Receiving A Sports Scholarship
The dream of every high school athlete, and all parents, is to receive an offer to play their sport
at the college level . This great opportunity allows you to play your sport at more competitive level with
a greater spotlight on you. Those are not the only benefits however.
The most important part of an offer for many of these athletes, and almost all the parents, is the
scholarship. Almost all major sports can reward you a discounted or free college tuition. This means not
only do you get to play the sport you love for longer, but you also get your expensive schooling
completely payed for just for playing that sport.
Another major benefit comes after the NIL deal was introduced. For the first time in NCAA
history the athletes could make money off their name. This doesn’t give much to your average player,
however if you are a well recognized athlete this could mean a lot.
You don’t just earn any of these opportunities without hard work and dedication. If you ask any
high school athlete who has received an offer to a major school they will say the same thing. “You can’t
just like playing your sport, you have to be willing to bleed, sweat and cry for it.” Zach Fischer, Davis
High Basketball starting Combo Guard, said when asked about the work needed for an offer.
“Going to scheduled practice and working hard just isn’t enough, you need to put in the work
when no one is looking” Kash Gates, WR and Safety for Davis High Football, said responding to the same
question. Both these athletes received offers to schools their senior year and are hoping to receive
more. Although playing different sports they both show similarities when it comes to their sports.
Both these athletes, along with almost everyone who has had success in their sports, put in the
extra work. Both Fischer and Gates have engulfed their life’s with the sports they love. When they don’t
have a scheduled practice they go to personal trainers. If they aren’t with their personal trainers than
they are in the gym, and if they aren’t in the gym then they are resting and eating right.
They have done this since they young and both give credit to the extremely hard work as the
reason they received their offers. However no one can deny that sometimes hard work just isn’t enough.
Many athletes put in as much work as a person possibly can only to be held back by unfortunate
genetics. Both the mentioned athletes are well over 6 feet tall with high muscle mass. In the eyes of a
college coach this is very important.
Every knows that being tall is important when is comes to just about any sport. Unfortunately
there is nothing you can do to improve your height. Muscle mass is another thing that can hold a person
back. Some people can eat right and work hard but just simply struggle to put on the necessary muscle.
Many people with this problem have no other option besides out performing. “I could make
every excuse, but at the end of the day my fate is determined by me” Nick Johnson, Davis High Lacrosse
Player, says when asked about how he responds to being a smaller player.
Johnson has never took his size and speed as a road block. Instead he sees it as a reason to work
harder. He has surrounding himself with his sport everyday since a very young age. In the off season he
works with personal trainers along with playing for club teams.
All this hard work and determination helped Johnson tremendously. However his athletic ability
and hard work aren’t the only reason he is now getting the chance to play lacrosse at the college level.
The next step to getting your scholarship is getting seen. You can work harder and perform
better than anyone, but if coaches don’t see you then you won’t receive an offer. Many college scouts
and coaches will attend games, however to be regonized you have to do more.
Just about everyone has a seen highlight reels and most ignore them. These are important to
scouts and coaches those. These show what a player is capable of when they are put into the game. This
is one of the best ways to go about getting seen.
The dream of every high school athlete, and all parents, is to receive an offer to play their sport
at the college level . This great opportunity allows you to play your sport at more competitive level with
a greater spotlight on you. Those are not the only benefits however.
The most important part of an offer for many of these athletes, and almost all the parents, is the
scholarship. Almost all major sports can reward you a discounted or free college tuition. This means not
only do you get to play the sport you love for longer, but you also get your expensive schooling
completely payed for just for playing that sport.
Another major benefit comes after the NIL deal was introduced. For the first time in NCAA
history the athletes could make money off their name. This doesn’t give much to your average player,
however if you are a well recognized athlete this could mean a lot.
You don’t just earn any of these opportunities without hard work and dedication. If you ask any
high school athlete who has received an offer to a major school they will say the same thing. “You can’t
just like playing your sport, you have to be willing to bleed, sweat and cry for it.” Zach Fischer, Davis
High Basketball starting Combo Guard, said when asked about the work needed for an offer.
“Going to scheduled practice and working hard just isn’t enough, you need to put in the work
when no one is looking” Kash Gates, WR and Safety for Davis High Football, said responding to the same
question. Both these athletes received offers to schools their senior year and are hoping to receive
more. Although playing different sports they both show similarities when it comes to their sports.
Both these athletes, along with almost everyone who has had success in their sports, put in the
extra work. Both Fischer and Gates have engulfed their life’s with the sports they love. When they don’t
have a scheduled practice they go to personal trainers. If they aren’t with their personal trainers than
they are in the gym, and if they aren’t in the gym then they are resting and eating right.
They have done this since they young and both give credit to the extremely hard work as the
reason they received their offers. However no one can deny that sometimes hard work just isn’t enough.
Many athletes put in as much work as a person possibly can only to be held back by unfortunate
genetics. Both the mentioned athletes are well over 6 feet tall with high muscle mass. In the eyes of a
college coach this is very important.
Every knows that being tall is important when is comes to just about any sport. Unfortunately
there is nothing you can do to improve your height. Muscle mass is another thing that can hold a person
back. Some people can eat right and work hard but just simply struggle to put on the necessary muscle.
Many people with this problem have no other option besides out performing. “I could make
every excuse, but at the end of the day my fate is determined by me” Nick Johnson, Davis High Lacrosse
Player, says when asked about how he responds to being a smaller player.
Johnson has never took his size and speed as a road block. Instead he sees it as a reason to work
harder. He has surrounding himself with his sport everyday since a very young age. In the off season he
works with personal trainers along with playing for club teams.
All this hard work and determination helped Johnson tremendously. However his athletic ability
and hard work aren’t the only reason he is now getting the chance to play lacrosse at the college level.
The next step to getting your scholarship is getting seen. You can work harder and perform
better than anyone, but if coaches don’t see you then you won’t receive an offer. Many college scouts
and coaches will attend games, however to be regonized you have to do more.
Just about everyone has a seen highlight reels and most ignore them. These are important to
scouts and coaches those. These show what a player is capable of when they are put into the game. This
is one of the best ways to go about getting seen.
Another major way to be recognized is going to camps. If you attend the right camp you will be
met by coaches from tons of colleges.
“Going to camps and balling out has been the key to my success” Zach Fischer said when talking
about his offers. These camps give you the ability to show not only how good you are, which you show
with stats and highlights. They also let you show how hard you are willing to work and the kind of
person you are. This gives coaches a perspective they typically wouldn’t receive.
Many don’t see this as worth it. There are many different ways to receive scholarships and
discounted tuition that don’t take the mental and physical effort it does to do it through sports. That
isn’t what it’s about though.
“I really just want 4 more years to do what I love” Kash Gates said talking about why he wants to
play in college. “It’s my last chance to continue the sport I love, I want nothing more” Fischer responded
to the same question. Every athlete I talked to shared the same amount of passion and love for their
sports.
These athletes simply love their sport. Most the time everything that comes with the college
offer is just a bonus. These athletes spend their lives playing these sports and for many of them that is
over when high school ends.
“If you really want this, then you have to put your head down, grind and want nothing more”
Gates said and Fischer nodded when asked what advice they’d give to incoming freshman.
“Going to camps and balling out has been the key to my success” Zach Fischer said when talking
about his offers. These camps give you the ability to show not only how good you are, which you show
with stats and highlights. They also let you show how hard you are willing to work and the kind of
person you are. This gives coaches a perspective they typically wouldn’t receive.
Many don’t see this as worth it. There are many different ways to receive scholarships and
discounted tuition that don’t take the mental and physical effort it does to do it through sports. That
isn’t what it’s about though.
“I really just want 4 more years to do what I love” Kash Gates said talking about why he wants to
play in college. “It’s my last chance to continue the sport I love, I want nothing more” Fischer responded
to the same question. Every athlete I talked to shared the same amount of passion and love for their
sports.
These athletes simply love their sport. Most the time everything that comes with the college
offer is just a bonus. These athletes spend their lives playing these sports and for many of them that is
over when high school ends.
“If you really want this, then you have to put your head down, grind and want nothing more”
Gates said and Fischer nodded when asked what advice they’d give to incoming freshman.
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