Investing in expertise returns multiple college offers, huge savings for athletes

National Signing Period is a special time for student-athletes around the country. It marks the end of a stressful, overwhelming college recruiting experience, and their official acceptance of an athletic scholarship.

For many parents, this means six-figure savings and a chance to watch their child live out a dream come true.

For thousands of other prospects, many of whom approached the process with a "D1 or bust" mentality, signing day is a brutal reminder that attempting to tackle the process without professional assistance can be a costly error in judgment.

Justin Waltzer signs his letter of intent.

“The (SAS) program was incredibly effective and the results were astounding,” says David Waltzer, whose son Justin signed his letter of intent last week with Division II St. Anselm (NH) College.

“Everything unfolded as SAS said it would, and they never tired of taking our calls and answering our e-mails to guide us along at every turn. We had college coaches coming to us in droves.  Justin received a scholarship package that far exceeded our expectations. Talk about an incredible return on investment.”

For South Dakota State-bound Trent Mason, acquiring the help of college recruiting experts also proved to be a wise investment.

WR Trent Mason inks his commitment.

“We ended up visiting 4 schools, had 6 great offers, all but one was a full scholarship offer,” says his father, David.

“In the end, Trent chose a smaller Division I school where he loved the coaches, was offered a full scholarship and an opportunity to start for the next 4 years. He could not be happier, and we couldn’t have done this without SAS. The exposure Trent received from schools we did not even know existed would have never happened without their expertise.”

Brian Grubbs of Cortez, Colo.

Accepting an offer from small-Division I St. Peter’s in New Jersey will mean plenty of adjusting for Cortez, Colorado’s Brian Grubbs. But with a scholarship package that figures to amount to more than $150,000, his father Brett is glad he sought assistance.

“I know for a fact that without SAS, we would not be in this position. Because of the exposure and the numerous schools interested in Brian, he was able to negotiate the best deal.”