WHAT IS River City PREP?
River City Prep is a non-traditional post-graduate prep program based out of Jacksonville, Florida. River City Prep helps student-athletes earn the college credit they need to receive scholarships to four-year institutions.
River City Prep student-athletes attend classes at St. Johns River State College.
WHAT IS A “POST-GRADUATE” YEAR?
A post-graduate, or “PG year” as it is often called, is a full academic year of study generally pursued between graduation from high school and matriculation at a college or university. A PG year is offered at many independent schools throughout the country and usually involves a residential experience. In the case of River City Prep, “the PG year” is only one semester. Our program runs from July until December.
HOW DO STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM A POST-GRADUATE YEAR?
The environment of a residential, college preparatory school provides the key to the success of a PG year. Our program size is small as the only students that attend are football players. Our facilities mirror those of a college campus, and our weekly schedule is designed to develop the skills a student-athlete needs to meet the challenges of an athletically charged college experience.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY WHEN I ATTEND River City PREP?
NO eligibility is used while attending River City Prep. Our student-athletes do not enroll in a full-time load of college courses. Therefore, their collegiate eligibility clock does not start. See more information about the eligibility clock here: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/transfer-terms
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES MY STUDENT-ATHLETE EARNS A SCHOLARSHIP TO A FOUR-YEAR SCHOOL?
While there is no guarantee of an offer if you enroll in a prep school, we have helped players receive offers from four-year programs at all different levels of competition. (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA) In some situations, an “offer” could be an academic offer from a division 3 school. Any combination of financial aid, athletic aid, and academic aid can assist your athlete receive an offer from a four-year school.
HOW WILL MY STUDENT-ATHLETE GET HIS FILM SEEN AND GET RECRUITED?
River City Prep and the NPGAA uses Hudl (www.hudl.com) for the creation of highlight tapes, film breakdown, film study, and recruiting. Players have access to their Hudl accounts so they can create their highlights and have a presentable professional “resume” for college coaches. Our players will have access to the connections and relationships we have built over time as a program. Many colleges will stop through our office on their recruiting trips to high schools in our area.
ACADEMICS
The NCAA mandates a CORE GPA of 2.0 to receive a scholarship offer, but a 2.3 and a 2.2 CORE GPA to be eligible for immediate competition for D1 and D2 respectively.
TRANSCRIPTS
A PDF Copy of Mid-Year Transcripts are required to confirm offer and eligibility. A PDF Copy of Final Transcripts after Graduation is required to determine the academic path. The Mission of River City Prep is to assist the student to attain a CORE GPA of 3.0 for D1 and a 2.7 for D2
SAT/ACT
Each individual institution may have their own admission requirements in reference to the SAT/ACT Test Score. The NCAA uses a sliding scale based on the test score and the Core GPA. National Standards are typically 950 (SAT) and 18 (ACT).
NCAA ELIGIBILITY
The NCAA Eligibility “Clock” begins when a player enrolls in 12 credit hours of college courses. An RCP player’s full eligibility remains in-tact as no full college course loads of 12 credit hours will be taken. The goal of RCP is to enroll student-athletes in a full-time institution in January following their "PG" season.
REPORT DATE
July 15th, 2025
PAYMENT PLANS
Please contact the front office. All Program Payments Are Non-Refundable
INSURANCE
Each player is required to carry their own Major Medical Insurance, and it would be required prepayment for any treatment.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Every RCP student-athlete will be required to complete 40 hours of community service in or around our community.
ATHLETE PROMOTION
We have our own in-house promotion system that has over 100 college connections at four-year programs at all different levels of competition. (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, and NAIA).
All games will be filmed, and players instructed as to how to create their own highlights in Hudl. They will be provided a coach database and a cover letter for their own promotion efforts, as well as advertised across multiple team social media sites.
GAME DAY
All away games may be live streamed, depending on the venue.
Playing time is earned during the week during practice, classroom, weight room, and community behavior. While the roster is limited to certain players per position to maximize highlight opportunities, playing time is earned by effort and performance. We consider this opportunity here at River City Prep a job and he will be rewarded accordingly.
A pre-game meal is provided for every away game.
A post-game meal is provided only for away games
A charter bus is used in travel for away games.
There may be overnight stays for away games.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
River City Prep has a strength and conditioning trainer on staff that has experience in training athletes of all levels, from Middle School to Professional levels.
It is the responsibility of the player to report to camp IN SHAPE, and for the Trainer to maintain that level of fitness throughout the season. While conditioning and agility will increase drastically, strength will not increase as much due to in-season stress on the body.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS
- On the FBS level (Football Bowl Series) Division 1 - Scholarships are “all or nothing.” This means that the offer is a “full ride” athletically.
- On the FCS level (Football Championship Subdivision) Division 1 AA - Scholarships can consist of Athletic, Academic, or Institutional.
- On the Division 2 or NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Levels, an institution can offer most any combination of the above, including the Federal Financial Aid awarded to each college student nationwide.
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Athletic trainers are provided and are the same trainers that treat most High Schools within the area.
Should an injury occur, trainers will schedule doctor appointments with the RCP Medical staff and the protocol for return to play is up to their discretion.
Players are not to return to their family physician back home unless prior permission is received from the RCP Trainer AND the River City Prep Athletic Director.
DAILY SCHEDULE
A typical day begins with morning workouts 7am - 8:30am, classes from 9:30am – 2:30pm depending on a player’s academic path. Weight room activities will follow in session based on position group. Athletic Training/Position group meetings/Film Sessions in the afternoon followed by practice in the evening at 4:30pm - 6:45pm. Players are back home usually by 7:30PM.
