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2020 National Student-Athlete Coronavirus & Recruiting Study
1.
How worried are you about the impact of coronavirus on your college education, as well as the quality of your college sports career?
Extremely worried
Worried
Not very worried
Not worried at all
Other (please specify)
2.
List the ways you and your family have been affected by the current crisis (choose all that apply):
We have a family member or friend that was diagnosed with Coronavirus
I worry about contracting Coronavirus if/when I go back to campus for the 2020-2021 year
Our family finances have been negatively affected
My parents are worried about me going to my campus when it opens for the 2020-2021 year
I have considered switching colleges
I have considered taking a year off from college
I am considering not playing my sport, and just focusing on my education instead
I feel like I received less of an education after switching to online learning this past spring
I now feel like I struggle with anxiety or depression due to the crisis
I am now worrying more about how I'm going to afford the rest of my college education
Other (please specify)
3.
Looking ahead to this next college school year as a student-athlete, what is the MAXIMUM college tuition you and your family are feeling like you could be in a position to pay out of pocket?
$60,000 or more
$55,000 to $59,999
$50,000 to $54,999
$45,000 to $49,999
$40,000 to $49,999
$35,000 to $39,999
$30,000 to $34,999
$25,000 to $29,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$4,999 or less
4.
If you knew another college or coach could offer you more academic or athletic scholarship money to transfer to their school, how strongly would you consider that idea?
I would strongly consider a transfer
I might consider a transfer
I'm not sure if I would or wouldn't consider a transfer
I probably wouldn't consider a transfer
I definitely would not consider a transfer
5.
As they communicate with you, what types of things should coaches be talking with you about between now and the time you head to campus when it opens? What do you need to hear from them?
6.
How could your coach have been communicating with you better over the past few months as this crisis unfolded?
7.
What are you most worried about as you prepare for the upcoming college year as a student and athlete?
8.
Last question: What is your advice to coaches, as they communicate with their recruits and current team members, when it comes to what you need to hear as a student-athlete? What do you want to hear most from them to feel good about them and their program?
