The College Recruiting process is a game of percentages. There are 390,000 plus male high school soccer players. There are 350,000 plus female high school soccer players. Approximately 6% of all high school soccer players play college soccer and even a smaller number receive a full scholarship. The average male soccer scholarship across all three divisions is 39%. The average female soccer scholarship is 43% across all three divisions.
You are responsible for doing the math. Each scholarship offer will be different and each school costs structure will be different. Don’t just go to a college and accept an offer to play in college. You need to understand what it will look like in four years…. at graduation. “Live From The End” [1]
Who are these players that make up this 6%? There are the ones that are proactively engaged in their college search process. They are the ones that have created a plan. They know what their college options are and what their college options mean for their future.
Don’t just become a college student athlete. Become a college student athlete that understands what their financial future looks like.
Regardless of your sport, college is a four-year experience that affects the rest of your life.
Links:
[1] http://www.thecollegeprogram.com