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success in another.
“Too often, players are pouring
all their eggs in one basket, ’he said,
The pressure to be recruited for
a single sport to an athlete’s dream
school can leave players burnt
out, discouraged if they d o n ’t
make the cut, or regretful for not
trying another sport. In a sport
saturated with great players, like
basketball, getting a full scholar-
ship at a division one school like
the U niversity of Oregon can be
as likely as w inning the lottery for
some athletes who may do ju st as
well elsewhere.
Beyond O regon and Pacific
N o rth w est co n fe ren c es, m any
student athletes are unaware of
the bountiful college opportuni
ties, says Carline. W here an in
state recruiter may brush over a
strong local player, an out-of-
state school may be willing to o f
fer a full scholarship, he says.
Carline inform s players o f two
co n fe ren c es; the M id -E astern
A th le tic C o n fe re n c e and the
Southw estern A thletic C onfer
ence, many o f which are histori
cally black and division one col
leges that are w illing to offer full
athletic sch o larsh ip s, but stu
dents must be willing to work hard
and leave the state.
“Division 1 is n ojoke; it’s hard
work, but you get your education
paid for,” said Carline.
The athletic director says seri-
ous a th le te s sh o u ld sta rt re-
searching schools and contact-
ing coaches as early as th eir
sophom ore year, rather than wait-
ing for college recruiters to find
them.
“Nobody is going to drop it in
your lap,” said Carline, “You're
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He says if players initiate conver-
sation with colleges that are inter
ested early .it saves recruiters time
and money, and more apt to lead
to a future contract.
By ju n io r year, players can
whittle down their choices to just
two sports, and by senior year,
athletes can choose the sport that
suits them best and put eggs in
that basket, he said. Parents can
offer support in this process by
helping their k id s’ research and
contact college coaches, prepare
and encourage them to take the
SATS and keep their grades up,
and involve athletes in club sports
to im prove their skills.
Kamaron “Kamie” Boggan, 20,
had played softball her whole life
before she found interest in vol-
Dennis Carline
leyball during her freshm an year
at Benson High School. She con
tinued both sports for four years,
and played basketball for two.
“1 could pick and choose where
I wanted to eventually go,” said
Boggan.
She chose volleyball. Travel-
ing with a volleyball team for the
Athena Volleyball Club as a right-
side hitter opened the doors to
college recruiters. By her ju n io r
year, Boggan had contacted sev-
eral college coaches after con-
firm ing she wanted to get a free
education to play the sport she
loved.
Jackson State University in Mis-
sissippi was among her top picks,
where a list of Portland athletes have
received full rides beginning with
coach Carline’s daughter, Denetia
Carline, 28, a 2002 Benson High
graduate who lettered varsity in
volleyball, basketball, and golf, and
played Division 1 volleyball as a
setter at Jackson.
“I didn’t think I could get a
volleyball scholarship, because
I ’m short,” said D enetia, who
studied graphic design and got
her M aster o f Arts in Elem entary
Education. She says, how ever,
there are schools out there look
ing for players like her.
“I can set a m ultiple attack—
not everyone can do that— th at’s
kind o f what got me in,” she said.
Am anda Boggan, K am eron’s
sister, a 2005 Benson High player
who lettered varsity in volleyball,
basketball and softball, received
a scholarship to play D ivision 1
softball at Jackson as an in-fielder.
D elissa Carline, a 2008 De La
Salle North Catholic graduate who
played and L ettered in varsity
volleyball, basketball and track,
played D ivision 1 volleyball at
M organ State as a setter.
Now Kamaron Boggan, a 2009
Benson High graduate who played
and lettered varsity in volleyball,
basketball and softball, plays Divi
sion 1 volleyball at Jackson with her
roommate DaedraCarline, 22, a 2005
De La Salle North Catholic graduate
who lettered varsity in volleyball,
basketball, and softball.
Going to school out o f state,
especially to the south, had never
really occurred to Boggan, but
having relations there made it that
much easier for her to accept a full
ride to play volleyball. Now,
Boggan, in her ju n io r year, bal
ances a busy student life o f vol
leyball and her studies in Civil
Engineering.
Compared to high school, col
lege volleyball is more competitive
and requires more of the players.
W hen she h as free tim e Ft ,
Boggan is holed up in the library,
studying, a task she often must
com plete on the road to gam es,
but she already m astered the art
o f tim e m an ag em en t in high
school, playing three sports year
around.
“It’sajob, but it’s also rewarding
and fun. I’m playing the sport I love,
making friends with teammates, and
winning is always fun,” said Boggan.
Practicing, weight-training, and trav-
eling for games consumes 90 per-
cent o f her tim e, even in the
offseason, when players are ex
pected to stay conditioned and
skilled.
Daedra Carline, a senior at Jack-
son, said she wanted to play volley-
ball like her sister, but she also didn’t
want her parents to have to pay for
her to go in school or go into debt.
Boggan advises high school
athletes not to expect college
coaches to come calling, but in-
stead to let them know you’re in
terested, so they can eventually
follow you.
She also suggests playing off
season with clubs to see different
levels of play that will prepare you
for the college level.