Guiding the college-bound athlete
02/24/2015 03:22PM ● By Steven HoffmanThe road to college for athletes is no
longer lined with traditional mile markers. It used to be that
batting averages, points per game or yards per carry paved the way
for sports stars. Nowadays, one more percentage is carrying more and
more weight. It’s called the grade point average.
The days of
athletes dreaming to “Be Like Mike” and parents’ dreams of
having it pay for an education and a lucrative future for their
child-student-athlete have vastly changed over the last generation or
so. In fact, there is a lot more work to hitting a home run than just
hitting home runs.
A seminar to prepare parents and athletes for
the recruiting road ahead — complete with all its bumps — will be
held on Wednesday, February 25 at Avon Grove High School. “Guiding
the College-Bound Athlete” will provide information and topics for
every student-athlete in middle and high school and their parents to
educate and prepare them for opportunities and careers after
graduation. Many student-athletes who aspire to play at the college
level are not familiar with the ins and outs of academic requirements
and eligibility as they need to be in order to pursue their
goals.
“Guiding the College-Bound Athlete,” a program designed
by Rick Wire, President of Dynamite Sports, a Pennsylvania-based
corporation, is the father of nine-year NFL veteran Coy Wire. This
seminar will provide families with information about the availability
of athletic scholarships and the realities of the college recruiting
process.
According to his press release, Rick Wire found himself
looking for answers when his then 8-year-old son, Coy, started
talking about being a college football star. Wire hadn’t attended
college himself and decided he had better start preparing for the
future. He questioned other parents who had been through the
process, looking for pros and cons and ways to prepare financially.
In the end, his son Coy earned his scholarship to play football at
Stanford University. Then in 2002, Coy was drafted in the 3rd round
of the NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills where he played for 6 seasons
and then finished his career for the past 3 seasons as a captain and
player rep with the Atlanta Falcons.
Rick used his study to
become a speaker and expert in college athletics and its recruiting
process. Then he created the Dynamite Sports Educational Recruiting
System, which combines academic preparation and athletic training
with marketing and recruiting strategies to navigate through the
process. The plan provides direction to high school athletes and
parents, and staff development training and resources to high school
coaches and counselors to help all parties make knowledgeable choices
and decisions in college athletics and recruiting.
Rick Wire will
present an hour-long seminar at 7:30 p.m. in Avon Grove High School
auditorium. Interested participants are asked to come early, if
possible, to receive a number of handouts and watch a powerful
pre-program video.
For information about Dynamite Sports, go to
www.dynamitesports.com.