As you may know athletic scholarships are very hard to get, sometimes. There are thousands of high school seniors competing for the same spot you are. Let me take you through 4 of the facts about sports scholarships. As the time comes closer to sign, the competition gets more intense.
In order to stack the odds in your favor here are 4 facts you will need to know.
1 – 2.5 million High School Senior will compete for 126,458 roster spots.
As you can see there are a lot of people competing for very few spots. It is very important that you do everything in your power to get one of these spots. There are certain things you can do to make sure you stand out in this college recruiting game.
2 – There are 1.2 billion dollars of scholarship funds available.
With this being said, you can obviously see that there is lots of money out there for the taking. Most of your sports scholarships are what they call equivalency. This will allow you the opportunity to negotiate how much money you get in certain sports.
3 – Almost 1/3 of the athletes signed will NOT get the right fit college.
The sad fact about this one is that if you don’t get the right fit college, athletically and academically, you won’t be happy and chances are you will not finish at that school. You must know how to find that college that fits you. This will make your college athletics better, school easier and the social life you need to be successful.
4 – Grades play a HUGE roll
This is a misconception that many athletes have. “If I am good enough grades don’t matter”. Man this is way off base; you grades can PREVENT you from getting a scholarship and can also get you one too. Think about this, if it comes down to 2 athletes with the same amount of athleticism and one has poor grades and the other is a high B or A student, which way do you think a coach will lean. Here is another little fact to keep in mind when thinking of your future and how you’re going to make a living at it.
LESS THAN 1% OF ATHLETES WILL MAKE A LIVING AT THEIR SPORT.
Summary
Athletic scholarships are very hard to obtain but if you are willing to do what it takes to get to the next level, there is a college out there for you. You must have the drive, talent and dedication to stay in front of the competition.