Loving the sport that you play at the college level
A while back there was a comment on Recruiting-101 talking about the potential to play college basketball. What struck me as out of place regarding this post was the fact that the person said “he is not really into the basketball scene but think that it is something that he could play in college.” After [...]
Should you wait on your high school coach to make a recruiting highlight video?
When requesting recruiting highlight videos from athletes, one thing I often hear from them is that they are waiting until their coaches get done putting it together. For families where money is an issue, this is probably a smart thing to do. But for those who have college programs requesting tape, it may be [...]
Q&A with a Family Part 2: What happens with football recruiting during a coaching change in December?
When an athlete accepts a Division I scholarship offer for any sport, they feel strongly that this is the school that they want to spend the next four or five years of their life at. And while some may decommit and eventually pick another program, the majority of athletes stay strong [...]
The days leading up to Signing Day for football recruits are stressful
Because football recruiting is a game and college coaches have to have backup options, if you are an undecided prospects, things will really heat up right before Signing Day. There could be so much going on that you could get multiple calls from a variety of different schools. These schools may have never [...]
Q&A with a Family Part 1: What happens with football recruiting during a coaching change in December?
When an athlete accepts a Division I scholarship offer for any sport, they feel strongly that this is the school that they want to spend the next four or five years of their life at. And while some may decommit and eventually pick another program, the majority of athletes stay strong [...]
I’m a senior and my football scholarship has been pulled. What do I do this late in the recruiting process?
I hate to bring up an article like this because it may force parents to have nightmares when sleeping but this is something that does unfortunately happen to recruits at all levels. For example, as I mentioned a few weeks back, a linebacker who had committed to South Carolina had his [...]
Should I take all five of my athletic official visits?
One of the toughest questions to answer during the athletic recruiting process is should I take all of my official visits? With Signing Day 2009 getting closer and closer by the day, recruited athletes will need to make a decision if they want to end the process early or take all five of [...]
Do you take the athletic scholarship now or wait for your dream school?
One of the areas that I discussed in the article about taking all five of your official visits (Click here for that article) is if you should make your college decision based on the offers you currently have or roll the dice by hoping that another school will extend you a scholarship. But what should [...]
If you make a commitment in the athletic recruiting process, it is best to keep your word
With Signing Day 2009 closing in on us, football prospects throughout the country are making college decisions. But the problem with these verbal commitments at this point in the process is that they mean absolutely nothing. If you have scholarship offers from five different schools, you could tell the coaches [...]
Football Recruiting starting earlier and earlier for potential athletes
Over the last year or so, one of the most interesting debates that I have talked about is when college basketball coaches are offering seventh and eighth graders full scholarships. These athletes in most cases are four full years away from signing their Letters of Intent. This is actually something some [...]
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