| It all starts with your coach or coaches giving you an | | | | on academics. If you are a scholar-athlete and are |
| honest evaluation of your ability and what your | | | | more concerned about the education but love to play |
| chances are of playing at the next level. Are you a | | | | football then that option may be a good fit for you. |
| "Blue Chip" athlete or a D1 prospect? There are 119 D1 | | | | Then there is 101 NAIA football programs, the big fish in |
| college football programs in the country. There are a | | | | the small pond kind of a thing. Last but not least in |
| limit of 25 scholarship athletes per year at the D1 level | | | | many cases is the NJCAA level or your local |
| for a total of 2,975. There is about a 1% chance that | | | | Community College. At your local community college it |
| you fit into that category. As far as playing in the NFL, | | | | will give you a chance to get your grades up if that is |
| out of 1 million high school football athletes only 250 | | | | a problem. Maybe you need to get bigger, faster, |
| make it to the big time. I am suggesting you need to be | | | | stronger, or maybe you just want to check things out |
| realistic. I meet with so many parents and athletes that | | | | as far as football at another level. |
| are just not realistic. If you love the game and you say | | | | Bottom line is you should start with an athletic |
| to yourself I just want to play football, then you have | | | | assessment or you could be wasting a lot time, |
| many options. | | | | money, and energy when you start the getting |
| D11 may be the place for you where there are 143 | | | | exposure phase, as a prospective college student |
| colleges that offer football. How about D111 where | | | | athlete. |
| there are 224 football programs and the focus is more | | | | |