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It`s your dream or your son or your daughters dream to win an athletic scholarship to play the sport they love in college. The question is how do you give yourself every chance possible to make that happen.
The first question you have to ask yourself is, am I qualified to receive an athletic/academic scholarship to play sports in college. So what are the qualifications ? May I suggest the first thing you need to do is to do an overall academic assessment. Meeting with your guidance counselor is a good place to start. Tell him or her that it is your goal to win an athletic scholarship. There are several things you need to go over with your counselor. The first thing is to ask for a copy of the NCAA “College-Bound Student-Athlete.” The next thing is to make sure you are on track to meet core class requirements. The third thing is to ask how you can bring up your GPA. The next thing is to talk about the SAT or ACT.
Great, your academics are in order and you have read and understand the guide, ” College-Bound Student-Athlete.” The next thing is to meet one on one with you coach and have him help you with an athletic assessment. In other words does he feel that you have what it takes to play sports in college, and at what level. You might ask him or her what do I have to do to improve.
I have given you the very basics and a starting place to see if you are a legitimate college prospect. In this article I did not even discuss, the third requirement needed as part of the qualification process, your extracurricular activities.
Now everything is in order, so what is next? EXPOSURE!! Without the exposure it is like trying to sell your Cadillac that is kept in the garage that nobody ever sees or even knows about for that matter. It is a daunting task that takes a lot of time and some sort of financial commitment. We are talking about building a player profile and sending it out, making phone calls, sending emails, going to camps/combines, joining a club or travel team, making a video, touring college campuses and more.
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