I am a sure fire recruit but the in-state schools are recruiting nationally. When will I get the attention that I deserve?
It doesn’t matter what college program it is, basically every coach has to recruit out of their local area. There may be some exceptions at the smaller levels but how many Division I programs in any sports have every recruit from in-state (if there really is a school that does, please let me know)? Schools [...]
Does having a teammate who is also being recruited help or hurt you when trying to get attention from college coaches as well?
There are some high school programs who are blessed with multiple Division I athletes year after year. They send a number of players every decade to that level as they have proven to be a pipeline for colleges. Other high schools may be lucky to have a Division I athlete once every fifty years. It [...]
How playing athletics will make the adjustment to college overall much easier with built in friends
It doesn’t matter what level you plan to play sports at in college or how big your scholarship is, there is a great advantage to continue your athletic career somewhere after high school. And while these athletics can help you for life with an outstanding work ethic and desire to succeed, the main reason I [...]
Are there good excuses why I am not receiving any athletic recruiting attention? The answer to that is NO!
It seems that when talking to different recruits, there are two different camps that the athletes sit in. The first is those that are fully aware of what college programs have been recruiting them. They know what level these schools are at, which ones they have visited, and which schools that they seem to like [...]
The athletic recruiting process for ALL sports is very similar and a lot of the information on this site can translate to more than football/basketball.
If you have been a long time reader of Recruiting-101, there is no doubt that you would have realized that we focus mostly on football, basketball, and then add in some baseball as well. Yes, it doesn’t seem to be fair in the over athletic equation but I personally don’t know how much that really [...]
Five Keys that can help push you to a Football Recruiting Scholarship Offer
The football recruits out there reading this know that the 2012 season is about as important as it comes. It doesn’t matter if you are a senior in your final year on the prep football field or a sophomore ready to take your first snaps at the varsity level. This is the reason why you [...]
Advice on sending out senior game videos to college coaches at this point during the football recruiting process
Once your junior season of football ends, I believe it is extremely vital to put together a recruiting highlight video that you can send to college coaches and post online at a number of free websites. But what about seniors during the middle of the season? If you have followed the steps outlined in The [...]
Is it ever okay to decommit to a college during the athletic recruiting process?
There are a variety of different ways to look at a decommit during the athletic recruiting process. One of the main reasons why I hear athletes decide to decommit is simply because they didn’t give themselves enough time during the process and they now want to look at their different options. My question is if [...]
College coaches will strongly stay away from overbearing parents during the athletic recruiting process
As I have mentioned many times and in a number of different articles, college coaches try to find out the most that they can about each recruit that they are after. If a scholarship offer will come to the table, the majority of coaches do an in-depth background check that allows them to learn as [...]
Should athletes decline media interviews of all kinds so they can be completely focused on the current season?
One of the more interesting situations I have seen from a variety of athletes, whether it be basketball or football, is that these prep players have decided that they will be focusing on their season and not doing interviews. While I can see their reasoning, I also disagree with it strongly because of a variety [...]