Pros and cons of playing athletics at all the Division I, II, III, NAIA, and Junior College levels
ShareAs I have said before, very few athletes grow up talking about how they want to play college football at a Junior College or college basketball at a Division III University. It may end up happening that way but unless your parents work or coach at one of these schools, it is likely not something [...]
An official visit horror story and what to avoid when athletes are making visits
ShareBefore I start into this official visit horror story, I think it is important for people to understand the difference of official visits and unofficial visits. The easiest way to understand it is that for an official visit, the coaches pay the bill for travel (including mileage if you drove). An unofficial visit is up [...]
How do you regroup when a scholarship offer that you had has been pulled during the athletic recruiting process?
ShareThere are a few things that are very difficult to swallow throughout the athletic recruiting process for all sports. Some of the ones include finding out you are not good enough to play at a certain school/level as well as having a school tell you that they are going to be looking in another recruiting [...]
How do you make up for a lack of experience during the athletic recruiting process in order to get a scholarship?
ShareIf you have a family that includes multiple kids who want to play college athletics, and you are planning on not hiring anyone to hold your hand, then there is no doubt that your family will get better over time. The more that you see, hear, and learn, the better off you will be in [...]
How many college applications should I fill out throughout the athletic recruiting process?
ShareWith the time it takes to fill out an application as well as the fee for each one, this would not exactly be something that high school athletes look forward to. It is something that they will dread, especially one that requires an essay, simply because of the time and effort involved. Teenagers spend enough [...]
When exactly should you be getting your junior football recruiting video to college coaches?
ShareWith some athletes having finished up the 2010 regular football season, this is the time when families need to start to think about putting together highlight tapes from the past season. This is a vital time in the recruiting process so it is important to know what to do. First off, let me clarify about [...]
The best advice we have received from parents regarding the football recruiting process
ShareOver the three and a half years that I have been running this site, I have had an opportunity to do question and answers with a number of outstanding families. I did these after they wrapped up the football recruiting process so that they could look back on what they saw and learned. One of [...]
Should you take or even consider unofficial college recruiting visits that you can’t drive to?
ShareSomething I have started to harp on lately is athletes should not be taking unofficial recruiting visits to college programs that you cannot drive to. In most situations, it may be a location that is over six to eight hours away that I feel you should not be spending the time and money going to. [...]
Is it ethically wrong to consider other college programs when committed during the athletic recruiting process?
ShareI recently received a forwarded question that I thought needed to be addresses when talking about the athletic recruiting process. This does apply to all sports but was specifically a football recruit. This athlete received multiple offers during the spring and summer. He wanted to get a decision out of the way early so he [...]
My son won’t call return calls from Division III football coaches. Will that hurt him and what should I do?
ShareIn one of the best all time comments on Recruiting-101, I had a parent ask some serious questions about calls from college coaches. Here is what she said: “My son is getting loads of calls from DIII schools and a few from DII. I have almost threatened to disown him if he doesn’t return the [...]
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