How to Be a College Hoops Player and Still Get an Education

Colleges were established as institutes of learning - learning more than basketball, interestingly enough. Yet something as all-encompassing as a college sport leaves little study time outside of class. Still, every school has resources to help athletes.

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Basketball Uniforms
• College Guides
• Basketball Hoops
• Basketballs
• Basketballs

1. Start learning study skills and getting good grades in high school.

2. Remember that few play basketball their entire lives, and most NBA players fall back to their degree once retired (at an early age, don't forget).

3. Choose a major that interests you. Without a defined focus to work for, core classes and upper-level courses are little more than chores.

4. Know that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has requirements of its member athletes. Good grades and proper education are a must. Visit www.ncaa.org to study the organization's charts on initial and continuing eligibility.

5. Avoid classes or instructors that allow athletes to skate by. You won't learn anything.

6. Enroll in courses intelligently: Try to overlap your study areas if possible. For example, if you want to take an environmental law class, perhaps enroll in something on regional environmental studies as well.

Tips & Warnings

• Coaches know their athletes are students foremost. Most teams provide the resources to help their players, whether in tutoring help, by imposing mandatory study times, or other means. Utilize everything at your disposal.
• Protect your grades. If necessary, occasionally take difficult courses pass/no pass.
• Don't fall prey to the party scene. Or, more realistically, learn to manage it early.

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