Recruiting-101

I have harped for quite sometime about how college coaches do a great job narrowing down their recruiting databases and eventually finding recruits that can fit their system.  These coaches cut through the thousands...

As my wife can attest to, I enjoy setting goals and writing them down on paper. I think it allows me to focus on a number of different things that I need to do...

A few weeks back I got an email from an athlete talking about a teammate. His teammate has much better college potential because of his size along the offensive line and college coaches have...

There is no doubt that before May of your junior year in high school, it is extremely difficult to really gauge how interest college coaches are in you as a prospect.  I receive that...

Just to let readers know, I will be putting together a series of articles based on common misconceptions with the athletic recruiting process.  This includes why the misconception is a problem and what should...

As an athlete at the high school level, if you are not familiar with the recruiting process, it is not an easy journey. With so many pitfalls and problems that can pop up along...

I recently did an article with a coach about his son. The son is currently a junior on the team and has already started going through the recruiting process. He is a good athlete...

As I have mentioned, some college coaching staffs begin the recruiting process with over 5,000 prospective recruits. With a list like that, it is definitely not an overnight project to narrow it down to...

I had the chance to speak with an athlete before the basketball season started this winter.  When asking him about the schools recruiting him, he named a few and said that he was waiting...

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...