State Tournament Success in Basketball Recruiting
One of the best kept secrets that I do not hear many athletes or parents talking about is how important getting to the State tournament is in basketball. Although AAU is vital, the second best time to break out is at your State tournament. It doesn’t matter what State you play in but the fact [...]
What do you want to see on Recuriting-101?
While the Spring Signing Period is nearly here for a number of sports, we are still looking for areas that readers would like to read about. So the question is, what articles do you want to read in the coming weeks and months on this site? So if you have any ideas, suggestions, or thoughts, [...]
Miscellaneous Athletic Recruiting Ramblings – 3/30/2008
I have been meaning to post this ramblings for a while but I have a few things I have been meaning to say to readers for quite sometime. Anyways, here are some of the things that have been on my mind over the last month or so. Apology I have been meaning to apologize for [...]
What would you do as a college coach?
This new series of articles talks about a incident that may or may not have happened and what the college coach should do about it. If these situations are not real, they will be realistic stories that are not completely fabricated. Being a college coach is a tough job and they have to make tough [...]
Two sides of a decommit in the athletic recruiting process
One of the areas that I have talked about in the recruiting process is decommitting and how it can hurt a recruiting class for college coaches. Regardless of if you are a recruit or a parent, I think with any avenue in life, it is essential that you keep your word. So if you are [...]
Football Recruiting Advice for Defensive Backs
Another series of articles that I am going to continue doing is breaking down the recruiting knowledge that I have 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 [...]
The recruiting story of Stephen Curry
Every year in the NCAA tournament, there are always mid major programs upsetting bigger schools that few predicted beforehand. One of the feel good stories of the 2008 version of March Madness is the damage that Davidson has done on the competition. In the opening weekend of games, they were able to upset both Gonzaga [...]
I’m a junior basketball recruit. What should I be doing now in the basketball recruiting process?
One of the features that I hope to do monthly is to focus on what I feel recruits in football, basketball, and possibly other sports should be doing right now to help themselves in the recruiting. As I have said many times, this is a difficult journey and most families are intimidated by it. But [...]
Basketball recruiting observations from the NCAA Tournament
This past week, I had a chance to attend the first round and the second round of NCAA tournament games. This was a great experience as I saw a number of outstanding athletes and top rated recruits who went on to college. And when looking at it from a recruiting perspective, it was very interesting. [...]
The thirty second rule in recruiting highlight videos
Recently when talking to a parent regarding putting together a highlight tape, one of the things that was mentioned was the thirty second rule. While this may or may not be true, it would not surprise me one second if this really does happen. And considering this rule came from an Ivy League school, I [...]