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Playing college sports is a great accomplishment for
any student athlete. Being from another country and
playing college sports is an opportunity like none
other. The recruitment process for many international
students is a mystery.
High
school coaches sometimes lack the knowledge to
understand all the aspects that go into getting a recruit scouted. For
international
high school players there are few things each
recruit has to take care of in order to get a college
scholarship:
Understanding The NCAA Clearinghouse
For international high
school athletes receiving good grades is crucial in
helping you earn a sports scholarship. But receiving good
grades is just one part; as an international student
you must take the correct classes to become eligible
with the NCAA Clearinghouse. No matter what college,
university or www.elearners.com course a student is applying to,
good grades are always a crucial factor. Without
standard grades, even the best of athletes will have a
difficult time earning a scholarship. The NCAA has
clear specifications for students attempting to earn
scholarships. For instance Canadian
students in Ontario must take University or
University/College classes to be eligible with the
NCAA. If you live in Ontario Canada and are only
taking College level classes you need to upgrade to
University/College level classes as soon as possible. Many Quebec students
attend CEGEP to help better their chances of earning
an athletic scholarship, a new rule passed in 2007
requires that CEGEP students complete their studies in
2 years instead of the custom 3 years. Each country,
and sometimes each province has guidelines that must
be followed for these athletes to become eligible to
play college sports.
Creating A Quality Highlight Tape
For many athletes highlight tapes can make them or
break them, for international students highlight tapes
are everything. Not having a highlight tape as an
international student will likely not get you a
scholarship. Basketball players can sometimes get by
without having a video because they may have played
AAU or been invited to elite basketball camps across
America. A football player on the other hand must have
a highlight tape period. A
highlight tape may be the only way a college coach can
see you play, the chances are very slim that an NCAA
school will take a trip outside of the country to
watch one prospect play in person. With the economy
being on a downside
athletic budgets are being slashed by many NCAA programs across the country. Your
highlight tape needs to focus on your very best plays
and show you at the top of your game. Every highlight
must be clear and easy to see, coaches hate it when
they have to squint their eyes to see a player making
a play, many times coaches just throw the tape in the
garbage when a highlight tape is hard on the eyes. Check out or article on how to create a
highlight tape for more information.
Get Exposure To College Coaches
To get
recruited as an international student you have to be
where the coaches are, if coaches don't know who you are
or every see you how will they
recruit you? For basketball players you have to
spend a summer traveling throughout America on a AAU
team. For football players your summer should be spent
going to various camps and combines throughout America
as well. A good camp for Canadian players to attend in
Canada is the All-Pro Camp held every summer. This
camp has actual NCAA coaches that help coach and run
the camp. Visit
AllCanadagridiron.info for more information about
this camp. If you would like more information about
the importance of these events read our article on
camps and combines.
StudentBlitz can help you in all of these areas not
only will we assist you through the academic
requirements for international players. We will provide a platform for you to
showcase your abilities along with emails addresses to
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