ShareI recently had a chance to email the father of an athlete a number of questions related to the football recruiting process that his son had just completed. His son is in the Class of 2009 and plays in a very small state that receives little recognition by colleges throughout the country. But instead of [...]
ShareI have talked a great deal about how student loans can be used to help pay for college. These are used when you need help paying for tuition or other things involving college. I used student loans myself in order to have a chance to play athletics at the Division III level. While I think [...]
ShareIn the football recruiting process, there are some major differences between schools at the Division I-A level (BCS) and Division I-AA level (FCS). These differences are something to think about long and hard before trying to receive the scholarship offer that you are longing for. Schools at different levels offer at different times and their [...]
ShareIn order to market yourself to schools that fit your athletic ability, it is important to know what level you can realistically play at in college. The problem is that in the majority of situations out there, it is hard to find someone without any bias that can help evaluate an athlete and what level [...]
ShareWhen a college coach starts recruiting an athlete, they realize that they are getting you as an entire package. This includes your abilities on the court/field, your skills in the class room, and unfortunately for some coaches, that also means dealing with your parents for the next four or five years. Let me stress that [...]
ShareI haven’t talked about it all that in-depth but I played college sports for all of my four college years at the Division III level. There was very little recruiting because I played on a very good high school team, averaged very little stats, and basically didn’t know what I was during throughout the recruiting [...]
ShareThere is one thing that I have always been adamant about when talking about the football recruiting process. That is dealing with football recruiting combines. These combines are held throughout the country and give athletes a chance to compete with some of the best athletes in your area. There are some that are great and [...]
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ShareFor whatever reason, I hear a lot of different excuses from athletes regarding their athletic recruiting attention. Some will say that they have been focusing on the season so they haven’t had much time for the recruiting process. Others will say that the are waiting to break out during the upcoming season and that should [...]
ShareWhile there may be a 1-on-1 aspect of just about every sport out there, the best 1-on-1 players are not necessarily the ones that will end up with scholarship offers from college programs. And for a lot of families (especially parents), it is difficult for them realize that there is more to the athletic recruiting [...]