Athletic Scholarships - The Parent's Role

Feeling the parents of high school athletes sometimes excluded, as they saw their son or daughter pass through the athletic scholarship process. I witnessed and heard too many horror stories about parents who ultimately cost her son / daughter an athletic scholarship.

Here are 3 quick tips show you how to create a asset to the athletic scholarship process rather than a liability.

Scientists: A recruit seems to lose focus on academics during theRecruitment process and in school, it is sometimes difficult to understand why grades are so important. Let the coaches work on the field with the student-athletes, but from the field that you should contribute and residing on their qualities. About 50% of DI schools can not allow a student with a GPA of less than 3.0 more. If there are varieties in this, it will not matter how great they are on their sport. Even an athlete who does well in school is another bonus for the college coach. It shows that theybe better prepared to handle the stresses athletics places on academics in college.
Action: to include not only a little, take action and take the lead, if necessary, when the athletic scholarship process. We do not mean to say your coach for athletes, but to help them work with the school if necessary, be ready to go to schools to help ensure that the personal attitude of parcel and records and notes on the process.
Focus: Getting an athleticScholarship is a lot of work. Something most students are not prepared. It is also easy to quit after the rejection by some schools. Keep them focused, remember what is important to go to college, and make sure that the reasons for playing in the school realistic.

The athletic recruiting process is an exciting time for parents and the student-athletes. If you cooperate, it becomes a much more rewarding process. There are parents making a critical mistake that costScholarships how parents should communicate with trainers, and the recruiting strategy from the perspective of parents. Be an advantage that no liability and help your student-athlete to beat the competition.