
For those who did not see recently in the news, Student Sports was purchased by ESPN. The reason that ESPN purchased yet another company that follows prep athletics is because of their release in August of ESPN Rise. And while this didn’t strike many as ground breaking news, this is [...]
For those who have just finished up their sophomore year of high school and will be juniors next fall, this article is for you. And while there is little you really can receive during the football recruiting process at this point, it is a good time to do some early leg [...]
One of the areas that I continually here mistaken from athletic recruits of all sports is the time that college coaches can call. Some recruits think that since they didn’t get any calls from college football coaches in May, then that the coaches are not allowed to call. And while that [...]
As the largest website that covers prep athletics, Rivals.com has a database that includes some of the best athletes throughout the country in a number of different sports. And while it is not the only site doing this, college coaches do look at the database and may use it to find [...]
With debate regarding an early signing period for football, things have really started to heat up because a vote held last month. The SEC football coaches had originally voted down an early Signing Day but that changed during the most recent vote. By a final tally of 9-3, these coaches voted [...]
I have talked about this many times before but there are just certain times in your life where you need to realize how lucky you are as an athlete. Maybe you are not getting the Division I offers on the camp circuit that you hoped but you should wake up everyday [...]
Five Steps to a Scholarship E-Book
For those that have been visiting the site over the past week or so, the biggest thing that I have done is publish an e-book with the material from the five steps for a scholarship article. This e-book is a PDF file that allows users to print [...]
Recently we have had some great comments and questions related to figuring out the interest from a college coach who invites an athlete to their summer camp. It may be because I am a cynic and think the majority of invites that go out are to build up camp numbers and put [...]
As one of the larger websites that cover prep athletics, Scout.com has a database that includes some of the best athletes throughout the country in a number of different sports. And while it is not the only site doing this, college coaches do look at the database and may use it [...]
I can only imagine the hundreds and thousands of dollars each year that are spent on football and basketball camps throughout the country. While I am sure everyone has dreams of a scholarship during that time, the realistic factor is that it rarely happens. I am willing to guess that the [...]