A sports scholarship abroad is the goal for many young aspiring athletes but how do you get a sports scholarship abroad? How do you get a sports scholarship to the USA specifically? Many of our Nike Sports Camps coaches have been to the USA on a sports scholarship, including tennis coaches Alex and Ana. We talk to them both to hear how the experience was for them, how they prepared themselves and what advice they would give to other young sports players and their parents hoping to secure a sports scholarship abroad.

Hello Alex and Ana, can you introduce yourselves? 

Alex: Hey, I’m Alex Chan and I’m from West London. I’m a Tennis coach at Bisham Abbey for Nike Sports Camps. Outside of this role I’m studying Psychology on a tennis scholarship in the USA…