Recruiting-101

The goal of any coach at any level is to win games.  No matter how much they want to develop the athletes and help them grow as people, the bottom line is that they...

At the Division I level, nearly all basketball programs throughout the country offer full ride scholarship offers.  Per NCAA rules, these Division I schools have to extend scholarship that meet full tuition.  But one...

It is always interesting when talking with athletes about what their plans are for summer football camps. These camps are obviously an important part of the recruiting process and something that needs some serious...

I wrote yesterday about how you should not waste your time “cold sending” recruiting highlight tapes to college coaches.  That is something I doubt I will ever change my stance on.  But it also...

When looking at Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, it was a breeze finding contact information and the email addresses needed to contact recruiting experts and get yourself listed in their database of top players. But it...

24/7 Sports has worked hard to put themselves on the map with the likes of Rivals.com, and ESPN. The good news is that since the site has been around the least, they have made...

As the largest website that covers prep athletics, Rivals.com has a database that includes some of the best athletes throughout the country in a number of different sports. And while it is not the...

Over the past decade, I have interviewed thousands of athletes and spoken to hundreds of parents during that time as well.  I believe this interaction gives me an excellent feel for what is going...

One of the most stressful times in the lives of parents and their children is if they go through the athletic recruiting process. It doesn’t matter if you are a Division I recruit or...

Over the past decade, I have spoken with hundreds of high school athletes and written thousands of articles on these standouts.  The subject of the interviews usually depends on the time of year.  If...