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100th 'Friday Scholarship Guide' Blog Post | Smarthlete

5 years - 100 blog articles. College sports. The recruiting process. Scholarships. Find out which articles have engaged our readership the most. Find out what the next 100 articles will be about.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-09-05

Women's College Soccer | Stepping Stone For Going Pro

Do you need some more convincing that women's college soccer is the perfect environment for young athletes dreaming of going pro? Let's look at the rosters of the countries, which participated in the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-07-11

Make A College Soccer Recruiting Video

A well-done college soccer recruiting video is one of the single most important elements of your recruiting profile. Sometimes, it's all coaches go by. Get it done the right way from the start!

Dominic Tinodi

2019-06-06

Why Go On An Official Visit Before Committing?

Getting prepared to start talking to coaches is exciting. Talking to coaches even more so. And going on an official or unofficial visit is probably the most exciting element of your recruiting process.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-05-09

European College Tennis Showase 2019

Part of your recruiting process could be participating in a Showcase somewhere in the world: Europe in July 2019 for example.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-03-28

Number of Scholarships in College Volleyball

Getting recruited by a college volleyball team is an exciting process, impacted by the maximum available scholarship budget.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-03-07

Strong Enough to Play College Tennis?

Did 10 coaches reach out, trying to recruit you? Not going to happen unless you are leading the rankings in your state/country.

Dominic Tinodi

2019-02-07

The Team Captain In College Sports

Team captain - every college team has one. What makes you an ideal captain & what is expected of you?

Dominic Tinodi

2019-01-17

Number of Scholarships in College Swimming & Diving

About to get recruited by a NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA school? What's the difference in terms of available scholarship money? Not every team has the same amount of scholarship budget available - let's have a look at why that's the case!

Dominic Tinodi

2018-10-17

The One Question Not To Ask A College Coach

Curious? You better be, as there are quite a few things you can do wrong in the process of building a relationship with coaches.

Dominic Tinodi

2018-09-27

Intercollegiate Athletic Program Funding

Many people think coaches always have the maximum number of scholarships available - or that coaches have the same amount of money available, which makes for a level playing field. But did you know that's not the reality and not all college sports programs dispose of the maximum budget? Some coaches work with the limitation of being partially funded and other coaches with no available athletic scholarship budget at all.

Dominic Tinodi

2018-09-12

3 Reasons Starting Early is Key in Getting Recruited

The moment when somebody commits to an athletic program at college can vary widely. But there is a massive upside of getting things done rather earlier than later.

Dominic Tinodi

2018-08-16

Number of Scholarships in College Soccer

All the talk about full-ride scholarships, partial scholarship or walk-ons. How does all of this actually work? How much scholarship money does a coach have to give to players? What does a scholarship cover and how are the various divisions different from each other?

Dominic Tinodi

2018-06-14

Summer Break in the Life of a Student Athlete

End of May and while some athletes still compete for a National Title on the NCAA D1 level, others have arrived at home by now. Reason enough to have a look at what happens in the life of student athletes after finals are in the books and the academic year is completed. This edition of the Friday Scholarship Guide will be all about the typical activities, student athletes spend their time on in the summer break, prior to eventually heading back to their dorm rooms.

Dominic Tinodi

2018-05-24

Top 3 Reasons to Attend a Tennis Showcase

Should you or should you not attend a Tennis Showcase? Why is it a good idea to do so and are there any reasons which speak against it? Today's Smarthlete Friday Scholarship Guide will give you our Top 3 Reasons.

Dominic Tinodi

2018-04-25