College Athletic Scholarships- Where Can You Get a Sports Scholarship?

Determining where, at what divisional and conference level, you can earn a sports scholarship will save you a lot of time and make your recruiting efforts more focused and successful. When beginning your recruiting it is important to examine your skills, accomplishments and level of play with an open mind. Everyone wants to play college athletics at the highest level they can. But is that really the best approach to take when searching for a college athletic scholarship?

The best place to start is at college athletic team websites. Each athletic program lists its roster of players and a bio of each player. The bio will contain a list of accomplishments in high school as well as height/weight and hometown. Look at colleges in different divisions, ie DI, DII and difference conferences in each division. There is a huger difference between Big-12 schools and MAC schools. Colleges now have also posted the incoming freshman recruited class. Where do you fit in?

Do your accomplishments to date match some of the incoming freshman class? Are you of similar height and weight? Are there players from your area on the team? Do the players seem to be only from one geographic area in the country? Some coaches only take players from surrounding states, while others have no problem recruiting nationally.

By doing this while making your initial recruiting assessment you can have a much more successful recruiting season. Have a targeted approach to recruiting. Do not just contact schools with out knowing if you have a realistic chance of earning a scholarship.

This approach does not measure the amount of effort put into your recruiting. We have seen athletes who are not as skilled, beat out more accomplished players by having heart and determination during the recruiting process. If you have your heart set on playing at a level that may be out of your reach, go for it, but also recruit yourself to colleges that match your athletic profile more closely.

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