Making it Pro

MAKING IT PRO While many children dream of one day donning the uniform of their favorite pro sports team - the journey can be an arduous one. And, while the benefits of participating in competitive sports are numerous - the sacrifices; physically, socially, financially and academically can be costly, especially since only the elite ever rise to the top levels of each sport. FOOTBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BASEBALL SOCCER НОСКEY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS - 1 BALL = 88 ATHLETES (NUMBER OF CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WHO WILL EVENTUALLY BE DRAFTED IN EACH SPORT)' 6 YEARS ABOUT 7 OF 8 PRO BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE IN THE MINOR AVERAGE NFL CAREER LEAGUES NCAA COLLEGE SPORTS - 1 BALL = 88 ATHLETES CNUMBER OF CURRENT NCAA ATHLETES AT EACH SPORT) $25.244.493 HIGHEST PAYED NBĂ PLAYER KOBE BRYANT) WHODIDNTGO TO COLLEGE $103,500 WNBA MAXIMUM SALARY 1 IN 50 NCAA SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS 9.9 WILL BE DRAFTED BY THE NFL NUMBER OF FULL SOCCER SCHOLARSHIPS A DIV.1 TEAM MUST DIVIDE AMONG 25- 30 PLAYERS $20,000-50,000/YEAR $10,409/YEAR TYPICAL ROOM AND BOARD OF NCAA UNIVERSITIES $8,700/YEAR AVERAGE COLLEGE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP AVERAGE COLLEGE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP (EXCLUDING FOOTBALL & BASKETBLL) 25% OF NHL PLAYERS ARE AMERICAN BORN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 1 BALL = 88 ATHLETES CNUMBER OF CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES AT EACH SPORT) 42 HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS DRAFTED DIRECTLY INTO THE NBA CURRENT MLB PLAYERS WERE SIGNED FROM. 48% 27% 25% COLLEGE MOST PARTICIPAȚED SCHOOL SPORTS: INTERNATIONAL 1. FOOTBALL 2. TRACK & FIELD 3. BASKETBALL 4. BASEBALL 5. SOCCER 6. WRESTLING 7. CROSS COUNTRY 8. TENNIS 9. GOLF 10. SWIMMING HIGH SCHOOL 50.4% HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS PLAYING ORGANIZED BOYS-62.1% 16 SINCE 1988 NUMBER OF PLAYERS FROM LONG BEACH POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKĘ IT TO THE NFL OMOST IN THE COUNTRY) ODDS OF MAKING IT FROM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE TO PRO IN ONE OF THESE SIX SPORTS:' 1 IN 757 1 http://goo.g/oxmQB 2 http://goo.g/h80iC 3 http://goo.g/MD62L 4 http://goo.g/ENMYZ 5 http://goo.g/eOCg7 6 http://goo.g/207DT 7 http://goo.gl/Oz6Bm 8 http://goo.gl/S9BAT 9http://goo.g/OIW35 10 http://goo.g/fm7E8 11 http://goo.g/drz3q 12 http://goo.g/OOIRO family matters. FAMILYMATTERS.NET 888