January 2023 – Sports & Study USA

20Jan 2023 by admin No Comments

3 things to do during the recruiting process to maximize your chances of a scholarship offer

The recruiting process has gotten more and more competitive over the last few years. So if you are looking to maximize your scholarship and the number of offers that you will receive, you need to present yourself in the best possible way. How do you do that? The answer to that is not as simple as people might think, because every coach might be looking for something slightly different when recruiting a player. However, there are a few things that you should definitely do and some you should definitely avoid during the recruiting process. Here is our top 3:1. Clean up your social media! Believe it or not, one of the very first things that coaches do, is go look for you on social media. Your Facebook or Instagram can…

How important is college sport in the United States?

The answer to this question is a very easy one! MASSIVE, and in capital letters! For Americans, a sports scholarship is a huge honor and something that young athletes start working towards very early. Even just receiving a walk on spot on a team very often brings athletes and their parents to tears, as you can see from many videos gone viral when these athletes are told by their coaches that they will have a spot on the team. Furthermore, the interest level to follow and watch college sports on TV is something that is unheard of in countries outside of North America. College football or basketball games regularly receive high TV ratings with an audience in the millions. And other sports have started catching up as well. Sports like…

How do I know whether a school is the right fit for me?

While this might seem like an easy question to answer, it is actually not that simple. The reason for that is that every athlete is different (both academically and athletically) and also might be looking for totally different things. To begin with, every athlete and his or her parents should always be realistic when considering his or her options. For example, if you are a below average student, you should not be looking at Ivy Leagues. Or if you have not at least competed at the very highest level in your country, you also probably won’t receive a massive scholarship to one of the absolute top programs for your respective sport. However, here is the good news! If you do that and look at things from a realistic perspective, there…