#1 – Put together your Student-Athlete Resume #2 – The #1 rule to remember is that coaches MUST see you play in order to be interested in recruiting you, either in person or on film. If you don’t have any offers and nobody has come out to see you play, your main goal is to get coaches to evaluate …
What to Expect: Year-by-Year
Recruiting Cycle: From Adding You to Their “Watch List” to Your First Day on College Campus
Like life, like nature, recruiting follows a cycle. There is an information-gathering period, an evaluation period, a getting-to-know- you stage, an offer, a woo-ing stage and a closing stage. At each stage, coaches drop players from their list and begin to narrow down their top targets to a group that they will focus their time and energy on. Here is …
What to Expect: 14 Tips for Your First Year as a Collegiate Student-Athlete
As an athlete, let your actions speak louder than your words! College coaches make a million promises during the recruiting process, understand it won’t be as easy for you as they’ve made it sound. There will be adjustments and tough times, but they brought you there for a reason and believe in you! Some first year tips for your first …
Senior Year: What to Expect & How to Prepare
:: FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS… within your sport and become a master of those! Focus your energy on being the best player that you can be. Coaches at every program are looking for great players. It’s never too late, even after Signing Day, there are still opportunities. If you are a top player, make sure you work on becoming a great …
Junior Year: What to Expect & How to Prepare
:: FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS… within your sport and become a master of those! Don’t waste time worrying about the recruiting process, focus all of your energy on being the best player that you can be. If you are a top player, make sure you work on becoming a great leader and teammate—these are qualities coaches are looking for in addition …
Sophomore Year: What to Expect & How to Prepare
:: FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS… within your sport and become a master of those! Don’t worry about the recruiting process; focus all of your energy on being the best player that you can be and on being a great leader and teammate. The better you play and the more games your team wins, the better your odds are of being discovered! …
Freshman Year: What to Expect & How to Prepare
:: FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS… within your sport and become a master of those! Don’t worry about the recruiting process; focus all of your energy on being the best player that you can be and on being a great leader and teammate. The better you play, the better your odds are of being discovered! Put 100% effort into your fundamentals—even if …