A college football coach told me he only wants to see full game film. Should I no longer make a highlight video during the recruiting process?
In the football recruiting world, myself and many others have stressed the important of the highlight recruiting video. We want you to spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars or use hour after hour of your own time putting one of these together. And if you don’t, you will certainly hurt yourself in the football recruiting [...]
Will a Division I college football coach overlook me because of how tall I am?
In the land of football recruiting, there is little doubt that college coaches at the Division I level are looking for the prototypical sizes out of players at each position. They know what height they are looking for at quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive back, and every other non special teams positions (I have to admit [...]
What is the magic number for plays that should be included on a football highlight video in order to receive a scholarship offer?
Recruiting-101 talks constantly regarding the importance of putting together a highlight tape, especially during the football recruiting process. And since every reader follows this advice (right?), you are working on figuring out the best way to showcase the skills of an athlete to be evaluated by a college coach. But for those that go through [...]
What areas you should not skimp on during the athletic recruiting process
There 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 [...]
Can you over market yourself in the eyes of college coaches during the athletic recruiting process?
Recently I talked about an athlete who did an excellent job marketing himself to college coaches. This football recruit had put the time in to send out recruiting profiles that included links to his online highlights. As I have said over and over again, this is a great way to get on the recruiting database [...]
Changing high schools and how it factors into the overall athletic recruiting process with letters, recruiting, and highlight videos
Teenagers 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 [...]
Receiving mid-major/Division I-AA scholarship offers but wanting and hoping for more from your dream school
In following the athletic recruiting process and talking with athletes, I always hear the greatest stories. And luckily for readers out there, here is another story that may apply to you and could be interesting to think about while going through the recruiting process. This story is about a basketball recruit but can definitely be [...]
Is it possible to focus on the football recruiting process and the football season at the same time?
If 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 [...]
Five specific areas that parents can help their children with throughout the athletic recruiting process
When 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 [...]
Will a college coach pull my scholarship offer if I broadcast it to media during the athletic recruiting process?
The old saying scholarship offers breed other scholarship offers is still something that I feel strongly about. College coaches, no matter what sport, will evaluate a prospect much longer knowing that they have a scholarship offer on the table from a rival school than one without. The reason is simply because they know that an [...]