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SYNOPSIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDEX
AUTHORS
BACK COVER
ORDERING
WHO CAN BENEFIT
COMMON QUESTIONS
EXCERPTS
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Quick facts about The Making of A Student-Athlete
Number of Chapters
10
Number of Pages
295.
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Do I need this book if I am a talented
athlete already getting some recruiting contacts?
While you do not need The Making of a Student-Athlete to learn how to
promote yourself, you may need to learn how to evaluate and select the
proper program and school for you. Plus, receiving letters and calls
from coaches does not guarantee that those coaches will recruit you. One
football player received over 100 letters from the same college and
never ended up getting one call from the coaching staff and never got
recruited by that school! Its important you take a proactive role in
your recruiting process and select schools that will be the best fit for
you. If you dont know how to do that, then how will you make the proper
choice? If you are receiving multiple scholarship offers, a scholarship
is a scholarship is a scholarship, meaning no one school can offer you
any more scholarship money than the other (legally!). With all things
being equal and the realization that your education will be paid for no
matter what school you select, you need to evaluate some other criteria
to make a decision on what school to attend such as, coaching staff,
team, social atmosphere of the school, playing opportunity, academic
programs, travel. The list can go on. Being good at a sport doesnt mean
you know how to do this, does it?
Is there recruiting information on the NCAA website
Yes and No. The NCAA website is limited to basically rules and
regulations regarding the athletic recruiting process, but you will not
find practical information on the site like how to contact coaches,
resume writing, self-promotion, how to evaluate schools athletically or
academically, etc.
Does this book have detailed lists of
colleges and athletic programs?
No. That information is available on www.ncaa.com and through other
resources such as College Coaches On-Line and we
didnt want to waste space in the book or your money on things that can
be found elsewhere if desired.
What are the individual chapters?
Please visit the Table of Contents link
for a complete list of topics in each chapter, but here are some
highlights.
Introduction
Starts off with a basic recruiting
horror story and then explains where the recruiting process is today,
what you will be facing and what we hope to accomplish in the book.
1. - Researching and Visiting Schools
Explains how to research, evaluate, and visit different schools on a
non-athletic level which every parent and student needs to learn.
2. - College Applications
Discusses the importance of different parts of your application, how
your application is reviewed, recommendations, waitlists & deferrals,
early decision and much more.
3. - Financial Aid
Discusses all the tools of financial aid, including federal loans,
private loans, Merit aid, institutional aid, 529 programs, non-athletic
scholarships and much more.
4. - Other high school and college
options Discusses the roles
of Prep school, Post-Graduate schools, Junior College, and NAIA schools
for those of you not ready for the NCAA.
5. - Recruiting Rules & Guidelines
Discusses eligibility, contact rules, official visits, redshirting,
national letter of intent, drug testing, transferring and more.
6. - Athletic Recruiting
The biggest section in the book and the one you are probably most
interested in. Recruiting Tools spans over 100 pages alone and discusses
virtually every topic that relates directly to the athletic recruiting
process. Such as: recruiting surveys, recruiting videos, contacting
coaches, resume writing, official visits, researching programs and
coaches, the role of your high school coach, roster reading, rating your
athletic ability, Ivy league recruiting, coaches honesty, corresponding
with coaches, and much, much more! See the Table of Contents for a
complete list of topics.
7. - Life as a College Athlete
Discusses college classes, professors, majors, hazing, how to survive,
expectations and more.
8. - Strength & Conditioning
Discusses the role of weight training and conditioning for the high
school athlete including how to select personal trainers, myths of
strength training, basic components of strength and conditioning
programs and more.
9. - Athletic Camps
Discusses the role of athletic camps, their benefits in the recruiting
process, how to select the proper camp and more.
10. - Private Instruction
Discusses the role of private instruction, how to select a private
instructor, how to maximize your development with an instructor and much
more.
Does this book discuss rules,
regulations, and eligibility
Yes, in great detail, but it is not meant to replace the NCAA. We
outlined the most important rules that apply to you and being recruited
- such as official visits, contact rules, eligibility, National Letter
of Intent and more.
Will the Making of a Student-Athlete
assist in the recruitment of any sport?
Yes. While there are certain intricacies with some individual sports in
the recruiting game, the process is roughly the same for all sports.
Research and find schools that you think are a good athletic, academic,
and social fit, contact the coaches and build a rapport with them,
participate in events that give you exposure to college coaches, sell
yourself and your skills.
Are there any interviews in the book?
There are discussions with 2 personal trainers and strength and
conditioning coaches as well as a discussion with a private financial
planner who assists families with financing college, and a conversation
with an Associate Director of Financial Aid at a Division 1 University.
There are additional interviews online at
www.athletesadvisor.com
under interviews with various coaches and sports professionals that you
should check out.
Additional Questions
If you have additional questions, please
contact us via email at
ray AT athletesadvisor.com
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