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Official vs. Unofficial D3 Campus Visits
Official vs. Unofficial D3 Campus Visits

In this post, we’re breaking down the difference between an official and unofficial visit at the NCAA Division III level.

We review the options permitted for both under current NCAA rules, and how to be clear what type of visit you’re on.

NCAA D3 Eligibility: What Recruits Actually Need to Know
NCAA D3 Eligibility: What Recruits Actually Need to Know

Here’s the good news: D3 has the easiest eligibility rules of any NCAA division.

There’s no sliding scale. No clearinghouse fees. No 40-page NCAA certification gauntlet.

All in all, it is much simpler than if you wanted to play a D1 sport… but don’t get caught off guard and think that “easier” means “anything goes.”

Cultivate a Challenge Network Before College
Cultivate a Challenge Network Before College

Do you have people in your life you can rely on to give you the full, unvarnished truth?

Not just when it is convenient or easy, but when it is difficult and something you really need to hear.

Here’s why athletes should build a ‘Challenge Network’ that disagrees with them (sometimes) and pushes them to be the best versions of themselves

D3 Parents Want to Know...
D3 Parents Want to Know...

Today, we are answering an ‘Ask D3Direct’ mailbag question from one of our longtime subscribers who is now a first-year D3 Sports Parent.

The Topic: Adjusting to college, especially once a student’s first season of D3 Athletics starts.

We review a number of informal and formal resources D3 athletes can (and should) utilize during their first year on campus to make the most of the moment.