WAM SPORTS GUIDE TO COLLEGE SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS WAM Sports pledge to student-athletes:

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1 Helping Athletes Find Best-Fit Scholarships WAM SPORTS GUIDE TO COLLEGE SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS WAM Sports pledge to student-athletes: To consult & mentor student-athletes in college preparation, the college scholarship process, and post graduation success. At WAM Sports you GET ON TRACK to become: THE COMPLETE STUDENT ATHLETE EXCELLENCE IN... YOUR ACADEMICS YOUR SPORT YOUR CAREER COLLEGE PREP SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS...WAM FINDS THEM FOR YOU! There are plenty of college scholarship opportunities available, BUT you must know how to go about finding them and what it takes to come out on top! Few people realize that finding the best-fit opportunities requires experience and knowledge. Consequently, they settle for less! Due to the shortage of full athletic scholarships, most athletes depend on qualifying for some form of academic money (incl. academic scholarships, grants, loans, need-based and other aid). These scholarships are often left unused because the fewest athletes know how and where to get them!

2 THIS IS HOW WAM SPORTS FINDS BEST-FIT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES *In order to ensure complete understanding of the college recruiting process and all available opportunities, WAM Sports can be your trusted college scholarship expert on every one of the following steps. This philosophy of systematically approaching college decision-making has proven to be 100% successful, when adequate time and expertise is devoted to this important process! WAM Sports 7 steps To College Scholarship Success! 1) GET YOUR FREE CONSULTATION Go to fill out the free consultation form WAM will take the time to contact you and evaluate your athletic ability *Less than 6% of US High School tennis players play in college *Even fewer receive athletic scholarships; most depend on academic aid 2) GET YOUR PERSONALIZED SCHOLARSHIP EVALUATION Go to and fill out the scholarship evaluation form WAM will create a written report that serves as your baseline/current status in the recruiting process Your WAM consultant follows up on the detailed findings with you personally You will know exactly where you currently stand in your academics & athletics and what scholarships are attainable WAM will provide comments & recommendation on how to proceed No longer second guess your direction or path you want to/must go 3) REGISTER WITH APPROPRIATE ELIGIBILITY CENTERS WAM Sports will provide strategic selection of the appropriate sports leagues (NCAA and/or NAIA and/or NJCAA), based on the scholarship evaluation findings WAM assists in registering and completing all necessary eligibility tasks Timely athletic & academic eligibility certifications is the MAIN burden for many Lack of knowledge and incomplete information cause ineligibility 4) CREATE YOUR SHORTLIST OF COLLEGES In order to create a shortlist, WAM will provide you with an Important factors of college decision-making process WAM will help create & analyze the target shortlist of colleges This part of the process is the most important tool to ensure best-fit colleges

3 About 1,000 US colleges of all levels offer intercollegiate sports competition. How do you know what schools to target? Unless you know what your important factors are and how to select best-fit schools based on your results, you will never find a good scholarship opportunity! 5) CREATE YOUR RECRUITING PROFILE & VIDEO WAM will create your profile with attention getting information Our experience and knowledge will get you the coaches attention! WAM will provide you with specific video instructions before filming raw footage The video will be professionally edited & uploaded to our network of college coaches Coaches get hundreds of inquiries, but most are not even attended to College Coaches keep an eye out for WAM Athlete Profiles & Videos Coaches like to work with trusted sources and experts in the field 6) COMMUNICATE WITH COLLEGES & COACHES CONSTANTLY WAM will initiate and contact college coaches for scholarship opportunities for you Coaches want to speak to the ATHLETE! We will guide you on how to go about it WAM can speak with coaches prior to and during the recruiting process. The communication rules set forth for student-athletes by NCAA, NJCAA & NAIA (timing, frequency, etc.) does not apply to us! SINGLE MOST time-consuming step in this process. Coaches are often hard to get a hold of and can only speak to you during school hours Being proactive; showing you re seriously interested in YOUR chosen list of colleges is extremely important. WAM keeps in contact with the coaches and keeps you in the running for a scholarship! 7) LEARN ALL ABOUT RECRUITING TRIPS & DECISION-MAKING RECRUTING TRIPS WAM prepares your recruiting trip schedule ahead of time (official and unofficial) WAM will set you up with visits to your target list of colleges during the school year to get a real vibe WAM will prepare you and provide you with recruiting trips evaluation and analysis. You will learn what questions to ask and what to look out for! WAM will get coaches to cover as much of your direct trip expenses as possible. As a result, you will save $ DECISION-MAKING PROCESS Pros & Cons Analysis Once ALL the above factors and steps have been actively implemented, the actual decisionmaking can begin. Recruiting trip evaluation(s) and the previously determined important factors will have to be compared, evaluated and analyzed by WAM. To do so, pros-and-cons analyses for the top 2-5 colleges are established by hard facts, personal impressions, and any other important factors. These will determine, which college best-fits your needs and goals!

4 Financial Evaluation A financial analysis needs to be in place comparing your top choices. This is necessary in order to find out exactly a) what the entire recruiting process cost you vs. saved/benefited you b) how much you are left to pay out-of-pocket while in college, ANNUALLY c) how much more money you are now potentially saving, ANNUALLY compared to what you originally thought was possible/realistic/attainable when searching for a college COLLEGE EXPERIENCE THE COMPLETE STUDENT-ATHLETE When selecting a college that fits you best, you will... Be Happy Excel in your sport, excel in your studies, and grow as an individual Save money on your education Graduate with a competitive edge (student-athlete) Be receptive to all the positive experiences you can make while in college Benefit from a unique and rich experience that let's you reach your goals & follow your dreams Pave your way to future success in life (regardless of the career you choose) Become a role model for others and lead by example

5 Start the first step towards your athletic scholarship WAM Sports Get your FREE Consultation Sign up at (Click Free Consultation in the top right corner of homepage) IT S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START, BUT OFTEN TOO LATE! TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WAM SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS... CONTACT US TODAY! WE HAVE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS Connect with us! +1 (786) nnaser@wamsports.com facebook.com/wamsports