AT WHAT COST: Pursuing athletic scholarships is expensive for families

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I’m curious what the reasons are that coaches would prefer someone international rather than American apart from the fact that the foreign athlete was a superior player. Especially in tennis where there is a lot more objective data such as rankings and head to head matches, why would a coach choose a foreigner over an American.

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<p>I can only talk about mens tennis.</p>

<p>The player coming from Europe, South America is about 20-21.
They have been on the pro tour and are ranked about 300 in the world.
They are 4 years older than your average senior graduating.</p>

<p>My issue is many, many state schools (funded by the state’s taxpayer dollars) have tennis teams with NO AMERICANS ON IT.</p>

<p>So, maybe the foreigners were suppose to improve the team, boost up the playing level for the Americans on the team, uh… except there are no Americans on the team.</p>

<p>A team at a state school.</p>