Subscribe to the NCSA BlogStretching a Recruiting Budget
February 23rd, 2009 - byThe downturn strikes again. The New Mexico State University student newspaper The Round Up is reporting that $70,000 for football recruiting from 2008 to 2009.Earlier this month, New Mexico State University football coach DeWayne Walker announced the signing of his first recruiting class – 13 players from California, three from Texas and Arizona and three from Las Cruces and El Paso. But, for parents to be able to watch games in person and to reduce travel costs to and from campus, many highly recruited athletes may decide to stay closer to home, national football recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said.
“In our case, Coach Walker has identified areas of Texas, California, New Mexico and possibly Arizona, so obviously the travel is significantly reduced,” Athletic Director McKinley Boston said. “We can fly Southwest Airlines from El Paso directly into L.A. or San Diego or almost any other place in California. That’s going to be his strong hold in terms of recruiting, so in that regard that is not really going to be a problem.”
However, if you are an athlete outside of a school’s primary recruiting area there is still another option. Coaches will be relying on the internet to evaluate players like never before. Athletes can leverage resources like NCSA’s Scouting Report and Recruit-Match Database to open up doors that may have previously been closed. Building strong relationships with college coaches will continue to be the key to unlocking your recruiting potential. Finding creative ways to build them will be valued at a premium.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
hi my name is angela and i want to know the possibilties of a scholarship for a international student from colombia who plays tennis, i am the sister of this person and i am living in california, she has a good national ranking, please let me know thanks.. keep in touch
February 26th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Angela – Certainly colleges recruit international students. Where is she ranked in Columbia? What age group? She will also have to take either an ACT or SAT and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Scholarships would depend on what level she competes at and what grades and test scores she has.