Marlynn Jones
22 year intercollegiate athletics administration professional with nine years experience in compliance and three years experience as an adjunct professor of Sports Law and Personnel Management. Additional experience in undergraduate and law school admissions. Former legislative assistant and staff counsel for the Florida Senate. Currently on the Board of Directors for On Focus, an NCAA-affiliated non-profit to assist former athletes in the core prinicipals of transition. Executive Director of Sports Explorers, Inc, a non-profit organization to assist middle school honor students in exploring competition and scholarship opportunities and careers in atheltics administration. Provides compliance workshops for parents to assist them in understanding NCAA recruiting and initial eligibility legislation.
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Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Master of Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NCInterests
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International Student-Athletes Will Be Limited on NJCAA Rosters as of August 1, 2012Beginning August 1, 2012 the National Junior College Athletic Association will limit the number of international student-athletes allowed on each sports team. The maximum number of international student-athletes by sport is listed here.
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NCAA Eligibility Center Certification for Home Schooled Student-AthletesHome Schooled student-athletes have additional steps to complete in the NCAA athletic scholarship certification process. Find out what they are and when to complete them here.
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Continuing Eligiblity Requirements Changed for NCAA Football Student-AthletesFootball student-athletes at NCAA Division I schools must pass nine hours in the fall semester or they will not be able to compete the first four contests the following fall.
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Options for NCAA Division I Non-QualifiersEach year some prospective student-athletes do not qualify for an athletic scholarship because they cannot be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. This article explores their choices the choices available to them.
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NCAA Implements Earlier Decision Date for Men's Basketball Student-Athletes Considering the NBA DraftCollege basketball players now have less time to decided between entering the NBA draft or remaining in college.
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Full Athletic Scholarships Do Not Equal the Cost of Attending CollegeStudents who receive full athletic scholarships will still need to have some money saved for college costs because a full scholarship does not equal the cost of attending college.
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What I Learned from Miss AmericaAs I make presentations at work, and as I teach classes as an adjunct professor, I constantly use lessons learned from my pageant experiences.
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Toddler's AcademyFor 40 years Toddler's Academy has taught pre-school children in Durham to become independent learners who respect adults and each other. -
Exploring college soccer scholarships: What you need to knowDid you know that there are 1,737 NCAA schools that sponsor the sport of soccer, 959 sponsor the sport for women, and 778 that sponsor soccer for men? An additional 220 NAIA schools sponsors soccer as well.
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College volleyball scholarships: What you need to knowThere are 1,035 NCAA schools that sponsor the sport of volleyball for women and 96 that sponsor volleyball for men. There are 243 NAIA schools that sponsor volleyball for women.
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How to Transfer from a Two-Year College to an NCAA School and Be Able to CompeteHow to transfer from a two-year college to an NCAA four-year college and be able to compete right away.
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NAIA Opens New Eligibility Center September 1st: Initial Eligibility Certification Now Required by All NAIA SchoolsBeginning September 1, 2010, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics [NAIA] will require all student-athletes who wish to compete at its schools to be certified by its new Eligibility Center.
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NCAA Changes Types of On-Line Course Credits Prospective Student-Athletes May UseAugust 1, 2010, NCAA legislation regarding the use of non-traditional courses for initial eligibility purposes will change, including courses taught by virtual schools. Self-paced courses will no longer qualify for credit by the NCAA Eligibility Center.
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NCAA Transfer Student-Athletes: How to Transfer Schools and Still Be Eligible to CompeteIf you are a student-athlete who wants to transfer schools and continue competing in your sport, you must follow NCAA guidelines, or you may end up at your second school academically ineligible and not able to compete.
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Exploring College Softball ScholarshipsThere are 952 NCAA schools that sponsor the sport of softball; 276 in Division I, 268 in Division II, and 408 in Division III. -
New Media and College Athletics DepartmentsSocial networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace & Cover It Live provide an avenue for booster involvement with prospective student-athletes that could possibly jeopardize the prospective student-athletes' NCAA eligibility.
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NCAA Mandates Testing All Student-Athletes for Sickle Cell TraitIn 2006, a football player collapsed after participating in pre-season drills. He died the next day due to complications from sickle cell trait. Beginning in August, all universities will be required to test all student-athletes for sickle cell trait.
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NCAA Lacrosse Championships Will Be Bittersweet in 2010The NCAA Lacrosse Champsionships, Graduation, and Mother's Day have been scarred by the murder on campus at the University of Virginia.
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Exploring College GolfFind out how to qualify for NCAA Division I and II athletics scholarship in men's and women's golf.