NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

Senior year might be the most important year in a young athlete’s life, if they are trying to get recruited. On top of all those finals and long term papers you still find time to put in work on and off the field. Your body has taken all the pain it can take and you still find some way to play through it to become a winner. Dedication, determination, sacrifice, and commitment are all keys to your success thus far and these words continue to run through your mind to keep you going and make you hungry for more. You realize as you step on the field or court that this is your last chance to make an impression on scouts and coaches as signing day approaches. Now all the homework has been done and its time to look for more work, work at the college level.

Stepping foot on a college campus as an athlete for any school nationwide is the dream that we as high school athletes want to live, but do we really have what it takes to make this a reality. As you walked through the hallways of your school trying your best to stay on track you still seemed to have obstacles in your way, but you never let that stop you from chasing your dream. Day in and day out you wonder what college program you will play for or even where in the heck you will be moving away to. Getting recruited can be the best years of your life if you make it, but having a lot of knowledge and” guide stones” to the process makes it that much easier.

Now all the letters are piling up and you sit on your bed trying to find answers to the many questions running through your mind. Will I go to this school or will I go to that school. But because you did your homework and studied your playbook, now you’re smooth sailing with a comfortable lead on your competition and all the answers to overtime lies right there in your spirit as you soar into another lane and play your first college game.

This is just a story in the shoes of a high school athlete transiting to the college level. Who knows maybe this will be you or maybe your story will be legendary and inspirational to someone else. When the game comes to a close and the buzzer sounds there is only one winner, so let this be your victory in overtime!

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