Many people think coaches always have the maximum number of scholarships available - or that coaches have the same amount of money available, which makes for a level playing field. But did you know that's not the reality and not all college sports programs dispose of the maximum budget? Some coaches work with the limitation of being partially funded and other coaches with no available athletic scholarship budget at all.
The moment when somebody commits to an athletic program at college can vary widely. But there is a massive upside of getting things done rather earlier than later.
All the talk about full-ride scholarships, partial scholarship or walk-ons. How does all of this actually work? How much scholarship money does a coach have to give to players? What does a scholarship cover and how are the various divisions different from each other?
Out of all collegiate athletes the share of people on a full-ride scholarship is very small. If you are in the position to be among these athletes consider yourself lucky or better put, you have done something the right way in the past. But praising those athletes, who are on a full-ride scholarship, is not what this edition of the Friday Scholarship Guide is about. Instead, we want you to understand that the recruiting process requires work and in order to do a good job, you need to know the dynamics of it a lot better.
No one said the recruiting process was going to be easy. For some recruits it's a walk in the park, but for the majority of people it simply is a massive amount of work. But listen up young athletes, here's the thing: you can make it even more difficult for yourself in case you don't pay attention to the 5 biggest mistakes athletes keep on making in their recruiting process. Learn from their mistakes in this edition of the Friday Scholarship Guide.
Going to college and earning an undergraduate degree is the dream of many kids. While the same is probably the case for their parents, the thought of paying for college can quickly cause severe nightmares. Today's Friday Scholarship Guide will be all about the different types of scholarship money and how athletes can tap into more than just athletic financial aid.
November is just around the corner and there's only a few days left before the start of the Early Signing Period in college tennis. Today's Friday Scholarship Guide is about key things to look out for when signing the NLI!
One of the very early questions coaches will ask you is the following: 'What's your budget?' Surprised? We understand many athletes are, but in fact you shouldn't be. Let's have a look at why coaches ask this question all the time and how you should best go about it in today's edition of the Friday Scholarship Guide.
There are hundreds of college coaches out there who are looking for future student-athletes. While the majority of them have probably filled their rosters for the upcoming 2017-18 college tennis season, they are always on the lookout for the next badge of players to join in 2018 or 2019.
In this edition of the Friday Scholarship Guide, we give you our '4 Key Tasks Before Contacting College Coaches'!
Today's Friday Scholarship Guide is about how to fulfil the ultimate dream of yours: Having a great overall experience at the college of your choice. For most students it's all about their undergraduate degree, student life, and other extracurricular activities. But for student-athletes, a major deciding factor is the athletic part of college life: college tennis. Read about the key questions to ask college coaches to find out whether you would make a good match.
