Soccer:
It’s a fact that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. There are millions of players world wide and many of them are in high school. For those who do not sign a professional contract after their senior year, or after there fourteenth birthday like Freddy Adu, college is a fine choice, and your skills could help you financially. If you are aware of intricate process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to be rewarded for you hard work, which can help you pay for the rising cost of college (Please refer to our scholarship article).
If you are looking for other scholarships most colleges and universities have endowed scholarships for athletics as well as other departments. Also look at local soccer associations for soccer scholarships. Please note, college coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players and may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI soccer program 9.9 scholarships for Men and 12 for Women.
-DII programs have a total of 9 for men and 9.9 for women.
-There are 199 men's soccer programs at the DI level and 320 women's programs.
-There are 179 men's programs and 227 women's programs in DII soccer.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Scholarships by Sport: Skiing
Skiing:
For many competitive skiers a college athletic scholarship is not an unattainable item.
To receive a scholarship you will need to follow specific guidelines. Please refer to our scholarship article.
The NCAA recognizes skiing as a competitive sport. If you are a high school skier, you may be able to use your talents to receive a scholarship. College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of their athletes and may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI skiing program 6.3 scholarships for men and 7 for women.
-DII programs are allotted 6.3 scholarships for both men and women.
For many competitive skiers a college athletic scholarship is not an unattainable item.
To receive a scholarship you will need to follow specific guidelines. Please refer to our scholarship article.
The NCAA recognizes skiing as a competitive sport. If you are a high school skier, you may be able to use your talents to receive a scholarship. College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of their athletes and may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI skiing program 6.3 scholarships for men and 7 for women.
-DII programs are allotted 6.3 scholarships for both men and women.
Scholarships by Sport: Crew (Rowing)
Crew (Rowing)
For many competitive rowers there are many college scholarships available. Receiving a rowing scholarship is a different process because of the limited scholarships available. Please refer to our scholarship article, on how to approach soliciting a college scholarship.
College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players and have the ability to grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows DI and DII crew programs 20 scholarships each.
-There are 84 DI and 15 DII programs that offer scholarships.
-That's a total of 1,980 crew scholarships available in the NCAA.
For many competitive rowers there are many college scholarships available. Receiving a rowing scholarship is a different process because of the limited scholarships available. Please refer to our scholarship article, on how to approach soliciting a college scholarship.
College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players and have the ability to grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows DI and DII crew programs 20 scholarships each.
-There are 84 DI and 15 DII programs that offer scholarships.
-That's a total of 1,980 crew scholarships available in the NCAA.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Scholarships by Sport: Lacrosse
Lacrosse:
For millions of lacrosse players there are many college scholarships available. To receive a scholarship you will need to follow specific guidelines. Please refer to our scholarship article.
The fact is lacrosse is one of the most competitive colligate sports. If you are a high school lacrosse player, you may be able to use your talents to pay for college. College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players or they grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-There are 83 DI colleges and 37 DII colleges that offer scholarships for women, a total of 1,211 in the NCAA.
-The NCAA allows each DI lacrosse program 12.69 scholarships for men and 12 for women.
-In DII there are 10.8 scholarships for men and 9.9 for women
-There are 57 DI and 32 DII colleges that offer lacrosse scholarships for men. That's a total of 1,009.26 in the NCAA.
Scholarships by Sport: Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey:
For ice hockey players around the world there are numerous college scholarships available. If you are aware of intricate process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be financially rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Ice hockey is a competitive sport not only in terms of talent but especially when speaking of scholarship availability. Coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players and may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent, sometimes making it difficult for even the top players in their respectful areas to earn any financial aid.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI ice hockey program 18 scholarships for men and 18 for women.
-In DII the ratio is the same.
-The total number of women's scholarships in the NCAA is 558 from 31 colleges.
-There are 60 DI and 6 DII colleges that offer ice hockey scholarships for men for a total of 1,188.
Scholarships by Sport: Gymnastics
Gymnastics:
For millions gymnasts there are many college scholarships available. If you are aware of intricate process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Gymnastics is one of the most competitive college sports. Of the three collegiate athletic associations, the NCAA is the only sponsor of gymnastics. If you are a high school gymnast, you may be able to use your talents to pay for college. Coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players and may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI gymnastics program 6.3 scholarships for men and 12 for women.
-In DII the men’s programs are given 5.4 scholarships while women’s programs are allotted a complete 6.
-In total there are about 810 gymnastic scholarships available to girls in the NCAA.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
College Gameplan: Transfer Student Guide
by Chris Rotolo
A college student athlete will inevitably have to put up with loads of fecal matter before they can walk away from their school with that coveted piece of paper called a degree. Attaining student loans with a crashing economy, tough classes weighing down your grade point average, maybe you and your coach do not see eye to eye. These are just a few of the problems that may be faced during your college career. These objects that block your way on the path to accomplishment are hard enough to overcome when you possess a clear mind. Do you really want to take on these obstacles when you are at a school you detest?
For those of you who are hesitant to pull the trigger on a transfer, let me toss some knowledge at you. Transferring from one school to another is not a sign of failure. If you feel a change of scenery is needed, fear not, you are in good company. In fact, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 60% of college graduates who earn an undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s Degree) do so at two or more institutions. The NCES also stated that roughly 2.5 million students in the United States transfer to a different school each year.
So, now that you realize transferring is a very common occurrence, and not an incident to be frowned upon, the RateTheCoach team would like to provide you with some helpful considerations about the transfer process.
Create A List:
To get the process started you will want to create a list of schools that have the potential to meet your interests academically, athletically, socially, etc.
Make Contact:
Once you have compiled a list, it’s time for research. Go to the Web sites, talk to friends or relatives who are enrolled, talk with the coach and arrange a visit. Information is power. The more you have the easier your decision will be and the happier you will be with that decision.
Note: Going on visits is the best form information gathering available. When on campus you will learn things about the school that no Web site can show you and no representative can tell you.
Write A Review:
After you visit the Web site, talk to the coach, take a tour of the campus, and are satisfied with the amount of information you have stock piled, write a personal review of the school. This is important because when the time comes to make a decision, you will not have to rely on your memory alone. Notes are vital.
Here are a few things you may want to take notes on:
The Campus – Is it large or small? How far are the dorms from the classrooms? Can you walk to class or do you have to take a bus (Some schools have multiple campuses like Rutgers University, requiring students to take busses to classes)? Are the dorms well maintained? What type of eateries and stores are on campus? Is the campus nice? And most importantly, can you see yourself spending the next few years of your life living there?
The People – Part of college life is interacting with people (students, professors, teammates, coaches). When you visit a campus it is important to talk to its inhabitants, not just for information, but to see if you will be able to get along with these people for an extended amount of time.
The Surrounding Area – Being comfortable in the areas surrounding the campus is just as important as your comfort on campus. Can you handle a big city or are the suburbs the place for you? Will you go crazy out in the country or does the idea of no distractions around for miles make you feel good inside? You do not want to choose a campus because it looks nice, and the people are kind, and at night have to sleep on the floor to avoid gun fire because your campus is in the middle of a war zone.
Academics – Everybody is different. Thus, different people can handle different levels of academics. By now you know what your difficulty level. You need to be realistic. If you are currently attending West Virginia University (dubbed the top party school in the nation by the Princeton Review) you may want to think thrice about transferring to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). You need to find a school that you can realistically handle. Also, be sure the school offers the courses and programs you need to take.
Transfer Credits – Some schools do not accept certain course credits from transfer students. You need to be aware of this before submitting your final transfer documents.
Athletics – The RateTheCoach Team realizes that many student athletes would place this category higher on this list. However, to be fair to the mantra that has been repeated over, and over, and over again by the society we live in, the academics were placed ahead of the athletics. Anyway, once again this is an area where you need to be true to yourself.
You know what your ability is, you know what you can handle, and you know that it takes a special type of athlete to play football at the University of Florida. If you are an athlete, there is no greater disappointment than to be on the bench watching your teammates compete. Why transfer to a school you can not play at?
Break It Down! (Cue the D Generation X theme song):
When you have finished your research and all of the reviews have been written, all you have left to do is refine your list. Review the schools and discard any that do not meet your needs. When you have finished trimming the fat you should have a short list of contenders. At this point, if you have done the research, you really can not make a bad decision.
A college student athlete will inevitably have to put up with loads of fecal matter before they can walk away from their school with that coveted piece of paper called a degree. Attaining student loans with a crashing economy, tough classes weighing down your grade point average, maybe you and your coach do not see eye to eye. These are just a few of the problems that may be faced during your college career. These objects that block your way on the path to accomplishment are hard enough to overcome when you possess a clear mind. Do you really want to take on these obstacles when you are at a school you detest?
For those of you who are hesitant to pull the trigger on a transfer, let me toss some knowledge at you. Transferring from one school to another is not a sign of failure. If you feel a change of scenery is needed, fear not, you are in good company. In fact, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 60% of college graduates who earn an undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s Degree) do so at two or more institutions. The NCES also stated that roughly 2.5 million students in the United States transfer to a different school each year.
So, now that you realize transferring is a very common occurrence, and not an incident to be frowned upon, the RateTheCoach team would like to provide you with some helpful considerations about the transfer process.
Create A List:
To get the process started you will want to create a list of schools that have the potential to meet your interests academically, athletically, socially, etc.
Make Contact:
Once you have compiled a list, it’s time for research. Go to the Web sites, talk to friends or relatives who are enrolled, talk with the coach and arrange a visit. Information is power. The more you have the easier your decision will be and the happier you will be with that decision.
Note: Going on visits is the best form information gathering available. When on campus you will learn things about the school that no Web site can show you and no representative can tell you.
Write A Review:
After you visit the Web site, talk to the coach, take a tour of the campus, and are satisfied with the amount of information you have stock piled, write a personal review of the school. This is important because when the time comes to make a decision, you will not have to rely on your memory alone. Notes are vital.
Here are a few things you may want to take notes on:
The Campus – Is it large or small? How far are the dorms from the classrooms? Can you walk to class or do you have to take a bus (Some schools have multiple campuses like Rutgers University, requiring students to take busses to classes)? Are the dorms well maintained? What type of eateries and stores are on campus? Is the campus nice? And most importantly, can you see yourself spending the next few years of your life living there?
The People – Part of college life is interacting with people (students, professors, teammates, coaches). When you visit a campus it is important to talk to its inhabitants, not just for information, but to see if you will be able to get along with these people for an extended amount of time.
The Surrounding Area – Being comfortable in the areas surrounding the campus is just as important as your comfort on campus. Can you handle a big city or are the suburbs the place for you? Will you go crazy out in the country or does the idea of no distractions around for miles make you feel good inside? You do not want to choose a campus because it looks nice, and the people are kind, and at night have to sleep on the floor to avoid gun fire because your campus is in the middle of a war zone.
Academics – Everybody is different. Thus, different people can handle different levels of academics. By now you know what your difficulty level. You need to be realistic. If you are currently attending West Virginia University (dubbed the top party school in the nation by the Princeton Review) you may want to think thrice about transferring to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). You need to find a school that you can realistically handle. Also, be sure the school offers the courses and programs you need to take.
Transfer Credits – Some schools do not accept certain course credits from transfer students. You need to be aware of this before submitting your final transfer documents.
Athletics – The RateTheCoach Team realizes that many student athletes would place this category higher on this list. However, to be fair to the mantra that has been repeated over, and over, and over again by the society we live in, the academics were placed ahead of the athletics. Anyway, once again this is an area where you need to be true to yourself.
You know what your ability is, you know what you can handle, and you know that it takes a special type of athlete to play football at the University of Florida. If you are an athlete, there is no greater disappointment than to be on the bench watching your teammates compete. Why transfer to a school you can not play at?
Break It Down! (Cue the D Generation X theme song):
When you have finished your research and all of the reviews have been written, all you have left to do is refine your list. Review the schools and discard any that do not meet your needs. When you have finished trimming the fat you should have a short list of contenders. At this point, if you have done the research, you really can not make a bad decision.
College Gameplan: Sophomore Year Guide
On behalf of the RateTheCoach, congratulations on getting through freshman year. You’ve weathered the storm of uncertainty and came out unscathed. Now that you’re comfortable in your surroundings it is time focus, to dig in, and get yourself headed on the right track to a successful future.
So let’s talk about your future. You need to set your sights on something. That is where your major comes in to play. If you have not yet done so, you need to decide on a major. Even if your college/university does not require you to make a choice during your second year, it would be beneficial to take it upon yourself and choose a career path. Learning career matching curriculum and developing particular field related thinking skills should be priorities during your second year of schooling.
Some Other Focal Points:
Here are a few ideas to think about:
Strengthen the relationship with your coach:
At this point you should have some sort of relationship with your coach. Whether it’s good, bad, or otherwise, develop it further. Open up further to your coach. Reveal any problems you may be having. As stated before, a strong working relationship with your coach is an important pat of having a successful college experience.
Do yourself a favor and stay on campus:
Contrary to popular belief, there is little to no benefit to living off campus. Grocery shopping, cleanliness, the politics of housemates, and paying rent are just a few pieces of baggage that come along with living in an off campus house.
Note: On the subject of the late night party, all of the freshman year hall monitoring that occurs is for show. Sophomore year is a totally different story. It’s a lot like the army with a don’t ask don’t tell policy. As long as you keep your door closed you shouldn’t encounter any problems (But keep all this on the DL).
Meet different, successful people, and learn from them:
This is really quite self explanatory. Whether it is a professor, an older student, or speaker brought to campus to address the student body, network with this person, become friendly, ask questions, and let them be a mentor to you. You can become accomplished in your field of study, by learning from successful people.
Note: These days, any person who has had success in their field has usually written a book on how they obtained that success. Do not be afraid to do a little reading. I have read more books as a leisure time activity in college than I ever read in high school. Why? Because as a college student you are able to read what interest you. The amount of students that are turned off from reading due to their high school curriculums is staggering. A Tale of Two Cities, The Grapes of Wrath, Billy Budd: who the hell wants to read those? In college reading can be fun, and because it is fun, it can be a useful learning tool.
Join college groups:
Build up that resume` by joining some extracurricular programs, employers will love it.
Start making a career plan:
Junior and senior year is when you really want to start looking into an internship, so plan ahead and begin your search this year.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Scholarships by Sport: Golf
Golf:
Golf is rapidly transforming into one of the most competitive sports in the NCAA and has seen an increase the number of scholarships readily available. If you are aware of systematic process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be successfully rewarded for you hard work. Please refer to our scholarship article.
Note: College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players or they grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI men's golf program 4.5 scholarships and each DII program 3.6.
-For women there are 6 scholarships available in DI schools and 5.4 in DII.
-That's a total of 1,980.1 scholarships for men and 1,812 for women.
-There are 290 DI and 199 DII colleges that offer men's golf scholarships.
-For women, there are 228 DI and 109 DII colleges that offer scholarships.
Golf is rapidly transforming into one of the most competitive sports in the NCAA and has seen an increase the number of scholarships readily available. If you are aware of systematic process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be successfully rewarded for you hard work. Please refer to our scholarship article.
Note: College coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players or they grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-The NCAA allows each DI men's golf program 4.5 scholarships and each DII program 3.6.
-For women there are 6 scholarships available in DI schools and 5.4 in DII.
-That's a total of 1,980.1 scholarships for men and 1,812 for women.
-There are 290 DI and 199 DII colleges that offer men's golf scholarships.
-For women, there are 228 DI and 109 DII colleges that offer scholarships.
Scholarships by Sport: Fooball
Football:
There are plenty of college scholarships available for high school football players. In fact, of all NCAA sports, football is granted the largest amount of scholarships to be distributed. If you are aware of specific process of receiving a scholarship, you may be rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Essentially, what needs to take place for a player to receive a football scholarship can be boiled down into three criteria. You need to be talented, you need exposure (and you need to put that exposure to good use by making a good impression on coaches), and you need to be lucky.
Note: For help gaining exposure refer to our Student Athlete profile article.
Remember, college coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players, or, may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-There are 236 DI, 156 DII, and 235 DIII programs in the country.
-The NCAA allows each DI football program 85 scholarships {I-A} and 63 scholarships {I-AA}.
-DII schools are allotted 36 scholarships
There are plenty of college scholarships available for high school football players. In fact, of all NCAA sports, football is granted the largest amount of scholarships to be distributed. If you are aware of specific process of receiving a scholarship, you may be rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Essentially, what needs to take place for a player to receive a football scholarship can be boiled down into three criteria. You need to be talented, you need exposure (and you need to put that exposure to good use by making a good impression on coaches), and you need to be lucky.
Note: For help gaining exposure refer to our Student Athlete profile article.
Remember, college coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players, or, may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-There are 236 DI, 156 DII, and 235 DIII programs in the country.
-The NCAA allows each DI football program 85 scholarships {I-A} and 63 scholarships {I-AA}.
-DII schools are allotted 36 scholarships
Scholarships by Sport: Field hockey
Field hockey:
For millions of athletes that play field hockey in America there is college scholarships available. If you are aware of the process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be successfully rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Field hockey is a competitive sport and most college campuses support only women's varsity field hockey. Please note, college coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players or they may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-There are 77 DI and 26 DII colleges that offer field hockey scholarships.
-That's a total of 1,087.9 scholarships available in the NCAA.
For millions of athletes that play field hockey in America there is college scholarships available. If you are aware of the process of receiving a scholarship, you will have a firm foundation to move forward and be successfully rewarded for you hard work (Please refer to our scholarship article).
Field hockey is a competitive sport and most college campuses support only women's varsity field hockey. Please note, college coaches have the options and the flexibility to divide scholarships among the majority of players or they may grant larger scholarships to attract better talent.
The Scholarship Break Down:
-There are 77 DI and 26 DII colleges that offer field hockey scholarships.
-That's a total of 1,087.9 scholarships available in the NCAA.
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