What you need to know about NCAA Graduation Rates Are you planning to use athletic scholarships to pay for your child’s college education? Take a look at the graduation rates for the programs you are considering and use that knowledge to help you form realistic expectations for the athletic scholarships they are offered. The NCAA …
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Twenty years ago, coaching for the first time, I first understood the painful economic side of the club teams. One of the best coaches in our club was also a father of four. One of his own children was able to play on his team without paying the coaching fee but he could not afford …
Are you attending showcase tournaments, maybe even this weekend? Your club coaches have stressed for you the importance attending a showcase tournament (or several), or maybe you have already attended one or more. It is different than a tournament. At these events, you have probably heard from your coaches that you are showcasing your skills. …
I love golf. But not everyone is motivated by love for the Masters and a birdie. A “tiger mom” reads a newspaper article about unused golf scholarships. The next day she has signed her six year old up for golf lessons. A decade of green fees and lesson expenses is an investment that is going …
“Are there any differences in the way a homeschooled athlete needs to approach the recruiting process?” Today’s article is in answer to a question from a parent. I knew instantly it impacted a lot of families that are raising a homeschooled athlete. In fact, they may be raising several:) These families participate in every sport, …
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Conflicting Schedules When playing a sport in college, how can you make sure you don’t find yourself uttering the phrase, “I am on the field, but I am supposed to be in the classroom right now.”
Life is Changing One thing I know about the recruiting process, it is scary. Up to this point in your life, your decision about what to do after high school is probably the biggest decision you have had to make. For the first 18 years of your life you are in a bubble. The bubble …
Christian Colleges and Universities: Are they all the same? The landscape of colleges and universities is far different than at the high school level. There is far more choice. In 2014, the overwhelming majority of high school students attended public schools, 88% or 14.7 million. Private schools, which are generally catholic or protestant, accounted for …
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How to Make a College Decision Deciding which college to attend can be overwhelming. Categorizing and framing what is important to you can be very helpful. Formulating a matrix is not a new idea, but I am indebted to Tadaes Dias from the North West Arkansas Soccer Club for developing a matrix specific to college …
