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Dealing with Parents, Elite Athletes and Scholarship Myths
NFHS Summer Meeting
June 26, 2013
Introduction
Dr. Harold Slemmer Executive Director Arizona Interscholastic Association
Elite Athletes and High School Sports Culture
Luke Rubenzer - Elite 11 Blog
Luke Rubenzer - Elite 11 Video
Trent Dilfer’s Reality TV Show
Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports
Courtesy of Espnmediazone.com
Elite Performance Training Industry
Elite Performance Athletics Peoria, Arizona
Club Sports • USA Badminton
• USA Baseball
• USA Basketball
• USA Football
• USA Golf
• USA Soccer
• USA Softball
• USA Swimming
• USA Tennis
• USA Track & Field
• USA Volleyball
• USA Wrestling
• Average cost to participate in a club sport is $300/month, not including travel.
Private Lessons
CoachUp Private Coaching - Phoenix, AZ
• Average cost for private coaching is $35/hour (e.g., Shot Doctor)
True Elite Athletes
LeBron James
Ky Westbrook
Nicole Powell
Reid Priddy
Courtesy of East Valley Tribune
Courtesy of Arizona.SBNation.com
Courtesy of East Valley Tribune
Courtesy of AZCentral.com
Scholarship Myths – By Sport
Varsity Sport - 2012 Data Total
Schools
Total
Athletes
Men
Women
Archery 4 51 22 29
Badminton 15 128 - 128
Baseball 1,643 53,241 53,241 -
Basketball 1,973 59,039 31,473 27,566
Beach / Sand Volleyball 17 245 - 245
Bowling 113 1,651 595 1,056
Cross Country 1,463 35,936 17,691 18,245
Cycling & Mountain Biking 6 176 124 52
Scholarshipstats.com
Scholarship Myths – By Sport Varsity Sport - 2012 Data
Total
Schools
Total
Athletes
Men
Women
Equestrian 65 2,170 46 2,124
Fencing 42 1,296 622 674
Field Hockey 260 5,632 - 5,632
Football 871 87,256 87,256 -
Golf 1,299 18,282 12,147 6,135
Gymnastics 88 1,907 346 1,561
Ice Hockey 150 6,188 4,181 2,007
Lacrosse 451 20,532 11,748 8,784
Rifle 34 426 237 189
Rodeo 74 2,204 1,364 829
Scholarshipstats.com
Scholarship Myths – By Sport Varsity Sport - 2012 Data
Total
Schools
Total
Athletes
Men
Women
Rowing 147 10,186 2,994 7,192
Rugby 11 457 310 147
Sailing 34 1,191 547 644
Skiing 42 1,069 560 509
Snowboarding 2 40 21 19
Soccer 1,613 72,231 36,741 35,490
Softball 1,636 29,670 - 29,670
Sprint Football 8 428 428 -
Squash 32 860 463 397
Swimming & Diving 600 23,382 10,304 13,078
Scholarshipstats.com
Scholarship Myths – By Sport Varsity Sport - 2012 Data
Total
Schools
Total
Athletes
Men
Women
Synchronized Swimming 5 65 - 65
Tennis 1,176 20,859 10,122 10,737
Track & Field 1,075 90,747 45,218 45,529
Volleyball 1,737 27,169 2,004 25,165
Water Polo 112 3,439 1,610 1,829
Wrestling 322 9,212 8,969 243
Other Sports 12 386 205 181
Total Student Athletes Participating 587,750 341,588 246,162
Multiple Sport Participants 69,901 33,417 36,484
Unique Student Athletes Participating 517,849 308,171 209,678
Scholarshipstats.com
Scholarship Myths Student-Athletes
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Football Baseball Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Soccer
High School Student-Athletes
549,500 456,900 983,600 455,300 29,900 321,400
High School Senior Student-Athletes
157,000 130,500 281,000 130,100 8,500 91,800
NCAA Student-Athletes (all divisions)
15,700 14,400 56,500 25,700 3,700 18,200
NCAA Freshman Roster Positions (all divisions)
4,500 4,100 16,200 7,300 1,100 5,200
NCAA Senior Student-Athletes (all divisions)
3,500 3,200 12,600 5,700 800 4,100
Percent High School to NCAA (all divisions)
2.90% 3.10% 5.80% 5.60% 12.90% 5.70%
Recruit-Me.com
Top Scholarship Myths
Thecollegesolution.com
Top Scholarship Myths
Thecollegesolution.com
Top Scholarship Myths
• Myth #1: My child is talented enough, the college coaches can get him or her into the school despite poor grades.
• TRUTH: Poor grades turn off a coach’s interest more quickly
than any other factor. o Nearly every school has minimum grade requirements which college coaches must
adhere to.
o No matter how good an athlete your student is, they can’t get around these minimum grades levels.
o If your child is very close to the minimums, colleges might be willing to make an exception. But if there is another student-athlete that your child is competing with for a scholarship who has better qualifying grades, a coach would rather pursue that other athlete. It is simply a better use of the coach’s time.
Collegemadesimple.com
Top Scholarship Myths
• Myth #2: My child is talented enough. College coaches will find them.
• TRUTH: This is the biggest mistake I see student-athletes make.
o The reality is that a very-very small number of high school athletes receive scholarships because a college coach “stumbled upon their ability.”
o Only the top 2% receive enough media exposure that they are automatically recruited without having to make an effort.
Collegemadesimple.com
Top Scholarship Myths • Myth #3: We will wait until our child’s senior year to
start looking for athletic scholarships.
• TRUTH: The school selection process can take a year or more, so it’s best to start before your child’s senior year. o Your child’s freshman or sophomore is the best time to
start. Start researching colleges.
o Putting together a list and begin to make contact with the schools. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal
http://naia.cstv.com/member-services/attend.htm
Collegemadesimple.com
Top Scholarship Myths
• Myth #4: We can trust everything the coaches say and promise throughout the recruiting process.
• TRUTH: Coaches as a general rule, must over-recruit. That is, they will talk to and offer more scholarships than they have to give. o They are forced to do this because not every student-
athlete they offer is going to accept.
o Put another way, they will talk to more prospects than they have spots for.
Collegemadesimple.com
Top Scholarship Myths
• Myth #5: Athletic Scholarships will cover all tuition, room and board, and other related costs.
• TRUTH: This could not be further from the truth. It is very rare for a student-athlete to be offered a full athletic scholarship at any school. o The number of scholarship dollars is highly regulated by
the NCAA and NAIA governing bodies.
o Each college tries to stretch those dollars as far as they can.
Collegemadesimple.com
Questions
One in four athletes in elementary
school will be a star when they
reach high school
The challenge is that four out of five
parents think if their kid is a star in
elementary, they will be a star in high
school
Photo courtesy: www.publicinsightnetwork.org/form/american-
public-media/88a62f87e50d/do-you-let-your-kids-play-contact-
sports. 21 June 2013.
The additional challenge out there is
we have a large group of coaches
(both high school and club) telling
parents and kids that if you play for me,
I will make you a star!
2011 article in the Journal of Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance
states
› “…that because athletic success involves
multiple factors including genetics, mental attitude, access to training, a support
system, and money.”
Any attempt to predict the future
achievement based on the skill level of
an athlete at ages 9, 10 or 11 is likely
futile but nearly impossible
Photo courtesy: www.allstrengthtraining.com/2011/08/24/
overspecializing-young-athletes-is-a-mistake/. 21 June 2013.
Photo courtesy: a10collegehoops.com.
21 June 2013.
What is the athletic world like when your
kid is that one out of four…?
Photo courtesy: www.thejournal.ie/in-pictures-
chinas-young-athletes-in-training-745873-Jan2013/.
21 June 2013.
Photo courtesy: www.lcnn1.com/2010/10/1-in-10-
child-athletes-injured-experts-say.html. 21 June 2013.
PRESSURE
Time
Travel
School
Coaches
Social Circle
Training/Camps
Try-outs
MONEY-MONEY-MONEY
Parents and athletes know that despite where they play, who they play for, or what they are told, a full-ride scholarship is rare
2% of all high school athletes receive a full-ride scholarship
An average athletic scholarship is $10,000 or about 1/3 of the total cost
The TOP 2% will be sought out but for the other 98% it is a competition in itself for the dollars
We can’t ignore
We all have to take some responsibility
as leaders in this field
The only way to keep some balance is to
continue to educate our memberships,
our coaches, our parents, our athletes,
and communities on the realities of
athletics…