How to Write an Athletic Scholarship Resume And Send It To The College Coach.

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HOW TO WRITE YOUR ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP RESUME

Your athletic profile is the most important document that you will submit. It is what the coach will read; how you sell yourself in this document could make all the difference.

TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT PROPERLY. A POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR TOO BRIEF RESUME INDICATES TO THE COACH THAT YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO PUT IN THE HARD WORK.

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STEP 1.

Prepare a "resume outline" that includes relevant data in each of the following categories. Have your parents or coach help you. It's good to have someone else to bounce ideas off.

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Include your sporting history and all awards you have received. Mention all sports you have played, not just the sport you wish to play at college. Also include the names and dates of all events you have competed in, participation in individual and team events, MVP awards etc. You would not be applying for an athletic scholarship unless you were good at your chosen sport so don't be shy; your good, so let the coach know just how good you are.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.

Include all awards you have received like honor roll standing, writing and math's competitions etc. Your GPA and SAT score. this is where you let the coach know you have registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse. "I have registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse and have met all of the core curriculum requirements."

School Involvement.
Membership in Student Council, clubs, interest groups, peer tutoring, and school volunteer experiences.

Community Involvement.
Groups, scouting/guiding movement, church groups (choir, teaching Sunday school), interest groups (Sierra), volunteer work (candy stripers).

Conferences and Workshops.
Date, place, time, e.g. Student Council Retreat, course related workshops e.g. Basketball workshop, drama workshops.

Skills.
Keyboarding, languages, inter-personal communication, first aid certification e.g. CPR.

Work Experience.
Name and telephone number of your employers, most recent first, plus a summary of your position and duties.

Career Plans.
Immediate and long term goals.

Don't worry about the order or the relevancy of the data at this stage: that comes later, now put a date beside each listing.

STEP 2.

Now you put the data into order.

Athletic Achievements.
Group by sport or activity. Within each grouping, begin with the most recent achievement or activity.

Academic Achievements.
Most recent first, if you have more than one achievement in a given year list the most important first. If some achievements span several years, e.g. Honor Roll standing, then put the longest-term achievements that are still current first then list the rest in order of duration.

School Involvement.
Group by activity from the present working back.

Community Involvement.
Group by activity from the present working back.

Conferences and workshops.
Begin with the most recent and again work back.

Work Experience.
Begin with the most recent.

STEP 3.

Take out all the data that falls into the "padding" category.

Do not include anything in your athletic scholarship resume that you would not be prepared to discuss at an interview with the coach. You must be prepared to discuss anything you have included.

STEP 4.

Format the resume.
Get someone to proof read the resume.

General advice on preparing a good resume.

Your resume represents you. It is a summary of your athletic ability, education and achievements.

The difference between an excellent resume and one that is merely adequate is attention to detail.

Punctuation.

A period is followed by 2 spaces.
A semi-colon is followed by 1 space.
A colon is followed by 2 spaces.
A comma is followed by 1 space.

Dates.

Do NOT use computer dating.
Be consistent.
Use: 30 July 2009
July 30, 2009
30 Jul 09
NOT: Jul 30/2009
30/07/09
07/30/09
Use: 2008-09 NOT 08/09
Since 2009 NOT 2009 to present.

Type Face

Use an easy-to-read typeface.
Do not mix typefaces
Use standard type size.

Style.

Be consistent. Use periods after every entry or not at all.

Put dates at the beginning of each entry or at the end; one or the other. .
Do NOT mix styles.
E.g. Capitan--Leader. Be consistent.

SAVE A BACKUP COPY ON DISC. If you do not have a computer or word processor at home, use one at school.

Finally get someone to proofread your resume.

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