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Have a question about the worlds best sports scholarship program?
Athletes USA understands that going to America on a sports scholarship is a big deal. You most likely have lots of questions you would like to asks us about sports scholarships and about the Exclusive program.
Well here are some of the questions we are asked the most. If you still have question you would like us to answer and it's not posted in this area you may want to try looking on our resources page before contacting the team.
What is a Sports-Scholarships? Will the college/university pay for my flight? Does Athletes USA charge a fee for their service? For which sports can I get a scholarship? How good do you have to be to receive sports-scholarships? How do I get sport-scholarships? What subjects can I study with a sport scholarship? Where will I live? What is the value of a US university education? How long will I have the award? Which requirements do I have to meet to be able to study in the USA? What kind of colleges offer sport scholarships? Will there be any additional costs at the college in the USA? Can I lose my scholarship? What is the "NCAA Clearinghouse"? What is the SAT-Test? What is the TOEFL-Test? What is a Sports-Scholarships? Athletic scholarships are much more common in
the US than in most other countries.
Sports scholarships are awarded to athletes of outstanding
performance in order to enable them to finance their studies in
the US. Athletes will participate fully in practice sessions
with the college team and represent the university in various
tournaments and competitions. A coaches job is to professionally
look after the team and help team develop. For many years American universities have had
college teams in all kinds of sports. Colleges teams are
professionally managed by colleges coaches and serve as an
advertisement for the respective university in competitions. If
a team has regional or even nationwide success, the media will
cover its development, many teams are on weekly U.S television
and some college sports are more popular than professional
sports. That is why college teams are a means to market the
university in order to recruit new students. This is why the
universities provide the coaches with huge budgets to recruit
talented athletes from around the world and help them finance
their studies or even their entire stay abroad.
No, the NCAA prohibits any University from
paying for the travel to and from the student-athletes home.
However we will help find you cheaper flights.
Our
Exclusive Program includes a fee however you must be
accepted onto the program. The fee is only a one off payment
made after the client has signed our sports scholarship contract
and has had a free consultation.
Athletic scholarships are awarded for the following sports: baseball, basketball, crew (rowing), cross-country, fencing, football (American), golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor track, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, women's field hockey and wrestling. bowling,
The best way to
determine if you are good enough is to compete our
free exclusive application form and then one of the team can
access you ability to see if you have the potential. You can
complete the form on our
college recruitment page.
After completing the free assessment form for
the
Exclusive Program one of the Athletes USA team will be in
contact with you. If the team are happy with your application
they will arrange to meet with you to go through what the
scholarship process consist of. If you are accepted Athletes USA
will create a sports CV which will consist of many things and
will contact our coach base of more than 20,000 coaches in order
to find you a sports scholarship. Athletes USA only takes on a limited amount
of athletes for each sport each year, which helps the team to
make sure we are able to get you the best scholarship possible
and to provide you the best service. For this reason we turn
down many applications so this is why we created the
free web promotion service. This service is totally free and
enables you to create a profile, which goes on our database for
coaches to see and get in contact with you.
You can study any subject with a sport
scholarship. You simply enroll as a "regular" student at the
department of your choice at the respective university or
college. The subject you study is completely independent from
the sport or the scholarship. The range of subjects and majors
offered in the US is much larger than in most other countries
because universities are much better funded in the U.S. You are
free to choose any range of subjects offered at the university.
On campus, you will be housed in a student
dormitory. Sometimes there are even special athletes dormitories
accessible to athletes only. You can also live off campus if
your coach permits you. Rent will not be covered by the
university if you choose this option.
Most of the time, you can purchase a meal
plan, which means that you can have breakfast, lunch & dinner on
campus. The meal plan is part of your scholarship package.
America has some of the top colleges in the
world ranging from Harford, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Duke,
Notre Dame, UCLA, Berkeley, M.I.T, US Davis and list goes on and
on. A degree is something that can help you expand your
knowledge and give you the back up plan for a successful working
career if you don't manage to make it pro at your sport.
Sport scholarships are provided on a
year-by-year time line, and can generally be renewed for up to
four years.
Which requirements do I have to meet to be able to study in the
USA? The main requirements that have to be met in
order to be able to study with a sport scholarship are the same
as those when studying without a scholarship. To be admitted as
a regular student in the USA, you need to have graduated from
high school with an average grade of a C. Should you already be
a university student, you may also enroll and the credits you
have already achieved in your course are usually transferable.
Sport scholarships are offered
at community & junior colleges, 4-year colleges and
universities. There are more than 3,000 institutions of this
kind in the United States.
Will there be any additional costs at the college in the USA? In addition to the costs for studying, board
and lodging, you will of course be responsible for your own
expenses such as personal expenditure,
flights home, excursions, insurance,
visas, etc.
You will not immediately lose your
scholarship because of a weak performance or injury. You might
be deprived of your scholarship if you cheat in exams, if your
academic performance is not sufficient for the course of your
choice, if you play unfairly in your sport, if you do not obey
the campus regulations. If you break the rules and regulations
of the college you can lose your schools.
The NCAA houses its own "Initial-Eligibility
Clearinghouse", which is responsible for awarding the athletes
"license to compete". In order to be allowed to play in the NCAA
I or II, you must have registered with Clearinghouse. The
Clearinghouse decides based on your SAT/ACT results and academic
performance whether you are eligible or not. Currently, the NCAA
charges $60.- for registration.
The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a
combination of Math and English tests, which is required for
registering at the NCAA Clearinghouse and enrolling at many
universities. This test must be taken for Division I,II and III
colleges. The test is not required for NJCAA colleges but can be
helpful. Learn more on how to register by using our athletic scholarship links page
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an English language test, which is required for enrolment at an American university if your native language is not English. Learn more on how to register by using our athletic scholarship links page back to top |