From day one, parents tell their children they can be anything they want to be, but what if their child wants to be a professional athlete?
Student-athletes are being scouted and recruited from all around the world to serve one purpose — to help their team win and support the school they are playing for.
According to the NCAA, there are around 480,000 student-athletes playing in the U.S. Only a select few of those athletes will move on to become professional athletes in their sport. The percentage of athletes that move from high school sports to the NCAA is six percent, and from NCAA to major professional leagues is just two percent.