Estimated probability of competing in college athletics

Recruiting
Written By Evan Burk
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I wanted to share some information I came across earlier today concerning the percentage of high school athletes playing sports in college.  Playing college athletics is HARD! The recruiting process is HARD!  Young athletes must put in a tremendous amount hard work in their sports and in the classroom just to be considered for one of these spots.Screen Shot 2016-06-27 at 9.47.18 AMAs you can see, the numbers are quite low for many sports.  Most sports don't exceed 6% of high school athletes going on to play in college.  Families and athletes must understand how competitive these opportunities are.Some highlights:

  • Football has the largest number of high school participants, with over 1 million athletes.  Fewer than 7% will go on to play college, with 2.6% getting an chance to play Division 1
  • Lacrosse and Ice hockey for both men and women boast over 10% of high school athletes getting spots on college teams.
  • After football, baseball boasts the highest number of athletes (34,000+) moving onto a college playing opportunity.

You can take a look at the link below for the post on the NCAA's website.http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/estimated-probability-competing-college-athletics

Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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