Doing the extra work to be a Division I athletic recruit
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 [...]
Recruiting-101 Follow Up: Early Athletic Scholarship Offers and having them pulled by college coaches
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 [...]
The differences in football recruiting and basketball recruiting
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 [...]
How does a college coach offer a sophomore or freshman during the football recruiting process?
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 [...]
Changing high schools and how it could factor into the overall athletic recruiting process with letters, recruiting, and game tapes
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 [...]
Where not to skimp in the athletic recruiting process
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 [...]
Five areas parents can help their children with during the athletic recruiting process
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 [...]
Can you focus on the recruiting process and the football season at the same time?
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 [...]
What constitutes athletic recruiting and not “pulling a Kevin Hart”
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 [...]
Do Division I-AA (FCS) schools call during the spring football evaluation period?
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 [...]
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