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The final installment of The New York Times series on athletic scholarships was published today and it focuses on the life of a scholarship athlete. Several things jumped out at me in the article. First, getting a scholarship is the easy part:

“Kids who have worked their whole life trying to get a scholarship think the hard part is over when they get the college money,” he said. “They don’t know that it’s a whole new monster when you get here.”

His coach, Joe Godri, says he tries to warn recruits before they accept athletic aid. He tells them that being a Division I student-athlete is a full-time job. “It’s not even close to being a normal college student,” Godri said.

Second, the attrition rate is significant which is something I have personally noticed when scanning college soccer rosters:

The life of the scholarship athlete is so arduous that coaches and athletes said it was not unusual for as many as 15 percent of those receiving athletic aid to quit sports and turn down the scholarship money after a year or two.

This story has been archived in the articles section of the website.

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The 2008 Girls Varsity and JV schedules have been posted.

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The 2008 Girls Varsity and JV rosters have been posted.

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Part two of the The New York Times series on athletic scholarships continues today with a view from the coach’s perspective.

Every coach interviewed said the battle over scholarship dollars would go more smoothly if parents and athletes did their homework and knew how few full scholarships the N.C.A.A. allowed in each sport (11.7 for baseball, 12 for field hockey, for example) and how few Division I institutions actually funded sports to those levels (far less than half). Most said there was an overemphasis on the potential financial benefit of a child’s athletic success.

“What they should be doing is attending the games of a college they are considering,” Milhous said. “Go sit with the parents of the current players. That will tell you everything. By the end of the game, they’ll know everything — good or bad. And that’s what really matters.

“But people tend to just focus on the money. They chase the scholarship and I’ve had several families come back to me a year or two later and say, ‘Chasing the money was a mistake.’ It sounds like a cliché, but there’s a lot more to being a happy college athlete than how much money you get. The money alone won’t make you happy.”

The story has been archived in the Articles section of the website.

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The Falcons Boosters will be hosting a Tailgate Party to kickoff our season on Thursday, March 27 (the night before our first game) at 6:30pm in the Glendale cafeteria. The event will be catered by Pasta Pronto. Our thanks to Jay Parrino for his continued support!

Players will eat free and the cost to family members is $6 each. The menu will include salad, toasted ravioli, lasagna, bread as well as drinks and desert.

To RSVP, email Ana Moffe or provide a written note with name and number of family members attending to Claire Parrino by Monday, March 24.

Ana Moffe will collect money at the door at the tailgate party.

We encourage everyone to attend this event as we meet one final time and get our season officially underway. We will officially introduce the JV and Varsity teams, answer any questions, and discuss any new business items.

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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: JV practice will start at 3:30pm.
Friday: JV practice for an hour starting at 3:15pm. (Meet by the gyms).
Spring Break: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 3:00pm.

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