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As a parent, can I market my son or daughter to college coaches?
It is nearly impossible for parents to market their children to college coaches for the same reason that parents shouldn't coach their children. Parents have limited credibility with college recruiters. You're supposed to say nice things about your athlete. In just the last few years, collegiate athletics have become a very big business. Recruiting is merely the pipeline to keep fuel flowing to the big business. Prospective student athletes and their parents who don't understand this are at a very distinct disadvantage in this process. Even if you had the expertise to market your son or daughter, do you have the time, financial resources and connections that it takes to get results?

My child is not an Olympian so he is probably not good enough to compete in college right?
There are literally thousands of schools that sponsor athletic teams and there are 5 different levels of competition within collegiate athletics. The combination of a great education and outstanding coaching exists in many schools at all 5 levels. ACC has the connections and expertise to help you find the right one.

Who can guarantee that we will receive an athletic scholarship?
The NCAA does not allow anyone including coaches to guarantee athletic scholarships. They do however allow us to identify and locate schools that have athletic scholarships available in your sport.

When should I begin the process?
The NCAA considers a student athlete who has started classes for the ninth grade to be a "prospect." College coaches prefer to be able to follow the progress of an athlete over several years of development. Some parents have told us that the academic advice alone, which we gave their students during high school, was worth the investment. However, our programs can and have helped athletes who are in their senior year of high school as well as college athletes who wish to transfer to another institution.