http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205322922brokedude wrote:
what are some good NAIA schools to consider? (again preferably on the east coast or in the southeast) and thanks for the advice
http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205322922brokedude wrote:
what are some good NAIA schools to consider? (again preferably on the east coast or in the southeast) and thanks for the advice
I had similar times coming out of highschool and received athletic aid. There are a ton of D2 schools in the south east with good scholarship money.
Try contacting Mike Dewitt at Belmont Abby. Great coach and a nice school and you might get some aid.
For the "former" coach, your inability to to be respectful is probably one reason you are a former and not a current coach.
If a kid like that contacted me I'd try to help out in some small way and if I couldn't I would direct him to someplace that could.
It is not about you, coach. It is about the kids.
In fact is is rarely about helping "I" and almost always about helping someone else.
Here are some of the schools I know of in the Southeast where you could get some athletic money (you didn't say anything about your grades, but academic money is definitely going to earn you more money than athletics):
SOUTH CAROLINA
North Greenville University
Coker College
Erskine College
Newberry College
Anderson
Southern Wesleyan (NAIA)
Spartanburg Methodist (NJCAA)
NORTH CAROLINA
Brevard
Mars Hill
Pfeiffer
GEORGIA
Chattahoochee Tech (NJCAA)
I should have said you'd be in the hunt for Top 7 at any of the schools above, although probably not mine (Spartanburg Meth) and probably not at Mars Hill.
I'd say you could get anywhere from a half to 3/4 scholarship at most of those schools. Probably more at some.
Queens in N.C. is rebuilding and needs help, but someone else mentioned that.
Lots of NJCAA schools in Ga., too.
You have plenty of options, if money is your only issue.
Thanks to Fred and Pragmatist for trying to help the kid out...would the rest of you please read the original post? The young man is worried or focused on scholarship dollars with times that do not warrent scholarship dollars - very simple! I hope he continues to train and race hard and keep improving but dont bash the guys who are giving honest answers to his basic question. I do of some really good junior college coaches who have tuition waivers to work with and choose to recruit local kids to their programs...not a bad way for a good but not great kid to get the first 2 years of school partially paid for while pilling on lots of miles and maturing into a more competitive runner. Whatever you do focus more on the overall program and coaching and don't worry so much about scholarship dollars...best of luck
I appreciate the help form those of you who actually tried and those of you who backed me up with the "coach". I have already contacted belmont Abbey and talked to the coach. I have received multiple scholarship offers including a small one from Belmont Abbey. That 4:32, which is probably my best time, is from my first year of running on about 35 miles a week so most coaches after actually giving me the time of day realize that this could mean I have some potential. Thanks just trying to get a good education as cheap as I can if your just gonna be a jerk theres no need to respond I probably won't read much of your post anyways. Again thanks for the actual help