About

The Facts...

Sports are shown to improve a student's likelihood of graduation. Of student-athletes who wish to compete at the college-level, about 60% believe they will receive scholarships. The actual amount is 6%. Of that, less than 0.1% will ever go on to play professionally.

That means 99.9% of high school athletes will never receive a paycheck for a sport they most likely devoted years to playing. Years of commitment, exercise, practice, devotion, and studying that will scarcely be used outside of their high school career.

The Problem...

The high school student athletes of this country are believing more and more that their focus needs to be playing their sport- becoming the best player they can be. And while that may be a great dream to strive for- they typically do not have a back up plan. No idea what will become of them if they don't get that scholarship; if they don't play at the professional level; if they get injured.

The Focus...

It is our hope to open the eyes of these young men and women to the importance of education. They're told nearly everyday of the significance of their scholar pursuits, but few adhere to it. It is a problem in our schools that is not being addressed. Student athletes must put their education and character before their sports careers, since 99% of them will not get their shot professionally.

The point of this film is NOT to discourage students from athletics; rather, show the importance of a "backup plan" in their life.

The Film...

We're setting out to film this documentary with the support of several successful professional athletes, unsuccessful athletes, injured athletes, and those who never had their chance. We want to share their opinions, thoughts, and lessons to the next generation of student athletes on what really matters during and after high school. This isn't meant to discourage the pursuit of their dream, but instead encourage a back up plan.

The idea is to make several small segmented videos each telling the story of a different athlete. Then, the screener (teachers, coaches, parents, or whoever is screening the movie) can select which stories would most impact their audience. For example, if a basketball coach wished to reach his players on a more personal level, the coach could select the below clip to show his players (and as many others as he/she wished). This allows for flexibility over the length of the film, the content, and the focus.

This would allow for a more direct audience connection and hopefully make a better impact on the student-athletes watching. Nothing like this has ever been done before.

The Support...

Your support will go directly into funding the production of this documentary. Equipment and crew are ready to go, segments have been filmed- but funding is needed to finish. We need funds for travel, lodging, equipment, operating costs, and for the hours of time we're committing to this film. If this film inspires one athlete, we'd consider this a tremendous success and an invaluable tool for teachers, coaches, & parents everywhere.

Most documentaries operate on a budget in the $800,000 range. We're not most documentaries.

The Release...

Since our overall goal is to inspire young student athletes, the film will be distributed to any high schools wishing to screen the film for their athletes. The film will also be available for purchase on DVD and online.