What does it take to get a college scholarship? and any tips on how to play centre?

iam 14 and i live in the UK. iam around 6 ft and i normally play small forward but for my club iam being asked to play centre.has anyone got any tips as i dont normally play centre? and iam thinking seriously about playing basketball in acollegebut i dont know how to get their? how do i get into acollegein the states and how good do you realy need to be ?

What does it take to get acollegescholarship? and any tips on how to play centre?nba news

Real College Scholarship are given for just that SCHOLAR ship. Concentrate on your studies. Playing sports is great butcollegeshould be the goal of the intellectual.

What does it take to get acollegescholarship? and any tips on how to play centre?nba all star game ,nba teams

well u r in a pretty good situation. the reason the coach moved u to center might be to take advantage of your strength and athleticism over other players. if you have a good coach he may have moved another player more suited to play the small forward role. but being in the center position you will be able to use those skills as a small forward. against bigger strong players in the low post area u can use your quickness and agility to out rebound them, so work on your leaping ability and footwork. against smaller post players u will be able to use a lot of strength. so work on condtioning and endurance. build up leg and arm muscle.

dont look as it as a bad thing. but as a chance to improve versatility and a chance to show your coach you are great team player.
YOUGET SCHOLARSHIPS BY PLAYING YOUR PART IF THE COACH WANTS YOU TO PLAY A CERTAIN POSITION THAN PLAY IT AND GIVE YOUR BEST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A JOB UR THE 1 WHO TRYING TO GET ONE
There are many factors involved in getting acollegescholarships. many deadlines and processes that need to be followed. www.sportsworx.com can help with the whole process and places in excess of 85% of it's enrolled athletes.
You have to be really good to get one iin the staTES AND IN the uk youll have to be great
Tips for playing center:

Get in good position for rebounds on both offense and defense, and be aggressive in rebounding. EVERY team needs good re-bounders. Also, for someone as short as 6 feet tall playing center, you had better develop a good jump-hook shot for shooting over taller players.

Playing incollegein the US:

If you want to playcollegeball in the US, I strongly urge you to avoid playing center. I would bet a million pounds that there is not a single team with a 6 foot tall center.

How good you have to be to playcollegeball:

People who playcollegebasketball in the US are very good. Some small Midwestern towns live for basketball, and city kids get to play against very talented and older players, so they're also very good.

If you want to playcollegeball in the US, join the student exchange program or go to a US summer basketball camp and see how good you are compared to Americans.

I must choose between basketball,sculpting,drama,&bi... engineering for college.What do I pick?

I can pick two, and I have a bright future in them all. I'm torn!

I must choose between basketball,sculpting,drama,%26amp;bi... engineering for college.What do I pick?sporting goods

I'd pick drama and engineering. Drama will help you learn to act in groups and that can't hurt you later in life! Engineering is just plain attractive tocollegeadmissions people. The other 2 you can do on your own, you don't need to take classes in it.

I must choose between basketball,sculpting,drama,%26amp;bi... engineering for college.What do I pick?nba hall of fame ,nba teams

basketball cause it could if your good pay for you to go to school and engineering cause there's a lot more of a future in it then the others
BASKETBALL!

the best sport.......besides soccer!
1.dont even THINK of pursuing Engineering unless you did Calculus in high school. You must LOVE physics and chemistry and geometry and algebra to succeed in Engineering of the traditional flavors: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical.

2. Check out the mean and avg. pay rates for each profession. You might care A LOT about your annual salary, which impacts your quality of life (exotic vacations might be unaffordable for drama and art majors)
basketball
basketball. you get exercise so you dont get fat and lazy
Do the one you feel will be the most fun.
Go for the drama and basketball. Do what you love most.
Take some time to decide which activity that you really enjoy doing. Are you the type of energetic person who would like to go outdoors and socialize with your friends? Then I would advise you to go shoot some hoops and play basketball. The thing is that, you should pick one that you love and can stick with.

Decide whether you can stay in an acticity such as, sculpting. Are you able to live off a life from sculping? Are you able to spend hours working on a project?

Hope this helps

Any tips for a point guard in college basketball with a team that has poor post players?

pass more to the swingmen, since you won't be getting much points down low

Any tips for a point guard incollegebasketball with a team that has poor post players?nba draft history

if youre any good you should already know,use em for picks %26amp; score 30.

Any tips for a point guard incollegebasketball with a team that has poor post players?nba playoffs 2007 ,nba teams

just keep it out of there and drive then after awhile they d while pile on to u leaving ur post player wide open evern kids can make that shot so ur post better be able to

Is it possible to come in USA on go in college if you are 24 years old,and can you play college bask

As long as you haven't played collegiately before -- yes.

Which college player is most valueble to his team?

whichcollegebasketball player plays on a good team and carries the whole team on their shoulders?

Whichcollegeplayer is most valueble to his team?knicks

It has to be Kevin Durant. If this guy had an average supporting cast they would be a #1 seed and favored by many to win the title.

Whichcollegeplayer is most valueble to his team?sports ,nba teams

if your talking pure talent, then all the players above are excellent choices..but..without those players i feel those teams are all still very good. most important to his team in my opinion is randolh morris of ky..without his presence in the middle ky is absolutely horrible...also one of the most under rated players in the country. double and triple teamed night in and night out so his numbers dont jump out at you. ky barely made tourney this year...without morris..they dont make it... that pretty important to a team. also..if morris goes pro..you will see ky fall even farther off the ncaa map. prob wont make tourney next year without morris.
Kevin Durant is the best player in the NCAA
Definitely Durant. Texas isn't really very good, he just makes them look that way. I feel bad for him though, he's only a first half player. His scoring average goes down so much in the second half, he's practically useless when his legs give out from running all those 3's. If he played for a team that could give back just a little he'd be in way better shape. I won't lie, I'm really glad he's going to the NBA because if he gets much better atcollegeball, he's gonna tear everybody up, one-man team or not.
Drew Neitzel, PG, Michigan State

Ok... look at their team... their second best player is Goran Suton... who is that guy? he sucks, he didn't even average 10 ppg... yet Michigan State has gotten to the tournament as a 9 seed and beat Wisconsin AND Texas this year. Drew Neitzel carried this team on his back. He averaged 18 ppg and 4 apg, while shooting an amazing 41% from 3. Without Neitzel they would have missed the tournament, and even been on of the worst Big Ten teams. He has stepped up in big games with a number of times scoring more than 25 and 30 points in games.
you gotta go with one of the top players of the year, Durant or Oden. Sure their teams are good without them, but they are both dominant players whose numbers if missed would cause their teams not to have a chance at contending in the dance. If texas gets to the final four or does better than OSU (I have OSU going all the way), then I'd say Durant is the one.
Greg Oden Ohio State
Without a doubt, Kevin Durant of Texas.
I got to say Kevin Durant from Texas.
Mario Chalmers of Kansas... Wait no.... Kevin Durant of Texas....
Definately Kevin Durant from Texas. The guy is amazing, and will probably hands down win the Player of the year award, and only as a freshman.

If youve never seen him play, you dont know what ur missing. Check out some of his stats

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/pro...

College suggestions?

I was thinking about acollegeto go to for basketball I would like suggestions.Preferably in Illinois. I dont want it to be hard to make the bball team.

College suggestions?baseball

If you have to ask that means thecollegescouts are not already recruiting you. And that means it won't matter where you go because you're probably not going to make the team as a walk-on except at the smallest Division 3 or NAIA schools. So: if playing at sports is not going to have any career value for you (and even if you were a top prospect this would unfortunately likely be the case,) the best thing to do is start at your local communitycollegebecause it will be dirt cheap and you can maybe get some basic required courses out of the way in a non-threatening environment and then decide if you want to continue toward a 4-year degree. If you just want to play hoops for the fun of it, great. If you can get some good coaching and develop a game maybe you can hook on at some small school somewhere but don't count on doing anything more than that. If you haven't already established yourself as a big-time recruit by the time you're 14 or 15 years old it's just not going to happen. Sorry but that's just the way it is.

College suggestions?nba playoff schedule ,nba teams

It really depends on how good of a high school player you are. If your an exceptional player I would have to say Arizona, North Carolina, Duke, or Kansas (to name a few). If your a good player I would try to stay closer to home, some of the places I would suggest would be Depaul, Illinois, Illinois St., Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, and Butler. If your just above average I would look at schools close to home in the Horizon League -- Valparaiso, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State, Detroit, Cleavland State, and Youngstown state. Otherwise I would suggest on attending juniorcollegefor a couple of years, developing your skills and then transferring to one of the above schools your sophomore or junior year.

A lot of this has to do with your ability as a high school athlete and what each school as to offer for you: Scholarships, location, prestige, and each schools individual academic program... the first four all have great basketball teams and academic programs.
Don't choose a school based on the b-ball team. Choose it on the overall quality of education. Check out the Princeton review and pick something in the top 50.

If all you want is acollegewith an easy team to get on choose a communitycollegenearby that has a b-ball team.

Should I play basketball next year?

I played in 3rd grade throughout 8th grade and then didnt play in ninth or tenth grade... i love basketball and miss playing.. im planning on training all summer and hoping making varsity next year.. I would hope to continue basketball in college.. will me not playing for two years prevent this? I'm 5'3" 110 lbs.. female.. I understand I am undersized.. but I'm not going to let that stop me. Also, should I try to find an AAU team to play for over the summer or should I just train on my own?

Should I play basketball next year?nba all star

I absolutely love basketball it's been my life. Im a senior now and just finished an awesome season winning the district chamionship. One thing that i regret is never playing other sports that i played as a kid (baseball, football etc.). What I am trying to say is that you should absolutely go out next year and try out for the aau team or you will regret it. If for someone reason you do get cut from either team, use that as motivation. Get back at them next year. If you work very hard good things will happen.

Should I play basketball next year?tickets ,nba teams

You should NEVER give up basketball.
It is hard to grab the attention of coaches when you havent played and if skill ability isnt up to par, then your chances of playing varsity andcollegeball are slim. I suggest you continue working out and possibly playing in summer leagues to help you gain some skill. IF you dont make varsity, then dont take that as you failing, but continue on with it and have fun.
Sure why not basketball is a fun sport and should be enjoyed by anyone tall or short big or small. Think about playing again cause you don't know what your missin
your size doesn't matter cuz i am 5'3 n i also weigh 110 pounds. n next year i will be a freshmen. but whenever i was an 8th grader i was bumed up to the varsity team. training all summer would be a best thing to do because u need to stay in shape if u want to make it for varsity. well my question to u is howcome u stopped playing basketball in the first place?? it's proabaly none of my business. so u should play basketball next year cuz it keeps u in fight and in nice shape. it's really up to u cuz u also gotta keep up with ur grades n maintain at least a 3.0 average.
If you are serious about playing in college, whether it is big or small, you need to join an AAU team this summer. Just being on the team is not good enough, you have to be a start or at least first off the bench. The difference between high school ball andcollegeis mind blowing. I tried out for NC State and could have walked on at a smaller school. You have to train like you really want it. Your size has nothing to do with your ability. Look at Spud Webb, he was about your size and he is an NBA All-Star. You need all the exposure you can get and by playing AAU you will get the exposure you need, but only if you are on the court. Good luck.
yeah, why not?
Yes
it really doesn't matter if you are undersized or not what matters is if you have the will to tough it out , offseason, on season, it dont matter. i played for a couple of years, didnt play for the next year, still made the team because i had the will. not many kids these days have the will but that is what high school coachs look for, not tallent, not size, the will. Now thecollegecoaches look for talent and if you have the will to play your coach will work with you. P.S.( Good Luck)
Yes.
Why not? You love to play it, so just do it. Just because your undersized doesn't mean you can't play. There are plenty of NBA and WNBA players that are not tall. Pursue your dreams.
Yes.

You have a lifetime love and you should pursue it. While there is a possibility that you might not make it pro, you play - first and foremost because you love the game and enjoy it. Never compromise your dreams.

There are a million little ways to work on improvement and sharpening your skills. Start working on them now. But also, try to find some ways to challenge your skills so you grow from where you are now.

Look for camps like the Coach Wootten camp. The best way to improve is to find someone who is an expert that can critique your weaknesses and give you areas to improve and round out your game. How about asking any former coaches to meet with you for a while?

Do you have any friends who are now playingcollegeball? Followup with them and find out how they transitioned tocollegeball. You need to be aggressive in your pursuit of info just as you must be aggressive on the court.

Play, absolutely, PLAY!!!

Good Luck!
PLAY PLAY PLAY!!! They can measure your height and weight but they can NEVER MEASURE YOUR HEART AND DETERMINATION TO WIN!!!! PLAY PLAYPLAY!!!
Always do what you feel is right, you should def play basketball. If you don't try you'll regret it the rest of your life.
ye! :)
I don't know the size of your school but if you really want to try out, go ahead. If anything, you probably may make the jv team but practice, practice, practice.
Of course you should try out for the team...it IS something you say you love. I mean the absolute worst thing that could happen is what...you don't make the team. However, if you don't try out, you DEFINITELY won't make the team and you will be mad at yourself for not, at least, trying.
yeah

go for it!!!

that's a great sport and if u love to play basketball then u should pursue that dream. :)
try out...work hard!