-98 out of 100 high school athletes never play collegiate sports of any kind at any level
–less than 1 out of every 100 high school athletes receive a scholarship of any kind to a D1 school
-US Dept. of Educations reports, Nationally-out of every 100 9th graders, 68 will graduate from high school, 40 will enter college directly, 27 will still be enrolled in college by their 2nd year and 18 will graduate from college
NCAA research states;
% High School Athletes to play college:
Basketball (men) 2.9%
Basketball (women) 3.15%
Football 5.8%
Baseball 5.6%
Soccer (men) 5.7%
% College Athletes to Pro:
Basketball (men) 1.3%
Basketball (women) 1.0%
Football 2.0%
Baseball 10.5%
Soccer (men) 1.9%
% High School Athletes to Pro:
Basketball (men) .03 %
Basketball (women) .02%
Football .09%
Baseball .5%
Soccer (men) .08%
Academics are important, have a backup plan!
http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu/Newsletter/Dec06/Dec%20Outlook/Athletes.html