Hopefully, acquiring a good educa-
tion is one of the goals you listed in
the previous activity. While the goal
of this book is to help you be success-
fully recruited by a college coach and
receive financial aid for your athletic
ability, its mission is to help you
obtain the best possible education
you can.
That means the academic portion of
your high-school work is more important to your preparation for
future success and fulfillment than your athletic activities.
You may be one of the many young athletes who dream of
a career in professional sports. You may have been told by oth-
ers that nature has wired you up well enough that if you work
hard you could in fact become a professional athlete.
While many young American athletes dream of careers in
professional tennis, golf, softball, soccer, and track and field,
most student-athlete dreamers wish to be professional base-
ball, football, or basketball players. The truth is:
- On average, fewer than 225 rookies earn a position on a
professional football team in any one year.
chapter 4
Your Education
and Athletics
3
The
Tr u T h Is
You will do much
more important
things in your life
than compete in
athletic contests.