Introduction

So, your daughter loves basketball. She has the desire to play ball in college. As a parent, you HOPE that she gets enough exposure and earns the big trophy – a scholarship.

Well let’s take a journey down the trophy highway. Endless hours in gyms, hundreds of miles driving, staying in hotels almost every weekend – countless dollars!! We do this to HOPE? I can’t put my time and money on HOPE… if that were the case, I would just keep her home on the weekends, play in local leagues, save my money and just pay for college. I will admit, all of this is an investment and some investments are risky – but just as you manage your portfolio, you have to manage your basketball investment.

Whether your daughter has the talent and energy to play at a D1 school or would just like to play ball for the competition at a D3 school, it all starts with YOUR DAUGHTER. It has to be what she wants. Any team she plays for, any camp or showcase she goes to or how much time she spends practicing is ultimately up to her. If you are making her do these things (I’m not talking about nudging the lazy factor) or she feels like she is in an endless pursuit of pleasing you (daddy’s little girl) – she will get sick of it and eventually get basketball burnout.

There is money for everyone. How it is structured depends on the “D” level. Some schools call it financial packages, some call it scholarships, and some call it “aid”. I have taken advantage of college awareness programs, read all types of scholarship literature, and have listened to war stories of parents that have all ready been down the road. I have put this together to save you some aggravation and hard knocks and better channel your energy to get your daughter the recognition of college coaches. I am not promising that Geno, Pat or Brenda are going to knock down your door – I am sharing with you how to market your product (daughter) and give her the best chance of doing what she loves (and what you love watching her do) at the next level.

I know most wish & hope for their child to play Division 1 basketball. I just wanted to revisit the fact that all girls will probably not go D1, even if they do have D1 talent. There are so many circumstances to being a "good fit"... this information that I have been sharing can be used for any level player; for any level school.

I do agree, D1 talent will be found... but, there is "money" out there for everyone, regardless of "the D"... it's up to you to find it. Some will stumble on the "pot of gold", but some effort on your part has to be put into the equation for the journey to work.