Recruiting-101

When looking at Rivals.com, Scout.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...

As one of the larger websites that cover prep athletics, Scout.com has a database that includes some of the best athletes throughout the country in a number of different sports. And while it is...

24/7 Sports is the newest of the four sites we are profiling but has worked hard to put themselves on the map with the likes of Scout.com, Rivals.com, and ESPN. The good news is...

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...

One of the things that I have said when talking about the recruiting process is that it should be taken very seriously and considered almost as an early job interview.  For both, you need...

As I have mentioned here in just about every article written, it is essential in the recruiting process to consider all of your options.  And while you may have grown up with Division I...

Going back in time to a place that seems like twenty years ago, I can freely admit I had little idea of the recruiting process.  I rarely got off the bench in basketball as...