Will My High School Coach Get Me Recruited? If you are relying on your high school or club coach coaches or anyone else to get you recruited you are going to end up disappointed with missed opportunities. Your high school and club coaches can be great resources and sometimes guide you and your family through […]
The Stress of College Athletes vs. Other Students is an infographic that highlights the special challenges college student-athletes face. What is the top concern for college athletes? It’s time-management. This is an important fact for high school student-athletes and their parents to understand. It’s never too early to help your kids learn good study habits […]
Begin the Process Early If your child is serious about playing college sports then he should begin the recruiting process during the early years of high school. Putting off sports recruiting until the last year of high school is not unheard of, but it may be frustrating for the athlete to build relationships with college […]
Will My Coach Get me Recruited? So it’s December of your senior year, you’ve had a great season, put up fantastic numbers, and the phone still isn’t ringing. Why? I’ve seen this story play out many times in my role as a college recruiting expert. During these conversations the student-athlete or his parent informs me […]
Social Media and Recruiting If you can Google and research the college teams that interest you, they can Google you too! Don’t make the mistake of thinking they will only look at your athletic skills–they are just as interested in your character as your 40-yard-dash time. One of the easiest ways for a college coach […]
More on Showcases In part one of this series, (The truth about camps and showcases.), I introduced showcases to readers who may be unfamiliar with these events. They are popular with baseball and softball, but can also be found in hockey, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey and, most recently, tennis. Sometimes you might hear these […]
Become a Name Not Just a Number (Part 2 in a three-part series) Any athlete who plans to attend a camp should be in conversation with a coach on that staff first, have a resume in that coach’s hand, and already have had their video evaluated. This is because at that point there is a […]
Broken Recruiting: The Truth About Camps and Showcases (Part 1 in a three-part series) A large part of the recruiting process is the active attendance and participation in college camps and showcase events. These events are extremely popular among America’s college coaches and youth–if you’re not participating at this point I suggest you start researching […]
(Part Two in a two-part series) Shoot for the Stars I can’t tell you what a good GPA is–this varies depending which coach and school you are talking to. What I can tell you is that if you strive for C’s–that 2.0 mark–you are not helping yourself in any way, shape or form. As noted […]
(Part 1 in a two-part series) Broken Recruiting: Your GPA Matters in More Ways Than You Think When approaching this subject I always enjoy asking one question first: What does the term GPA mean to you? More importantly, what is the first thing that comes to mind when GPA is mentioned? It’s a simple answer […]