I didn’t expect to have a great junior season in my favorite sport and now I feel I am behind in the recruiting process. What should I do?
I recently had an opportunity to talk to a football recruit who is currently a junior. This athlete was refreshingly honest with me about the entire recruiting process and what he had been going through. He told me that he had not been invited to any Junior Days and mentioned the two primary schools that [...]
I am a sophomore/freshman football recruit. What should I be doing during the football recruiting process now?
I always seem to focus a great deal on older football recruits but there is little doubt that getting an early start on the recruiting process will only pay off down the road. So for those sophomore and freshman football recruits throughout the country, this article is dedicated to you and what you should be [...]
The cost of the athletic recruiting process and what you should be expecting going in
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 [...]
Summer Football Camps & Basketball Camps: How to know if you 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 [...]
How to finish the evaluation period strong when deciding on camps during the football recruiting process
The May evaluation period has flown by and once June hits, that means college football coaches will not be able to contact you with phone calls and visits until the fall. You will still be able to call them, attend their camps, receive letters, and email with them but the evaluation period will be closed [...]
Should you consider your recruiting options in multiple sports? Would it help me?
To be able to play at the Division I level in any sport takes a great deal of skills and abilities. But to have those attributes in multiple sports shows what kind of athlete you really are. Because playing both sports (Outside of possibly football and track), this article is focusing more on looking at [...]
How much football recruiting interest can I receive as a sophomore right now?
While most college coaches normally focus on older prospects, they also want to have a good feel for the top up and coming prospects. That is why it is always important to show interest to sophomores and even sometimes freshmen if they are good enough. While few receive scholarships that early in the process, many [...]
I’m a junior with football scholarship offers. What do I do right now in the month of May?
If you are one of the few football players in the country with scholarship offers in hand (By that I mean a written offer, not a verbal scholarship), you still need to consider yourself a very lucky person. The percentage of scholarship football players is less than 2% when Signing Day comes around. The fact [...]
How vital phone calls are from college coaches right now in the football recruiting process during the spring evaluation period
As someone who talks with football recruits throughout the country, I can say flat out that I love the months of April and May. The reason is because this is the time to separate the haves from the have nots. It finally shows what recruits have serious recruiting interest and others who don’t. First off, [...]
Filling numbers at elite basketball & football camps and why this article must be read before finalizing your camp schedule
I had a chance to talk to a recruit last night and was speaking with him about summer camps. While this was a basketball player, this article does apply to a variety of different sports. Before going into what he said, let me state that he has multiple Division I offers from low major schools [...]