Scout: Bo Boerge Drath
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ABOUT ME
Originally from Hanover, Germany and now based in the USA, my journey has been deeply shaped by experiences and adventures in the soccer business. As a youth player in Germany’s Bundesliga academy of Hannover 96 und VFL Osnabrück and later as an NCAA D1 student-athlete at St Bonaventure University in New York, I’ve had the unique opportunity to immerse myself in both European and American sporting cultures while following my academic goals. These experiences have profoundly impacted my life in a positive way, and I’m committed to using them to mentor and inspire every new athlete.
“Don´t be scared to take the next step! Something great is going to happen!”
2023-2025 Student of the Dean’s List (issued by St Bonaventure University)
2024 All-Academic District Team (issued by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA))
U17 invitation of Danish-National Team
Rooster of VFL Osnabrück men’s team (third division Germany)
INTERVIEWS
WHAT IS AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP?
Athletic as well as academic scholarships are much more common in the US than in most other countries. Athletic scholarships are awarded to athletes of outstanding performance in order to enable them to finance their studies in the US. The athlete participates fully in practice sessions with the college team and represents the university in various tournaments and competitions. The coaches’ job is to professionally look after the teams; in this sense, he has a similar position to that of a professor and is also paid accordingly.
For what reasons are scholarships awarded?
For generations, American universities have had college teams in all kinds of sports. These teams are professionally managed by specially employed coaches and serve as an advertisement for the respective university in numerous competitions. If a team has regional or even nationwide success, the media will cover its development. That is why college teams are a means to market the university in order to recruit new students. For this reason, the universities provide the coaches with a budget to recruit talented athletes from around the world and help them finance their studies or even their entire stay abroad.
Why an athletic scholarship to America
The American College system produces some of the best sporting talent in the world. The facilities, coaching and support networks including sports science, nutrition, physiotherapy and fitness training are all world class. Universities travel the length and breadth of the United States to play each other; it is big business involving, massive corporate sponsorship, fanatical crowds, rich history, and national television coverage. Collegiate sports are as close to a professional environment as it’s possible to get. A normal schedule involves one to two training sessions or practices a day plus additional sports specific weights and fitness sessions within in a normal athletic scholarship. All this alongside a full university degree program.
Athletic Scholarships are funded sports programs that include Football (Soccer), Golf, Basketball, Tennis, Field Hockey, American Football, Baseball, Swimming & Diving, Track and Field, Fencing, Rowing (Crew), Skiing, Gymnastics and many more athletic scholarship programs.
