Mission Statement
The mission is to “LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD” for at-risk low-income student-athletes.
Raise Your Game provides qualified low-income high school student-athletes a financial grant so they can afford to play sports and funds professional services that will guide the student-athlete and family through the college planning and recruiting process.
goal
Our goal is to empower 1,000 low-income high school student-athletes a year giving them the opportunity to maximize their college recruiting opportunities by “Leveling The Playing Field”.
raise your game foundation
“Student Athletes are more likely to get higher grades and aspire to attend college.”
Women’s Sports Foundation:
The state of high school
sports in America, 2019
“Student athletes are less likely than non-athletes to be depressed.”
Women’s Sports Foundation:
The state of high school
sports in America,2019
“58% of
Community-based
sports fee are rising!”
Rand Corporation:
Who Plays, Who Pays?
July 2019
“42% of family’s
children that want to
participate in sports but
don’t due to the costs.”
Rand Corporation:
Who Plays, Who Pays?
July 2019
who we are
At RYGF, we believe that a qualified college level prospective high school student-athlete needs financial support for their passion to play sports and to pursue a college education regardless of their family’s financial position.
Our plan is to “Level the playing field” by providing grants to these student-athletes that gives them the opportunity to showcase their skills to maximize their college recruiting opportunities.
We will fund professional services that provide personal hands-on guidance through the college planning process, recruiting, and financial aid opportunities.
We provide grants to student-athletes and families to ensure they receive college planning and athletic recruiting tools, resources, and professional guidance.
Student-athletes must:
– Be on high school or club sports team
– Be between the ages of 13-18 years old
– Be committed to maintaining a minimum 2.8 GPA
Athlete
Application
Are you looking for a way to register athletes at your club or event? Look no more! Our athlete registration form template is what you need.
Coach Recommendation
If you’ve identified a college level prospect athletically and academically who is a good fit for our grant, recommend them here.
donate today
As a former college coach and athletic director, I have visiting with many families and have seen too many student-athletes not prepared for college because they did not have the proper guidance or understanding of the NCAA guidelines.
The grants that we provide will get them help, and introduce them to many college opportunities.
We need your help, so press that donate button!
John Wadas, President
Raise Your Game Foundation