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...
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The thirty second rule in recruiting highlight videos
Recently when talking to a parent regarding putting together a highlight tape, one of the things that was mentioned was the thirty second rule. While this may or may not be true, it would...
Do football scholarship offers come in the month of March? If so, where are mine at?
When thinking about this question, I do have to once again repeat what I wrote in an article last week. Out of all the months in the year, March is one of the slowest...
I’m a sophomore/freshman with football recruiting interest early on in March. What do I do?
If it is that early in the recruiting process, schools can only have limited contact with you. By NCAA rules, they can only send you a questionnaire and camp invites. Obviously with the numbers...
How can you tell the priority of a summer camp invite during the recruiting process?
Recently we have had some great comments and questions related to figuring out the interest from a college coach who invites an athlete to their summer camp. It may be because I am a...
When do Division I-AA schools start the football recruiting process?
When starting the recruiting process, some may think that all schools start at the same time when sending prospective athletes mail. That however could not be further from the truth. Some schools like to...
Q&A with a parent who used Recruiting-101 to own the recruiting process
Navigating the recruiting process for the first time is a difficult process but thousands of families have done it using Recruiting-101.com. We caught up with a parent who shared their story about how they...
Ten things to do to not get recruited by college coaches
I recently read an article about ten things you can do to not get rich during your life. Because of how interesting the article was, I thought I would put together a piece that...
What does a recruiting email from a college coach look like during the athletic recruiting process?
I recently had a parent email an email that was received from a college that is recruiting him. While I will obviously keep the identity of the college a secret, what they sent is...
What happens when a player who receives an early scholarship offer doesn’t pan out?
With the way the recruiting process works these days, athletes are getting scholarship offers earlier and earlier. The reason is because Division I college coaches, especially those who are not coaching at Duke, North...
Athletic recruiting advice needed before attending basketball and football camps this summer
As an athlete at the high school level, it is always great to receive mail from college coaches.Even if it is a form letter or just a camp invite, it really just make you...
