STUDENT ATHLETES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES

Abstract

After competing in one or more team sports during their high school career, some male and female athletes were good enough to be recruited and then eventually accept an athletic scholarship to a college or university. Their decision to attend a particular school in higher education depends on several factors including their type of scholarship and sport, the schools’ location, reputation and success, friends and family preferences, coaches’ experiences, plans, and historical win–loss records in regular seasons and tournaments, and other personal and sport-specific reasons…