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There is actually more academic scholarships available than athletic scholarships.
Back to athletic scholarships- Many parents and kids overlook Division 2 and NAIA when it comes to sports. It is my understanding that there is more money in NAIA due to being less restrictive. I know it is not as prestigious as the major division 1 sports. However, if a kid is really good in his sport and plays division 1 athletics without a full ride and in top of that sits on the bench, playing division 2 or naia and possibly getting a full ride may be worth it.
Honestly, especially concerning soccer, that is possibly the most useless thing someone can do.
Soccer is based off of specific age groups and rankings, and the better kids will be on the better club teams ahead of time.
That's true for club sports because the national association has specific cut-off dates and age groups. For high school sports, no such age groups apply other than maybe a max age.
Parents who hold their kids back so they may get a leg up in athletics.
The subject came up during a soccer game this weekend, when I remarked how big some of those twelve-year-olds were. Actually, as it turned out, some were fourteen. Why? Because, as one parent explained to me on the sly, "The parents hold their kids back a year so they'll do better in sports."
It came up at a soccer game; they were talking about all sports, it seems. It is well known that this is done in Texas for football.
You may also have a hard time getting an academic scholarship if your parents "make too much money."
This has not been my experience at all. In fact, when we were looking for colleges, merit aid history was a big factor. There are many small privates that give the majority of students merit aid, regardless of income.
You may also have a hard time getting an academic scholarship if your parents "make too much money."
Academic scholarships have nothing to do with merit aid. Many private colleges offer academic scholarships that bring the tuition cost down to that similar to a state university. The state colleges in my state anyway, do not give much in the name of merit. They give mostly financial aid and athletic scholarships.
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