ShareGoing back in time to a place that seems like twenty years ago, I can freely admit I had little idea of the recruiting process. I rarely got off the bench in basketball as a junior and still had thoughts that there was potential for me to play at the Division I level. While size [...]
ShareLate in the month of May, I wrote an article regarding a recruit who accepted a Division I basketball scholarship offer before he played his first game of high school basketball (click here for the entire article). After excelling as a freshman, there were many questions regarding his improvement and his ability to get better [...]
ShareThe more I follow football and basketball recruiting throughout the country, the more differences that I find between the two processes that athletes go through. Think about being a Division I recruit for both sports but having totally different things to do for college coaches in each sport. I am not saying that one sport [...]
ShareIf you are reading this site, then there is little doubt that you have read articles at Rivals.com, Scout.com, Rise.com, and similar sites that follow prep athletes and how the recruiting process is going for them. And when reading about the top sophomores and sometimes freshmen on these sites, some of the football players claim [...]
ShareTeenagers change high schools all the time in every part of the country. It is something that basically happens everyday because of a job change by the parents. And while most schools won’t raise a fuss about a choir member making the move to another school, the transfer of big name high school athletes always [...]
ShareThere is no doubt that money is a factor in the athletic recruiting process for everyone. Some families have more than others and that affords them the luxury of going on unofficial visits at the drop of a hat. Others struggle to get outside of their hometown because of a lack of transportation options. This [...]
ShareWhen writing articles for this site, it really seems to vary on which are made in the perspective of an athlete and from the perspective of a parent. Because both parents and athletes do visit the site, I try to help from both sides. But with this article, I will be strictly talking about what [...]
ShareIf you read about any of the athletes throughout the country that have made their college decision within the last few weeks, a major thing that stands out when they talk about it is that they wanted to be able to focus on their senior season of football. And in many cases, the high school [...]
ShareI receive a good amount of email from time to time from athletes and families with questions related to the recruiting process. And sometimes these questions end up being made into an article. Here is a recent one that I received which I felt I would help more than just the sender during the athletic [...]
ShareI have spent most of the spring evaluation period talking about the importance of calls from college coaches at the Division I-A (BCS) level. These are so vital because this is the first time that football recruits can actually get a good feel for where they sit with a college. If the school calls, then [...]