Since that conversion, if I may speak for Tom Farrey, as writers and sports parents we have only seen this trend increase. And this is borne out in statistics provided by the NCAA in its Goals Study, which examines the youth sports experiences of its college athletes. In 2016, I noted the study's finding that college athletes tend to start their sporting "careers" early, and specialize in one sport early, usually by the age of 12. Educators call such students “first gens,” or members of the first generation of their family to attend college. ... And the bottom line – that only 14.2 percent of all Division 1 athletes are first gens – most likely overstates their presence.

Source: Forbes March 25, 2017 19:30 UTC