The Complete Athletic Scholarship Roadmap Plan from Middle School to College

Realize your dream now of playing sports in college—the Ultimate Guide to Earning Athletic Scholarships. Only 2% of high school athletes ever earn an athletic scholarship. The difference is not necessarily one of ability but rather that they have a plan. The Complete Athletic Scholarship Roadmap is your complete blueprint that turns a time-consuming and confusing recruiting process into a clear-cut plan of attack for successfully earning an athletic scholarship. This book takes student-athletes and/or their parents through the journey of discovering early in life the potential of athletic scholarship from junior high school to college commitment. You will learn how to: ? Build an unbeatable foundation early on, make a long-range plan that reflects the balance between elite athletic development, academic excellence and personal development. Find out why being a multi-sport athlete is your weapon. ? Scope out what college sports are really about: Learn the exact differences between NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges (NJCAA). Find your perfect fit according to competitiveness, academic goals and personal preferences, it's fit not fame. ? Master the recruiting process: Be the CEO of your own recruiting company. Find out how to produce an athletic résumé that stands out from the crowd, put together a highlight film that coaches will watch, and develop the perfect introductory email that gets noticed. ? Decipher financial aid: Athletic money is just one element of the process. Learn how to "stack" your scholarships together to pay for school. Get both athletic and academic aid and need-based financial aid money in order to have a viable and productive college financial aid package. ? Develop a champion attitude: Cultivate the resilience and coachability, necessary for the mental toughness of the inevitable highs and lows that come with the recruiting process and competition. Filled with useful checklists, sample templates, stories and the myths that are dispelled and the honest truth told. Stop guessing about it and start doing it with a plan already proven. You have your future in college sports to build, and this book will serve as your road map in claiming it. Student-athletes in any sport and their supportive parents will find it useful.