Football Scholarships: Five Reasons Why Athletes Fail in College

College football players only graduate at an average rate of 60% in the NCAA. There are many reasons for this, but often they can be prevented in the high school recruiting process.

The personal assessment that a high school athlete should do when aiming for a football scholarship needs to be done with care and attention. This can make the college scholarship search more successful towards signing a scholarship and later graduating from that college.

Here are the top five reasons why athletes fail in college:

1. Choosing a college for the wrong reasons.

When recruit visits a school on a recruiting trip, it is set up as a sales trip from the coach's perspective. When players arrive in the fall they often find a football program and campus that feels much different than the "hyped" up one they saw on their visit.

2. Not matching academic goals.

Players must match the college that they will be playing at with your academic goals in mind. Will they be able to succeed academically there? Even though they got in, are they strong enough of a student? Does the school have the major they really want, or are they settling because of a scholarship?

3. Not getting along with the coach.

Recruits must choose the program and school, never the coaching staff. There is a good chance statistically that if a player stays all four or five years, they will see a coaching change at the head coach level and multiple assistant coach changes. The coach that also recruited the player is the "salesman," and not the true coach that person is at practice and during games.

4. Choosing the wrong athletic level of competition.

Even if the college gave a player a scholarship, are they good enough to play there? Will the player have to sit on the bench and be a practice player for a few years before they get a realistic chance to start? Or could they have accepted a scholarship from a smaller division and played immediately?

5. Financial Aid changes.

Coaches can pull athletic scholarships no matter what you hear to the contrary. Even if a player only has a 50 percent scholarship or is a walk-on, can they afford to keep paying to play without having to get a job while competing for a larger scholarship?

Preventing athletic failure in college starts with high school recruiting. By doing a personal assessment of a player's recruiting goals and wishes they can better match colleges that fit an athletic profile that will better guarantee success.

If you want a college athletic scholarship then don't wait any longer. You must start today. Learn how to develop a personal recruiting inventory that will help you land the football scholarship you deserve. Guarantee your recruiting success now!

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