NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

“How do I get rated as a 5 Star athlete?”  It’s one of the most frustrating questions I hear from families.  The reason it is frustrating to me, is that the student-athlete would be so much better off worrying about getting evaluated by COACHES not internet sites.  Of course you don’t have to take my word for it:

“At Missouri , we have an extensive evaluation system. We do not look at stars. We could care less if a guy has 3 stars or 5 stars. That never comes up during our evaluations. We do what we do in evaluating athletes and we feel good about how we do it. We ask a set of 15 tough questions about every athlete we recruit. Those 15 questions have nothing to do about catching a ball, fundamentals or speed. This isn’t about any of that, it’s about the total person and his character. We put these questions to every staff member, then we vote on an offer or no offer. We want players that can run, are tough. And will compete.”

Gary Pinkel

Head FB Coach University of Missouri

“When we recruit a player, he may be rated a 4-Star or 5-Star player by someone that has never coached a down or even played a down. They haven’t analyzed the game films the way we do. He’s just somebody that carries the mail. What’s too bad is the player is then saddled with those expectations. He can’t possibly live up to those expectations and if he cannot live up to someone else’s expectations, he becomes severely frustrated. Sometimes the standard is impossible. Our coaches understand that.”

Nick Saban

Head FB Coach University of Alabama

“Boy, if stars really meant something, I’d be in trouble. We don’t pay any attention that stuff. We don’t care what list a kid is on, we have never evaluated kids that way. We have our criteria and if he’s above the line for us, we recruit him even if he only has one star.”

Mike Riley

Head FB Coach Oregon State University

You might be thinking, “What about sports other than football?”  The fact remains across ALL sports that coaches recruit players, and they later get ranked.  Coaches don’t recruit based on rankings.  Coaches recruit based on evaluating.  How do you get evaluated?  CLICK HERE

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