Potential benefits
of being a college student-athlete:
- Athletic scholarship,
academic scholarship, grants, work-study, loans and other financial aid
- Increased opportunities
for financial assistance because coaching staffs know where the proper funds
are available
- Nicer dorms,
living arrangements
- Preferred scheduling
- Better meals,
eat at the athletic training table
- Travel
- Tutor assistance
- Mandatory study
halls
- Social acceptance,
recognized around campus
- Better job
opportunities after college
- Better job/internship
opportunities during college
- Established
alumni network throughout the country
- Skills developed:
discipline, setting goals, teamwork, respecting authority, accountability,
responsibility, focus, self discipline, competitiveness, drive, initiative,
motivation, work ethic, perserverance, etc.
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