2009 Football Recruiting Checklist for athletes with recruiting interest
Where has the time gone? It is now already August and football players throughout the country are in the midst of getting the season underway shortly. Some states will be starting games sooner than others but the main theme here is the football season is FINALLY here. My hope is that the off-season has been [...]
What college coaches visiting high schools during the athletic recruiting process really means
There have been some interesting comments on a few of the recent columns related to what it means when a college coach visits the high school of a potential athletic recruit. One reader felt that if a Division I college coach flew to your school, then you had it “in the bag.” Another poster had [...]
Which football recruiting combines should I attend and will they help me with the recruiting process?
There is one thing that I have always been adamant about when talking about the football recruiting process. That is dealing with football recruiting combines. These combines are held throughout the country and give athletes a chance to compete with some of the best athletes in your area. There are some that are great and [...]
Unofficial football recruiting visits: Should I take them and if so, when?
One of the more popular ways that readers out there stumble upon our websites is by using google and other search engines. One of the most searched phrases that brings people to this site regards unofficial football visits. I can’t really say what makes it so popular but I felt the need to break it [...]
Football camp invites, calls, and Division I interest
As I have mentioned before in a number of articles, summer football camps provide two purposes. The first is to help the college coaches figure out who they want to extend their scholarships to. It is never an easy question but working with the athletes on campus does help further things along in the recruiting [...]
Important Factors in Accepting an Athletic Scholarship: Campus Life
With many senior athletes throughout the country coming to decisions or at least narrowing things down this time of year, I think it is important to break down a number of factors in the decision process. There will be a variety of things that I cover here and in the future so it is something [...]