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How to Get a Graduate Assistantship: Timeline, Emails and What Actually Wins One
Assistantships are rarely won through the application portal. They are won by contacting the right department twelve months out, in the right language, with the right evidence attached.
JV vs Varsity: What Junior Varsity Actually Means
Varsity is the first team. Junior varsity is the level below it. Here is exactly how the two differ, how athletes move between them, and what happens to the distinction once you leave the American system.
Varsity vs Club Sports in the UK: What US Student-Athletes Need to Know
In the US, varsity is the top tier. In the UK, university sport is split between BUCS teams and external clubs. Here's how the two systems compare - and what it means for your eligibility, schedule and standard of play.
Do I Still Have Eligibility? What Happens When It Runs Out
How to count the seasons you actually have left, the waivers people forget, and exactly what exists on the other side when the answer is none.
How to Go Semi-Pro or Play Overseas After College
The realistic routes into overseas and semi-professional sport by discipline, what the money actually looks like, how trials and agents work, and the visa question nobody mentions until it is late.
Jobs for Former College Athletes: Where the Job Boards Fall Short
What NCAA Market, TeamworkOnline and CollegeSports.jobs actually list, who each board is really for, and the option none of them carry: getting paid-for study and one more competitive season overseas.