Take the scholarship or walk on in the athletic recruiting process - Part One
I 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 [...]
A special thanks to Patti Adorna of Turn 2 Consulting
I recently had the chance to speak in-depth with Patti Adorna of Turn 2 Consulting. What she does is provide athletes with a recruiting agency that is much different than the big boys. She offers a more personalized approach to normal scouting services and there is no doubt that I agreed with [...]
The Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Centers and their average size at all levels
One 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 [...]
The importance of fallback schools during the athletic recruiting process
If you had read the articles where I talked about how you should consider all of your options during the athletic recruiting process, this is going to be another story along those lines. But there is no doubt that this article pertaining to fallback schools does have some major relevance.
What is a [...]
Preparing for the eyeball test from college coaches during the football recruiting process
College coaches throughout the country are currently making the rounds at high schools across the State. It doesn’t matter if these colleges are Division I to Junior College, many of these coaches will likely be descending to your school in order to find out more information about you and your teammates. [...]
Scrambling right now in the athletic recruiting process
It seems that during the athletic recruiting process, families always seem to be scrambling as Signing Day 2009 continues to get closer and closer. I have seen a family recently expect their personal “recruiter” to help get them a scholarship. What they family has learned is that this recruiter is completely [...]
My son won’t call back Division III football coaches. Will that hurt him and what should I do?
In one of the best all time comments on Recruiting-101, I had a parent ask some serious questions about calls from college coaches. Here is what she said: “My son is getting loads of calls from DIII schools and a few from DII. I have almost threatened to disown him if he [...]
What is a “January Recruit” in the eyes of college coaches
One of the more interesting phrases that I found from a comment on the board related to more information regarding a January Decision Recruit. Basically what this involves is a recruit who is not a top tier recruit but still a prospect would like to land in the recruiting process. But before [...]
How character comes through in the athletic recruiting process
I heard a very interesting story about a Division I sporting program ended up securing a commitment from a player. The athlete was a small school player who was very successful at whatever he did, regardless of the sport. This success helped him in the eyes of college coaches simply because he [...]
The Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Guards and their average size at all levels
One 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 [...]
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