by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Finances, Recruiting Basics
7 Factors to Consider Before Deciding to Walk-On “Coach, I just want an opportunity to continue playing in college.” It was April of her high school senior year when I received an email describing a young lady’s desire to play college athletics. She...
by Renee Lopez | Finances, Prep for College
7 Steps To Financing Your Education Earlier this month, we blogged on the often overlooked opportunities for being a student-athlete for NCAA Division II or III in a 2 part series. (Part 1; Part 2) There are other great colleges with amazing programs in NAIA and...
by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Finances
3 Areas to Consider Regarding Being A College Student-Athlete My feet had just crossed on to the blacktop of the parking lot from the fields when I heard a large amount of confidence exuding from a student-athlete. This high school student was boldly stating to their...
by Renee Lopez | Finances, Prep for College
9 Most Frequently Asked Financial Aid Questions As many student-athletes apply to college, they often look for an athletic scholarship to cover the financial stress. Depending on the specific sport, only about 5-8% high school athletes go on to play college sports and...
by Renee Lopez | Finances, Recruiting tips
3 Questions to Ask Yourself If you are a talented high school athlete, you are likely hoping for an opportunity to continue playing your sport in college and also receive athletic scholarship dollars for your time invested. Having been a college coach for 14 years...
