Do you know how much financial aid California NCAA Division I-A schools award to players on college Softball teams? Last year NCAA Division I and II schools alone award $2 billion in undergraduate athletic scholarships. For some student athletes, a scholarship from a NCAA Division I-A school in California can mean the difference between obtaining a college education and having to put that aspiration on hold.

If you want to be a contender for one of the many NCAA Division I-A Women's Softball scholarships that are available in California you need to know which colleges to make contact with, who the coaches are and how to get in front of them. AthleticScholarships.com was created to provide Women's Softball athletes and all other student athletes with the information they need to enhance their odds of being recruited by a California NCAA Division I-A school.

Athletic Scholarship Statistics for NCAA Division I-A Women's Softball in CA

Detailed Breakdown California Division-wide
Average Number of Athletes 23 21
Total Number of Athletes 136 2,121
Average Operating Expenses Per Player $10,854 $9,867
Average Operating Expenses Per Team $229,342 $201,002
Total Full Time Head Coaches 4 71
Total Part Time Head Coaches 0 4
Total Full Time Assistant Coaches 8 141
Total Part Time Assistant Coaches 5 40
Average Total Revenue $515,508 $441,420
Average Total Expenses $964,978 $873,395

Use the California NCAA Division I-A Women's Softball statistics above to consider whether this division gives you the very best athletic scholarship opportunities. The table below shows how California NCAA Division I-A schools compare to the division-wide averages.

Total Number of Athletes and Average Athletes Per Team: This tells you how many student athletes are on NCAA Division I-A Women's Softball teams in California, which will help you see how competitive the recruiting process is, particularly when you compare it to the division-wide average. Currently there are 136 women participating in Softball at NCAA Division I-A schools in California.

Average Operating Expenses Per Player: This identifies how much a California NCAA Division I-A college is spending on each player on their Women's Softball team for things that are important like equipment and uniforms. How much a California NCAA Division I-A school invests in you as a player can help figure out how important they feel you actually are to the Softball team and the overall sports program in addition to the level of support they give each player.

Average Operating Expenses Per Team: This is exactly what it costs typically for a California NCAA Division I-A college to run the day-to-day operations that keep the Softball program active. This can give student athletes a good indication of the quality of Women's Softball programs, facilities and training personnel at California NCAA Division I-A schools. The more California NCAA Division I-A colleges commit the better quality you can expect from their Softball programs.

Total Full and Part Time Coaches: Coaches are vital to helping you refine your skills and help you stay on track athletically and educationally so you can continue to keep your Softball scholarship every year. The more Women's Softball coaches there are, the more likely you are to get one-on-one training and attention you need to accomplish your goal of graduating from a NCAA Division I-A college in California.

Average Total Revenue: The more money California NCAA Division I-A colleges can make off their Women's Softball programs the more likely they will be to grow and support them. When Women's Softball programs are more profitable and popular California NCAA Division I-A colleges will invest more in their current programs and more colleges will create new Softball teams of their own. More NCAA Division I-A Softball teams means more athletic scholarship possibilities in California.

Average Total Expenses: Is there a growing interest in Women's Softball teams at California NCAA Division I-A schools? Are California NCAA Division I-A colleges aggressively recruiting for Women's Softball programs? The total expenses stat (consists of|includes} operating and recruiting costs. This will likely give you an accurate assessment of how much California NCAA Division I-A colleges around the country are spending on Women's Softball programs and recruiting players, thus whether or not Softball scholarship opportunities are likely to grow, keep pace or weaken in this state and division.

The first, and most essential, step in getting an athletic scholarship is determining which California NCAA Division I-A colleges have Women's Softball programs and whether or not they provide financial aid for their players. Below are California NCAA Division I-A colleges that have a Women's Softball team. Select a college to get detailed statistics on student aid, coaches, athletes and more.

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