What can I expect during the recruiting process?
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The recruiting process is a slow, stressful process for the student-athlete and the parents, during which everything that happens plays an important role on the future of the prospect.
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High school prospects and parents sacrifice a lot of time, effort, and money for a chance to play at the college level. They want a payoff, they want a scholarship and get an education. Getting letters, texts and emails from coaches, can be a very exciting moment for the families. This can have a lot of meaning or not. The problem is that families don’t know the difference between the two.
The recruiting process is not finished until a National Letter of Intent is signed, before that nothing is certain. Communications with College Coaches are confusing and frustrating, if you don’t understand the recruiting process you might get the wrong idea with a coach and miss on other valuable opportunities. Understanding the recruiting process is critical to for your success and only a trained professional can give you the insight to make the correct decisions.
You are not being recruited if…
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You Receive a Letter from an Admissions Office
This information has nothing to do with you being recruited. It is only useful in learning about the college. -
You Receive a Letter and Questionnaire from a College Coach
Getting recognized is an important initial step. But it only means you're on the coach's radar. Nothing more. -
A College Coach Watches You in Person
Unless you're already on their "list", it's doubtful things will go much further. -
A Coach Says That he or she Will Keep up With You
Coaches keep a number of athletes interested this way. Rarely, though, does this end with an offer. -
A College Coach Calls Your High School or Travel Team Coach
There are a number of reasons they might call your coach. They may not know your address or phone number. They may have heard about you, but have not seen you in person. Maybe they want to know your upcoming schedule. A call of this sort means one thing - you are somewhere in the evaluation process, but not yet being recruited.
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You are being recruited if…
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A College Coach Calls you at Home (More Than Once)
Once is not enough. If a coach calls and talks to you twice, he or she is truly interested. -
A College Coach Comes to Your Home Field, Court or Course to Specifically See You Play
When coaches spend time and money to see you play in person, they are interested in really evaluating learning more about you. -
A College Coach Invites You on an Official Visit
When a coach invites you to spend time with the coaching staff and the team, you have made it to the final recruiting stage.
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Can I get a "full ride" scholarship?
The so called "full ride" scholarships are very rare and difficult to get, most of the time a student athlete will get a combination of athletic and academic scholarships, FAFSA, federal student loans and grants. The number of scholarships per school is regulated by the NCAA, NJCAA or the NAIA, depending of the organization that governs that school.
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