Where would you take your five dream official visits for football?
Everyone dreams of the opportunity to play Division I football at a major school. But obviously with the amount of scholarships and other talented players throughout the country, it is not going to be an easy feat. But some players do have the luxury of picking and choosing any school they want to play [...]
What is a Junior Day during the athletic recruiting process?
One of the things that I have touched upon in other articles but never really explained it is a Junior Day during the recruiting process. These are held for football, basketball, baseball, and I am sure other sports as well. The basic definition of a recruiting Junior Day is where a college brings in a [...]
Should I take all five of my athletic official visits?
One of the toughest questions to answer in the recruiting process is should I take all of my official visits. With the football dead period about to end and with less than a month left until Signing Day 2008, recruited athletes will need to make a decision if they want to end the recruiting [...]
Football Recruiting dos and don’ts
I had a chance to see an article on SI.com that was written by Ross Tucker, who is currently in the NFL and is on the injured reserves for the Washington Redskins. He had some good tips about what to do when you are in the presence of college coaches when they visit you [...]
The football recruiting dead period is here
For college football coaches across the country, there is a great deal of time spend on the athletic recruiting process. It is never an easy journey, especially during the fall when coaches are trying to worry about their current teams and potential future players. But these coaches will get a much deserved holiday break [...]
I’m a senior with football scholarship offers. What do I do?
Like a few of the other series of articles that I have started, I plan to break down what I would recommend to high school athletes in different situations. This will cover football and basketball as well as the year the athlete is and the recruiting interest they have been receiving. This should help [...]
A few more thoughts on an athletic unofficial visits
The reason that I am mainly writing this post is that a lot of people are unsure about visiting a school and what happens during the trip. While I have explained how it goes, there are a few things that I want to go into further detail. The reason that I think these need [...]
What is the NCAA Clearinghouse?
For those athletes that plan on taking official visits to Division I or II college programs, you need to get to know what the NCAA Clearinghouse is and make sure you are registered. You can register any time during your junior or seniors years in high school and they do a number of different things [...]
More on College Recruiting Unofficial visits
One question that has come up a lot are more on unofficial visits. These are the visits where you pay to take a trip to the school and get a chance to see a game or attend another event (CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM A PREVIOUS ARTICLE). The reason this site was started is to [...]
What happens on an official visit for athletics?
This article was written by George Dohrmann and I found the article posted on a message board (CLICK HERE FOR THAT LINK). In the article, wide receiver Marvin Jones from California does a player diary throughout the course of an official visit to California. This is a good look at how college coaches pull [...]
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