Amateur sports DI, DII, DIII guidelines

Armature sports:

What armature sport players can’t do.

~Win a prize or take prize money

~They can’t play or tryout with professionals

~Can’t get payed for playing sports nor have a contract with a professional team.

~Can’t have an agent or get help from an agent.

~Need to be a full time enrolled collage student.

D1 info:

-350 schools involved with DI

- largest student bodied  schools.

-Generous amount of  scholarships. 

-Maintain Highest academic standards for student athletes. 

DII info:

-300 Schools involved with DII 

-Academics are greatly recognized

-chose to devote more financial resources to their athletic programs. 

-Good balance from student-athletes between academics athletics and campus and community involvement.

DIII info:

-450 schools make up DIII athletics.

-Academics are the primary focus for DIII athletes.

-Minimize conflict between sports and academics . 

-Have a shorter playing season to work on school.

DI,DII,DIII 

Similarity's: 

-All play sports 

-Grades are important to all

Differences:

- DI sports are much more intense than the others

-DIII focuses much more on Academics than Athletics.

-Have different financial support for students.

-DI has much bigger schools and students bodies.