NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

For the 20th consecutive year participation has risen in high school sports.  The National Federation of State High School Associations.  Despite the poor economy the percentage of high-schoolers playing a sport rose to 55.2% from 54.8%. Football remains the top sport with 1,112,303 participants nationwide, while track and field passed basketball as the second most popular sport with 558,007 participants.  Swimming and Lacrosse showed the biggest percentage increases with 11.6% and 6.7%, respectively.

What does this mean for recruits?  Its pretty simple.  There is more competition than ever before for athletic scholarships.  Despite having an incredible amount of tools to aid their recruitment, athletes that aren’t proactive in the recruiting process face the danger of being left behind.

If you are looking for a recruiting edge, I suggest checking out NCSA’s Recruiting Profile and building your own FREE profile now.  It gives every recruit a tool to proactively reach coaches now.

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