Get an Athletic Scholarship
How do I get a Tennis scholarship?
Maintain a high GPA throughout high school.
Take your ACT or SAT tests early and retest as needed to obtain higher scores.
Get NCAA qualified if your want to play at a NCAA school.
Get NAIA qualified if you want to play at a NAIA school.
Contact local schools about Tennis scholarships they have available.
Contact college Tennis coaches and let them know you are interested in playing Tennis at their schools and that you’re interested in obtaining a Tennis scholarship.
Take visits to the schools who are interested in you.
Keep in touch with the Tennis coaches that contact you.
Educate yourself about the Tennis scholarship recruiting process.
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How do I get recruited for a Tennis scholarship?
The most important aspect of being recruited might be exposure. It’s true you need talent, excellent serve and volley skills, good athleticism and agility but even if you rate very high in these areas, if the college Tennis coaches don’t know about you they can't recruit you.
You should work with your high school tennis coach and counselor to help you with contacting tennis coaches. But do not depend on these alone, your high school tennis coach and counselor are not required nor do they usually have the time available to adequately promote you to college tennis coaches.
Tennis has become more popular especially for women and there are lots of scholarship opportunities outside those offered by the NCAA, NJCAA and NAIA. Be sure to check with the athletics department of the schools your interested in about these additional scholarship opportunities.
You should also use social networking sites such as Face Book, Twitter and You Tube to get your name out there. In addition many athletes use websites designed to help them contact tennis coaches or have tennis coaches contact them. Most of these sites offer some form of free exposure but in most cases free accounts have limited impact. You can also use a paid account at most of these sites, which can give you more exposure than what you get for free. If you choose to pay for your exposure it is recommended that you choose a site that can deliver your important stats, videos and awards to as many college tennis coaches as possible. Similar to looking for a job, the more prospects you have the better your chances of receiving a tennis scholarship.
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What are the academic requirements for Tennis scholarship?
The academic requirements for tennis scholarships vary by what level you want to play at and in some instances the schools you wish to attend.
- Click here for information about the NCAA guidelines regarding academic requirements for tennis scholarships.
- Click here for information about the NAIA guidelines regarding academic requirements for tennis scholarships.
Remember that some schools will have stiffer requirements than the minimums required by both the NCAA and NAIA. You should check with those schools admissions office for academic requirements to obtain a tennis scholarship.
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Am I good enough for a Tennis scholarship?
This depends on what level you wish to play tennis at. To play at the NCAA Division I level you will need above average speed, strength, size and talent.
- Click here to get an overview of what is needed in these areas to play tennis at the NCAA Division I and II levels.
- Click here to get an overview of what is needed in these areas to play tennis at the NAIA.
Also remember that whether you are good enough depends on who’s looking at you. The more college tennis coaches that are aware of your talent the better the chances are that some tennis coach will offer you a tennis scholarship.
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What are my odds of getting a Tennis scholarship?
The odds of playing tennis on scholarship at the NCAA Division I level are not that great and competition is intense. However if you’re willing to play at the NCAA Division II level, NAIA or NJCAA your chances go up dramatically because the amount of tennis scholarships available at these levels. In short, don’t limit your possibilities explore all divisions at the NCAA level, NJCAA and NAIA to increase your odds of getting a tennis scholarship. Also don’t forget about the numerous scholarships offered to prospective tennis players outside of the NCAA or NAIA. Contact the athletics department of the schools your interested in about these opportunities.
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How can I improve my chances of getting a Tennis scholarship?
There are many things you can do to improve your chances of securing a tennis scholarship.
Keeping your GPA as high as possible.
Being pre qualified by the NCAA and NAIA.
Having high SAT or ACT scores, click here for information about where you need to be.
Improving your tennis skill, first serve winners, speed of your serve,etc. are areas you can work at and improve on.
Get your stats, videos and awards out to as many tennis coaches as possible, click here for more information from
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Be proactive when searching for tennis scholarship dollars.
Don’t sit back and wait until its to late, start early before your senior year.
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What’s the best way to get a Tennis scholarship?
The best way to get a tennis scholarship is for you to promote yourself to as many tennis coaches as possible. No matter what your talent level is, if enough tennis coaches see your talent you stand a chance of getting recruited. Somewhere some tennis coach is looking for the very talent you have to offer but if he doesn’t know you exist he can't offer you a tennis scholarship. We believe we have the most effective way to showcase your talents to tennis coaches available on the internet.
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