THE JAGROAR
SPORTS
JANUARY 22, 2014
Recruiting Tip of the Month By Kelsey Federico JagRoar Staff WINDHAM, N.H. - Knowing that you want to play a sport in college can be a difficult decision in your life, but what is even harder is knowing which division you want to play in. Let’s break each one of them down. Division III consists of the most colleges and universities out of all three divisions with over 420 member institutions. The schools that participate in Division III choose to not offer athletically related financial aid to their student-athletes. So athletes who are recruited to play in Division III do not receive any athletic scholarship money. The level of play is solid, but not as high of quality compared to the other two divisions. Students who take on time-consuming majors such as nursing or engineering may find that Photo courtesy of the Windham Patch Division III suits them the best because it is less of a Some colleges are stricter than others. Some may time commitment than Division I and Division II. “own” their athletes while other schools will allow Division II is an intermediate-level division of much more freedom. It all depends on what school, competition in the National Collegiate Athletic because every college is different, which is why Association. Unlike Division III, Division II does you must research all different programs before offer athletic scholarships. It is not as intense as making a decision. Division I, but is more competitive than Division III. This division serves as a solid medium for people that are searching for a place in between. Division I is the most competitive and timeconsuming division in the collegiate level. Division I is much more intense and is a huge commitment.
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