How should you react to a school that says they are not longer recruiting you anymore?
Throughout the recruiting process, one of the coolest things that a high school athlete can receive is letters from Division I schools. I was a terrible high school basketball player but I even received one Division I letter my junior year (Which I do believe that I still have). It just [...]
College coaches will avoid “overbearing parents” in the athletic recruiting process
As I have mentioned many times and in a number of different articles, college coaches try to find out the most that they can about each recruit that they are after. If a scholarship offer will come to the table, the majority of coaches do an in-depth background check that allows [...]
5 years vs. 40 years and the role that academics should play in a college decision
When you are 17 and 18 years old, the time you are thinking about is the present. You are trying to do whatever you can at this young age to make yourself happy. If you love to eat, you are going to eat. If you love to play basketball, you are [...]
High school athletic recruiting is heating up
Never mind the fact that college coaches from throughout the country have been working hard trying to find the most talented players to play for their school. What has seemed to really heat up as of late has been athletic recruiting at the high school level. While I am sure it [...]
I am a Division I player with Division III interest. What steps should I now take in the recruiting process?
I write a lot about the different stories I hear from athletes that I talk to. They vary from story to story but this helps me continue to get a feel for the recruiting process and what athletes are thinking. Something that I have been hearing frequently lately is athletes getting [...]
Should athletes decline interviews with the media so that they can focus on the season?
One of the more interesting situations I have seen from a variety of athletes, whether it be basketball or football, is that these prep players have decided that they will be focusing on their season and not doing interviews. While I can see their reasoning, I also disagree with it strongly [...]
Do the results from in-state rivalries factor into football recruiting?
It seems when deciding on where an athlete wants to attend college, two of the biggest factors that they look for are either early playing time or the success of the program. For early playing time, what that likely means is a school that has a new coach and is rebuilding. [...]
Would college coaches check the profiles on Facebook/Myspace of potential athletic recruits?
One of the things that I have said when talking about the recruiting process is that it should be taken very seriously and considered almost as an early job interview. For both, you need to stay extremely professional and impress either your future employers or future coaches. Your resume or highlight [...]
Football Recruiting Questions: Q&A with a Parent
A feature that I have tried to include for readers out there is a question and answer with parents who have been through the recruiting process. While many of them have seen their sons head to the Division II or I-AA ranks, the parent that we caught up most recently saw [...]
How playing athletics helps you adjust to college
It doesn’t matter what level you plan to play sports at in college or how big your scholarship is, there is a great advantage to continue your athletic career somewhere after high school. And while these athletics can help you for life with an outstanding work ethic and desire to succeed, [...]
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