Expert: Thom Brooks - 8/26/2008

Question
I Been Playing Football All My Life And I Played High School All The Way Up Till My Junior Year In High School.I Didn't Try In School,And Eventually Dropped Out Cause I Couldn't Play Football No More.I Started Varsity My Freshman Year I Played Linebacker.My Coach Told Me Oneday At Practice "I Hope Your Grades Are up Cause You hit Like A Mac Truck".Then I Had Another Coach Tell Me To Get My Head On My Shoulders Cause I Know You Can Play Somewhere Else.None Of This Seemed To Fire Me Up,I'm Only 18 Now I'm Regretting It Every Day And Want To Try To Play Somewhere Else.I Got The Size And The Strengh.I'm 6'0 210 Bench 340 Rep 225 20 Times Run a 4.9 40 which Isn't the best I know.I Workout At The House 6 Days A Week.I Need To Work On My Legs Allot More.Is it Possible If I Go To The Community College Get My GED And Get A High Score On It Is It Possible To get In A Junior College As A Walk on With A GED?Also Do You Have Any Idea What The Standards Are To Make A College Ball Team What All Are They Looking For.I Have The Experience Just Not The Grades,But I'm Willing To Work My Tale Of On That!!!

Answer
Frank, hello !

Contact your local high schools.  They will get you started on locations where you can get the GED completed.  It may be at a local JUCO, if so, they may offer football.  Once you complete your Core courses, you can qualify for a college and many people will help get you there.  Contact the Athletic Department of the college you see to enroll in.  They will give you the requirements for tryouts AND the minimum grade standards to be able to suit up.

You have a World of Opportunity lying ahead so keep charging forward!  The fact that you're already heavily into a workout schedule will reflect positively in the eys of the coaches.  

You will get your opportunity if you work hard and stay focused.  


Do great,

Thom Brooks



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