Having a Personal Athletic Recruiting Plan
Attention Student-Athletes.
Many student-athletes wonder why their recruiting isn’t going as planned. They may be hearing from a few colleges or maybe even from double digit schools. So, what is the problem? The schools that these student-athletes are hearing from are not schools that particularly interest the student-athlete.
Worst still is when a deserving student-athlete isn’t hearing from any colleges at all.
The solution to this problem is having a plan. The plan that we have developed consists of 7 key steps that we believe greatly enhance a student-athletes opportunity to earn scholarship offers.
Here are the steps we suggest.
1. Get educated – the most powerful thing a student-athlete can have in the athletic recruiting game is knowledge. When a student-athlete is informed about the way athletic recruiting works, they are in the driver’s seat. Another area of education is taking care of business in the classroom. Academics will play a key role in a student-athlete’s recruitment.
2. Know scholarship options – student-athletes get hung up on playing only at the Division I level when there are many more doors open to them. There are excellent options at Division II, Division III, NAIA, and NJCAA. With the knowledge gained in step 1 and 2, student-athletes may discover that there are actually ‘better fit’ colleges for them.
3. Personal academic and athletic assessment – one vital area in the athletic recruiting process is to understand which college environments is the right fit both academically and athletically.
4. Athletic profile – every athlete should a profile that is formatted in a way that tells the athletes story academically, athletically, and socially.
5. Maximum exposure – it is imperative to be in contact with colleges that fit your selection profile. Your selection profile will consist of items such as location, school population, climate, and much more. When creating a college selection profile, the student-athlete determines what college level best fits their skills, abilities, and athletic projection.
6. Open lines of communication – keep the lines of communication open with college coaches. See article “Communicating with College Coaches.”
7. Control next steps – being in control doesn’t necessarily mean the student-athletic will know exactly what’s on a college coaches mind. Controlling the next steps means that the student-athlete has a very good idea what the next steps will be in terms of phone calls, potential offers, visits, etc.
These 7 steps have worked for student-athletes just like you.
We are here to help you get recruited. Contact us to let us know how we can help you improve your chances of earning an athletic scholarship. Having an opportunity to play college ball and get your education paid for may be easier than you think.
Don’t wait for colleges to recruit you…RECRUIT THEM!