achtungpv wrote:How high you jump is only a small factor in the amount of scholarship you can get. The school, strength of conference, scholarships available, etc., all play a role. For example, the high school national record holder only got 80% at a major program but I've seen 16'0" guys on a full ride at smaller schools. There isn't a magic height that will get you a scholarship. Being flexible about where you are willing to go to school while carrying a good PR and good grades will get you a lot farther than just a good PR.
Also, it helps to be good in more than one event. Whether you jump 10' or 19', all you can score for your team is 10 points. And since a lot of coaching jobs ride on how they perform as a team at conference, it doesn't make a lot of sense to spend a lot of money on someone who can only score a maximum of 10 points when they can spent the same amount on a multi-eventer who can score in the 3-4 events and bring in 30+ points.
Anyway, if you really need the money, apply for academic scholarships and grants. That's a lot more stable source of money than an athletic scholarship which is only for one year anyway.
but dude u have 2 remember that every POINT counts to ur final score. i mean you could lose a meet because you didnt have that extra 10 points. it could be the difference of being 2nd in the NCAAs and 1st. every event and every point is needed!! and if you notice most of these guys jumping 17 feet in high school never really do much in college and those that jump 16 feet a lot of times go 18 feet or above eventually! Dave Volz went 16' in high school and later became an American Record Holder 18'10" at IU!! Also he went 19 feet at the olympic trials in 1992. Mark Buse and Danny Burton all got over 18 ft in college and only went over 16 in high school. 16 feet to me is an AMAZING jump in high school! But dont get me wrong im not sayin people who go 17 feet + in high school wont improve in college its just some reach their peak earlier than others...
