For many tennis players and their parents, there is a hot question. Imagine that your child has played tennis ten years from 8 years; You have invested some money in your tennis skills. Now she is (she) high school student, probably Sophomor or junior. It is clear for you that your player will not start playing Pro Tour after high school. So you want to find the right college and get some return (athletic scholarship for a tennist player) for your tennis investment.
You have already known that if your child is not a blue chip or a five -star player, you need to do a hard job to find the right college for him. The lower the level of your child’s game, the more effort you have to do. I write my thoughts about tennis players with two, three and probably four tennis stars.
Blue chips and five stars usually have more than one college invitations and just need to make the right choice.
Go online first. There are many websites http://www.collegetennisonline.com., ‘ http://www.collegeboard.com And so on. You will find information about the structure of college, understand the difference between divisions I, II and III, etc. Then make a list of universities that your child wants to go. It may be enough 40-50 to start the process. It is important to create a list because it allows you to work closely with each of the target universities.
You also need to systematize all the information to help you find the right college and create: an athletic CV and cover letter, a list of collections of university, tennis DVDs and a list of university ratings.
I do not want to write detailed instructions on the whole process. Find out everything from the Internet.
The second. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of foreign tennist players play university tennis in the US. Think that if they were able to get a scholarship in living and playing tennis overseas, you can certainly do it for your American child.
Truth is for some college Tennis coach The level of the game is not the main reason for choosing a player for his tennis team. I personally know half of dozens of payers who received a scholarship for Division II and whose level of the game is like the U16 Top 50-150 in Southern California. Try to make good contact with the coach, and if your children (ACT), GPA, at least at the minimum level for college, the coach will accept him. Tennis coaches are looking for team players; When considering a candidate, this is a very important factor.
Think twice before sending your child to a university for an athletic scholarship. He (she) will have to train and play tennis 20+ hours a week. Does your child have the ability to play tennis and successfully study at the same time? What will your child do after college: Find a job and work as a professional or go to a tennis coach with professional political science or economics?
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