Why do college coaches call prospective athletic recruits?
As I will talk about later in a future article, there is no doubt in my mind that phone calls are a very important part of the recruiting process for all sports. These are...
Recruiting-101
Make sure the athletic recruiting process is a joint effort between parents and athletes
A few weeks back I talked about how much feedback parents should get when helping their children make a college decision. And while some agreed and others disagreed, the child has to be the...
I am a senior football player with college interest. What should I do now?
In this series of articles relating to a variety of sports and a number of different age groups, I have to admit that the most important one is those in the senior class in...
I am a sure fire recruit but the in-state schools are recruiting nationally. Why are they doing that?
It doesn’t matter what college program it is, basically every coach has to recruit out of their local area. There may be some exceptions at the smaller levels but how many Division I programs...
Football recruiting questionnaires and basketball recruiting questionnaires: Why should I fill them out?
Chances are that if you played at the varsity level in just about any sport and contributed, you may find yourself on a recruiting database. The first step in that recruiting database is to...
There is a major time commitment involved to make an informed college decision for athletics
It doesn’t matter at this point if you are a football recruit with Division II offers, a basketball recruit with Division III interest, or a baseball recruit with NAIA scholarships, making an informed college...
Five Keys to a Football Recruiting Scholarship Offer
The football recruits out there reading this know that this football season is about as important as it comes. It doesn’t matter if you are a senior in your final year on the prep...
I am a parent who feels helpless in the athletic recruiting process. What should I do?
For most parents reading this, the reason that you were able to find this site is that you want to be able to be proactive throughout the athletic recruiting process for your son or...
If you really are next in line for a football scholarship college coaches will…………..
I have talked a great deal about the football recruiting process and college coaches always seem to talk about how athletes are next in line for a scholarship. What I have unfortunately found in...
Staying focused through an injury during the athletic recruiting process
As an athlete many many years ago, there is nothing that was more frustrating than an injury that would limit your ability to play the sport that you love. It is one of the...
What if you want to play a college position you just aren’t as good at during the football recruiting process?
Over the last month, I had an opportunity to see an athlete in action on the football field and then a few weeks later I was able to interview him and talk to him...
