Obviously the reason that you want to do these things is so that you really can help yourself standout at the camp.  It is never an easy experience for athletes but these camps are essential in the football recruiting process.  So if you plan to attend camps in the future, keep these tidbits in mind and maybe even bookmark this page!  Onto what you can do to set yourself apart at these camps.

Be a great listener
Coaches want athletes who have the ability to listen and then do what they are taught on the next play.  You can show how great of a listener you are at these camps because there are likely going to be a number of different things that you haven’t seen before.  Focus and listen when the coaches are talking.

Work harder than your competition
While you may not be the most talented kid at the camp, out working your “competition” at your position will be a great start to the camp.  While State University may not feel you have what it takes to make it there, this work ethic could catch the eye of other college coaches at the camp.

Ask questions that are relevant to your position
Let me note that you should not be asking dumb questions just to be heard.  Ask questions about how certain things can be handled and use the first skill I mentioned (Listening) when you get an answer.  Once the question is answered, try to use it to the best of your ability and make yourself a better player.  At the end of camp, also ask your position coach what you need to do to be a better football player overall.  Coaches love athletes who want to get better.

Be the first person at every drill
Instead of walking to each drill and take your time, why not run or jog?  However, don’t do this just to suck up to the coaches.  This is a mentality I saw of an athlete a few years back during a basketball practice.  He went 100% at all times and the coaches loved it.  That is why he is a starting football player at a major football program after walking on.

Don’t get in trouble
This one should be pretty obvious but don’t get in trouble during the drills or in the dorms.  This will be something that really will get the coaches angry.  Also be respectful of property and don’t do anything like trash a room or something along those lines.  Basically be polite and use common sense.

The four big ones that Conley mentioned were effort, leadership, team attitude, and intelligence.  And considering he has spent 17-years of his life as an assistant coach at Ohio State, Conley likely knows what he is talking about.  The thing to note about these areas is that although they won’t get you a scholarship if you don’t meet the measurables the college coaches are looking for, they can be the difference between similar players on a college’s recruiting board.

Click here for the entire article but here are my thoughts on each and a few extra to consider when going to battle in the recruiting process.

Effort
There is no doubt that college coaches at all levels love athletes who play their sport hard.  It doesn’t matter one bit if it is basketball, football, or tennis.  Coaches want their athlete to compete at a high level and not take plays off.  These college coaches request game tape to make sure you don’t take plays off frequently.  Giving enough effort is something that they want to see.  Chances are usually pretty good that if you put the effort in to being a talented athlete, you will do the same in other aspects of your life.

Leadership
I have seen many times where colleges will include in a recruiting class roundup that 17 of their 23 recruits were captains at the high school level.  What that means is that these athletes were leaders at the prep level and that it will be expected of them in college.  The reason leadership is important because it holds athletes accountable.  Having that leadership in the off-season can help push the athletes and allow the coaches not always to yell at the players.  This leadership is also great because it makes the players think before letting down their teammates by getting in trouble away from the field or court.

Team Attitude
While some schools can get away with players that think about themselves first (And that is because they are amazingly talented), the majority need to put the team in front of everything.  While they didn’t win the Super Bowl last year, the Patriots did that during the course of the regular season and finished that portion of the year undefeated.  This team attitude puts helping the team win games first and foremost.  It doesn’t matter if you rushed for 200 yards and the team lost.  Coaches want athletes who don’t care about stats and would prefer to win the ball game.

Intelligence
I seem to talk about this quite often but coaches are looking for players who are intelligent on the field and in the classroom.  The intelligence in the classroom means that they won’t have trouble making grades.  On the field, the intelligence helps the athletes pickup things quicker and know what they should be doing on the field at all times.  While dumb athletes can make up for intelligence with athleticism, it eventually comes back to haunt them if they don’t know what they should be doing in their sport.

Here are a few others that I personally think can be added to the list:

Coachability
If a coach can talk to a player and they have the ability to listen and use what they just said, it is a major advantage for the player as well as the coach.

Character
As a college coach, you dread getting the 3 AM call about one of your players being in jail.  If your athletes have character, they would be smart enough to realize nothing good happens after midnight.

Work Ethic
As the saying goes, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”  I love that quote.

Manners
This may be away from the field but having manners means you likely won’t be getting in any trouble away from the field during the day.  This is something minor but important.

I have always mentioned that making your offers public is important during the recruiting process.  Some feel differently, but I strongly feel that if schools see other programs recruiting you, they are going to take a closer look at you because of that interest.  Never lie about the amount of interest that you actually have but part of marketing yourself is letting other colleges and media outlets know that the scholarship offers are on the table.

While I don’t know all that much about the situation with the offers, the hope is that on September 1st these scholarships will become offers on paper instead of just a verbal offer.  I have heard many stories about coaches offering verbal scholarships and never coming through.  But for the sake of this article, lets say that the hard copies of the offers will be coming early next month.

If there have been other schools outside of the two recruiting this athlete, make sure to let the coaches know that there are two offers on the table.  As a parent, you can send an email update to the coach who you have had the most contact with.  Tell them about how the preseason practices/early games are going for your son, their updated height/weight, and about the recruiting interest.  The more coaches that know, the better for you.

The offers may also help you open more doors to schools that an athlete has grown up dreaming to play for.  In the third step of the Five Steps to a Scholarship Offer, I stress to market your child or yourself to college coaches.  When you pick new schools to contact and send your recruiting profile to, make sure to include that these two have offered early scholarship offers.  Make sure to include the date as well because you really have to be an excellent recruit to get offers so early in the recruiting process.

Once those are done, the third and final step is contact media outlets.  If it was me, the first place I would go is to check Rivals.com and see if the schools that have offered have a website on their network.  If it is updated frequently and people actually seem to care about it, then email the publisher and introduce yourself with mention of the offer.  If the site is poorly run (Most of the major BCS schools have the best sites), then email the recruiting experts at Rivals in your area (Click here for a full list of contact information).  Also, make sure to check out the high school site in your state and judge if it is worth contacting them about the information.  With these prep sites, only a few are done well so think hard if it is worth it.

After you have tried Rivals.com, do the exact same steps with Scout.  Look for sites at the schools that have offered and then try contacting their recruiting experts (Click here for the full list of contact information).  Last but not least, try the high school site in your state as well.  After that, the third place I would contact is ESPN.  I have tried searching for their contact information but it is definitely tricky.  Click here for what I found.

The last place I would contact would be your local newspaper.  Find out who the prep writer is for your area (Most should already know this) and email them about the offers.  While it does not mean they are going to drop everything and do an article, it is good to let them know for future articles.

The reason that you tell college coaches about this is that offers breed more offers.  I really believe that.  Contacting Rivals, Scout, and ESPN is the next step to get the word out about the offers.  College coaches love checking out those sites so they will likely see it and move on from there.

Again, having scholarships before your junior year is a great thing.  It says a lot about the athlete and their ability on the field and you are in a very good position at this point.

The problem is that for many athletes, not all of them are 100% sure where they want to continue their football career in college.  And if the coach is rushing them to a decision, it could actually lead to a decommit later in the fall and open up a difficult process for the athlete.  So the question is can you as an athlete be able to focus on both the football season and the recruiting process at the same time during the fall?

My answer is that you can but it can be extremely difficult.  If you are confident about your decision and know where you want to go, it really may be worth it to end the recruiting process before the season gets underway.  The reason is that it alleviates the stress and burden that you have from answering calls, practicing, doing homework, and trying to lead a normal life of a high school senior.

If you decide to put the football season in front of the recruiting process, there may be areas that you can hurt yourself when it comes to recruiting.  For example, you may decide to skip the game visits on Saturday so that you can watch game tape with your teammates.  While going to these games unofficially will not get you a scholarship offer, it will give you a great feel for what the atmosphere of game day is all about.  No matter who you talk to or what you see on television, actually being there is vital to get a feel for what it is like on those wild Saturdays at the school.

The second thing to talk about is your numbers.  This may sound selfish but if you put the team before the recruiting process, you may agree with your coach about playing out of position.  Not only will this hurt your numbers, it may be harder to get college coaches to watch your early game tapes when you are playing a position they are not recruiting you at.  This makes it difficult for even the best evaluators to get a feel for your future position.  And watching it on tape is not going to be easy.

Dedicating yourself to the season and putting recruiting in the background will also help you with nerves.  For example, most recruits send out game film from the first two or three games of their senior season.  If you are focused on the season and helping your team win, then you won’t be nervous about how you played in a certain portion of the tape.  You just have to worry about going out, giving it 100%, and going from there.  The recruiting will take care of itself later on.

If you decide to put the recruiting process in front of the football season, there is a good chance that you are going to get some teammates not happy with you as a person.  The majority of high school football players are not good enough to go on to the college level and want to make the most of every prep game they have left in their career.  And if you are focusing on yourself instead of the team, and they realize that, I can promise you they are not going to be thrilled.

Putting the recruiting process on top of everything may make you a ball of nerves and someone who cannot relax.  Your biggest concern is impressing college coaches and getting a scholarship offer/offers that you don’t worry about how the team does.  If you can rush for 150 yards and three touchdowns and the team losses, does it make that much of a difference to you?  In my opinion, no.

What you need to do is find a balance between the two.  You need to help your team win ball games first.  The better the team does, the better it makes you look and gives you the potential to showcase your skills in front of college coaches at State.  You also need to speak with your coach that you want to do everything you can to help the team win but you are also worried about recruiting.  Be honest and open with him about it (And try not to sound selfish while doing it).

To help yourself in the recruiting process during that final year of prep football, you really do need to make it clear what you hope to get out of it.  But at the same time, you want to make sure you are not putting recruiting ahead of helping your team win ball games.  Balance is the key here.

But the truth is that there are many undersized athletes out there that can play.  Go to any state and just about any conference.  There may be a 6-foot-1 offensive tackle who just dominates the opposition.  Or there may also be a 5-foot-10 quarterback who is unstoppable throwing and running the ball.  But will Division I college coaches look over these athletes?

Let me start by being completely honest and schools like Ohio State, USC, Florida, and many others will likely overlook athletes because of their height.  The two positions where there may be room for smaller athletes is cornerback and running back.  LSU currently has players listed at 5-foot-4, 5-foot-5, 5-foot-6, and 5-foot-8 but each one is a skill player.  What sets these athletes apart is their athleticism and skills.  Few athletes throughout the entire country have the athleticism that these shorter players have.

But what about quarterback?  The good news is that there recently have been some standout quarterbacks who have excelled despite being 6-foot or under.  The prime example of this is Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing.  Despite throwing for 3,343 yards and 41 touchdowns in a ten game but college coaches looked elsewhere.  The obvious knock was that he was only 5-foot-11.

For Reesing, he proved his doubters wrong by excelling for the Jayhawks.  But being from Texas, he heard very little from the multitude of Division I schools in his State.  The good news is that his accomplish should help open the door for successful quarterbacks under 6-foot in the future.

In the end, it really just depends on position.  For example, it is very hard for a Division I school to take a chance on an undersized offensive linemen.  They want these big boys as large as possible and the taller the better.  If the coaches think you can play but are a bit undersized, they will likely move you to center where height is not as important as tackle or guard.

Division I college coaches are also looking for size along the defensive line.  Once again, the taller the better.  The reason is that the taller linemen have a better chance to bat down passes.  Miami used all 6-foot-8 of Calais Campbell at defensive end during the last few years and he ended up as the nineteenth pick in the 2008 NFL draft.

In the end, height does matter in the eyes of college coaches.  They may overlook a prospect if he doesn’t fit the perfect size that they are looking for but in the end, if a player can play, it doesn’t matter how tall he is.  You may end up at the Division I-AA or II level because you are three inches taller than the prototypical player at your position but that hasn’t stopped these players from succeeding.

But the NCAA has put together a new rule with regards to these sites.  What is interesting it that it is legal for college coaches to be a “friend” of a recruit on one of the sites but they cannot post on their wall about anything.  The only correspondence that they may have is through the private email/message feature on the site and that must be after September 1st of their junior year in high school.

For those curious, here is what the NCAA says about this new rule and what can and cannot happen with college coaches and high school athletes on these social networking sites:

NCAA Division I institutions should note that pursuant to NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.4.1.2 an institution may send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete beginning September 1 at the beginning of the prospective student-athlete’s junior year in high school. Further, electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete is limited to electronic mail (e-mail) and facsimiles until after the calendar day on which a prospective student-athlete signs a National Letter of Intent. All other forms of electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., Instant Messenger, text messaging) are prohibited.

Institutions should note that e-mail is not limited to a traditional e-mail service provided by an institution, Web site or Internet service provider. Therefore, it is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete using a social networking Web site’s (e.g., MySpace, Facebook) e-mail feature. All other electronically transmitted correspondence including, but not limited to, text messaging, Instant Messenger, chat rooms or message boards (e.g., a user’s wall) within a social networking Web site or through other services or applications remain impermissible.

For example, a coaching staff member with a MySpace or Facebook account may send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete’s MySpace or Facebook account using the e-mail inbox feature located on that user’s profile page. However, a coaching staff member may not send electronic correspondence to a prospective student-athlete via the comments feature on MySpace or the wall-to-wall feature on Facebook.

Institutions should also note that in accordance with Bylaw 13.10.2, before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent or an institution’s written offer of admission and/or financial aid, a member institution may comment publicly only to the extent of confirming its recruitment of the prospective student-athlete. The institution may not comment generally about the prospective student-athlete’s ability or the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution’s team; further, the institution is precluded from commenting in any manner as to the likelihood of the prospective student-athlete’s signing with that institution.

Accordingly, it is permissible for a prospective student-athlete’s name and/or picture to appear on an athletics department staff member’s profile page of a social networking Web site to identify the prospective student-athlete as a “friend” of the athletics department staff member. Institutions should note that the identification of the prospective student-athlete as a “friend” on an athletics staff members profile page confirms only the institution’s potential recruitment of that individual. However, institutions are reminded they may not make any public comments about the prospective student-athlete’s ability, the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution’s team or the likelihood of the prospective student-athlete’s signing with that institution.

And as I have talked about before, I ended up playing at the Division III level and had a solid career.  But that was after putting in what extra work before my senior year.  If I had worked hard in the weight room, done extra basketball workouts, ran, and put in that extra work, who knows what level I would have ended up at.  And that shows this extra work is a necessity for a number of athletes throughout the country trying to live their dream and play Division I athletics.

It is easy to talk up a big game and tell people that you workout six days a week and lift two times a day.  But are you really doing it?  The first thing that you must do as a hopeful Division I athlete is to in the work the right way.  If you are lifting two times a day and not pushing yourself, then those workouts will not be as productive as a rival opponent pushing himself as hard as he can for an hour in the weight room.  That rival could be your competition for the conference title and a Division I scholarship.

Once you are doing things properly during the mandatory workouts, now is the time to take your game to another level.  This could include a number of things and it really depends on your sport.  If you are a football quarterback, it may be talking some wide receivers into running routes after weight lifting.  On the basketball court, it may be getting your coach to put you through another workout so you can improve your ball handling skills.

My feelings are that if you are reading this site, you are not a freak athlete who can show up at camp and end up with a scholarship offer.  No offense to you as a reader but I think the majority of those that visit the site are athletes (Or parents of the athlete) that have a chance to earn a scholarship at the college level.  But they must prove they can play at that level.  In my opinion, the key is putting in that extra work as early as possible.

As I mentioned in the Olympic article yesterday, I talked about how you need to attend every workout unless you are on your death bed or possibly vacation.  If you are skipping on a Friday to hang out with friends or even your girlfriend, then that could end up costing you your dream to play at the Division I level.  That extra work shows that the journey to getting a scholarship is all about the little things.

It may be watching extra tape, being a leadership on the team, lifting longer than teammates, and running on your own.  But if you have spent your life wanting to play at State University and they are recruiting you, putting that extra work in may be worth it.

If anything, people out there can use the success of those in basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, swimming, and any number of other countless sports and apply it to the football recruiting process.  It may at times seem like a stretch but these Olympics can be used as motivation to work hard when immersing yourself in this recruiting process.  Here are some of the areas that these games can teach us about:

It is not an overnight process
While athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt are phenomenal athletes, they did not just pick up their sport a few weeks before prior to the Olympics and then break record after record.  Both of these standouts have been excelling in their sport for quite sometime so it shows it is not an overnight process.  With football recruiting, you will not be putting together a highlight tape, sending it out, getting scholarship offers, and making visits in a short time period.  This is a long process and you need to be in it for the long run.

Practice, practice, and more practice
If you have dreams of playing Division I football, the things that you need to do are workout as hard as you can everyday and read this site (Well, the second one is not really required).  These Olympic athletes put themselves into a position to succeed by practicing and practicing, even when they were tired and not interested.  You need to do the same thing.  Even if it is a Friday afternoon and all your friends are skipping weight lifting, this may not be easy to attend but it will make you a better athlete.  The more correct practice that you put in, the better you will be.

There are others throughout the world going for the same goal you are
It may be strange to say this but with football recruiting going global over the last few years, athletes throughout the entire world are competing for scholarships.  The same can be said about the gold medal.  Each attracts top performers in their sport and is a great honor to receive.  The hard part about football recruiting is that there is no one-on-one race that you will be doing against another athlete.  You have to showcase yourself in the form of video or at camps to impress coaches.

Preparation is key
This is not related to practice or getting yourself ready to receive a Division I scholarship.  As a football recruit, you need to prepare yourself by putting together a quality highlight tape, marketing yourself to coaches, and even attending camps.  The preparation that Olympic athletes must do is different but necessary for them to succeed.  They need to eat healthy, prepare themselves mentally to succeed, and improve as much as they can (Sorry, this one was a bit of a stretch).

Cheaters never win
If you are going to use performance enhancing drugs in the Olympics, chances are high that you will eventually be caught.  As for a football recruit, some may consider hyping up your stats, height, and weight as cheating.  In 99% of the cases, the college coach will want to see you in person when they offer.  And if you are inflating those stats, they are not going to be happy at all.

Put the right people in your corner
If you had a chance to see Michael Phelps swim, you probably also saw his swim coach he has had for years.  Phelps put his trust in his coach and it has paid off.  As a football recruit, you need to have coaches around you that you can trust and will go to bat for you.  College coaches always ask questions about the character of the recruits so make sure that your prep coach holds you in a high regard.

I have come up with five different areas that will be vital throughout the recruiting process.  If you are a parent who has the time to do these, there is no doubt that you don’t need to hire an organization to run the recruiting process.  Plus it will mean much more to you with your child’s college education being the eventual result.  The five that I will be discussing include support, organization, money, advice, and experience.  Onto why I believe these five are important:

1.) Support
As a parent, you need to be supportive of your child in the recruiting process.  Say that your son is a football recruit who has scholarship offers from all over the country.  If you as a parent want him to go to a certain school, he may always hold a grudge because you pushed him that way in the football recruiting process.  This support needs to be there and be realistic about what your child wants to do in college.  If they have always dreamed of heading to school on the East coast, and there are options available, there is no reason not to help them with this.  Being a supportive parent allows them to make a decision based on facts and not a bias that you try to push on them.  If the school is affordable and your child wants to go there, support what they want to do in the recruiting process.

2.) Organization
There are very few 14 to 18 year olds who have the organizational skills needed to really do a good job tracking the recruiting process.  That is why the organizational skills of parents can come in handy during the recruiting process.  As parents, you should try and track calls, information about the schools, potential visits, and anything else that you may want to follow up on later.  This can be done in file folders or electronically as well.  Find a system that fits you best and then talk to your child about it.  The athlete has to buy in to make this work so find a solution that makes both parties happy.  This organization is key when it comes down to crunch time and a decision is needed.

3.) Money
While I hate to say this, the recruiting process is not going to be cheap and that is if you do it yourself.  With producing a highlight video, sending them out, traveling to colleges, college camps, paying the phone bill while your child talks to college coaches, and a number of other areas add up quickly (Click here for an article on the costs of going through the recruiting process).  The more that you do yourself and the more informed you are as a family, the cheaper the process will be.  In the end, the money is worth spending because it allows you to give your child the best opportunity to play college athletics at a high level.  Without the finances, support, and organization, most athletes will be stuck in a rut and end up at a smaller school than they could have played at.

4.) Advice
As a parent, you are going to have to help your child during the recruiting process with advice.  If you help them and are supportive, they will ask you questions frequently to be able to get a better feel for what you feel about things.  This will then help them when trying to clear their head about the difficult process.  With the stress that it causes, giving advice without bias will be a huge help to the athlete during this time.  There are so many question marks hanging over their head that the advice you give them will be very important to them.  Make sure they request first as well.

5.) Experience
There is little doubt that parents have more life experience than their children.  Just from living so many years more, that experience could come in handy in the recruiting process.  You will have a better sense of what coaches are feeding your child lines to get him or her to come to a camp.  As a 17 year old high school athlete, it may be harder for them to sort through the lines that the college coaches are saying.  Use your experience when talking to college coaches and try to get a better picture of your where child sits on their recruiting board.  If anything, why not be blunt and ask them if it is late in the recruiting process?  In my opinion, as long as it is late and you are unsure, there is no harm in asking.

Are there any others that I am missing?

The first question that needs to be answered is have you already played varsity?  That is a key question because the answer you give will take you one of two directions.  If you have played an extensive amount of time at the varsity level, then now would be a fantastic time to put together a recruiting profile.  I may sound like a broken record but this first step to a scholarship offer is crucial during the recruiting process (Click here for the five steps to a scholarship offer).

Some athletes feel strong enough about their profile that they may want to send it before the junior season gets underway while others will wait until later in the fall.  Outside of maybe getting some free tickets to the games, it may be better to wait until after the year for a few different reasons.  The first is that the coaches are extremely busy this time of year.  That means they may be limited in how focused they can be on the next recruiting class.  The second is that your recruiting profile may look a lot more extensive after junior season stats are added.  Again, either way will work fine and it may be good to at least try early on.  If you don’t get a response, just send the profile after the season when the college season should be winding down.

Because every situation varies, it is not the end of the world if you did not play varsity as a freshman or sophomore.  I have seen athletes where their team was among the best in the State who didn’t play varsity until they were a junior and ended up with multiple scholarship offers.  The key with recruiting is that you can play and it doesn’t matter the circumstances behind that.

If you fit this criteria, I would strongly recommend getting the pieces in place so that you will be able to send out a recruiting profile once the season is over.  Click here for the full article on building a recruiting profile but you should add your height, weight, grades, contact information, and things that probably will stay the same over the next few months.  At this point, leave the stats and accomplishments blank (Again, don’t waste your time by adding any non varsity stats/accomplishments.  College coaches don’t care about 8th grade awards).

College camps were something that I discussed in the summer.  If you attended any, hopefully you excelled on the field and the coaches will be keeping a close eye on you.  Many coaches love seeing athletes in camp going into their junior year because they can see if they are a legit prospect and may be quicker to pull the trigger with an offer as well.

Unless scholarship offers are coming, now is a vital time to speak with a few people who may be able to make your highlight tape.  The first person you need to speak with is your college coach.  Tell him your intentions to play football at the highest level possible in college and ask him about making a highlight tape.  Your coach may be able to do it himself or have some advice.  If you do have him make it, try to see work that he has done before.  I have seen coaches promise athletes the world and come up with grainy VHS highlight videos.  Paying the money for a professional highlight video can be worth it if the price is right.

If the coach can’t help with a highlight tape, talk to a few different companies in your area and on the Internet to see pricing and what they can offer.  Now is a great time to get a feel for the different companies and will help in a huge way once the season is over.  If you do the leg work beforehand, it makes things much less stressful in November when a college coach is requesting the tape.

Visits to college football games may also be a good thing to do so that you can get a feel for different schools.  If you have had contact with college coaches, speak to them about possibly making unofficial visits to at least one game to learn more about their program.  There are Division I coaches who throw these tickets around to athletes who may not even be good enough to play in college.  You just need to contact a coach, with recruiting profile hopefully, and speak with them about possibly making a college visit there.

Another area that you should talk about as a family is what you want in a college.  Think about potential majors, location, weather, football program, level, size of the school, and things along that line.  Obviously everyone wants to play at State University so be realistic when it comes to that.  Once you have that figured out, take the next step and pick out schools that fit you as an athlete and a person.  Click here for the second step to a scholarship offer, which is finding schools that match you.

These are just a few of the basic steps that you can do heading into your junior year.  Above all, the most important thing you must do as an athlete is perform on the field.  If you can’t play, then going through these steps may be a waste of time.  But that is your call so speak with your coach about what level he thinks you may be able to play on.  That could help you get a feel on it in the long run.

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