“The Game of College Recruiting”
-Trey Miller
Softball World
College Recruiting
The world of college recruiting is cut-throat to say the least. When it comes to women’s collegiate athletics, it is even more so. Softball is an evergrowing sport and with the excitement and exposure of televised games, many more girls and their families are wanting to play college softball. Every girl dreams of playing for a National Championship on ESPN at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Very few girls actually get this chance. Fortunately, there are a lot of levels of college softball which allows girls to play softball. Here are the numbers and the association of schools playing softball in the US: ? NCAA Division I consists of 335 schools playing softball. ? NCAA Division II consists of 269 schools playing softball. ? NCAA Division III has 408 schools playing softball. ? NAIA consists of 209 schools playing softball ? NJCAA (Junior College) Division I consists of 155 schools. ? NJCAA Division II consists of 135 schools. ? NJCAA Division III consists of 68 schools. The numbers are astounding. The grand total of schools offering softball at the college level comes to 1,579. The numbers suggest that it must be easy to get a scholarship to play college softball. This is where it gets tricky. Schools are limited with the amount of scholarships they are allowed to offer for their team. Below is a breakdown of how many scholarships they are allowed: ? NCAA Division I are allowed 12 scholarships. ? NCAA Division II are allowed 7.2 scholarships. ? NCAA Division III are not allowed any athletic scholarships. ? NAIA schools are allowed 10 scholarships. ? NJCAA Division I are allowed 24 scholarships. ? NJCAA Division II are allowed 24 scholarships. ? NJCAA Division III are not allowed any athletic scholarships.