Football Camps/Basketball Camps: How to know if I performed well in the eyes of college coaches
I can only imagine the hundreds and thousands of dollars each year that are spent on football and basketball camps throughout the country. While I am sure everyone has dreams of a scholarship during that time, the realistic factor is that it rarely happens. I am willing to guess that the percentage is somewhere in [...]
What exactly does a recruiting email from a college coach look like during the athletic recruiting process?
I recently had a parent email an email that was received from a college that is recruiting him. While I will obviously keep the identity of the college a secret, what they sent is the prototypical mass email that is sent out to thousands of athletes in their database. So if you get something similar, [...]
A number of costs that are associated 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 exactly are you looking to get 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, [...]
Scholarship Renewal Information and what can happen during the athletic recruiting process
One of the most interesting things about the scholarship process at the Division I and Division II levels that I think most people do not realize is that when you sign your Letter of Intent, it is not something that will certainly last four or five years. These scholarships are a contract that last year [...]
When do Division I-AA/FCS coaches start the football recruiting process with me?
When starting the recruiting process, some may think that all schools start at the same time when sending prospective athletes mail. That however could not be further from the truth. Some schools like to get in early on younger players and try to show their interest in them early on. Others wait until they are [...]
I am ending my junior year and I have little to no football recruiting interest. What do I do?
If this is the case for you as an athlete, the first thing you need to ask yourself is do you really want to play college football? If you do decide to play in college, you must make the decision that you are doing it for yourself and not your dad, a friend, or family [...]
Camp advice and information for the upcoming summer circuit
As an athlete at the high school level, it is always great to receive mail from college coaches. Even if it is a form letter or just a camp invite, it really just make you feel special to open the letter from a big school. And while I am not here to rain on your [...]
In a perfect world, right now would be the best time to be signing up for college football recruiting camps
If you have been an avid reader of this site and heeded our advice over the last few months, then chances are that you have not figured out your final plans for summer college football recruiting camps. The reason is not because I push athletes and their families to procrastinate until the last moment. The [...]
Striking while the iron is hot throughout 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 [...]