Scout: Patrick Sachs
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ABOUT ME
Since I was a little kid, a passion for many different sports has accompanied me. I used to play soccer, basketball, and American Football – with former NFL and college players – in my childhood, and whenever I wasn’t outside on the pitch, I would watch sports on television.
Growing up in a small town in the countryside in Germany, my ultimate goal was always to work in sports and turn my hobby into a job.
I completed a master’s degree in Business & Sports Management at the University of Southern Denmark, that’s why I can tell what a great experience studying abroad can be.
The unique opportunity in America to combine academics and sports on the highest possible level gives you as an athlete the possibility to pursue both ways without settling for compromises.
I want to help young athletes to chase their dreams. Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there!
Contact me
patrick.sachs@athletesusa.org | +49 159 061 318 58
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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.
