GUIDELINES FOR NCAA SIGNING DAYS 2024-2025
To honor and celebrate our senior/graduating student-athlete Goldbacks who will be continuing their athletic careers in college, Newburgh Free Academy has established guidelines for signing days. We have aligned our dates and protocols with the official NCAA signing periods, which are coordinated with the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program. The NLI is a binding agreement between the student-athlete and a Division I or Division II academic institution, which has offered the student-athlete financial assistance. We also have signing day for Division III student-athletes and for those who have verbally committed with no financial offer in the spring.
The athletics office will invite and share signing day photographs and information with the local media. Student-athletes planning to continue their athletic careers in college should let the athletics office know as soon as the NLI has been made available or the student has been admitted to the academic institution.
Use this link to send the necessary information: NCAA Signing Form
Fall Signing Day | November 13, 2024 at 3pm
Newburgh Free Academy Main Campus Gym
Early Football Signing Day | December 4, 2024 at 3pm
Newburgh Free Academy Main Campus Gym
Winter Signing Day | February 5, 2025 at 3pm
Newburgh Free Academy Main Campus Gym
All student-athletes who have a National Letter of Intent (NLI) from a Division I or Division II academic institution and were not recognized in the fall will be recognized during this signing session and all other Division I and Division II athletes. Based on the NCAA’s recommendation, student-athletes with a commitment to a Division I or Division II institution that does not offer NLIs (Ivy League Schools and Service Academies, for example) will be invited to participate.
Spring Signing Day | May 8, 2025 at 3pm
Newburgh Free Academy North Campus Lobby
All student-athletes who have a National Letter of Intent (NLI) from a Division I or Division II academic institution and were not recognized in the fall or winter will be recognized during this signing session. Based on the NCAA’s recommendation, student-athletes with a commitment to a Division I or Division II institution that does not offer NLIs (Ivy League Schools and Service Academies, for example) will be invited to participate.
All student-athletes who will be continuing their athletic careers at a Division III school will be recognized during this session. Student-athletes may bring or upload the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Celebratory Signing Form from the College.
Students who have verbally committed without an official National Letter of Intent (NLI) from a Division I or Division II academic institution will be recognized during this session.
ATTENTION: Are your scholars or colleagues doing something great? Please contact the district Communications Team at communications@necsd.net. We’d love to visit your class or event and/or post your pictures and recap to highlight the amazing accomplishments throughout our district!
