My Kids D-1

[knockemofftheball]

Don't care what state, these odds are pretty low to go to a D-1 school. Coaches should show these stats to every parent at the pre-season parent meeting.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/sec-states-produce-tons-of-fbs-talent/

 

[Duck_walk]

If you cant turn your 5'8 160lb 5.4 into a D-1 LBer that doesn't say much for your coaching ability.
You must be favoring other kids.

 

[sbdude]

As a percentage of high school athletes, football is one of the easiest sports in which to become a D1 athlete. And if you factor in scholarships, it is definitely one of the easiest to be a D1 scholarship athlete.

Data from 13-14 year.

% of high school athletes competing at D1

Swimming & Diving - 2.8%
Football - 2.4%
Baseball - 2.1%
Golf - 2.0%
Soccer - 1.4%
Track & Field - 1.3%
Basketball - 1.0%
Wrestling - 0.9%

 

[MoSooner69]

The thing is I hear parents in almost all sports doing it.

The real truth is most of them dont know what a D1 athlete looks like at the high school level and many have not even seen one.

 

[bmark]

With baseball you would have to take into account the ones that get drafted (which would raise the percentage a little) and go straight to minors, plus the ones that go JUCO route simply to avoid the three year deal.

 

[sbdude]

You are correct on baseball. For baseball to tie football in percentage, there would have to be 145 D1 kids that decided to go pro out of high school or JUCO to get to the same percentage as football. I have no idea how many D1 eligible kids choose the pro/JUCO route every year.

It gets more interesting when you factor in scholarships. This is assuming every school is fully funded which is not the case but it makes the numbers MUCH easier. FBS schools can offer up to 85 scholarships and FCS 63. Baseball max is 11.7.

Baseball had 10,338 D1 athletes on 297 teams. That is about 3,475 scholarships available to those athletes or 33% could be on a full ride. Baseball can split scholarships so very few actually get a full ride.

FBS division of football has 14,739 athletes at 123 schools. That's 10,455 full rides available for those athletes or 71%. Headcount sports so all scholarships are counted as a full ride.

FCS has 12,948 athletes at 126 programs. 7,938 scholarships or 61%. I believe FCS can split scholarships.

MUCH easier to get a scholarship to play football at a D1 school than in any other mainstream sport. They have more D1 participants as a percentage of high school participants and a MUCH higher scholarship percentage than in any other sport.

 

[JoeyNorthlandoKCMO]

Re: My Kids D-1. Not all about that.

I participated at the D1 level, and I didn't know it was that rare to make it there. But also, we have NAIA and division 2 and 3 with great teams. I've seen some slobberknocker NAIA footballl games.

 

[bmark]

Good post, thanks for the breakdown.

 

[Blueflu]

You are correct, FCS schools can split scholarships into parts. To be a D-1 athlete,
you had better be the best around at what you do. To put it simple, fast and quick.
To go to Mizzou, you better be the best in your conference at what you do and then it might not be enough.

blueflu

 

[bmark]

To go to Mizzou you better be the best in your conference??? If that is the perception of what it takes to play at MU I can bet there are a lot of angry parents and Division II/3/NAIA student athletes across the state that feel someone wronged them throughout the recruiting process.