Division I-A Football Recruiting vs. Division I-AA Football Recruiting or BCS Football Recruiting vs. FCS Football Recruiting
In the football recruiting process, there are some major differences between schools at the Division I-A level (BCS) and Division I-AA level (FCS). These differences are something to think about long and hard before trying to receive the scholarship offer that you are longing for. Schools at different levels offer at different times and their [...]
College coaches are not always confident of their evaluation skills when offering scholarships to prep athletes and what to do about it
When talking about football camps during the summer months, I have mentioned the importance of going to just one day of camp at a number of different places. The reason is to save money, time, and get to more camps along the way. I have stressed this and will continue stressing this to readers simply [...]
The importance of focusing on yourself (or your child) during the athletic recruiting process and not others
While there may be a 1-on-1 aspect of just about every sport out there, the best 1-on-1 players are not necessarily the ones that will end up with scholarship offers from college programs. And for a lot of families (especially parents), it is difficult for them realize that there is more to the athletic recruiting [...]
Comparing the differences in professional sports (including minimum salary paid)
Although this doesn’t directly factor into recruiting, here are some interesting facts regarding the professional sports. It seems like the NFL, despite having the least amount of games, it still the most popular sport in the United States. Even the lockout last season couldn’t stop it. Again, this is just an interesting look at five [...]
What exactly is a grayshirt scholarship offer and what are the things that I need to know before accepting it?
For the majority of people who follow the recruiting process, it is pretty obvious what a redshirt means for an athlete. A redshirt is basically when a player in the program will play under a certain amount of games so that he or she can get an extra year of development before graduating. As I [...]
Handling heavy athletic recruiting attention and some suggestions rather than going into complete media hiding
If you are a sought after athlete in any sport, it may be tough to juggle the attention that you are receiving. It is not an easy process to be able to handle that, school, athletics, and just being a kid in high school. But in order to not burn yourself out trying to please [...]
Athletic scholarship offers can change at a drop of a hat and how you should be prepared for anything
In the recruiting process, things can change within hours. I have talked about that many times before how college coaches need to fill up their recruiting classes. They want to land the best possible athletes and that may or may not include you. It really just depends on your timing and making a decision before [...]
What approach should you take during the athletic recruiting process while playing at a small high school? Find out what a parent says – Part 2
As we have done in the past before, Recruiting-101 has had a chance to ask parents questions about the recruiting process who just went through it. These parents were in the same exact stages as those reading early on so they are here to help you. Click here to see part one. In this article, [...]
I’m a sophomore/freshman who currently has football recruiting interest. What should I be doing to help be evaluated?
If it is that early in the recruiting process, schools can only have limited contact with you. By NCAA rules, they can only send you a questionnaire and camp invites. Obviously with the numbers game at the summer camps, they would love to bring you on campus. That doesn’t matter if you will be the [...]
Have You Packed Your Recruiting Bag? (From NCSA Sports)
This article is courtesy of one of our sponsors, NCSA Sports. Please click the banner at the top of your page to learn more now! So you’re just starting your recruiting process. Maybe you’re a freshman getting off to a strong start. Maybe you’re a senior starting to worry you’re not going to have a [...]