Where not to skimp in the athletic recruiting process

There is no doubt that money is a factor in the athletic recruiting process for everyone.  Some families have more than others and that affords them the luxury of going on unofficial visits at the drop of a hat.  Others struggle to get outside of their hometown because of a lack of transportation options.  This happens all time unfortunately.

And while I have talked about different ways to save money throughout the recruiting process overall, there are also a few areas that you should skimp on when trying to get a scholarship offer.  I have come up with five areas that are worth investing in to help you overall with the recruiting process.

1.) A Recruiting Highlight Video
With the ease of hudl, either take the time to get it done yourself at a high level or hire someone.  This video is absolutely vital to get your foot in the door with college coaches and for them to get taste of your abilities.

2.) As many unofficial visits as possible
I hate to bring you back to my glory days when I played athletics but because of our lack of vehicles that could travel far, I only ended up making one college visits.  Shockingly, this was the school I ended up attending and played at over the following four years.  But if I had a chance to do it again, I would have tried to figure out a way to get to more schools.  I am not talking about unofficial visits across the country where you need to fly.  I am talking about in-state visits to schools at all levels (Division I, I-AA, II, III, NAIA, and even Junior College) that you can drive to.  The reason is that you want to get a taste of what all these schools can offer you overall.  And while the Internet is great for finding some information, a visit to the school is priceless to see what kind of feeling the place gives you.

3.) Phone time with college coaches
If you have a son that is a sought after football recruit who is getting call after call in the football recruiting process, make sure their cell plan has unlimited minutes.  The last thing you want to do is limit your son and their exposure to these coaches.  The more that call, the better even if the phone bill will be a little higher (hopefully not a great deal higher).  So call your phone provider because it may be your son’s cell phone getting the calls from coaches.

4.) Summer college camps (football)/AAU team (basketball)
Very rarely does a basketball player end up getting a Division I scholarship without playing AAU basketball.  It unfortunately just works that way and there is not a lot you can do about it.  What that means is it is important to get on a good team, even if you have to pay a little money out of pocket.  Not all teams are sponsored so your money will help pay for tournaments.  As for the summer camps, it is vital to at least get to a few one day camps (turn them into your own one day camps) so the college coaches can get a taste of your ability.  If they don’t think you are good enough at the camps, then you can move on and look at other schools that think you are good enough for a scholarship offer.

5.) Time for research
Parents and kids need to invest the time into researching schools that fit them and marketing themselves to those same programs.  Everyone might want to play at USC but what if a school like Florida Atlantic has the location you want, the major you are looking for, and success in athletics as well?  The big name schools are not always the best option so pour some time into the process and research programs as much as possible.

 

 

 

 

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How does a college coach offer a sophomore or freshman during the football recruiting process?

If you are reading this site, then there is little doubt that you have read articles at Rivals.com, Rise.com, and similar sites that follow prep athletes and how the recruiting process is going for them.  And when reading about the top sophomores and sometimes freshmen on these sites, some of the football players claim to have scholarship offers from some of the top programs across the country.

So how exactly does that happen, if according to NCAA rules, college coaches cannot do more than send a questionnaire or a camp invite to an athlete until September 1st of their junior year?  There are a few ways that all college coaches can make it work if they really want to offer a prospect before that September 1st date.  Here are three different ways.

Speak with the high school coach
From my experience in following these early scholarship offers to football recruits, speaking to college coaches actually seems to be the most prevalent.  In this example, the high school coach has a relationship with the coaches at State University.  The high school coach has sent tape of you, only a sophomore right now, to the college coaches and they were impressed.  Your high school coach has also raved about your abilities, your work ethic, and maturity.

The college coaches trust your high school coach and came in during the spring evaluation period to do the eyeball test on you.  This is something you have passed so they call the high school coach and tell them that they have a scholarship offer waiting for you.  The high school coach then passes that information off to you and tells you that you received your first scholarship offer.

In this example, I have actually seen a high school coach relay the offer to the high school prospect and the coach then relay a commitment to the college coach after a short period of time.  It is always interesting to see this at work.  It takes a helpful high school coach, but honestly, a high school coach should be thrilled to be passing the good news.

If you have a high school coach who is extremely helpful in the recruiting process, what he will do is make sure that the other schools recruiting you know about the scholarship offer.  Last summer, a running back prospect received a scholarship offer from an out of state program through this method.  The high school coach called/emailed State University and told them that there was an offer on the table from one of their rivals.  That prompted State University to pull the trigger on a scholarship offer that day.

Relay the message that you need to call the coach
One thing college coaches often do is tell the high school coach about the offer but say that they want to speak with you, the athlete, about it.  In this situation, the high school coach basically just tells you that you need to call Coach Johnson and gives you his number.  With everyone having cell phones these days, an athlete can make the call at the school and find out about the offer.  This is a pretty straight forward method of doing it but you must call them in order to do it.

Talk to you at their summer camp
If you are attending a camp at State University and just wow the coaching staff, then they may tell you before you go that there is a scholarship offer waiting for you.  These camps give the college coaches a chance to see you in person and will give them a better feel about your abilities and overall skills.  Plus they get to see how well you take to new things and handle college coaches.

This is rare but some sophomores do leave college football camps with a scholarship offer.  It is a great thing to have as it really says a lot about what the college coach things and how they feel about your skills on the gridiron.

These are the three main ways that college coaches can offer a football recruiting process before their junior year.  Please note that if the school really means is with the offer, it should be officially mailed to you early in September of your junior year.  It doesn’t always happen that way but if the college coaches are confident about you and your abilities, this is something that they should be doing.

 

 

 

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Part 2 – What role should your high school coach play in the athletic recruiting process?

One thing that you will definitely want to speak to your high school coach about is sending game tapes and highlight tapes. Honestly, not all coaches have the time to keep track of where to send highlight tapes and where to send game tapes. That is why it is vital for you to talk to your coach about it.
The first area to discuss is regarding the creation of your highlight video. Some coaches are willing to produce them for the athlete and doing that would help save them a great deal of money during the process. You must make sure that they are able to product a quality highlight video in order to send out to colleges. If the coach does one that is not very good, it is worth investing a few hundred dollars into getting one professionally made.
If the plan is to handle the highlight video yourself, you must also speak with the coach about getting your hands on copies of the game tape. Some coaches burn all games on DVD and have great organization of their videos. Others will have a pile of tapes in a number of different spots that has no organization whatsoever. Hopefully having a conversation with the coach beforehand will help them remember that you need a few game tapes.
If the quality of the tape is poor, you need to look into having your parents video tape the games themselves or hiring it out. At the very least, you need to make sure that there is good footage to be able to work with on the highlight video. Even the most expensive video production teams can only do so much about a poor game video.
Once you have the highlight video planned out, you also need to speak with the coach about who is going to forward them to college coaches. If you feel better doing it yourself, than you may want to ask your high school coach to forward all requests for tapes. That means if you are organized, you can handle it yourself. I myself have requested many tapes from coaches but usually only see a few come my way just because how busy the coach is.
You will also need to talk to your prep coach about what he or she has done in the past about preparing athletes for playing college at a high level. They may recommend extra workouts and doing different things to make you better. And again, if you want to play at that level, this extra workload is something that you must be excited about it. If you are going to go through the motions during it, don’t waste everyone’s time.
Another important thing a high school coach can do about you is follow up after sending video highlights. For example, Division I coaches will take the word of a high school coach because they don’t want to burn that bridge. If you personally sent a highlight tape two weeks ago, see if your high school coach will call an assistant coach at the school and see if they have watched it yet.
Your high school coach can also call college coaches or email them about you as a player. This sometimes just depends on their connections and if they have sent any previous players to the Division I level.
If you have your prep coach on your side during the recruiting process, it can be a huge advantage for you. While it does not mean a scholarship is in the bag, it does put someone else in your corner that could help you in the eyes of college coaches. Most coaches at the next level do believe what a prep coach has to say and will take that into account during the recruiting process.

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Football camp invites, calls, and Division I interest

As I have mentioned before in a number of articles, summer football camps provide two purposes.  The first is to help the college coaches figure out who they want to extend their scholarships to.  It is never an easy question but working with the athletes on campus does help further things along in the recruiting process.  And the second is to help the coaches supplement their income.  While many are making big bucks, the camps help a graduate assistant who may only be making $10,000 per year.

While all schools send out a lot of camp invites, one school that may honestly send out the most that I have heard is Kansas State.  I have spoken with many athletes who have told me about their recruiting and for whatever reason, the Wildcats are the only Division I-A school recruiting them.  The athlete doesn’t think much about it being strange.  One had limited college interest but mentioned to me how bad Kansas State wanted to evaluate him at their camp.  And while I don’t want to pick on Kansas State because I know a lot of other schools across the country send out camp invites to a lot of athletes, you really need to realize how serious that they are about you in recruiting.

A parent recently asked me about a school that had been recruiting him and wanted him to go to their camp.  The reason why it was a difficult situation was because the family was unsure how serious the school was about him and if it was worth it to attend the camp.  My thoughts are unless you receive a phone call from them during the May evaluation period, then chances are slim that you will receive much of a look from the coaches at camp.  Now that doesn’t mean coaches from other schools won’t start recruiting you after the camp.

To me, a school like Kansas State is doing whatever they can to have the biggest camp possible.  I have been amazed at some of the names of athletes that have been “invited” to their camp.  It seems as if you played varsity football last year, the Wildcats want to bring you to camp so that they can evaluate you.  As they mentioned to a recruit last year, if you are the best quarterback there, then you will get a scholarship.  That quarterback ended up going to a non scholarship I-AA program that was just starting.  I guess they will say whatever they can to get recruits to their camps.

At this time of year as many top football recruits head off to camps throughout the country, think seriously about the schools that have sent you camp invites.  Have they called you?  Did they invite you to a Junior Day?  Are they sending hand written letters?  Have they really been showing the type of interest that makes this camp invite truly real?

As I talked about earlier in the article, the athlete that I spoke with did not find it strange at all that Kansas State was the only Division I-A school recruiting him.  My guess is that when everything is said and done, he ends up at a small Division II or III school.  And while it was not my place to say anything to him about what camps he does and doesn’t go to, I think it is important to really think about the schools that have invited you to camps.

The reason that you put up the money to go to these camps is because you want a fair shot to be evaluated.  Getting that evaluation may not lead to a scholarship but getting that chance is something that everyone looks for.  But if you have not gotten any interest outside of a minimal camp invite, then it may not be worth your money and time to make the trip.

Note: I know this article talks a lot about Kansas State but many other colleges send out camp invites to a lot of recruits as well.  It just seemed that in the Midwest, the Wildcats do it the most to pad their numbers.  While it is legal by all means, I question it ethically to try and get non-Division I kids to your camp so you can evaluate them. 

 

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Football Camps & Basketball Camps: How to know if you performed well in the eyes of college coaches

I can only imagine the hundreds and thousands of dollars each year that are spent on football and basketball camps throughout the country.  While I am sure everyone has dreams of a scholarship during that time, the realistic factor is that it rarely happens.  I am willing to guess that the percentage is somewhere in the single digits.

But lets say you received a lot of interest from schools via the phone during May and you attend their camp.  While you may think you did outstanding, how exactly do you know that you have been standing out against the stellar competition?  Outside of receiving a scholarship offer, there are important things in each sport that show you have excelled against your opponents.

In football camps, the main thing that the coaches will do if they are pleased with a handful of prospects is pull them aside away from the bigger group.  What the coaches are usually doing is having the best among that group go head to head and see how they react and respond when going each other.  These talented prospects are no longer going against kids that hope to start varsity the next season.  They are now going against potential college players.

This happens very often at the line positions.  As I have mentioned before, it is very easy to figure out the top few linemen at a camp where they go 1-on-1.  The coaches may pull aside the linemen and have them battle better prospects on the side.  While it doesn’t mean a scholarship is in the bag, it does show that the coaches have been watching you.  And now you will have the opportunity to go against more talented competition.

Please note that all coaches are going to tell you throughout the camp that you are doing a good job.  With the money that you spent to make an appearance there, don’t expect them to tell you suck and that you are wasting your money.  Basically what I am saying is don’t put too much stock into what a coach tells you during drills.

Some camps may also hold the top prospects back after the day and have them tour the campus.  If the coaches eventually feel that you are good enough for the offer, they want you are familiar with the school as possible.  They use this approach in both football and basketball camps so them inviting you to stay later for a tour is usually a great thing.

In basketball camps, what a lot of college coaches will do is have their own players work the camps.  The majority of the camps then will have games at night where the college players are playing pickup basketball.  If a recruit does really well and shines during the camp, he will be asked to play that night against the college competition.

If you get that chance, let me stress that there is a huge difference between college and high school basketball.  It will be a big change for you but you might as well give it your all.  I have seen many college basketball coaches do this so they can get a feel for the player.  Afterwards, the coach can talk to his players to see what they thought about you.  While watching is a great tool, hearing from someone who just competed against you may be even better.

And the final indicator of a fantastic performance following a camp is having the head coach bring you into their offices (Expect huge offices for Division I coaches) and eventually offering you a scholarship.  If that is not the case, get ready to hear the most over used line in recruiting.  We will keep evaluating you and your progress this fall.

 

 

 

 

 

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Do Division I-AA (FCS) schools call during the spring football evaluation period?

I have spent most of the spring evaluation period talking about the importance of calls from college coaches at the Division I-A (BCS) level. These are so vital because this is the first time that football recruits can actually get a good feel for where they sit with a college. If the school calls, then you are on their scholarship radar. If not, then you may need to look for some new programs.
But one question that was recently asked involved Division I-AA/FCS schools during the spring evaluation period. Can these coaches call athletes? Are they allowed to stop by the high school? Can they do anything in comparison to their bigger brother I-A/BCS schools?
Regarding calls from college coaches, these Division I-AA schools definitely have the option to call football recruits across the country. There is a huge difference in terms of the athletes that they call. I have said before that I believe 95% of athletes who get eventual scholarship offers from a school receive a call from that same program at the Division I-A level. For Division I-AA schools, I really believe that number to be lower simply because the recruiting process is so much different.
For example, a Division I-AA coach may not call a recruit during the spring evaluation period because he has an offer from a Division I-A school. If the Division I-A school eventually gets a commitment out of another kid at that same position during the summer and the athlete is now offer less, I would expect the I-AA school to jump in and start recruiting them more.
In 100% of the situations that I have seen, unless the Division I-A school is either very far away from home or there has been a coaching change (meaning you weren’t there recruit), an athlete will pick the Division I-A school over the Division I-AA program. These FCS schools know that and they are not going to waste their time going head to head with a BCS school for a player.
Again, these Division I-AA programs are free to call kids during the spring evaluation period but it really depends on the school. From what I have seen, most do call athletes. If your area has a good Rivals/Scout site, then try to look up the name of the a certain school recruiting you to confirm if they called athletes. While this is not a sure fire way to tell, it could provide more information as to who they are recruiting.
These same FCS coaches will likely also have spent the spring evaluation period on the recruiting trail. This will give them an opportunity to talk to coaches, find out about prospects flying under the radar, and see if you can pass the eyeball test. Because budgets are limited, these coaches do not get to as many schools as those at the Division I-A level. Division I-AA may send a college coach to recruit California for a week or two instead of sending them to more specific areas.
But again, it depends on the coaching staff and the program. The football recruiting process for Division I-AA schools is much different than Division I-A programs. While most good staffs should be using that time to evaluate prospects and make connections with high school coaches, it doesn’t always happen that way. And if you are worried about it, you should contact them to see what is going on with their recruiting and the overall process.

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Should you help your athletic recruiting or your high school team first?

One of the more interesting debates with regards to a talented athlete on the football field is what should be more of a priority. Is it helping your high school team win games by sacrificing any individual glory for the good of the team? Or should it be to do whatever you can to help yourself so that your recruiting stock will improve?

That really is a tough question to answer and depends a great deal on the athlete themselves. Some athletes end up playing four sports at a smaller school and spurn opportunity to play summer basketball or attend a great deal of football camps so that they can help their team succeed. When choosing which is more important, it really is a difficult question.

Starting with your high school team, the reason that your allegiance should be stuck to them is because they are the most important thing. Without them, you would likely not be in this place to begin with where these questions come up. For most athletes, they have been playing for the same school growing up and owe them a great deal.

On the other hand, being a sought after recruit will open doors that may have never been open to anyone at your school before. In a lot of situations, your college will either be paid for or at least partially paid for to bring you to that school. Shouldn’t you be looking out for yourself anyways?

Many athletes go through these questions often. The reason this is brought up because athletes may project out at one position while their high school coaches play them at another. For example, a small school athlete may be 6-foot-5, 235 pounds and perfect to play tight end. But because of the lack of bigmen within their program, he may be stuck along the line during his high school career. In basketball, a skilled 6-foot-6 wing who can shoot from outside may be forced to play inside because the school is lacking post players with any size.

In both situations, the athlete is being asked to do a great deal. Especially with the tight end/lineman, they are sacrificing personal glory as well as recruiting interest. If this tight end wants to play there at the next level, the athlete will not have any tape of him playing that position for college coaches. There are even question marks if he should even put together a highlight video because all it has is him doing dirty work along the line.

If this situation arises, the first thing that you need to do is talk to your high school coach. Make sure that he knows the situation and that you are hoping to play college athletics at the scholarship level (He should know that already but tell him again). The coach is going to do what is best for the team. And while you may need to play inside on the basketball court most of the time, he may also set up situations where you can handle the ball outside when guarded by slower athletes. The football coach may also allow you to go out for passes on occasion along the line.

No matter what, you will have to listen to what the coach says. If you are not going to get a chance to play your projected position, quitting is not going to help your college attention. Doing what the coaches want, despite what you are sacrificing, could help you in the long run. While it doesn’t help you at that future position, it shows that you are a very coachable athlete willing to do whatever is needed to help the team win.

And you should also get a chance to play those projected positions at summer camps or on the AAU circuit. It is never easy to give up the lime light and play out of position but you should be satisfied if it helps your team win more ball games.

 

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The more media interest in you, the better that it will help your athletic recruiting

One mistake that I have seen a lot in the last few years regarding recruits is that they want to pick and choose what media outlets cover them. This doesn’t happen all that often but for whatever reason, a recruit and their parents decide that they don’t want to do an interview with one website yet will do that same interview with another website.

Let me stress that if you think just doing an interview with the State University website will help you get a scholarship from there, I feel strongly that this is a mistake that you are making. While the college coaches will read an article no matter what Rivals/Scout/ESPN/etc. website it is on, unless you are a top fifty recruit, you are not in a position to pick and choose what sites write about you.

The reason that I am writing this article is partially out of frustration but more out of how I feel about recruiting interest. I understand that athletes are busy and sometimes don’t have the extra time in a day to do multiple interviews. But most of the athletes that have many requests everyday for these multiple interviews already have scholarship offers.

In the past, I have either been turned down on the phone or just not received call backs from prospective athletes. Shortly there after, there would be an article about them on the State University site. The reason why I think they are doing this is because they think that article with the State University will help them get a scholarship.

I have been told by many college coaches that what some of the lower level coaches at their school do is print articles that have to do with kids that they are recruiting. It could be on any sites on any network and yet the coaches will still see this. And while my opinion is bias because they declined the articles (I am not going to try sugarcoating that any other way), I still think it is a huge mistake.

As I have said before, the more attention you can get in newspapers, magazines, and websites, the better. If a coach from the Division I-AA school near you has not been recruiting you but sees that State University is after you, then they will likely add you to their prospective recruiting list. And since State University has a limited number of options for scholarships, you need to keep your options open. As I have said many, many times before, recruiting is a game and you just never know what will happen.

So if you receive a call from a site on any of those networks or a newspaper, I would recommend doing it. The interview should last less than ten minutes and the biggest thing that it does is help get your name out there. And by out there I mean in front of college coaches and fans. Some may consider it bragging or hyping yourself up but those same people are not the ones with the ability to earn a college scholarship in the coming months.

 

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High school coaches will not go out on a limb to be honest with college coaches about their athletes

I had previously assumed that the majority of high school coaches would be completely honest with college coaches trying to recruit their athletes. These prep coaches would tell their potential future coaches if a kid works hard, is lazy, or is known for his partying with friends.
But in talking to a college coach recently, he said that rarely ever happens. Just to let you know, this coach is at the Division III level so it is not like these athletes are battling for scholarships from USC and Texas. The coach said that in most situations, the high school coach would not go out on a limb to be honest.
There are a few reasons that this happens. First, the coaches likely doesn’t want to be held accountable if this came back to them. While I would assume it would be pretty obvious if a player is lazy in his or her workouts, the last thing the coach would want is bad blood between them and the family.
Another reason may simply be that the high school coach doesn’t want to negatively affect the recruiting process for their athlete. If it is a small school that doesn’t send a lot of players to the college level, why would the coach want to limit the options of their player? In keeping all doors open, if the coach shuts some himself, it is difficult to find a lot of options.
The high school coach may also not have a good feel of the work ethic needed to succeed in playing at the college level, regardless of if it is Division III or Division I. Unless they have played at that level, it is definitely not easy to figure out what it takes to be a starter in the Division III ranks. It takes a lot of time and work, regardless of the school.
So what does this mean? It likely means that if the high school coach is always saying how great his athletes are and how hard they work, the college coaches will go to other sources to figure out the truth. They could try assistant coaches, teachers in the school, sources they know in the area, or even opposing coaches. Each should be able to give this coach a good feel for the truth.
What makes it tough for athletes is if there are any bad reports coming back, this can definitely hurt them overall. Having no work ethic or being a pain to coach is something that those at the college level don’t want to deal with in most situations. This happens all the time and unfortunately can really hurt you in the recruiting process.
This is yet another example of the importance of working hard, staying out of trouble, and getting good grades. I know teenagers don’t always make the best choices but doing these three things can definitely help make you a more marketable recruit, regardless of what your high school does or doesn’t say about you.

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A high school coach is needed for the athletic recruiting process

In talking with parents and athletes who are going through the recruiting process, many feel that their high school coach is not doing much in the recruiting process. While many coaches may be uneducated about how to help their player, if you can get your high school coach helping you, it would be a big boast to the recruiting process.

The reason the coach is essential is because you will need an outside opinion that does not have any bias in the recruiting process. For example, if a dad or a mom starts calling colleges and tells them about their son or daughter, chances are that the coach will not listen.

It is a completely different story if the high school coach would start calling around. This coach carries more weight because they are at least the head coach of a high school program. College coaches don’t want to burn bridges with this high school coach simply because they may have the next big player down the road.

Here is a good story I recently heard about this. A few years back, there was a talented basketball who came off of the bench as a junior but ended up being an All Stater in Illinois as a senior. Because that state has so much basketball talent, getting a high honor like that is a great achievement. But with him really excelling as a senior, it was tough for the coach to get him any looks.

The his head high school coach is a veteran and has been there for quite sometime. He knows exactly what he is doing and knows what players can play Division I. This coach did some calling and spoke with a number of lower Division I basketball programs in the Midwest. Some had already filled up their spots but still talked to him. Others didn’t return his phone calls and a few tried to talk to him about a sophomore prospect he had.

This coach, who sent a player to one of the top five programs in the country recently, decided to pull the plug on the coaches that didn’t speak with him about this player or tried to talk to him about a different guy on the team. This shows that when high school coaches get involved, there is more of an impact if parents are the ones calling.

I heard from a Division I coach that no matter what, he will try calling back a high school coach about a kid. If a tape is sent and then the high school coach calls, this college coach will at least try to take a look at it. If the parent sends a tape and then calls about it, chance are slim that it will be watched. As I have mentioned before, if you are sending out highlight tapes to every school in the country, the majority of them will get thrown away.

College coaches will also call the high school quite often requesting tape and talking to the high school coach about you. If the coach is hard to get a hold of, that does make it tough for the college coach to get any information on you. That includes contact information, grades, stats, and video.

I recently was told that a junior kicker had schools around the Midwest like Wisconsin, Iowa, and others requesting tape. If these coaches had an issue getting in touch with the coach, there is no way that the tape would have been sent.

It is also important to have an organized high school coach. If you have a major recruit on your team, it is tough to keep everything straight in terms of videos sent, letters sent, and then worrying about your own life as well. With teaching, your family, and everything else a high school coach does, there is little time to try and figure out where you already sent highlight videos.

In order to get your high school coach on your side, you need to talk to him or her about what level they think you can play at. If there is a disagreement on that, then you might be in for trouble during the process. But if you are on the same page, then you can talk to him about helping you out and what he has done and seen in the past years. That experience is what could help you eventually earn that college scholarship.

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The cost of the athletic recruiting process

For those about to start the athletic recruiting process in any number of sports, it is always a dream to receive a scholarship offer from your dream school, commit, and call it a day.  But the problem is that the game of recruiting rarely works that way unless you are a special athlete that is college ready early on.

Recruiting-101 decided to take a look at the costs for those going through the football recruiting process, basketball recruiting process, and baseball recruiting process.  If you are going to be handing off the services to others, you will be spending a great deal of money.  Then again, it really depends on how much you know and how much you want to get involved.

Here is the breakdown for a number of different things you obviously are going to want to do to get ahead during the recruiting process.  Some vary to the three sports that I mentioned above but many are actually similar overall.

Three Day Football Camp – $300 plus
If you are going to be staying on campus at the football camp and eating there for meals, then it is not going to be cheap.  I always recommend speaking with the coaches about possibly going to one day of camp to save money.  Most college coaches have the ability to recognize if you can play or not rather quickly.  If you decide to go to all three days, you may be funding an assistant coach to get their kitchen redone.  They probably should be thanking you.

Elite Basketball Camp – $100 plus
If you are good enough to be invited to an elite basketball camp, the coaches will keep the price tag down because they want to get as many recruits as possible on campus to see the school.  But then again, are the coaches just using you to have the numbers to hold this elite camp (Click here for an older article on this)?

Baseball Showcase – $150 plus
Are you a baseball recruit waiting to get out and play in front of the eyes of college coaches?  Then you definitely will need to go to at least one baseball showcase.  These are huge during the baseball recruiting process.  Playing well in front of a coach at this can really make or break the recruiting process for you.

Nike Football Camp – Free 
The Nike football camps may be free but you are failing to add in the costs of gas and food along the way.  I know some recruits that traveled ten hours to get to an event like this.  That would not be cheap with the price of gas these days.

Highlight Video – $0 to $1,000
This has a very broad range simply because some parents think that their athlete needs to to have a Hollywood production team putting this together.  The truth is that the coaches are looking to see the player showcase his or her skills on the field.  The smoke and mirrors introduction is not going to get you a scholarship.  The good news is hudl can provide a great alternative.

A personal website for the athlete – $300 to $1,000
Depending on how high tech you want to get, these can cost a great deal.

Recruiting Service $500 to $5,000
These can really start to cost a lot over the long run.  Some services are cheaper and while others are expensive.  Is it worth it?  While I personally lean away from them, that is your call.  I think the biggest key is it comes down to time here.

Junior Day Visits – Free
Again, these ones will really add up when you think about gas, possible accommodations, and food along the way.    The colleges will take you around their campus, feed you, and possibly bring you to a basketball game.  But you are fitting the bill to get to the school and everything involved there.

Phone calls from coaches – Depends on your phone plan
If your child is a sought after recruit and has a lot of schools interested in them, you may need to ensure that his texts and minutes are unlimited.

Official Visits – Free for the athlete
They may be free for the athlete but every well informed parent wants to make the trip.  So you will either need to fire up the car or take a plane with your child.    Unless you live in the same city, it cannot be cheap.

These are just a few of the things needed to consider before going through the recruiting process.  If you have some computer skills and time, there are some of these steps that you can avoid.  Keep these in mind when things start heating up for you!

 

 

 

 

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I’m a junior to be with football recruiting interest. What do I do?

For those who have just finished up their sophomore year of high school and will be juniors next fall, this article is for you.  And while there is little you really can receive during the football recruiting process at this point, it is a good time to do some early leg work that will save you when it comes time to get some things done during the fall.

Just as a reminder, juniors to be cannot receive any type of mail that is not a camp invite or a questionnaire from Division I programs until September 1st of this year.  If Division I football coaches are sending you hand written notes before then, you must be an outstanding player because the coach is breaking the rules.  Coaches that think you are good enough to play at their school will Fed Ex a scholarship offer on that date to make sure you know how wanted you are at their school.

For most juniors who will have to wait to receive scholarship offers, there are a lot of different things that you can do.  The first is to fill out every questionnaire that college coaches send you.  It doesn’t matter if it is from State University of the small school that is close to your home.  There is no reason that you can’t take a few minutes of your life to submit the information that they are looking for.

At this point, DO NOT limit your recruiting options.  You never what will happen during your junior year.  You could tear your ACL and miss the entire season.  Then if there were schools that you decided not to send back information to, they may have ended up offering scholarships to other athletes.  So no matter what level it is, show some interest in the school.  If you have time, check it out online and learn more about the program.

If you have the money and the time, you might as well try to attend some football camps at your dream schools.  You can call/email the coaches about possibly attending for just a day or two to learn more about the program and the coaches.  It would also give you a chance to showcase your skills in front of the coaches.  And from what I have seen, college coaches are more likely to offer an athlete after their junior season if they have worked with them and seen them in their camp.

While these camps would be great to get to, they are not a huge priority at this point in your recruiting.  It does help to get to some so that you can learn more about the schools but it is not going to make or break the recruiting process.  It is just something to think about if you have the time and money to do so.

A recruiting profile is something that you should be seriously thinking about right now.  Because it is already into the summer camps, now may not be a great time to be sending them out to college coaches.  It may just be better to wait until you see what you do as a junior on the football field (Click here for the full article).  At the very least, you should be at least piecing the information together to set it up.  The reason to do that early work is that once the season gets over, you can throw your stats and honors into it and then send it off to coaches.

Another area to think about is finding colleges that fit your interests.  As a junior to be, it really is tough to know exactly what you want to do with your life.  But you should at least have a good feel on a possible major, location, weather, and other areas about the future school.  Sit down with your family and talk about what you want in a future school.  Once you are done, use this article to help you find potential matches in possible colleges.

The last thing I think you should seriously look into is who will be making your highlight tape once the season gets over.  Now is a great time to shop around and look into different options.  Speak with your high school coach and the assistants about if they have done it before.  If they have, try to view the tape to see the quality.  If it is not good, then it would be worth the money to hire a professional.

You can get quotes from different companies and even line up who will make it and how much it will cost.  You should not obviously pay anything now (You might get hurt on the first play of the season) but lining it up will save you a lot of time down the road.  Also look into who will be taping the games and how you will be getting your hands on the tape.  If it comes down to it, your parents may be the ones who will tape things.

 

 

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Scholarships, football recruiting, college coaches, and more scholarships

There is no doubt in my mind the toughest scholarship for an athlete to get is their first.  The reason that I say this is because it is hard to prove to a college coach that with no other offers on the table, you are a recruit at their level.  That is why it is so important that once that first scholarship offer comes, make sure that you market it to media, other college coaches, and anyone you can think of.

While I do feel strongly about scholarship offers breeding other scholarship offers, I found a very interesting statement about a recruit who was hearing from two major Division I schools in the same conference.  One of the schools offered a scholarship after evaluating.  The second school followed suit knowing he had the other offer but before they had seen any tape.  In my opinion, that is a very bold move on their part.

Here is what I am talking about.  This is a true story and comes from someone that I trust.  The schools and the name of the recruit has been taken out for obvious reasons, but really, think about the message that this is sending off:

Recruit is the most interesting one to me as far as his recruiting story goes. Not only is he the one that School A told could try quarterback when obviously he’s wasn’t a college level quarterback, but he’s also the one whose high school coach told us that School A offered before even seeing film on him. If I recall correctly, he just got back from School B and was close to committing, so School A offered right away in hopes that he would wait and visit them before deciding. I know for sure his coach told us that the offer was a complete surprise because they hadn’t even sent out film yet.

Lets say hypothetically that this recruit was like many of the athletes out there who try to keep their recruiting attention to themselves.  With School B having offered, the recruit likely would have ended the recruiting process there by committing to them.  He probably would not have marketed himself to School A and opened that door.  While this story shows how crazy football recruiting can get, it shows that college coaches jump on the fact that an athlete has a scholarship offer.

If School B had not offered, there is a very slim chance that School A would have jumped into the picture and eventually secured a verbal from him.  But School B trusted the evaluation of School A and didn’t want him to commit so badly that they threw a scholarship his way without even seeing film.  That alone is an amazing part of the football recruiting process there.

Anyways, the main reason that I wanted to bring this up is that scholarship offers do breed other scholarship offers.  It is important that once you receive a scholarship offers, you should find a way to let media and the other college coaches that are recruiting you know of it.  If the college coaches don’t pay attention to the email, they may pay attention to the article written about you on Scout, Rivals, or ESPN.

A few years back there was a powerhouse school that seemed to send a number of players to the Division I level every year.  What they started doing is that when one of their players received a Division I offer, they would email media from Rivals and Scout, then also include college coaches who were recruiting him.  If a school realize that their rivals just offered a prospect that they were hoping to land, this email could help speed up the process.

Please only do this if you really do have an official offer.  If you get caught in a lie about a scholarship, it could end up turning ugly simple because college coaches will not be happy once they find out you were dishonest with them about the offer.  You may touch base with the recruiting sites beforehand but once that first offers come, it is not something you want to keep to yourself.  There is no doubt that letting these services know will put that information quickly in the eyes of college coaches and that could help you get another scholarship.

 

 

 

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I am a sophomore/freshman football recruit. What should I be doing during the football recruiting process now (May)?

I always seem to focus a great deal on older football recruits but there is little doubt that getting an early start on the recruiting process will only pay off down the road.  So for those sophomore and freshman football recruits throughout the country, this article is dedicated to you and what you should be doing during May of your freshman or sophomore year.  The reason both ages are lumped together because due to NCAA rules, it is nearly impossible to tell how interested a school really is in you.

For those with varsity experience, it is a no brainer to start actively getting yourself involved with the recruiting process.  While it may take away from of your precious time, what will it hurt to start going through The Five Steps to a Scholarship Offer?  If you have not logged varsity time at this point, then you have to make a decision whether or not to go ahead with the process and start trying to put your name out there.  It will be tougher with a lack of varsity experience but can be done.

So why should you wait until you have varsity experience?  It is easier to send video and stats to coaches that are strong and against the best competition in your area.  Will you be sending Junior Varsity film out to college coaches?  What about stats?  These are things to think about before going ahead and starting the marketing process.  So before going ahead, try to answer that question.  I cannot answer it for you unfortunately as each situation is unique.  But if you decide to go ahead, then here are some things that you should be doing.

Like previously mentioned, because college coaches cannot send anything more than questionnaires or camp invites until September 1st of your junior year, gauging their overall interest is nearly impossible.  The only way that you will get a good feel for it is if they offer a scholarship to you through your high school coach.  And honestly, that is rather rare for a Division I college program to feel comfortable enough to offer a scholarship this early in the process.  I would assume it happens to no more than two hundred prospects in each class, if it even reaches that high of a number.

With summer football camps quickly approaching, it would definitely benefit an athlete at this age to get to at least one.  The reason is simply because getting college coaching at these camps is something that can really help you develop.  Because you have no idea what schools are really recruiting you, it is difficult to try and go to camps simply on the amount of recruiting attention that they have been showing you.  What you should go to camps are should be based on if you have heard good recommendations in terms of a teaching camp or if there is a school you have dreamt of playing for.  A good camp that can help you get better is essential.  And also getting a chance to see what your dream school is like is worth it if money is not a factor.

If you are attending camps, there is certainly no reason to be worried about going to just one day at each camp.  The reason why you are going to these is to improve, work on your skills, and possibly help yourself in the recruiting process.  But don’t count on helping yourself very much overall.  You need to go in focusing on becoming a better player, not hoping to get an early scholarship offer.

One other thing to think about specifically this month is the potential to speak with college coaches.  If you are at a larger school and your coach thinks that you are a legitimate prospect, then he may be calling you to his office to say hello to the college coaches.  These coaches will definitely be giving you the eyeball test, saying hello (because that is all they can do according to NCAA rules), and probably giving you a camp brochure.  As I said before, wear the big shoes during the month of May so you can pass the eyeball test.

After getting all of this in line, then I would strongly recommend going through The Five Steps to a Scholarship.  Create a recruiting profile, find schools that match you, and then market yourself to the programs.  Getting into their recruiting database early is something that will be a plus overall in the football recruiting process.  It allows you to be evaluated and that is a key step to get a scholarship offer.

Should you do the highlight video and the website?  That is definitely your decision.  I would strongly recommend it for juniors but it is not needed as much for sophomores and freshman.  It certainly could help you get your ducks in a row early but it just depends on your resources overall.  If you have the skills or the money to do it, then go for it.  If not, you will not hurt yourself all that much without them.  But start thinking about doing them as a junior so either start saving or learn some computer skills.

 

 

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