Playing Sports in College

Playing sports in college is often seen as a major honor - and it is, but it is also a HUGE commitment - of time, energy, passion, and effort.  Students that have the dream of playing sports in college need to be aware that not everyone who participates in high school and has a love of the game will have the opportunity to continue with their competitive involvement at the college level and the number who receive scholarships to play is even smaller.  But, if participating in college sports is your dream, these articles may interest you.

4 tips for would-be college athletes

Be active in the recruiting process, understanding deadlines and options

One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete

7 things you need to know about sports scholarships

Welcome to College Athletics: A letter from your strength coach

Recruiting column: learn from experience

Recruiting column: making sense of your college options

Unveiling the myths of Division III sports and recruiting

Recruiting tip: highlights of a year by year recruiting checklist

Recruiting column: Top 2 questions of 2015 – am I being recruited? If not, why not?

College admissions: the real danger in being a high school athlete

Student athletes need an early start

Recruiting column: how to get your first e-mail noticed by college coaches

Recruiting column: stop asking these questions

Recruiting column: which colleges are the right fit?

How new NCAA rules are affecting scholarship offers

Recruiting quiz: what school should I sign with?

Student athletes: how to get your field of dreams

Student athletes more likely to thrive after college than non-athletes, survey says

Recruiting tip: be realistic

4 tips for would-be college athletes

Should football be part of your college search

Recruiting column: how NOT to talk to a college coach

Recruiting column: 5 worst recruiting tips (of all time)

NCAA athletes need education on long odds of making pros,study finds

Recruiting column: your first impression

Recruiting column: tools of the trade

Young athletes increasingly facing health problems

Recruiting tip: don’t rely on someone else to handle your recruiting

ABC Guide for parents of student athletes

Recruiting column: how to get (yourself) recruited

Recruiting tip: one college option isn’t enough

Recruiting column: parent’s perspective

Recruiting column: the perfect recruit

When your child wants to become a college athlete

Obtaining Athletic Scholarships at NCAA Division 1 Universities

Dear Athlete – Here is how you build confidence