Athletic Scholarship Comparison Chart at all levels
One of the things that I hope to break down in the next few weeks is to give readers a better feel for the difference between all levels of post high school options. This includes Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior College, and Prep Schools. While there are other options that you can choose, these [...]
Striking while the iron is hot during the athletic recruiting process
Because of the busy schedules that people lead these days, it is never easy to stay on top of everything. Lets say that for example you as a parent have been missing work because you have been following your son or daughter during the current season. In the end, their team wins the State title [...]
Recruiting-101 Guide Overview
With traffic and email subscribers increasing on a monthly basis, we felt it was time to cater our site even more to families who visit. What we have done is put together a Recruiting-101 Guide that can be used as an aid to help you find resources throughout the athletic recruiting process. We have already [...]
What do you do when your recruiting highlight video doesn’t come through?
I recently was told a very sad story regarding a family and their journey through the recruiting process. The father of an athlete was doing all the things right early on. He had a company design a website for his son and was expecting the same people to put together his recruiting highlight video. This [...]
Elite basketball recruiting camps: Should I attend these if I am invited?
I recently had a chance to speak with a number of the top basketball players in a certain area of the country. Each athlete has some skills and will likely to play in college. And while that level has yet to be determined, there is no doubt that they can play. The majority of these [...]
What happens when a player who receives an early scholarship offer doesn’t pan out?
With the way the recruiting process works these days, athletes are getting scholarship offers earlier and earlier. The reason is because Division I college coaches, especially those who are not coaching at Duke, North Carolina, and Kansas, need to land the best players that they can. And one way to do that is by offering [...]
My recruiting highlight video: Should I mass post it online anywhere I can find?
These days, there are hundreds of different sites that you can post your recruiting highlight video to. Some, like Youtube, allow you to post any type of video. It doesn’t matter if it is sports, comedy, television, you can post anything there. A lot of the sites that have been recently popping up are the [...]
Should I cross Division I schools off my list if I didn’t get any calls or high school visits during the spring evaluation period?
If you have been a faithful reader of this site, you may be getting sick of me talking about the importance of the spring evaluation period for football recruits. It finally gives those junior athletes a chance to get a real feel for the amount of recruiting attention you are getting. And unless you had [...]
The overall costs involved with the athletic recruiting process
For those about to start the athletic recruiting process in any number of sports, it is always a dream to receive a scholarship offer from your dream school, commit, and call it a day. But the problem is that the game of recruiting rarely works that way unless you are a special athlete that is [...]
What do you want out of your college experience?
Before making your college decision, you really need to think hard about what you want to get out of your college experience. When bringing this up, I am not just talking about athletics and academics. There is so much more to the college experience. Things like campus life, dorms, male to female ratio, graduation rates, [...]