HEADCOUNT and EQUIVALENCY
SPORTS
NCAA
ATHLETICS HEAD COUNT SPORTS:
·
Specific number of scholarships available
· Cannot
split or spread the scholarships
· Can be
lower than specified number, but not higher
· Head
count sports are Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis,
Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Gymnastics.
EXAMPLE:
Women’s Volleyball at Division I allow 12
scholarships. These may be 12 full rides or anything less than 12, but they
cannot be split into 9 full rides and 6 half rides, for instance.
EQUIVALENCY
SPORTS:
· Dollar
amount cap that may be split
· The
number is used as a multiplier of room, board, tuition, and fees. If a
particular sport allows 10 equivalency scholarships and the school’s room,
board, tuition, and fees come to $10,000, the school can divide $100,000 any
way they see fit for that sport.
EXAMPLE:
Women’s Golf at Division I allow 6 “equivalency”
scholarships. These may be 6 full rides, 12 half rides, 3 fulls and 6 halfs,
etc…
NAIA
ATHLETICS
· All
sports at the NAIA level are considered equivalency sports.
· Only
Men’s and Women’s Basketball is divided by DI and DII
NJCAA
ATHLETICS
· Must
consult each school regarding number of scholarships available
· All
head count sports; caps delegated by NJCAA (i.e. Baseball 24, Softball 24,
Men’s and Women’s Tennis 8, Men’s and Women’s Soccer 18)
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