College Placement Help for High School Tennis Players

Written by: Staff on 5th June 2010

College Placement Help for High School Tennis Players |

The transition from high school to college tennis is an exciting yet challenging time for players — and even more for parents — who feel this process is more than daunting. Downright scary! However, it does not need to be if you look at it as a job placement search, and know that the sooner you get moving on it, the easier and more successful your college fit will be!

The best website to help you is provided by a well-known expert in the field: Annette Broersma, M.S. At her site: www.AnnetteSports.com, you will find a great deal of free information in the form of articles and links to other outstanding resources. There is no charge to ask a question; no need to log on; no commitment to a service contract. Annette answers your questions through the website absolutely free and encourages families to take ownership of this process since that is how the most appropriate placements are made.

“To me, doing the placement for the student-athlete is similar to doing their homework for them,” Annette says. “They don’t learn it, and they don’t really understand how they got to where they are. Getting a scholarship for tennis is not always the best goal. Often academic financial aid is far greater, and need-based scholarships are available to anyone in the right income bracket. To work these three sources together, while still getting what the student wants as far as level of competition, location, and academic rigor is something they must negotiate themselves.”

At her website you will also find information on a special two-day College Sports Placement Conference (CSPC). It will have exceptional speakers including Erica Perkins of USTA (Jr. & Collegiate Competition), Julie and Doug Wrege of TennisRecruiting.net, and several college coaches and recruiters who will give feedback and tips on how to get the coaches interested in you.

This is not a showcase: Coaches will not be there to recruit you. Showcases can only help you if the exact coaches you want to see happen to be there. This conference will teach you how to do this search at any of the 1,500 NCAA colleges that have a men’s or women’s tennis program.

For more information, please call or write Annette at: info@AnnetteSports.com; or (714) 697-0708.

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