Great Expectations Help your child be prepared for their recruitment process. Recruiting should start around the student-athlete’s freshman year. If your child is serious about participating in college sports, then they’ll need to know what to expect for the next few years of high school. This will help them get ahead in the recruiting process. […]
The Best Fit Doing all the work to get recruited is one thing, and then when your child is actually offered college scholarship opportunities, your family will be faced with a completely new recruiting dilemma: Which college is the best fit? Weighing the Costs Factors that come into play when determining the best college for […]
Getting Contact Information In this video we show the process and some of the necessary steps you can use when trying to locate the contact information for college coaches around the country. It’s important to understand that for some colleges this contact information is more readily available than for others. There is the possibility that you […]
We discovered this Myths About College Sports infographic over at totalsports.com and thought it was worth sharing with our audience. This infographic explores some of the common misconceptions the general public has about college athletics. For instance, most fans assume that college sports programs are making money hand over fist, but it’s just not true. […]
An Athlete Reality Check Athletes are an interesting breed, wired slightly different than non-athletes. We are naturally competitive and usually ego driven, which makes sense in many cases. Sometimes to beat the best you have to believe you are better than the best whether that is truly the case or not. Unfortunately during the college […]
Where Does Recruiting Fit In? If you’ve decided that you’re interested in playing a sport in college then recruiting needs to be one of your priorities, but we are talking top 5, not your number 1 priority. Student-athletes should think of recruiting as something that is always with them; it helps motivate them and guide […]
Academics and Meeting Professors Being a student-athlete is a GREAT experience when you’re in college and will teach you many life lessons, but remember you’re a student first. Being at a school that is right for you will keep you happy and engaged so that you can finish your degree. You’ll want to make sure […]
Location and Environment One of the most important things to look at when evaluating a school is the location and culture of the school. You want to ask yourself, “How far away do I want to be from my home town? What is the climate in that city or town. For example, if you don’t […]
Research to do Before You Actively Start the Recruiting Process The recruiting process starts the moment you realize that college athletics is a path that you might want to explore. There are several steps you need to take before you start contacting coaches or even deciding what side of campus you would like to park on. […]
Make-It-Or-Break-It Decisions Visiting a campus can be a make-it or break-it point when trying to make a decision on a particular university. There are several ways to visit a campus: camps, unofficial visits and official visits. We will explore the importance of each and the different aspects of a visit that you should focus on. […]