Your Return on Investment of Becoming a College Student Athlete
Sep 01, 2026Most High School student-athlete and their families invest tons of time, money and energy into an athletic career, from early youth league years all the way through high school. It's easy to understand why they sometimes focus on earning a college athletic scholarship as the return on their investment throughout all those years. Unfortunately college athletic scholarships aren't an option every HS varsity student-athlete will earn. So what's the payoff for all those years of investment in their athletic career?
In this episode I share the actual chances of playing sports at the college level and the chances of earning an athletic scholarship. While the chances for that return aren't great, I will share the returns that families should focus on, that are even greater payoffs than a scholarship can be.