Recently, I did an outstanding recruiting event at Brentwood high school with a former Princeton baseball player, the women's head basketball coach at Occidental College, and UCLA's compliance director. We spoke about all the different aspects in the college recruiting process, and how to create a successful college recruiting game plan.
There are 3 keys to your College Recruiting Game Plan:
KNOW the TIMELINE
Parents always ask me, "When should I start promoting my student-athlete to college coaches?" I always tell them the best time to start is once you have quality varsity footage. This way a college coach can see you play against top talent and better judge your talent and skills.
TOOLS - What do I need?
There are essentially 3 tools you will need to effectively promote yourself to college coaches. The first thing you will need is an athletic resume. The more you can think of the recruiting process like a job interview the more effective you will be in it. The second thing you need is an official transcript. Academics are getting more and more important in the recruiting process each year. The third thing you need is a highlight video. Coaches must see you play if they are going to recruit you.
TAKE CHARGE - PROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE
I believe this is the MOST important step to the college recruiting process. I meet way to many families that leave the college recruiting process up to their high school or club coach. As big as a heart as your coach may have, he/she will never have as much of a vested interest in your college recruiting process as YOU! Have your coach be a part of college recruiting team, but do not EXPECT them to do this for you. Once you have the recruiting tools mentioned above, now you need to start PROMOTING yourself to college coachesPROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE! You MUST start sending your information out to college coaches either via snail mail or emailand one of the key things is FOLLOW UP! If you do not hear back from a coach right away, be sure to follow up with an email or phone call. College coaches have a lot on their plates, so don't be offended if they do not get back to you right away. In fact, they like it when a student-athlete shows the initiative to call them and follow up. It shows leadership on your part, and EVERY coach wants a LEADER on their team! - 31493
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