{"product_id":"2940046099799","title":"Blue Collar \/ Blue Chipper: A High School Athlete's Guide to a College Scholarship","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn high school, Chuck Jarvis knew he wanted and needed a college education, but needed financial help to get it. At the same time, as a high-school football player, he did not want to have to stop playing the sport he loved after graduating from high school. The answer to both desires: gain a college athletic scholarship. But they’re not easy to get. This book describes the program Chuck developed to prepare himself both athletically and academically to be the person college coaches want to recruit for a spot on their team. He took it a step further and, instead of spending money he didn’t have to hire a recruiting service, he worked out a way to market himself successfully to college coaches at a minimal cost. The result: an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas, where he got the education he wanted plus the extra four years to play his sport. In this book, Chuck lays out his program for all you high-school athletes who find yourselves in a situation similar to his, and provides step-by-step information and instruction for you to follow no matter what sport you play. The book is divided into two sections. The first tells you how to prepare yourself, physically, athletically, and academically, for the big scholarship hunt. You’ll find information about good basic nutrition and suggested workout plans that can be adapted to the needs of your particular sport. You’ll also find information about how to assure that you meet the NCAA’s academic requirements for an athletic scholarship and those of your chosen school for admission. An outline\/checklist is provided so you can be sure you stay on track during each of your high-school years to give yourself your best chance of winning a college athletic scholarship.\u003cbr\u003eThe second part of Chuck’s book tells you how to market yourself to coaches as a good candidate for recruitment to their schools. Here, you’ll find a discussion of how to determine which schools you want to target for recruitment, what you need to include in the recruitment package you’ll send to each coach, and how to create a professional-looking package at minimal cost to yourself by identifying and utilizing creative resources. You’ll learn that you need to set up personal communication with coaches. Under NCAA rules, a coach can only contact potential recruits at very specific times of the year. However, there is no limit on the number of times a potential recruit can call the coach. Chuck’s book provides sample scripts for a series of calls to coaches. These scripts can be adapted for any sport and have flexibility built in for your responses to questions from the coach. Sample thank-you notes are also provided for you to send to the coaches after each call.\u003cbr\u003eChuck does not promise that following the precepts in his book will guarantee you a college athletic scholarship but, rather, that following his program, combined with the necessary commitment and work, will give you a very good chance at success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chuck Jarvis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122232279280,"sku":"2940046099799","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046099799_p0.jpg?v=1763983606","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046099799","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}