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.
In order to get a an edge on the competition and become a triple threat you need to have as many extracurricular activities as possible on your Player Profile. You can qualify for the work study program and receive federal funds in many cases if you have enough community service/extracurriculars. How about school government, playing a musical instrument, church service and so on. These kinds of activities are also a way for the college coach to judge you character. CHARACTER COUNTS BIG TIME!
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.
Authored by: Tony Passarella – Sports Recruiting Coach
http://www.govarsitysports.com
tjpassarell@yahoo.com
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