When the writing is on the wall for Division I athletics
ShareOne subject that I continue to harp upon what seems day after day is how parents, athletes, and families have to be realistic in the athletic recruiting process. An athlete may have spent their entire life dreaming of receiving a Division I scholarship offer but there has to be a point where you realize that [...]
What happens on a football official visit in the eyes of an athlete
ShareThis article was written by George Dohrmann of Sports Illustrated and I found it posted on a message board (Click here for that article). In the article, wide receiver Marvin Jones from California (Class of 2008) does a player diary throughout the course of an official visit to California. This is a good look at [...]
Is my athletic scholarship still on the table if there is a coaching change?
ShareI recently received an outstanding question via email asking about what happens with recruiting in a coaching change. Just to give you a little background, the athlete received an offer before the end of the college season. Fast forward two weeks and the school that had offered the scholarship was firing their head coach. Now [...]
Updated: Levels of recruiting interest from college coaches
ShareI wrote sometime ago about the different levels of recruiting interest. This is a piece that continues to need updating because of the changes that are going throughout the athletic recruiting process. With scholarship being the goal, it is always interest for athletes to see where the interest that they have been getting ranks. In [...]
The Football Recruiting Process for Defensive Ends and their average size at all levels
ShareOne of the more interesting pieces of the position by position football recruiting PDF was that I broke down the size that college coaches are looking for at different positions (This e-book is still for sale at only $5.00 so click here for more information). This got me thinking about all the different sizes of [...]
Is the football recruiting process stressful?
ShareWith Signing Day 2009 getting closer and closer, it is really getting to crunch time for football recruits across the country. This is for players at all levels, including those look at Division I-AA and Division II schools. I had a chance to catch up with a number of recruits that are looking at scholarship [...]
Video does not lie in the athletic recruiting process
ShareWhen talking about the athletic recruiting process for all sports, there is no doubt in my mind that highlight and game videos are a very essential part to getting that elusive scholarship. If college coaches feel you may be scholarship worthy, they will nitpick every second of these videos. And even if you do all [...]
Updated Athletic Recruiting Definitions for Parents and Athletes
ShareWhen talking about the recruiting process, there are a number of different terms and phrases that I use. While it is something that I assume most people know, I do realize that for people new to the athletic recruiting process, some of these terms may go over your head. So with that in mind, I [...]
Take the scholarship or walk on in the athletic recruiting process – Part Two
ShareI recently had the chance to email with a parent who has a son with this current dilemma. The son has been offered a preferred walk-on spot at a Division I-A (BCS) school that is close to home. The program has not had a great deal of success over the long term so there is [...]
What happens on a football official visit in the eyes of a parent
ShareThis is a look at an official visit from the eyes of a mother and what she thought about the entire experience. Before getting underway with the questions, let me state a few things about the situation. Her son received a scholarship offer for football from a BCS school during the summer and he ended [...]
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