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If you are a incoming freshman athlete and are planning to participate in an NCAA Division I or Division II sports program this fall, you will need to finalize eligibility and amateurism status to be eligible to compete as a freshman. To obtain final amateurism certification: 1.  Log onto http://www.eligiblitycenter.org/ and select the box for [...]

The end of the school year will be arriving before we know it, bringing with it graduations and awards ceremonies where many scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors to help pay for their college education.  For those students who will be playing a sport at an NCAA Division I or II university, it [...]

Informed Athlete is very pleased & proud to announce the addition of Ryan Allen to our team.  Ryan completed his final year of college baseball eligibility in May after playing 3 years for the University of Missouri (2006-2009) and 1 year (2010) for the University of Central Missouri.  He will graduate in May 2011 from [...]

It was recently reported by the New York Times that two dietary supplements that are popular with high school football players, Mass Xtreme and Tren Xtreme, contain steroids, according to court documents filed by federal authorities.  Search warrants executed by authorities on July 23 allege that the products, manufactured by American Cellular Labs, contain illegal [...]

by Ryan Allen (Mizzou-2006-2009; UCM 2010) For all freshmen and newcomers, it is important to go into Fall practice and expect to challenge for playing time immediately.  Don’t be content with just being along for the ride.  Make the decision harder on your coaches by showing that you are a viable option to contribute right [...]

The NCAA College Recruiting Calendars for July & August 2010 for many of the top sports are now posted on Informed Athlete’s website:  www.informedathlete.com under “Recruiting Calendars” in the menu bar.  For your convenience, the calendars are in pdf format, and the first page contains a listing of the recruiting definitions. This month’s calendars also make [...]

“You need to transfer if you want to get more playing time.”

That’s the last thing that a college athlete wants to hear from his or her coach. Sometimes transfers are initiated by the athlete, but many times they are initiated by the coach.

Throughout the years, I have encountered many different reasons for athlete transfers including coaches moving to another school, athletes wanting to move closer to home, athletes desire to switch schools, or because their scholarship has been reduced or cancelled.