Beyond the Gridiron: A Look into the Academic Preparation of Urban High School Football Players

There was a need to more thoroughly evaluate the academic preparation of urban high school football recruits prior to the senior year and before entering college. Dr. Marco Walder presents to the world valuable information and research with the intent to provide understanding and insight into strategies that are needed and currently being used to increase the college academic preparation of urban high school student athletes. As a former NCAA student athlete Dr. Marco Walder shares his experiences, research, passion, and purpose in this phenomenal book as he strives to be a voice for the change needed to ensure student athletes all over are being prepared on all educational levels to be successful academically and athletically.