When do I know a college is recruiting me?
I recently had a chance to speak with a parent about how interest colleges are in his son. This football recruit had received some big time questionnaires and early information from some big time...
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Handling heavy athletic recruiting attention
If you are a sought after athlete in any sport, it may be tough to juggle the attention that you are receiving. It is not an easy process to be able to handle that,...
College Coaches don’t care about you playing at the highest level if you commit to their school
If you have a lot of interest from a variety of college coaches, there is no doubt that one of the lines you may end up hearing is about how their coaching staff really...
What college coaches visiting high schools during the athletic recruiting process really means
There have been some interesting comments on a few of the recent columns related to what it means when a college coach visits the high school of a potential athletic recruit. One reader felt...
Do football scholarships come in February? If so, what type of athletes are receiving them?
For whatever reason, one of the most popular searched phrases on this website earlier this year was if scholarship offers come in January. So with that in mind, we are going to take a...
Why is my child not being recruited by college coaches?
One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive from parents is why is their child not being recruited by college coaches. Their son or daughter may have been lighting up the stats...
What does an athletic scholarship cover financially?
Before going into exactly what a scholarship costs, it is important to discuss the different options that college coaches offer you as an athlete. At the Division I-A level for football and Division I...
Small School Parent Talks Football Recruiting – Part 2
As we have done in the past before, Recruiting-101 has had a chance to ask parents questions about the recruiting process who just went through it. These parents were in the same exact stages...
College Coaches will deadline athletic scholarship offers
As a college coach in the game of recruiting, it is important to have back up options the entire time. While in some ways this is unfair to recruits, it is the best way...
Small School Parent Talks Football Recruiting – Part 1
As we have done in the past before, Recruiting-101 has had a chance to ask parents questions about the recruiting process who just went through it. These parents were in the same exact stages...
Keeping track of your athletic recruiting attention from college coaches
One important aspect that may be a huge benefit to your recruiting process is staying organized. While it may seem easy, keeping track of all the attention that you receive is something that will...
