The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success
An invaluable guide for potential collegiate student athletes, this guide presents strategies to assist student athletes with life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.

Student athletes must overcome a gauntlet of challenges in order to be successful in college. This guide supports student athlete success by identifying various potential issues and providing specific guidance and advice based on the author's direct experience and insider knowledge. It presents potential collegiate athletes with a wide-ranging and inclusive view of the intercollegiate sport experience and a comprehensive explanation of the role of the student athlete.

This book is a comprehensive guide for student athletes and their families that will assist in deliberating scholarship offers from multiple institutions and setting a course for success in college. Readers will be equipped to determine which scholarship option—and in some cases, which sport or sports—is the optimal choice, be knowledgeable about their financial aid options and the rules of recruiting, and be prepared with a list of suggested questions that American student athletes should ask coaches and recruiting officials wishing to pursue their talents. This guide provides the essential strategies that will enable student athletes to gain life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.
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The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success
An invaluable guide for potential collegiate student athletes, this guide presents strategies to assist student athletes with life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.

Student athletes must overcome a gauntlet of challenges in order to be successful in college. This guide supports student athlete success by identifying various potential issues and providing specific guidance and advice based on the author's direct experience and insider knowledge. It presents potential collegiate athletes with a wide-ranging and inclusive view of the intercollegiate sport experience and a comprehensive explanation of the role of the student athlete.

This book is a comprehensive guide for student athletes and their families that will assist in deliberating scholarship offers from multiple institutions and setting a course for success in college. Readers will be equipped to determine which scholarship option—and in some cases, which sport or sports—is the optimal choice, be knowledgeable about their financial aid options and the rules of recruiting, and be prepared with a list of suggested questions that American student athletes should ask coaches and recruiting officials wishing to pursue their talents. This guide provides the essential strategies that will enable student athletes to gain life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.
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The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

by Algerian Hart Ph.D., F. Erik Brooks
The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

by Algerian Hart Ph.D., F. Erik Brooks

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Overview

An invaluable guide for potential collegiate student athletes, this guide presents strategies to assist student athletes with life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.

Student athletes must overcome a gauntlet of challenges in order to be successful in college. This guide supports student athlete success by identifying various potential issues and providing specific guidance and advice based on the author's direct experience and insider knowledge. It presents potential collegiate athletes with a wide-ranging and inclusive view of the intercollegiate sport experience and a comprehensive explanation of the role of the student athlete.

This book is a comprehensive guide for student athletes and their families that will assist in deliberating scholarship offers from multiple institutions and setting a course for success in college. Readers will be equipped to determine which scholarship option—and in some cases, which sport or sports—is the optimal choice, be knowledgeable about their financial aid options and the rules of recruiting, and be prepared with a list of suggested questions that American student athletes should ask coaches and recruiting officials wishing to pursue their talents. This guide provides the essential strategies that will enable student athletes to gain life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216150497
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11/21/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 546 KB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Algerian Hart is sport management graduate coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology at Western Illinois University.

F. Erik Brooks, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Western Illinois University.
F. Erik Brooks is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: STUDENT ATHLETES AND COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

PART II: GETTING NOTICED AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETE

Step One: Preparing for Collegiate Athletics
Step Two: Performing at an Optimal Level in the Classroom and in the Sports Arena
Step Three: Paying Attention to the Attention

PART III: RECRUITING AND SELECTING THE RIGHT COLLEGE SPORTS PROGRAM

Step Four: Explaining the Recruiting Process
Step Five: Deliberating on an Athletic Scholarship Offer
Step Six: Making It Official: Signing Day and the Signing Day Press Conference

PART IV: RECEIVING A SCHOLARSHIP, STUDENT ATHLETES, AND THE RULES

Step Seven: Examining the Ins and Outs of a College Scholarship
Step Eight: Navigating the NCAA Policies and Procedures
Step Nine: Adjusting to College Life and Collegiate Athletic Competition
PART V: BALANCING ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS IN COLLEGE

Step Ten: Supporting Successful Academic Habits
Step Eleven: Making the Grades and Academic Success
Step Twelve: Graduating, Going Pro, or Finding Other Gainful Employment

PART VI: STUDENT ATHLETES' EXPERIENCES AND AFTER THE CHEERING STOPS

Index
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