I am a junior in the football recruiting process with interest and no scholarship offers. What should I be doing in December (Part One)?
For junior football recruits out there, the month is December is actually more about preparing for the oncoming storm that you will encounter during the process. Using this time wisely will save you from headaches down the road as you try to scramble to get caught up.
It is more about doing [...]
Take the scholarship or walk on during the athletic recruiting process - Part Two
I recently had the chance to email with a parent who has a son with this current dilemma. The son has been offered a preferred walk-on spot at a Division I-A (BCS) school that is close to home. The program has not had a great deal of success over the long term [...]
What will college coaches think about a suspension and how will that factor into the athletic recruiting process?
I recently had a chance to see an athlete get suspended for the first six games of the basketball season. While I am not exactly sure of the reason, every sign is pointing towards this player getting caught drinking and having to pay the consequences of his actions. As a high [...]
Take the scholarship or walk on during the athletic recruiting process - Part One
I recently had the chance to email with a parent who has a son with this current dilemma. The son has been offered a preferred walk-on spot at a Division I-A (BCS) school that is close to home. The program has not had a great deal of success over the long term [...]
Will looking at bigger college programs hurt the recruiting attention from smaller schools that are actually recruiting me?
An athlete I had a chance to speak with about the football recruiting process basically mentioned to me that a number of Division III and NAIA schools were showing him interest. This schools were genuinely hoping to land him at the college level. Each was going to offer him a solid [...]
I am a senior and a a college football program has requested film but hasn’t called. Where do they sit?
This is a very interesting scenario. The athlete that was mentioned above seemed to completely focused on basketball and continuing his career there at the college level. But after not signing in the fall, this player now has more options as to what sport he wants to play.
He hasn’t received much [...]
Do not even think about sending in deposit checks for summer athletic camps anytime soon
Regardless of the sport, you want to stay on top and ahead of things during the athletic recruiting process. This will make things less stressful and just give you a better feel for your overall recruiting. A few things that you can stay ahead of are researching schools, figuring out what [...]
Quit waiting around to distribute your highlight video and other excuses during the football recruiting process
When speaking with a number of high school athletes, the ones who don’t seemed thrilled with how the football recruiting process is going for them always seems to make excuses when I ask them about what schools are recruiting them. As I have said before, I don’t care who is recruiting [...]
The myth of a full ride/scholarship during the athletic recruiting process
A few months back I had a chance to speak with someone who had a relative playing Division I athletics. He was a freshman at the school and was extremely proud that he was getting this opportunity. It was one of the newer Division I schools so they were still working hard [...]
When the writing is on the wall for you playing Division I athletics
One subject that I continue to harp upon what seems day after day is how parents, athletes, and families have to be realistic in the athletic recruiting process. An athlete may have spent their entire life dreaming of receiving a Division I scholarship offer but there has to be a point where [...]
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