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A Degree's Worth by Coach Schuman
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| Parents, how much is a college degree worth to your son? Players, how much is a college degree worth to you? Well the Department of Education says a person with a college degree will earn over a $1,000,000 in their lifetime more than someone without one. Think about it: that's $1,000,000 more! That can change your life, period! Now think about this: how important is football to you? How important is playing to you? What if you could leverage your football ability to get a college degree? Doesn't that sound amazing! Well yes it does because that is truly what it's all about: leveraging your athletic ability to get a college degree. Now, "what about a scholarship," You may ask. Well what about it? Let's think about this: from D-1 to D-III, there are numerous opportunities to gain a scholarship. We all dream of playing D-1 football and getting a college scholarship there, but there are also numerous opportunities to get academic scholarships (because you are smart and play football), financial aid and much much more. So you can have a scholarship at a D-III level as well as the top flight D-1 scholarship opportunities. How much is that worth? Well the average college now costs around $40,000 per year, and the average student takes five years to complete school. Do the math. That's $200, 000. |
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| People ask me all the time why they should go to combines and get showcased; well it is actually very simple. This is something even your high school coach may not realize. Football combines are the key to getting early recruiting exposure, period, and the National Underclassmen Combine is the #1 combine in the country. Not only do groups like the NationalUnderclassmen.com recruiting group come out, but Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com groups all measure the athletes at National Underclassmen Combines and events. Attending combines is the key to showcasing your talents and skills against regional and national competition to put you in position to get your name out there. At the National Underclassmen Combines in particular, we send the results to every college in the country on a monthly basis. We get updated coaching info of college coaches and changes; so we have the most accurate info and get it into coaches' hands. But why is it important? Coaches need to find out what athletes are on what level, and there is no such thing anymore as hiding a player or not sending him to a combine because you don't want anyone to know your 40. Those days are gone. Get training and get prepared. In the information age, I can find out all about you by just going to your Facebook page or going to your personal website or by emailing your coach or parent and so on. I think you get the picture. So coaches want to know what you ran the 40 in. They want to see your video, and they want to know who you are. So don't shy away from competition. Showcase yourself! So why else is it important? Verifiable information, period; I want to know from a highly credible independent source how good they think you are. |
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| Believe it or not, recruiting coordinators play a copycat game; so if one guy likes you, others will soon follow. True story, when I was getting recruiting out of high school as a junior, I had a fantastic year and was getting recruited by everyone along the east coast at the D-1 level. Then my senior year, I got a new coach and a new AD. My AD had always handled my recruiting but was no longer there; so I was in limbo. I had two low level D-1 offers, but I wasn't really interested. I had a fantastic senior year, but D-1 schools did not want me as a tailback (which is what I played in high school), and I had played safety my first three years of HS. However, my senior year, I was moved to outside linebacker. I played well, but most of the schools were recruiting me as a safety, and in fact my two D-1 offers were as a safety. Well now I get to midseason and most of my big D-1 interests went away. A 1-AA power, UMass, gets wind that I may not end up going D-1 and comes and visits me and offers me a scholarship. Kid you not, within one week, I had six other D-1AA offers. How does that happen? Copycat, one guy likes you; then they all do. I chose UConn, and I had a very solid career and the rest is history from a playing standpoint. Which brings me back to my point: how much is a college degree worth? Well now you can play football, you get your degree and now you're in the marketplace. Or are you? Well let's see the results: $1,000,000 extra (on average) made in a lifetime plus $200,000 on average saved for a college education, that is $1.2 million so far. That's good, but let's take it further. Number one: businesses love to hire educated and smart athletes because they are leaders, have overcome adversity and traditionally work hard. So let's say that because it takes you less time to get a job than others and takes you less time to climb the corporate ladder or create your own business. Let's say that increase is worth initially 20%. So for argument sake, if the average starting salary for a college grad entry level is $30,000 and because you're an athlete with a degree and an accomplished leader, you get 20% more at $36,000 and you accumulated a modest 10% raise each year. That would mean over 40 years of working, you would accumulate $1.6 million dollars salary after 40 years of working. |
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| People always wonder why older people have so much money. Well they get that 10% per year over 40 years and work hard, and next thing they know, they are CEOs making $1.6 million. Well that is the opportunity and what if that becomes you? So now we are talking multiple millions over a lifetime made because you played football and got a college degree. So where is the opportunity? The National Underclassmen Combine costs $89.99 to attend and get showcased, but yet parents, players and even coaches don't think it's worth it. Show me somewhere where I can invest $90 bucks, and if I follow all the right steps, I can make $2,000,000 and I am on it! Do not get caught in the negative trap, but think positively about your future. Where can I go and what can I do to invest in my future in football and ultimately lead me to college degree? That is the focus in making the dream a reality. Just ask Tyrod Taylor, QB of Virginia Tech or Joe Haden of the Cleveland Browns, or freshman of the year Marcus Lattimore, if competing to get a college degree was worth it. Ask me. I did it. I played. I got a college degree. I got a Master's degree. I got 30 additional credits above my Master. I coach football. I run combines. I live my dream, all because I leveraged my football ability to get a college degree. That is what it is all about. Competing in the combines, invite camps, and getting your name out there lead you on that path. |
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