Topics for discussion on Calls.
Know your CORE CLASS GPA and what it takes to be eligible for college.
Be prepared to take your SAT and/or ACT as early as possible during your junior year in high school.
Register for the NCAA INITIAL ELIGIBILITY CENTER as early as possible.
Meet with your high school counselor every semester to ensure you are on target for graduation.
Provide athletic and academic information that can be easily accessible by college coaches.
Provide your personal contact information so college coaches can reach out to you.
Provide any comments available from your high school coach, or other personal coaches.
Coaches watch lots and lots of video so you’ll need to make your video count.
Take about 10-15 seconds on the front of the video to introduce yourself. How you speak counts.
Put 10-15 of your best plays on the video. This is the time to show what you got.
The only special effect you should use is a highlighter of yourself. Don’t worry about music on the video.
Upload the video to a trustworthy site like MFE for easy access by college coaches.
Do the research to ensure you have the grades to get into the schools on your list.
Get feedback from your high school coach, or MFE, to ensure what level of play you will fit into the best.
If you have not heard from a DI school by April 1 of your junior year you need to look at lower levels.
There are plenty of scholarship opportunities at the DII, DIII and NAIA levels of play. Be realistic!
No coach wants to listen to your favorite music on your phone. Develop a professional greeting for all messages.
Same goes for Mom & Dad. Coaches can call your parents, too, so the same rules should apply.
In today’s recruiting atmosphere college coaches will read what you say and how you respond on social media.
Inappropriate behavior on social media reflects on your character. Be professional in your actions.
Don’t let the little things like this be a reason for a college coach to rule you out as a scholarship athlete.
Coaches love smart recruits. Start early be reviewing the important dates in recruiting and what you should expect.
College coaches can call you starting on June 15th after your sophomore year. Are you on their call list?
Don’t get lost in the big world of letters and emails from college coaches. That’s not an official recruiting activity.
Make yourself aware of the 3 things that make you an official recruit in the eyes of a college coach.
Talk to a scout from MFE to ensure you are on track with your recruitment.