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Most of the programs focus their recruitment regionally, but some schools such as those in the Ivy League will recruit nationally. Like FBS schools, FCS schools also have to follow the academic requirements set by D1 ( see article). Like the FBS, FCS programs are highly selective and only about 1 in every 40 high school football athletes will play in the FCS. They spend $62 million and $5.4 million per year respectively. The University of Alabama spends $57 million more per year than the smallest program, University of Louisiana - Monroe. The gap between the biggest programs and the smallest is large. The teams have a roster of between 100-120 players and a staff of 30-50 people dedicated to football, with football-only strength staff, medical staff, recruiting staff, academic staff, and operational staff.

The NCAA requires that each scholarship must be awarded to a single individual and cannot be divided among several players. Each program is capped at 85 scholarships per team and each team can recruit up to 25 scholarship players per year - however, each recruiting class typically has between 15 and 20 scholarship players. Players wanting to play at the D1 level must meet the GPA requirements for recruitment ( see article). In every category, the experience at top schools in one division is similar to an average school the next division up, and the bottom schools in each division are similar to an average school the next division down.įBS schools recruit nationally and are very selective, with only 1 in every 100 high schoolers recruited to play there.

While there are clear differences in the average school in each division, there is significant overlap between the top of each division and the bottom of the next division up. You should know the differences between the divisions if you are going through the recruiting process. Playing football at any level is actually mostly similar, but different divisions will lead to some different experiences. However, only a very small percentage of high school athletes will play at the D1 level - in football, only 1 in 100 high school players actually play D1 football. Most athletes and their families are familiar with D1 sports because those are usually televised. Every school chooses what division it wants to play in, but must meet specific NCAA division standards and generally must play in the same division for all sports.

Divisions have been put in place to level the playing field by pairing similar sized programs in competition. But she's always been known for her conditioning on the tennis court and likes to think her experience gritting through fatigue will apply well to her new endeavor.NCAA divides most of its sports into three divisions: Division 1 (D1), Division 2 (D2), and Division 3 (D3). She's never entered a road race, and the longest distance she's ever run is 18 kilometers, which is a bit less than a half-marathon. "I know my body so well now after so many years on tour and so many years of pushing it," Wozniacki said. She's comfortable that she can avoid injury while ramping up her running. She's ranked 13th, but she's coming off her first title in nine months when she won in Istanbul on July 20 - the same day McIlroy clinched the British Open. Wozniacki reached her only major final at the U.S. She's currently 17th in the standings, though, with only the top eight players taking part. 20-26 in Singapore, ending just a week before the marathon. Wozniacki hopes to qualify for the WTA Finals, which run Oct. Then it's a week off before three weeks playing in Asia, another week off, and a tournament in Moscow. Open, which, she hopes, takes her through Sept. She'll be back in the city in three weeks for the U.S. "There's no turning back now," she said with a laugh of announcing her plans to the world. Wozniacki was in Manhattan on Thursday with Meb Keflezighi, the reigning Boston Marathon champ who will also raise money for Team for Kids at the New York race, which he won in 2009. "This is really something I need to put my mind to." "People ask me, 'Why don't you just run a 5K or 10K?' I'm like, 'Well, I do that all the time, so it wouldn't really be a challenge,'" she said. Wozniacki will represent Team for Kids, which helps fund NYC Marathon organizer New York Road Runners' youth programs. About a week before Wimbledon, she asked her manager to look up charities she could raise money for.