Your Return on Investment of Becoming a College Student Athlete

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Most 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 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.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and context of the conversation

00:39 The purpose of this collaborative episode

02:37 The actual NCAA numbers when it comes to athletic scholarships

05:31 Free webinar on planning for college affordability

06:05 The real return on investment of being a student-athlete

06:57 Gallup poll results on college athletes vs non-athletes

08:10 College student-athletes have built in community on day one

09:31 How a student-athlete's time management skills last a lifetime

11:01 Student-athlete accountability and leadership skills

12:12 Support systems available for college student-athletes

13:22 How a professional network can help a student-athlete succeed

15:25 Being a HS student-athlete can strengthen college applications

16:51 Additional options for a college student-athlete career

18:09 Episode wrap-up and resources in description