Buyers and Sellers

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Hello Tuesday. For those heading to Indy, safe travels. >> Today's Word Count: 1,379 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   I'd like D3Playbook in my inbox TOP STORY 1. Buyers and Sellers by Jeff Selingo "It’s a concept I developed while researching and writing Who Gets In and Why. The sellers are the “haves” of admissions. They are overwhelmed with applications, many from top students. They don’t need to buy students with tuition discounts to fill their classrooms. Most sellers offer financial assistance only to students who really need it or are truly exceptional. The buyers are the “have-nots” in terms of admissions—although they might provide a superior undergraduate education. Rather than “select” a class, their admissions officers must work hard to recruit students and they must discount tuition through merit aid to fill classroom seats and beds in dorm rooms. It’s best not to think of this as a scientific formula or a binary system. Rather use it as a guide in your search because most schools fall somewhere on the spectrum of buyers and sellers." >> Why It Matters: "Too many of the students I followed for the book applied to great schools academically and they got in. But then they didn’t qualify for financial aid because they missed the cutoff for need-based aid. By then it was too late to apply elsewhere. They had too many sellers on their list of schools and not enough buyers." >> Between The Lines: "I looked at three numbers: Percentage of applicants admitted Yield rate (the percentage admitted who chose to enroll) Percentage of institutional aid that is non-need based The lower the admit rate, the higher the yield, and the larger the percentage of aid based on need, the more likely the school is a seller. Sellers make up a fairly small number of four-year colleges and universities, less than 10 percent. The vast majority of schools are somewhere on the spectrum of buyers." >> The Big Picture: "None of this buyer-seller division is a reflection of the actual educational quality of the school. You can get a great education at a buyer. Most schools are buyers. I went to one myself. Savvy students willing to look beyond the brand-name sellers can find great schools that are buyers." >> Charts and More A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY     Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today!   BlueFrame Games to Watch   WBB: Salisbury (12-2) vs. Scranton (12-2), 2 p.m. WBB: Swarthmore (8-3) vs. Johns Hopkins (10-2), 6 p.m. MVB: Baldwin Wallace vs. Hiram, 7 p.m.   COVID 2.  How COVID Has Affected Swimming by Michael Stott, Swimming World   "While college swimming has assumed a back-in-business profile, all is not exactly as it seems. Admittedly, the COVID-induced 22-month hiatus disrupted familiar operational and competitive rhythms. That left even more of a divide between schools and divisions, says Jon Howell, whose Emory women have won every NCAA D-III championship since 2010 (10 in a row, with the meet canceled in 2020 and 2021). “I see that range of disparity growing at least for a while,” he said. “It’s been hard on a lot of institutions, and people have had to make some serious cutbacks. I don’t see that going away in a year. What we are finding is that COVID seems to be a little behind us, but there are still ripples that create waves we have to manage.” And those ripples affect every aspect of the competitive spectrum: athlete and coaching routines, planning, practices, meets, travel and recruiting. While restrictions upon campuses have eased, some universals remain, especially masking and forms of social distancing." >> Background: “There’s just more to think about on a daily basis,” said Johns Hopkins coach Scott Armstrong. “Mandatory indoor masking, weekly COVID tests for all athletes. We have an app where athletes have to register any travel and take a daily health check. Last year really affected their social lives most of all, party registrations and size limits. This year, most of the teams on campus are just not socializing in big groups out of fear of losing their seasons. They are really trying to be above reproach so that they don’t lose their ability to compete again,” he says." >> Why It Matters: "Practicing without restrictions has been a blessing, especially for a team like Hopkins with a six-lane pool. “Last spring was a mess—basically, we could only swim five hours per week, but now we are pretty well back to normal,” said Armstrong. “I am much more likely to cut the filler out of the practices and just goof around with swimmers more. We really are focusing more on making the pool a fun place while also getting the main thing done.” >> Recruiting Challenge: "From Armstrong’s perspective, Hopkins recruiting “totally changed and still changes every week. The current class of first-years didn’t really get any sort of a visit process. And this current group got only one-day visits. That pushed this already accelerating timeline up even more. Emory faces a very similar situation. “The reality with the ’23s is I’m not going to know who is a really good fit until the spring anyway because junior year is such a pivotal year academically. I don’t think we’ll have a junior who can commit. That’s a D-I reality. We need more time to unfold before we can go down that path,” Howell said." >> Continue Reading COVID 3.  Spectator Policies I wish we didn't need to keep this section going ... but schools continue to make announcements about their spectator policies. Because of that, we will continue to make you - our readers - aware of the most recent changes. Restricted (45) These schools are mostly restricting spectators to those within the college community or those on a pass list. Connecticut (3): Connecticut College, Trinity, Wesleyan Illinois (6): Elmhurst, Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan, Lake Forest, North Central, Wheaton Indiana (2): Earlham, Manchester Maine (3): Bates, Bowdoin, Colby Maryland (1): Hood Minnesota (2): Augsburg, Saint John's Massachusetts (11): Amherst, Anna Maria, Brandeis, MIT, Regis, Smith, Tufts, Wellesley, Williams, WPI, Worcester State New York (7): Bard, CCNY, Hamilton, Hunter, Ithaca, John Jay, RPI Ohio (1): Baldwin Wallace Pennsylvania (7): Allegheny, Arcadia, Chatham, Franklin & Marshall, Thiel, Ursinus, Washington & Jefferson Vermont (1): Middlebury Wisconsin (2): Alverno, Carroll Must Show Proof of Vaccination or Recent Test (26) These schools are mostly restricting spectators to those who can display proof a vaccination/booster or a recent COVID-19 negative test. California (1): Chapman Connecticut (4): Albertus Magnus, Coast Guard, Eastern Connecticut, Saint Joseph's Georgia (1): Agnes Scott Illinois (3): Augustana, Illinois Tech, North Park Maine (1): Southern Maine Massachusetts (2): Babson, Springfield Michigan (1): Kalamazoo Minnesota (1): St. Olaf New Jersey (4): FDU-Florham, New Jersey City, Rutgers-Newark, William Paterson New York (7): Baruch, Hartwick, Nazareth, Oneonta, RIT, Sage, Union Ohio (1): Denison Pennsylvania (1): Muhlenberg No Spectators Until Further Notice (89) These schools are prohibiting all spectators as we understand. California (2): Redlands, UC Santa Cruz Connecticut (2): Mitchell, Western Connecticut District of Columbia (2): Catholic, Gallaudet Georgia (1): Emory Illinois (1): Knox Kentucky (1): Transylvania Maine (3): Maine Maritime, Saint Joseph's, Thomas Maryland (3): Goucher, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame Massachusetts (16): Bridgewater State, Clark, Dean, Eastern Nazarene, Elms, Emerson, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Gordon, Mass-Boston, MCLA, Salem State, Simmons, Suffolk, Wellesley, Wentworth Minnesota (3): Carleton, Macalester, Saint Mary's Missouri (2): Fontbonne, Washington U. New Hampshire (2): Keene State, Rivier New Jersey (3): Ramapo, Saint Elizabeth, Stevens New York (20): Brooklyn, Farmingdale State, Keuka, Manhattanville, Maritime, Medaille, Merchant Marine, Mount St. Mary, Mount Saint Vincent, NYU, Old Westbury, Purchase, Rochester, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), St. Joseph's (L.I.), Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, SUNY Poly, Vassar, Yeshiva Ohio (3): Case Western Reserve, Hiram, Wilmington Pennsylvania (19): Alvernia, Bryn Athyn, Bryn Mawr, Cairn, Carnegie Mellon, Cedar Crest, Clarks Summit, Dickinson, Eastern, Gettysburg, Haverford, Keystone, Rosemont, Saint Vincent, Swarthmore, Valley Forge, Widener, Wilkes, Wilson Rhode Island (1): Rhode Island College Tennessee (1): Rhodes Vermont (1): Castleton Virginia (2): Mary Baldwin, Marymount The list is not complete nor comprehensive. A MESSAGE FROM OPERATION GOODSPORT   Your conference has funding available through the NCAA Division III Strategic Initiatives Grant for programming to improve sportsmanship on your campus. Tim Gleason, recently retired commissioner of the Ohio Athletic Conference, has an interactive and dynamic presentation on sportsmanship designed for coaches and students alike. Named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport, Gleason's lineup includes: What is Sportsmanship? The Combustion of Sports Recognize the Escalation The Parent Trap Students on Stage Officials and the Downward Spiral The 10 Canons of Sportsmanship How Can You Pass the Test? Good sportsmanship promotes respect, honor, discipline, inclusion, resilience, and perseverance, as well as impacting the educational process.   Contact Tim today via email or phone at 330-719-8700. Sports Do Not Build Character. They Reveal It. STREAMING 4.    Watchlist   MBB: Linfield at Whitworth, 8 p.m. PST  It's a late night showdown for first place. Dempsey Roggenbuck leads the Wildcats and the NWC in scoring at 21.1 ppg. Watch   WBB: Salisbury at Scranton, 2 p.m. EST A non-conference game that will go a long way in determining position when the first regional ranking is released. Bridget Monaghan and Abby Anderson combine for 36.1 ppg. for the Royals. Watch A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK A moment to say thank you to those who donated to D3Playbook during 2021. 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