Why we believe ACF Recruiting Seminars are superior to all other recruiting seminars, continued...

If you are going to be charged a large fee – $1,000, $1,200, or even more – you can be assured that most, if not all, of this fee will be going to the speaker who is conducting the seminar. He makes his living doing this. And by the way, it's probably not all he's going to get by the time everything is finished. There's usually something for sale or some type of service that will be offered at the end whereas he gets a cut of everything that is sold. Most of the time these speakers have some type of background that is publicized in order to draw a good crowd. Maybe he is a former college coach or famous ballplayer, or maybe a professional motivational speaker – these type speakers seem to be very popular with some seminar producers.

So what are you looking for in a recruiting seminar? It should be an education in the recruiting process. It should not matter who the speaker is or what kind of background he has. This is why we believe that recruiting seminars conducted by or sponsored by ACF are superior to seminars conducted by the high-price speakers. Most of our speakers also have impressive sports backgrounds but this is not a prerequisite with us. However, it is a prerequisite that they be certified by us, which means that they have been educated and tested on the topics that will be covered. We follow a predetermined outline that covers all qualification rules as well as typical recruiting procedures at all levels of college athletics. We stay away from personal opinions, personal stories and experiences of the speaker, and controversies pertaining to coaches and parents. Here is an example of just one of the very important topics that we thoroughly cover but is often not covered at all at some of the other seminars:

Eligibility Registrations

• Before you can be recruited to play college sports at any NCAA institution you must be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center. This was formally known as "The Clearinghouse", which was not a part of the NCAA but was commissioned by them to determine student-athlete eligibility. The "Clearinghouse" was changed last year to the "NCAA Eligibility Center", which is now an arm of the NCAA. Their function is to handle all eligibility requirements of future NCAA college student-athletes. If you are not registered with the Eligibility Center you will not be recruited and you will not be eligible to play division I or division II NCAA college sports. The Eligibility Center is where your high school transcript is sent by your high school. The transcript will reflect your academic record – your GPA, core course credits, and other information – which helps determine your eligibility for college sports. Your SAT and ACT test results are sent directly to the Eligibility Center by the testing agencies. Colleges are no longer allowed to contact your high school to get an official copy of your transcript to determine eligibility. There is a $65 fee to register with the Eligibility Center and you may register online by going to their Web site (We will go into more detail about how to do this). You should register by your junior year in high school. This is not something that your coach or guidance counselor can do for you – registration must be done by you personally. In addition to the Eligibility Center registration you are also required to submit to the NCAA an "Amateurism Eligibility Registration Questionnaire Form" to determine your amateurism status.
• There are nearly three-hundred colleges that participate in sports and offer athletic scholarships that are not NCAA member colleges and do not use the Eligibility Center for determining student-athlete qualifications. These are the "National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics" (NAIA) colleges. Beginning this year the NAIA has its own registration center and you must be registered with them if you are going to be eligible to play sports at an NAIA college. Their registration fee is $60. Of course, you don't know at this point where you will be recruited and which college you will ultimately choose. Therefore, you must also – or at least you would be very wise to – register with the NAIA as well as the NCAA. Otherwise, you will be eliminating a lot of good schools to choose from. Under certain hardship conditions both fees can be waived.
• NCAA Division III colleges do not require that you be registered with the Eligibility Center in order to be recruited because these colleges do not offer athletic scholarships. You can play sports these colleges but any scholarship offered must be based on academics or some other criteria not related to sports.
• After the seminar we will be glad to meet with anyone who needs additional information or help with registrations.

This is an abbreviated version of just one of the topics that we cover in all our seminars. We, of course, go into much more detail in explaining these registration rules, which applies to every prospective student-athlete. As you can see, this is an important topic that should be covered in detail at any recruiting seminar that educates prospects and their parents on the recruiting process.
ACF sponsored seminars are FREE and conducted by highly qualified and Certified speakers. If you are interested in having a recruiting seminar for your team or school athletes please contact us by e-mail at: americancoaches@bellsouth.net