Share One area that may not be vital to the recruiting process but is important is academics. And while some may think they need to focus on their abilities on the field, the court, or the diamond, that is not always the case. Success academically is very vital for those on the fringe of the [...]
Share While I do not have kids, I do know that parents think that their kids are the best at whatever they do. It may be in school or sports but they always feel that the son or daughter they raised is the best in whatever they do. My parents felt that way even as [...]
Share One of the reasons that I pose questions on the weekends to users is to get feedback regarding what they want to see on the site. That was the case last weekend and I have already received some good responses on what users want to see. If you do have any other suggestions, feel [...]
ShareAnother series of articles that I am going to start is breaking down the recruiting knowledge that I know for different positions in both basketball and football. While some may feel that recruiting is all the same, that is definitely not the case at all. The recruiting process for a quarterback, lineman, linebacker, or kicker [...]
Share Throughout the country, Rivals.com is inviting some of the top prospects throughout the country to their Five Star Academy. What they do there is give parents and athletes an introduction to the recruiting process and help guide parents early on. Considering that this is a free program, there is little reason not to go. [...]
Share One of the biggest myths in the world of recruiting is that just because you play at a small school, chances are low that college coaches will give you a scholarship just because of your competition. But considering that the majority of scholarships seem to be handed out to players from large school, is [...]
Share When requesting highlight videos from athletes, one thing I often hear from them is that they are waiting until their coaches get done putting it together. For families where money is an issue, this is probably a smart thing to do. But for those who have college programs requesting tape, it may be smart [...]
Share Stetson School of Business and Economics at Mercer University has put together a prediction model as to why the top rated college football recruits make their college decision. What they did in this was take a look at the Rivals100 from the Class of 2007 and figured out what they felt were the biggest [...]
Share With 2007 being the first year of this site, we plan to continue to expand things in 2008. While we will continue to bring readers recruiting advice at different football and basketball positions as well as what to look for in potential colleges, the question is what do you want to read about in [...]
ShareOne of the things that I have touched upon in other articles but never really explained it is a Junior Day during the recruiting process. These are held for football, basketball, baseball, and I am sure other sports as well. The basic definition of a recruiting Junior Day is where a college brings in a [...]