One of the more critical steps in the college selection process for student-athletes, their coach, and guidance counselor is the elimination process.

THE MYTH VS. THE REALITY

The majority of students and parents believe talented high school athletes are actively recruited and offered "full-ride" sports scholarships by Division I college coaches. The reality is that only 2% of these athletes are "actively recruited" by leading college coaches, leaving the remaining 98% to "recruit themselves" through self-directed efforts.

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In high school, students should have a clear and concise direction for
selecting a college or university program that fits their needs and
demonstrate their willingness to improve their technique and acumen to
achieve results. Do you have a clear and concise direction for your
collegiate future? Visit our College Planning Service and get ready for
the college identification and selection process.

One of the more critical steps in the college selection process for student-athletes, their coach, and guidance counselor is the elimination process. Getting noticed by college and university coaches must start early and be maintained if a student-athlete is serious about applying their academic and athletic accomplishment to receive scholarships and be selected to play at the collegiate level.

If the student-athlete has not communicated their interest to a variety of programs, and has made little to-no contact with college coaches and admission officers, they will need to work harder. By sizing up strengths and weaknesses, students will have a clear direction for improving their academic and athletic needs to compete at the collegiate level and be successful.

The Sport Source® Match-Fit OnlineTM scholarship database search engine is used in conjunction with our related products and has proven successful for thousands of gifted student-athletes through the awarding of athletic and academic college scholarships. These scholarships have been garnered with an average expenditure of under $100 per student, by comparison, a typical recruiting services charges about $2,000 per student with negligible results.