Athletic Scholarship Advice for HS & JuCo Athletes
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Coaches work off a list of players that they are recruiting, let’s call it their ‘watch list.’ They are constantly adding and subtracting names from their personal list and begin to build one as a staff for each graduating class as early as your freshman year. Separate lists by each group are constantly growing and being edited: seniors, juniors, sophomores, …
Most staffs have a ranking system within their prospect database, a way to rate recruits by their ability or by the level of attention that they want to give them in terms of mail (form letters or hand-written notes), email, calls and what events they get invited to. Common groups include: • Players who are being actively recruited (juniors and …
Nearly every program splits recruiting responsibilities between the staff, primarily by geographic region or by position. Each staff may designate an assistant coach or staff member as the coordinator but normally each assistant coach has an equal responsibility to sign players. One of your first assignments is to find out which coach is responsible for recruiting your area or position …
The goal of each recruiting cycle for each coaching staff is to sign the best player possible to each scholarship. Many staffs don’t rush the process, they’d rather get it RIGHT than simply make it QUICK. Understand—it’s a PROCESS. I’ve worked with players who earned offers days or weeks before Signing Day. I’ve worked with coaches who don’t use all …
#8: Political Ties (Friend of top recruit, family member of influential person within the University or Athletic Department) College coaches are pitched about prospective prospects by some powerful people within the University and Athletic Department: long-time donors, University Board of Trustees members, former players, professional players, CEOs, celebrities—and may spend some time with these prospects above and beyond what they …
#7: Were offered by a rival or comparable school within the conference or region Another common reason why coaches may look into your abilities is if a rival, conference or comparable school offers you a scholarship. It is very common to hear a head coach go into an assistant coach’s office and say, “Hey, the big kid from St. Louis …
All these emails, letters, cards, phone calls and Unofficial Visits won’t mean much at the end of the day, unless they lead to scholarship offers, right? Coaches put a ton of time into evaluations. They watch several games, try to see you play in person, contact several coaches and sources in the area to find out more about you as …
Which do coaches prefer? Have them both ready and included in what you mail/email to coaches, if possible. Coaches get tons of emails with YouTube/Hudl links and hard copies of DVDs from players and have a limited amount of time to go through unsolicited videos. Remember, they are also viewing or requesting film on players they have already heard about …
#1: Send highlights from varsity games only #2: Send recent highlights, games within the last year (unless you sat out due to injury) #3: Be sure to note your jersey number and jersey color (white/dark) so that coaches can identify you quickly #4: If possible, send highlights that show you specifically #5: Include 15-30 plays from multiple games #6: Keep …