WHAT IS YOUR COLLEGE RECRUITING PROCESS IQ???
TO BE A STUDENT/ATHLETE, YOU NEED TO KNOW
THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:
NCAA
College Scholarships
College Prospects
of America
US Colleges and Universities
WHEN SHOULD THE STUDENT/ATHLETE GET STARTED??
30% start when they are a Freshman
45% start when they are a Sophomore
25% start when they are a Junior
When you’'re a Senior and haven’'t started the recruiting process, you'’re way behind.
IT's Never Too Late!
WHO USES CPOA??
The Overlooked Athlete
Testimonial of Andre Toliver, former professional baseball player
and Regional Director of College Prospects of America-Alaska
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
I was one of the top baseball players at Dominquez High School in Compton, California – one of the greatest states to be seen by college coaches in baseball in the U.S. But, at the end of my high school career, I received one letter from a college, University of California-Davis. I found out I hadn’'t taken the right courses in high school and didn’t have the required GPA to be eligible to attend that college. I did not have any other college coach contact me on the telephone or meet with me to talk about college. Luckily, my high school coach told me about a college in Tucson, Arizona, he thought I could compete at. I went to Tucson, paying for the trip myself, and tried out with 50 other potential players who the coaches had already seen play. Because of my talent, I got to play collegiate baseball for one of the top Junior Colleges in the country for two years at Pima Junior College.
Due to my accomplishments on the field, I received a full-ride scholarship from the coach at Grand Canyon College, a NAIA school, in Phoenix, Arizona after Pima. A year later, 1985, I was drafted
by the Chicago White Sox.
That was all the athletic way.
My down fall was I did not know the recruiting process. I didn’'t know enough to ask my parents or high school counselors what I needed to do so I could continue to play my sport at the college level while continuing my education. I had no idea how to market my abilities to the thousands of baseball coaches across the country. I didn’t know how financial aid works, the importance of a high GPA and SAT scores, and the importance of starting early in my sophomore year to plan for my college career.
CPOA-Alaska can market your abilities and provide expert advice every step of the way. I can help you get connected to college coaches – the academic way. You will have a number of college opportunities to choose from, instead of, like me, having the one “walk-on” offer from a school that by chance came my way.
Regional Director: Andre Toliver
College Prospects of America-Alaska
Anchorage, AK 99515
Click Here to Email: CPOA Alaska
or
Alaska Baseball Development Program Here!
Phone:
907.561.2527 office
907.382.9104 cell
