PREP Recruiting & Academics

I grew up in Union County and graduated from Weddington High School prior to attending the University of South Carolina. There, I covered over 200 events as a reporter for the Daily Gamecock, GamecockCentral.com, and PalmettoPreps.com on the Rivals network. In the course of covering hundreds of high school athletes, I found the vast majority had ample on-field training. In addition to school coaching staffs, plenty of private strength/conditioning/skills trainers are available for individual instruction. However, I also found a pervasive lack of academic resources given to the athletic community in the Carolinas. Athletes are expected to keep up with increasingly more demanding paperwork and rigid GPA/ACT/SAT requirements that most tutors do not often follow themselves. Additionally, many tutors often fail to recognize the type of work athletes put into their sport. There is often a lack of understanding between the athletic and academic communities. To bridge this gap, I created PREP to help athletes in their academic endeavors. -Will Helms, Owner, PREP Recruiting & Academics