According to the current policy and search results, there are significant regional differences in the bonus points policy of the national second-level athlete certificate in the high school entrance examination. However, the Level 2 Athlete Certificate is also a threshold for many prestigious schools. Taking baseball as an example, the admission and future development paths of junior high school baseball students have certain uniqueness

1. The path for baseball students

High school level

Special recruitment policy: Most provincial and municipal demonstration high schools have baseball specialty student enrollment plans (such as Beijing Tsinghua High School, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual, etc.), and they need to provide district/municipal competition award certificates or national second-level athlete certificates.

Admission criteria: Usually the high school entrance examination score is required to reach 60-70% of the local high school entrance examination (such as 420 points in Beijing in 2023), and the special test includes skills such as passing and receiving, hitting, and running bases.

Baseball Specialty College Pathway

Baseball sports single recruitment: National second-level athlete certificate is required, you can apply for more than 90 colleges and universities such as Beijing Sport University and Shanghai University of Sport, and the number of English and political language in cultural courses is tested (the difficulty is less than 50% of the college entrance examination).

Baseball high-level sports teams: national first-class athlete certificates are required, and the college entrance examination score from 2024 onwards must reach 80% of the second main line (double first-class universities such as Qingbei require the second main line).

Baseball Sports Unified Examination: Some comprehensive universities offer baseball directions (such as East China University of Political Science and Law), and they need to participate in the provincial sports unified examination.

2. Career development of baseball students

Career paths

Professional League: China Baseball League (CNBL) has 10 professional teams, with an average annual salary of 15-300,000 yuan, and the main players can reach 500,000+.

International channel: MLB China Development Center selects 3-5 people to train in the United States every year, and the Japan Independent League has introduced more than 20 Chinese players in recent years.

Associated Occupations

Coaches of sports schools/clubs at all levels (monthly salary 8k-2w)

Primary and Secondary School Physical Education Teacher (Teacher Qualification Certificate Required)

Baseball equipment agency/event operation (more than 200 related enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region)

3. Data reference

In 2023, the undergraduate admission rate of baseball students in China will be about 58%, which is 12 percentage points higher than that of ordinary sports students

The success rate of professional players turned coaches is about 35%, and the income of those who hold USABF certified coaching qualifications increases by 40%

Fourth, key recommendations

Certificate planning: Strive to obtain the national second-level athlete certificate in the junior high school stage (the top six in the provincial youth championship are required)

Academic balance: Maintain the top 60% of the grade in cultural courses, and the admission threshold for single-enrollment cultural courses in some colleges and universities has been increased to 260 points (2024 standard)

Injury prevention: It is recommended to conduct a special physical fitness assessment every quarter, and the proportion of core muscle training is not less than 30%

It is recommended to pay attention to the enrollment brochure of the target school and the No. 1 position of baseball to learn more, regularly conduct athletic ability assessments (such as TPI baseball special tests), and formulate long-term training plans with majors!