You Could Lose Your Athletic Scholarship
Can you lose your athletic scholarship? When you are offered an athletic scholarship it must be for four years, right? Most Division 1 and all Division 2 athletic scholarships are one academic-year agreements. Division 1 schools have the option of offering multi-year scholarships (check with individual school). The college must notify a student by July […]
Interview With West Texas A & M Softball Coach
Interview # 17 I am pleased to share with you the wisdom of NCAA Division 2, Softball Coach, of West Texas A & M, Kevin Blaskowski. Over the last nine years, Coach Blaskowski has taken West Texas A&M Softball from a first year program to the 2014 National Championship. Recruiting quality players and great coaching […]
The Time Commitment of College Athletics
In Season Each sport varies in its time commitment. The in-season commitment is by far the most demanding in terms of time. As a general rule of thumb, during season, you should plan on focusing on your academics and athletics. Nothing else! On training days, you should expect to train for 2 hours per day […]
Interview With Barry University Women’s Tennis Assistant
Welcome to Interview #16. I am pleased to share with you the wisdom of NCAA Division 2 Assistant Tennis Coach, Maria Lopez of Barry University. Maria Lopez has been the assistant women’s tennis coach at Barry University since 2012. Barry University is a powerhouse in women’s tennis. In Coach Lopez’s three seasons the women’s tennis […]
Sports vs Academics, Who Wins?
Adversaries or Allies? How do college sports and academics fit together? Can you find a college that meets your needs both athletically and academically? The NCAA has been running commercials for several years saying, “There are over 400,000 NCAA Student-Athletes, and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than sports.” […]
Tuition and Student Debt are Rising
Students and parents are finding college prices to be increasingly prohibitive. Today is not about answers. It is merely some quick facts I pulled off the web for you to contemplate as you make decisions about college. If you click on the picture it will take you to the site I pulled them from. […]
Interview With University of South Alabama Men’s Basketball Assistant
Welcome to Interview #15. I am pleased to share with you the wisdom of NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, of the University of South Alabama, Russ Willemsen. Coach Willemsen has been with the South Alabama since 2013. Before South Alabama, Willemsen was at Tennessee Tech for eight years. Coach Willemsen is a coach […]
What is a Redshirt?
What is a Redshirt? We hear the term all the time. Watching college football on Saturdays, you often hear the broadcasters talk about redshirt players. What do they mean? And is college football the only sport with redshirts? To redshirt means to sit out of competition a year. During the redshirt year, athletes are able […]
