Do Brains Equal Wins? This Brains vs. Wins infographic from DegreeSearch.org is instructive, but should also be taken with a grain of salt since these scores can evolve over a period of years. Still, if you are an academic star in addition to being a pretty good football player this can serve as a useful guide […]
No Time to Panic Are you panicking about college recruiting and how you fit in? Are you an athlete who’s currently sweating because unlike some of your friends and teammates, you haven’t signed or even been contacted by a school? On The Outside Looking In Are you a parent experiencing the situation through the eyes […]
Make the Most of Your Recruitment You’re finally realizing that waiting for college coaches to find you has not been the best recruiting strategy. Don’t think it’s too late to get recruited–instead, think about making the most out of your recruitment by getting organized and training hard to make it to the next step, playing […]
The Jeremy Lin Story Let’s say you’ve done everything right during the recruiting process: started early, went to camps, excelled on the field and in the classroom, made a great highlight tape, and even became an expert at communicating with coaches by phone and through email. And still nobody wants you? What next? Does this […]
No Longer Playing for Fun Becoming a college student-athlete means so many things–new experiences, a college education,and playing at an elite level. On a personal level, it means you’re no longer training and playing your sport just for fun. Studies show that 15% of scholarship athletes give up their place on the team and their […]
Does Recruiting Ever Really End? Football season is officially over, signing day has come and gone, and yet we believe there is still a fascinating recruiting graphic that is just begging to be shared. This one comes from ESPN.com’s Recruiting Nation and is called Field of Battles. It takes a look at the ESPN 150 […]
Dealing with Injuries It’s a question every athlete has on his mind, a scenario that ignites fear deep within parents. Hollywood has even created characters to live out this “situation”, perhaps shedding a “real” light on what just might happen. “If I get injured what will happen with college recruiting?” This is a legitimate question […]
Don’t Be Late Of all the recruiting questions we receive, the most common deal with contacting college coaches. This is a major dilemma for senior high school athletes, many of whom come to realize this too late in the recruiting process. You Can Initiate Contact with a Coach Many athletes already in their senior year […]
Will You Be Eligible? Talk about one-stop shopping. Our latest and–dare we say–greatest infographic outlines the NCAA Academic Requirements. Who needs to visit the NCAA Eligibility Center when this infographic can help you understand virtually all NCAA Clearinghouse issues? Let’s Review If you’ve made it this far you are no doubt an expert on all NCAA […]
Division II and Division III Student-athletes get confused about what it means for a school to be a Division 2 or Division 3 school. Many people believe that the level of competition is not as high. In some sports this may be the case, but it really depends on the individual conferences and school to […]