Only a few squash scholarships are offered to students who want to play squash in college. NCAA governs squash college scholarships which award a definite number of scholarships to team members. The college squash association manages college squash. There is no limitation on the funds available to squash players. Still, there are only a handful of resources.
How to Get a Squash Scholarship?
The process of applying for a squash scholarship is the same as any other college athletic scholarship. However, only a few colleges offer squash scholarships. If you want to avail yourself of the opportunity, you need to figure out which colleges offer a squash scholarship. Contact the coaches of colleges you are interested in, and then make sure that you are eligible for applying and availing scholarship in that college.
Process of recruitment
Follow these steps to apply for the squash scholarship. Look for college squash teams first, then provide by applying to the school of your choice.
Contact with coaches
Contact with a coach. No coach can have in-person contact with the player before July. However, if you rank among the top 32 players, many coaches would be interested in you, and you can contact them and share your email or phone numbers. However, admission depends on numbers and ranking.
Don’t ignore your education
Every college offering squash scholarship provides a guideline to coaches in which the conditions to fulfill to be an eligible candidate are written. You must maintain a good GPA as your expertise in only playing is not enough. A player with good grades and average squash ranking would be preferred over a player with poor academics and top ranking in squash. On the other hand, if you secure the required GPA and are a strong player, you can recruit. However, if you want to increase the chances of getting recruited, you shouldn’t ignore education.
Prepare for SAT/ACT
You need to start planning for getting better scores on SAT and ACT. Coaches start looking for their players earlier during the final session of the junior class to know if their players would be able to meet the eligibility criterion or not.
You are suggested to attend the squash camps of different colleges as this is when coaches assess their prospective players’ capability. If you are a part of a college’s squash camp team, you own a positive point. So, try to attend the college camps where possible. Some small colleges don’t organize camps. However, their coaches go to the centers of others.
Follow up
You will get yourself recruited for a college’s squash; that’s more like a job. So, the competition is very high. To stay ahead of the competition, you must contact the squash coaches, not daily, but you can send them emails once a month. In the emails, you can update about your achievements. Don’t write long emails as coaches don’t have enough time to read long texts. You can also build an online profile where you can update your performance.
Visit the college
Visit the college campus where you are interested in getting recruitment. It allows the player to assess whether the university best fits his dreams and allows the coach to determine the athlete’s abilities.