NPGAA

The National Post Grad Athletic Association (NPGAA) is the only national organization dedicated to improving post-grad programs through career development opportunities, ongoing exposure, education, and networking opportunities while creating collegiate athletic exposure towards post-secondary advancement. 

The NPGAA’s overall objective is to provide continued exposure, academic support, and resources on various scholarship opportunities for students’ post-high school. The NPGAA values its members as we seek to represent students, coaches, academic advisors, and parents who have become the primary stakeholders within the career development platform.

The NPGAA seeks the right fit for both the association and the new program seeking to join. We seek programs that value opportunity, embrace challenges, and are prepared to enrich the lives of the young adults it serves within their respective communities. With the NPGAA setting the tone for Post Grad’s future, maintaining the highest possible standards within the Post Grad field is our focus.  

Benefits of the NPGAA

• Competitive Post Grad competition within a regional and national framework securely monitored by the NPGAA and its committee officials
• Regional and National recognition for member institutions and their student athletes
• Guaranteed games opportunities optimizing program travel
• League wide individual Hudl Account for each program
• Guaranteed membership placement into an NPGAA regional divisions conferences
• Compete in post-season play for Divisional/Conference and National Title Championships
• Attend the NPGAA National Convention as a Voting Representative for your organization

The National Post Grad Athletic Association

Prepare for Success

For many athletes, the recruiting process can be frustrating and unfulfilling. No matter because they were not offered a scholarship to that big-time school, the option to continue their path is open.

Most. immediately think junior college is the way forward, but recently an option that goes back decades has become more and more popular with the internet age. College Prep Post Grad athletics offers benefits such as quicker access to top schools, no eligibility penalty, and a more athletic focused approach.

Get to Your Destiny Quicker

For some, being able to hop right out of a cap and gown and back onto their perspective playing field is necessary. While high school discipline is fresh in their minds, a Post Grad route offers immediate entry. Restricted grade requirements, less hassle from admissions, and at times no significant lifestyle adjustment. Just put on the uniform and begin to prepare both athletically and academically.

The Most Time At the Next Level

The NCAA has stringent eligibility requirements. Often, going the NCAA or JUCO route takes off too much time at the next level. With playing time being a highly valued commodity, the athletes need to get as much game film as possible to impress the next level. Post Grad offers a tremendous opportunity to get into the action and develop without using up that precious eligibility.

All About Athletes

Post Grad’s object is to develop as an athlete physically and academically, not just to win championships. There are fewer players on a Post Grad team than any other level, allowing them to shine brighter. The coaches are focused on developing the players’ minds, bodies, and skills to get them better prepared for the next level, which rewards those athletes with more attention to fundamentals. Tutors help increase test scores, and trainers get the bodies prepared to hit those big-time weight rooms and compete at the highest level.

By choosing the College Prep Post Grad route, the athletes decide to accelerate their growth and explore their potential immediately. Some athletes are tremendous on the field but, a roadblock within their academic component may have hindered their direct path to the top due to low test scores, GPA issues, or even the lack of skill development. Taking a Post Grad year and developing the skills needed has been incredibly beneficial for many athletes in the past.

The NPGAA Levels Up

The NPGAA is increasing from a few teams local to Florida and the Southeast to a genuinely national association expanding as far as the West Coast to the Greatlakes.

The association expansion benefits everyone. The more programs involved; the more eyes are on the student’s athletes. No longer do players have to send tapes far away to programs with no scouts in the area. With this expansion, there will be games all over the country, grabbing the attention of recruiters.

The NPGAA has formed four Post Grad Athletic conferences throughout the country, which will seek to provide a national presence for all association programs involved. Within these conferences,’ teams will have a much greater purpose to play for, as a national champion will be crowned. Getting to the championship game for most is a dream come true, but it means more than a trophy; it means more opportunities for a kid who has slide under the radar to gain more exposure.

Knowing the two best teams are on the field will mean that scouts will be able to focus on the single-game and get some of those great athletes whom they might have missed during the high school recruiting process or that were not physically or academically ready at the time.

The NPGAA will help guide athletes into the world of college athletics while giving them time to prepare their bodies. Not everyone is fully developed right out of high school, and sometimes that extra eight months to a year is needed to grow taller and stronger. .

Get Ready for The Future

With the arrival of the NPGAA and the Post Grad Conferences formation, now is the time for Parents, Players, Coaches, and Scouts to get involved.

“Within the next few years, Post Grad will be a hotbed for college coaches to locate talented recruits. With the NPGAA expanding throughout the country targeted programs will provide tremendous opportunities for the culture of Post Grad athletics.” – Leo Etienne

Students enrolled at Post Grad programs across the country not only are given the opportunity to increase their academic position but athletically students are eligible to compete against NCAA junior varsity (JV) teams, Prep Schools and other lower-level College Programs.  This allows maximum exposure to major college programs to recruit students enrolled at a Post Grad program. Colleges throughout the country fully recognize the value of students who have attended a post grad program because of the level of maturity and physical and mental development that students obtain.

Who might be interested in a postgraduate year?

There are many reasons for enrolling at a post grad program. As a student athlete you provide yourself with the best opportunity to better yourself as student first and athlete second. There are many reasons to consider a PG program which include but not limited to:

* Raise GPA for NCAA or a specific school.

* Raise SAT or ACT for NCAA or specific school.

* Increase your physical growth and development

* Gain more exposure at a higher level of competition

* Development as an athlete and mature mentally.

* Unhappy with college choices coming out of high school.

How Will Taking a Post-Graduate Year Affect My NCAA Eligibility?

The NCAA allows athletes in all sports, except for tennis and hockey, a one-year grace-period after they graduate high school. After the one-year period the NCAA can start taking away years of eligibility. The NCAA grants you a five-year windows in which you can compete during four of them. The fifth year, called a red-shirt year, allows athletes to take a season off for many different reasons, but still allows them to play for four full years.

If you are planning on not attending college the year directly after you graduate high school, a post-graduate year is a great choice. It won’t affect your eligibility, and you can still compete at a high level while continuing to take classes and build your academic profile. It can be difficult to get recruited to play in college if you take a year off from serious athletic competition; you can buy yourself some extra time by choosing the post graduate route.

Eligibility Timeline: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/transfer-terms