Hillsboro High School will be hosting the first annual Athletic Collegiate Compliance Symposium for any male or female athlete in the greater Nashville area who is interested in learning more about what it takes to move the to collegiate level as a scholar-athlete.

The Symposium is the brainchild created by Assistant Hillsboro Football Coach, Terry Liggin, who wants to help provide information in area rarely discussed with athletes in a counseling setting.

The event’s purpose is to inform student-athletes and their parents what the criteria and step by step process needed to complete NCAA Clearinghouse requirements.

Many representatives from both Division I Universities and junior colleges will be at the event to share stories and challenges.

Many student athletes believe they just have to be good at their sport to get into college but this could not be farther from the truth.

Talent is of course important, but to play at the collegiate level, there are NCAA requirements every athlete has to complete to be deemed eligible for consideration by schools.

The Compliance Symposium is open to all area female and male high school and middle school athletes.

Coach Liggin stated,  “The biggest problem with high school student athletes is that they don’t receive college information early enough to make a substantial change. The earlier they get this information the more likely they are to receive a scholarship.”