The Two Most Important Important Things To Getting Recruited! Part 1 Academics

There are two big keys to getting recruited other than an athletes ability. They are ACADEMICS & EXPOSURE. So lets start with academics and by that I mean your GPA and your test scores(ACT and SAT). I can't stress enough how getting good grades can help you in your pursuit of a college scholarship. I know it is probably the last thing a student-athlete wants to hear after all they probably hear it all the time from there parents. And parents I know I am preaching to the choir, can I get an Amen? The facts are in order for a coach to recruit you, you have to meet the academic requirements of that school. So quite simply stated the more schools that you qualify for the more opportunities you will have. Understand that coaches only have so many scholarship to use every year. A coach can break up his scholarships how he chooses so he might give a athlete a full scholarship or he might give four athletes a quarter of a scholarship. When a coach is recruiting a athlete with good academics they know that there is a good chance that there is a chance of getting that athlete some academic scholarship money, meaning that coach does not have to use as much of his/her scholarship money to make that student athlete a great offer. I have helped student athletes that have received partial athletic scholarships, but also academic scholarship and have had the majority of there school paid for. Have you noticed how your called student/athletes and student is always the first word? Not to beat you over the head with it but your academics are important, so put in the time and effort needed to be the best you can be, just like you would do in your sport. Prepare for the ACT/SAT and plan on taking it more than once.