the first half that demonstrated the skill needed in lacrosse. A player on Virgina cut across the net, but would not get a clear shot off or so we all thought. He rifled a shot over his back shoulder into the net.
In the second half it was all Virginia. They went on to win 15- 7. It would have been more if it were not for the brilliant goaltending on Stony Brook. There was one play in the second half that shows how brutal lacrosse can be. A player on Stony Brook fell ok the ground and was fighting for a loose ball. A player on Virginia came a cross and leveled him across the neck with his stick. The player had a concusion and needed stitches.
All in all though it was a lot of fun to go and watch the game. Lacrosse is a pretty big thing for most people on Long Island.
In the second half it was all Virginia. They went on to win 15- 7. It would have been more if it were not for the brilliant goaltending on Stony Brook. There was one play in the second half that shows how brutal lacrosse can be. A player on Stony Brook fell ok the ground and was fighting for a loose ball. A player on Virginia came a cross and leveled him across the neck with his stick. The player had a concusion and needed stitches.
All in all though it was a lot of fun to go and watch the game. Lacrosse is a pretty big thing for most people on Long Island.
Friday, February 23, 2007
College Transistion
Well, college is a much different from high school. There many more freedoms and things of that sort. Sometimes I wonder if other kids that dorm at the university had the feeling that I had when I cam to college. I wondered a lot. Would the people be like me? How would the professors be? Will I get a job after college?
Well I experienced nervousness when I first came here. Your parents bring your stuff and then leave you. I felt as if I was stranded on a deserted island. Basically, I felt this way the whole first semester. I also was not sure about the workload, but now I have adjusted and everything seems to be falling into place. I have made friends and I am beginning to enjoy the University much more. Everything seems to be falling into place.
Well I experienced nervousness when I first came here. Your parents bring your stuff and then leave you. I felt as if I was stranded on a deserted island. Basically, I felt this way the whole first semester. I also was not sure about the workload, but now I have adjusted and everything seems to be falling into place. I have made friends and I am beginning to enjoy the University much more. Everything seems to be falling into place.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Meeting on Research Project
I had my meeting today with Dr. Marsh. This meeting was very informative for me. Well as you can see in a previous blog entry I decided to do my paper on College Athletes. For the most part I am very distant from my paper. Now sports may capture some readers attention who enjoy sports, but it will not capture everyones' attention. This was an excellent point that he made. Dr. Marsh advised me to make it more personal. Look at it from the perspective of a sports column. In addition, if I were to connect the paper with college athletes by using an interview.
I now know where to head with my paper from this point. Within the next few days I am hoping to post some interview questions. I am also going to be working on a new introduction that will make the paper more personal, so that more people can relate.
I now know where to head with my paper from this point. Within the next few days I am hoping to post some interview questions. I am also going to be working on a new introduction that will make the paper more personal, so that more people can relate.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Report
In today’s society student athletes in high school have a have very difficult and long journey to make their next step from a high school athlete to a college athlete. The questions to theses athletes’ future are not always easy to find. They ask; How do I get recruited, How do I contact coaches and when am I allowed to? The college application process is long for these athletes they begin their junior year in high school. They must abide by all of the NCAA rule and regulations otherwise they will be unable to participate at the college level. The first thing a student athlete should do is sign the NCAA Clearinghouse form in their junior year of high school.
The NCAA Clearinghouse form is signed to make sure that all student athletes follow the NCAA recruiting regulations. It ensures that all of these prospective students know the rules; therefore they can not say they did not know about a particular rule.
Firstly, an athlete usually must be recruited, but how is an athlete to do this? There are various ways in which people do this. They will travel all over the country in order to get recognized at something called “College Showcase Tournaments.” At these tournaments colleges from all over the nation send their scouts there to watch some games, now depending on your age and year in school depends on weather or not the scout can contact you person to person. If the scout sees that you are doing well they will probably follow up on some more of your games.
Another way in which, students have been getting recruited is by contacting the college coaches themselves. This can only be done at certain points in time and there are regulations on how often a prospective athlete can contact theses coaches. They may send a resume to the coaches, but a coach cannot really get a sense of how good a player is from a resume. The played in turn may higher a photographer to video tape their games. This highlight real may be sent to the coach and they can look at it and if they like what they see, it could lead to future contact with the coach.
If an athlete is being recruited there are various ways in which coaches, try to lure you to their school. One thing coaches will do is take them on a tour of the school with the athlete and their families. If the athlete and coach are both happy after their first encounter the coach may invite the athlete back for an official visit. An athlete can only have three official visits. On the official visit the athlete is taken around the school by a host athlete that is currently playing at that university. The coach may get the prospective athlete tickets to a sporting event that may be going on at that particular date in time. The prospective student is able to get a feel of what it is going to be like to be a college athlete at that university.
If a player intends to play college sports he/she must not be a professional athlete. The NCAA defines a professional athlete as this athlete must not ever have been paid and cannot receive gifts of any sort from outside family members.
The next step after a coach wants to get a player to come to their school by offering them a scholarship would be a player sign his/her national letter of intent. The national letter of intent is,
“The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year.” (NCAA.org)
If a player signs this letter they are committing to the college that they sign with. Although it said that if a player signs this letter they must college there are ways out of it.
• If the coach that you sign with leave you are able to opt out of your contract.
• If your not legally binded up until national signing day, because up until that point it is a verbal commitment and nothing more.
After the player finally gets thought the recruiting process and commits to the University depending on the season; depends when you will show up for the fall semester. The athlete then begins to practice. A typical college athlete has a workout routine on top of his/her regular team workout. They will usually have a certain time to be in the gym with the trainer. The trainer will guide them in what kind of workout they should have for their sport. The trainer will also assist with spotting and stretching.
When an athlete is not in season they typically workout for about four to five hours depending on the particular day with usually only one day in the week off. Each freshmen athlete is required to participate in study hall. This makes sure that all of them are not just concentrating on their particular sport, but on their studies as well. It allows them quality study time.
All in all there is a great step that student athletes must take from becoming a high school student athlete to becoming a collegiate athlete. They must go through the recruiting process while trying not to break an array of rules. Then way these students do get to college, they have a very difficult schedule with very little time to themselves. They must find the correct balance between work, sports, and fun.
The NCAA Clearinghouse form is signed to make sure that all student athletes follow the NCAA recruiting regulations. It ensures that all of these prospective students know the rules; therefore they can not say they did not know about a particular rule.
Firstly, an athlete usually must be recruited, but how is an athlete to do this? There are various ways in which people do this. They will travel all over the country in order to get recognized at something called “College Showcase Tournaments.” At these tournaments colleges from all over the nation send their scouts there to watch some games, now depending on your age and year in school depends on weather or not the scout can contact you person to person. If the scout sees that you are doing well they will probably follow up on some more of your games.
Another way in which, students have been getting recruited is by contacting the college coaches themselves. This can only be done at certain points in time and there are regulations on how often a prospective athlete can contact theses coaches. They may send a resume to the coaches, but a coach cannot really get a sense of how good a player is from a resume. The played in turn may higher a photographer to video tape their games. This highlight real may be sent to the coach and they can look at it and if they like what they see, it could lead to future contact with the coach.
If an athlete is being recruited there are various ways in which coaches, try to lure you to their school. One thing coaches will do is take them on a tour of the school with the athlete and their families. If the athlete and coach are both happy after their first encounter the coach may invite the athlete back for an official visit. An athlete can only have three official visits. On the official visit the athlete is taken around the school by a host athlete that is currently playing at that university. The coach may get the prospective athlete tickets to a sporting event that may be going on at that particular date in time. The prospective student is able to get a feel of what it is going to be like to be a college athlete at that university.
If a player intends to play college sports he/she must not be a professional athlete. The NCAA defines a professional athlete as this athlete must not ever have been paid and cannot receive gifts of any sort from outside family members.
The next step after a coach wants to get a player to come to their school by offering them a scholarship would be a player sign his/her national letter of intent. The national letter of intent is,
“The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year.” (NCAA.org)
If a player signs this letter they are committing to the college that they sign with. Although it said that if a player signs this letter they must college there are ways out of it.
• If the coach that you sign with leave you are able to opt out of your contract.
• If your not legally binded up until national signing day, because up until that point it is a verbal commitment and nothing more.
After the player finally gets thought the recruiting process and commits to the University depending on the season; depends when you will show up for the fall semester. The athlete then begins to practice. A typical college athlete has a workout routine on top of his/her regular team workout. They will usually have a certain time to be in the gym with the trainer. The trainer will guide them in what kind of workout they should have for their sport. The trainer will also assist with spotting and stretching.
When an athlete is not in season they typically workout for about four to five hours depending on the particular day with usually only one day in the week off. Each freshmen athlete is required to participate in study hall. This makes sure that all of them are not just concentrating on their particular sport, but on their studies as well. It allows them quality study time.
All in all there is a great step that student athletes must take from becoming a high school student athlete to becoming a collegiate athlete. They must go through the recruiting process while trying not to break an array of rules. Then way these students do get to college, they have a very difficult schedule with very little time to themselves. They must find the correct balance between work, sports, and fun.
Research Project Info
The National Letter of Intent
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. All colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit a prospective student-athlete once he/she signs an NLI with another college or university. Therefore, a prospective student-athlete who signs an NLI should no longer receive recruiting contacts and calls and is ensured an athletics scholarship for one academic year. The NLI must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement. If the student-athlete does not enroll at that institution for a full academic year, he/she may be subject to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.
Please note that the NLI program is not an NCAA national office administered program. It is administered through the Southeastern Conference (SEC) office. Specific questions regarding its application should be directed to the SEC office at (205) 458-3013. Additional information can be obtained through the NLI Program web page" http://www.national-letter.org
Please contact the NCAA membership services staff at (317) 917
(NCAA.org)
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. All colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit a prospective student-athlete once he/she signs an NLI with another college or university. Therefore, a prospective student-athlete who signs an NLI should no longer receive recruiting contacts and calls and is ensured an athletics scholarship for one academic year. The NLI must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement. If the student-athlete does not enroll at that institution for a full academic year, he/she may be subject to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.
Please note that the NLI program is not an NCAA national office administered program. It is administered through the Southeastern Conference (SEC) office. Specific questions regarding its application should be directed to the SEC office at (205) 458-3013. Additional information can be obtained through the NLI Program web page" http://www.national-letter.org
Please contact the NCAA membership services staff at (317) 917
(NCAA.org)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Research Plan
This topic is very broad. Actually, I do not think it can be any broader. HMMM .... I really do not know exactly what I should write about. I think that sports or food would be very intresting to write about. It would be fun doing a food critique as Heidi said in class the other day. I could use some of my journal entries to get started on a topic. I think the one I wrote about my friend commuting to the St. John's soccer team could be used. I could discuss the recruiting proces and the NCAA policies on recruiting. I could also discuss some things an athlete could do to enhance his recruiting opportunities. I can obtain information through interview, online, and books.
If I was to do food I would really enjoy doing a food critique. Eating at different restaurants comparing the foods. I could find out why a certain country is known for those foods and maybe even write on how to cook that particular meal I ate.
Well that should do it for my "Research Plan" this far. I will look for some guidence and then make a descision.
If I was to do food I would really enjoy doing a food critique. Eating at different restaurants comparing the foods. I could find out why a certain country is known for those foods and maybe even write on how to cook that particular meal I ate.
Well that should do it for my "Research Plan" this far. I will look for some guidence and then make a descision.
Athlete Quote
People don't play sports because it's fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life without it. It's part of them, the Hate/love relationship. It's what they live for. They live for the practices, the attention, the criticism, parties, cheers, long bus rides, countless pairs of different types of shoes, under the lights, water, Gatorade, & coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way it feels when you beat the team next to you by 1 goal in overtime, & you know those 2 extra sprints you ran in practice and those extra sets in the weight room were worth it. They live for the way you become a family with your team, they live for the countless songs you sing in your head when your running all those suicides. They live for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices, the memories, the pain, its who they are. It's who we are. – unknown – someones away message
Monday, February 12, 2007
Feb 9-10
Well my weekend begins on Thursday nights because I have no class on Fridays. I went into the city on Friday. Finally, I felt like I have not walked around the city in so long. It is the greatest place in the world to me. I really hope I can afford to live there one day.
Anways I walked around the city just window shopping with some friends and checking out the cool stores that you cannot find anywhere else. The first place we stopped in was Toys R Us. That was a lot of fun and brought me back to my childhood. Things seemed much easier back then. We then walked to the Hershey and M&M store. They were a lot of fun to walk around. I loved looking at all of the M&M dispensers. They were pretty creative with them.
We then walked from Times Square to Rockerfeller Center. When we were at Times Square i saw the nintendo store. My mom said if I was able to fund Nintendos new Wii just charge it because she couldnt find it for me for Christmas. That is exactly what I did. After that i bought some clothes in AX and then we headed back to campus. We ran from the bus to the dining hall because it was going to close in 15 minutes. Then the rest of the night we stayed up playing the Wii. It was a lot of fun. I have never had such a work out playing video games. Does that defeat the purpose of a video game?
The next day i woke up at 8 so I could catch a 9:30 train to Stony Brook. My best friends parents picked me up there and we were off to Yale to watch my friend play in his lacrosse games. He is a freshmen at Stony Brook. They won both of their game and my friend was first sub in for long pole defense the first game and in the second game he started. Even though these games were just a scrimmage, it was a lot of fun to watch. We then went back home. Both of our families went out to dinner. I then went back to my friends dorm and we hung out there for the night.
Anways I walked around the city just window shopping with some friends and checking out the cool stores that you cannot find anywhere else. The first place we stopped in was Toys R Us. That was a lot of fun and brought me back to my childhood. Things seemed much easier back then. We then walked to the Hershey and M&M store. They were a lot of fun to walk around. I loved looking at all of the M&M dispensers. They were pretty creative with them.
We then walked from Times Square to Rockerfeller Center. When we were at Times Square i saw the nintendo store. My mom said if I was able to fund Nintendos new Wii just charge it because she couldnt find it for me for Christmas. That is exactly what I did. After that i bought some clothes in AX and then we headed back to campus. We ran from the bus to the dining hall because it was going to close in 15 minutes. Then the rest of the night we stayed up playing the Wii. It was a lot of fun. I have never had such a work out playing video games. Does that defeat the purpose of a video game?
The next day i woke up at 8 so I could catch a 9:30 train to Stony Brook. My best friends parents picked me up there and we were off to Yale to watch my friend play in his lacrosse games. He is a freshmen at Stony Brook. They won both of their game and my friend was first sub in for long pole defense the first game and in the second game he started. Even though these games were just a scrimmage, it was a lot of fun to watch. We then went back home. Both of our families went out to dinner. I then went back to my friends dorm and we hung out there for the night.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
My Thursday Night, Feb 8th
Well I guess I can thank my dad for this night. It was one of the better St. John's experiences I have encountered. Well I was talking to my friend Gill and I was like yeah my dad really wants me to get involved at St. Johns. She was like well I am doing a Midnight Run tonight. She asked if there was another spot in the van and there was. I went up to my room quickly and bundled up. I knew I was in for a cold night.
We went to O'Connor Hall and and made snack bags of two sandwhiches (1 penut butter and jelly the other being ham and cheese). We also put in a juice box. We then gathered all the bags together and got boxes of clothes, soup and coffee. We piled in the van and took off for Manhattan. We made three stops on the upper east side. When we got to the first stop there were only two homeless people. We were there for only 15 minutes. We then went to the second stop and this is when it really hit me, how good I have it. I saw a man crawl out of like a slinky of boxes. It really makes a person think. The man though homeless did have his sense of humor joking with us, saying he could tell that we were not from upstate because the kids from up state are in short sleeves still. We then went to the third stop and handed out more food and cloths. At this stop we talked to this lady about what was going on in the news with the Astraunaut (probably mispelled). I learned to realize that they are people just like you and I.
When I got back from the Midnight run I then played dominos with this kid mark from across the hall and my two roommates. That was my thursday night.
We went to O'Connor Hall and and made snack bags of two sandwhiches (1 penut butter and jelly the other being ham and cheese). We also put in a juice box. We then gathered all the bags together and got boxes of clothes, soup and coffee. We piled in the van and took off for Manhattan. We made three stops on the upper east side. When we got to the first stop there were only two homeless people. We were there for only 15 minutes. We then went to the second stop and this is when it really hit me, how good I have it. I saw a man crawl out of like a slinky of boxes. It really makes a person think. The man though homeless did have his sense of humor joking with us, saying he could tell that we were not from upstate because the kids from up state are in short sleeves still. We then went to the third stop and handed out more food and cloths. At this stop we talked to this lady about what was going on in the news with the Astraunaut (probably mispelled). I learned to realize that they are people just like you and I.
When I got back from the Midnight run I then played dominos with this kid mark from across the hall and my two roommates. That was my thursday night.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Cube
The title is the name of a kid I went to high school with. My friends real name is Greg Tinari, but eveyone on the soccer team called him "Cube." Well at first they called him Cube. Greg made his varisty appearence when he was in 10th grade. Until his first varsity game when he socred a goal and two assists his name was cube. Cube then became known as god.
He started every game of his high school career. He went on to win all league and all conference in 10th grade. Teams would devise their hole game plans around stopping him. I have never seen a player fake another player out that is 20 yards away. He is very unpredictible and yet can predict everything that other players are going to do. Well, the next year Greg went on to be an all county player and helped our team finish in second place. That was the last year I played soccer with Greg.
This year Greg led his team to an undefeated regular season even though they did get upset in the first round of playoffs. Greg went on to receive, all league, all conference, all county, all long island and all state honors. Upon completion of his senior year Greg was contacted by St. Johns to play soccer here. He waivered for a long time asking me questions about the school.
Today, Greg told me that a signed his letter of intent to play st STJ. I am really excited to be watching one of my teammates play at such a high level. I can't wait for next year.
He started every game of his high school career. He went on to win all league and all conference in 10th grade. Teams would devise their hole game plans around stopping him. I have never seen a player fake another player out that is 20 yards away. He is very unpredictible and yet can predict everything that other players are going to do. Well, the next year Greg went on to be an all county player and helped our team finish in second place. That was the last year I played soccer with Greg.
This year Greg led his team to an undefeated regular season even though they did get upset in the first round of playoffs. Greg went on to receive, all league, all conference, all county, all long island and all state honors. Upon completion of his senior year Greg was contacted by St. Johns to play soccer here. He waivered for a long time asking me questions about the school.
Today, Greg told me that a signed his letter of intent to play st STJ. I am really excited to be watching one of my teammates play at such a high level. I can't wait for next year.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Lazy Night
Well it is a good thing that I do not have class on Wed. I got back from my 5th class of the day and did absolutely nothing productive after that. I went to dinner at 7ish. Then after dinner my roomates and I watched Everybody Loves Raymond until 10ish. Then we hung out with some kids until 11:30. Thats when I saw Alex as I got back to my room. From that point on it was Dominos time.
Dominos is a very intresting game that I just got introduced to about a week ago. Thanks Alex. There is much more thought that goes into dominos than I thought. Well it was me and Mark vs. Alex and Tony. All I have to say is that after about an hour of playing Mark and I took down Alex and Tony. It was a good night just hanging out with the guys. Then Tony, Mark, Whix, and Alex played another game. Mark and Whiz were shut out 200-0. Well I guess Alex and Tony had to redeem themselves after their loss to a rookie.
Anyways thats all I really have to say for today. It is still somewhat early. I use something from today for tomorows journal entry.
Dominos is a very intresting game that I just got introduced to about a week ago. Thanks Alex. There is much more thought that goes into dominos than I thought. Well it was me and Mark vs. Alex and Tony. All I have to say is that after about an hour of playing Mark and I took down Alex and Tony. It was a good night just hanging out with the guys. Then Tony, Mark, Whix, and Alex played another game. Mark and Whiz were shut out 200-0. Well I guess Alex and Tony had to redeem themselves after their loss to a rookie.
Anyways thats all I really have to say for today. It is still somewhat early. I use something from today for tomorows journal entry.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Missing Piece
Since I was four years old I have always been playing sports non-stop. I started off playing soccer, baseball and hockey. I quit baseball after a about 2 years because I got bored playing it easily. I continued with soccer and hockey until I was about 12 years old. When I was 12 though my soccer career sorta took off. I was playing everyday of my life. I played so often that I got heal spurs by age 13.
I was playing on two teams by the time I was 13. I would have about 3 hours of practice 5 times a week. Then the days when I did not have practice with those teams, I would have practice with a private trainer for two hours. I loved to play. When I was fourteen years old I played on the freshmen soccer team (JV9). I started in every game. We went 14-1 that year and won the league. The as a sophmore I played JV. My JV won the league again posting a 15-1-1 record. It was great with so many great times. I started in about 50 percent of the games. Throughout those two years I played on a travel soccer team too. We would go all over the place for games. I remember going to massachusetts just to play one game or new jersey. It was a regional league.
Then it finally came time for varsity. I was eleventh grade. The team started off the year with a bang, but being we were a new high school we did not get any respect. We knew in our hearts though that we were the top team. The first game of our varsity careers we won 7-1. We did not play a strong team, but it did open eyes being it is very unusual for a team to score 7 goals in a game. We began to role, we had a comeback victory over a team that was ranked 12th in the county. We then hit a little bump. We lost 2-1 to the team ranked number one in the county. It was okay though. We out played them, but we were unfortunate. We wound up ending the season 12-1-1. It was good enough for the number 6th seed in the county tournament.
The first game we played we won 1-0, we did not play that well and we missed a penalty kick but we moved on. The number one seed got upset and we played West Islip and dominated them 4-1. The next the game though was very intense. They had one of the players in the region on their team and they led 1-0 with 2 minutes left. Our goalie punted the ball up though and our foward controlled it he dribbled through three defenders and buried the ball in the lower right corner. This was enough to send the game to overtime. In over time we had corner and I took the corner. It was second overtime actuually. I hit high and deep across the box. It hit my teammates head and was buried in the top right corner. That was it it was all over. We advanced to the county title game. There is no better feeling than being in a pile on with your teamates after winning a big game in front of your home crowd. We then went on to win the County Championship 2-0. It was one the most exciting things to do in sports. I loved lifting that trophy and kissing it. I'll always remeber that day. If only I could relive my soccer career. I miss that competitive edge.
I was playing on two teams by the time I was 13. I would have about 3 hours of practice 5 times a week. Then the days when I did not have practice with those teams, I would have practice with a private trainer for two hours. I loved to play. When I was fourteen years old I played on the freshmen soccer team (JV9). I started in every game. We went 14-1 that year and won the league. The as a sophmore I played JV. My JV won the league again posting a 15-1-1 record. It was great with so many great times. I started in about 50 percent of the games. Throughout those two years I played on a travel soccer team too. We would go all over the place for games. I remember going to massachusetts just to play one game or new jersey. It was a regional league.
Then it finally came time for varsity. I was eleventh grade. The team started off the year with a bang, but being we were a new high school we did not get any respect. We knew in our hearts though that we were the top team. The first game of our varsity careers we won 7-1. We did not play a strong team, but it did open eyes being it is very unusual for a team to score 7 goals in a game. We began to role, we had a comeback victory over a team that was ranked 12th in the county. We then hit a little bump. We lost 2-1 to the team ranked number one in the county. It was okay though. We out played them, but we were unfortunate. We wound up ending the season 12-1-1. It was good enough for the number 6th seed in the county tournament.
The first game we played we won 1-0, we did not play that well and we missed a penalty kick but we moved on. The number one seed got upset and we played West Islip and dominated them 4-1. The next the game though was very intense. They had one of the players in the region on their team and they led 1-0 with 2 minutes left. Our goalie punted the ball up though and our foward controlled it he dribbled through three defenders and buried the ball in the lower right corner. This was enough to send the game to overtime. In over time we had corner and I took the corner. It was second overtime actuually. I hit high and deep across the box. It hit my teammates head and was buried in the top right corner. That was it it was all over. We advanced to the county title game. There is no better feeling than being in a pile on with your teamates after winning a big game in front of your home crowd. We then went on to win the County Championship 2-0. It was one the most exciting things to do in sports. I loved lifting that trophy and kissing it. I'll always remeber that day. If only I could relive my soccer career. I miss that competitive edge.
Monday, February 5, 2007
Colts Reign in the Rain
I choose this title for two reasons. I am sorry to inform you professor, but I was cheering for the colts. Peyton Manning is awesome and I wanted to see him win a Superbowl. Secondly, I love the word choice. I like that they used reign and rain...it was a nice use of homonyms. I love catchy titles. I find it that the sports section tends to have the best titles for their articles. To be completely honest...I find most of the newspaper boring except the sports section and I know thats bad, but oo well.
Anyway yesterday was a lot of fun. I love watching the Superbowl with the boys. All we did is eat all day and night and it really does not get much better than that. Sports and food, what a great combination.
This may have been one of the craziest games I have ever seen in football. Opening kickoff return for a touchdown. Peyton throws an interception on his first drive. The game consisted of chaos. I really was never sure who was going to win until the last five minutes because the game was so hectic and you never knew who was going to pull a Tony Romo or fumble the ball or throw an interception. Just crazy!! Anyways the Superbowl was a ton of fun and that should wrap up this blog.
Anyway yesterday was a lot of fun. I love watching the Superbowl with the boys. All we did is eat all day and night and it really does not get much better than that. Sports and food, what a great combination.
This may have been one of the craziest games I have ever seen in football. Opening kickoff return for a touchdown. Peyton throws an interception on his first drive. The game consisted of chaos. I really was never sure who was going to win until the last five minutes because the game was so hectic and you never knew who was going to pull a Tony Romo or fumble the ball or throw an interception. Just crazy!! Anyways the Superbowl was a ton of fun and that should wrap up this blog.
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