When should you start the college recruiting process?

When should you start the college recruiting process?

While it is difficult to pinpoint an exact date or time frame, we always recommend to all athletes to start the process as early as possible. If going to college in America is an option for you, then there really are not any disadvantages of starting the process early. And here are a few reasons why: First of all, it is very important to know how scholarships in the United States work. The governing bodies have certain scholarship limits that every team has to follow. That means that for every school year a coach will have a certain limited amount of scholarships available. These are constantly given out to athletes so as time progresses and you get closer to your actual start date, less and less scholarships will be available.…
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What type of scholarships are there?

What type of scholarships are there?

Young athletes and their parents very often ask us this question and while every school can offer slightly different scholarships, there are three types of scholarships that are most common. The first one is the one that every athlete is after, it is the sports scholarship. These are given out by the coaches and can range anywhere from $500 to a full scholarship. In certain cases coaches can even add what is called "cost of attendance" money to a full scholarship to help athletes with additional costs such as travel or to just give them a bit of pocket money during their college career. The second type of scholarship is also somewhat common for athletes with strong academics. It is called an academic scholarship and can be obtained if the…
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