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HELPFUL WEBSITES 

NCAA.ORG     http://www.ncaa.org/

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Website that all athletes who wish to play at the next level need to become very familiar.
I highly recommend that if you have an interest in playing at the next level that you begin meeting with your high school counselor as soon as you enter your freshmen year.  Be sure the classes you are taking at your high school are part of the NCAA accepted core classes for your school.  Don't take anything for granted and constantly check in with your counselor.

NCAA 2012-2013 
Guide for the Student Athlete

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NCAA Check List for College Bound Athletes

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NCAA Eligibility Center

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NCAA 
CORE Classes

Make sure the classes you are taking in high school will count toward NCAA required classes.
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NAIA.ORG

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http://naia.org/ 
The NAIA recently began requiring all perspective athletes to register with their clearinghouse. Very similar to that of the NCAA.

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NJCAA.ORG

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http://www.njcaa.org/ 
National Junior College Athletic Association.
A great website to research all the various Junior College Programs outside of California.
Many of these schools offer great scholarships.

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NFCA.ORG    http://www.nfca.org/

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Great website that has a list of all colleges from JC through Division I listed with links to each school's website.  Includes NAIA Schools.

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Preparing to Play Softball at the Collegiate Level - Cathi Aradi   https://nfca.org/index.php/store/books/recruitingmisc-books/preparing-to-play-softball-at-the-collegiate-level-2012-edition-detail 

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This book is a resource for anyone looking for information on the college search process, including:  High school freshmen and sophomores who are thinking ahead to college and who want to ensure they are on track to reach their goal of playing collegiate softball.  High school juniors, seniors and junior college players who have started their college search and want a central resource to use during their college search or recruiting process.  Softball coaches, teams and organizations who want to be able to answer their players' questions.  High school counselors, athletic directors, and others who offer guidance to college-bound softball players. 

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ATHLETESWANTED.ORG     http://www.athleteswanted.org/

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I have found this to be one of the most useful tools I have used with my own daughter.  I recommend purchasing this book and reading it as earlier as 8th grade.  The website has some tremendous tools and the ones that I found most useful were the checklists of things that students should be doing each year they are in high school to prepare them for the recruiting process.

8 Rules to Help Your Child

An excerpt from Athletes Wanted that all parents should read.
athletes-wanted-pdf-8-rules.pdf
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COLLEGEBOARD.ORG     http://www.collegeboard.org/

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Use this website to register to take your SAT test.
Also as a great tool for researching and matching colleges to a students interests.
The site has information about costs to attend each college, acceptance rates, required SAT scores, etc . . .

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Softball Programs Links - by State  http://www.linkathletics.com/sports/viewlinks.php?sp=Softball 

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Click on picture to get more information 

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Go to College Softball Scholarship Information

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A great article about the various softball scholarships that are offered at each level of the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA.

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SAMPLE FORMS AND LETTERS

Player Profile Template

These are sample templates that can be completed and sent to your Dirt Dog Coach to be added to the Website.  The first document is a template and the second document is a completed sample.
profile_template.doc
File Size: 84 kb
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completed_profile.pdf
File Size: 119 kb
File Type: pdf
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Team Profile Sheet

This is a sample team profile sheet that is handed out to interested coaches.  I have uploaded it as a word document so that individual teams can modify to meet their needs
dirt_dog_team_profile_sheet.docx
File Size: 228 kb
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Letters/Emails to Coaches

Here are a few sample letters that can be emailed or mailed to coaches.
sample_letter_to_college_coach.docx
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tips_for_writing_an_initial_email.docx
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