NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

1. How would you describe yourself as a coach?

Passionate, driven, competitive and fair.

2. What is unique about the experience at your school?

Everyone just seems to care about everyone else, it’s very interesting and also comforting that all of my players genuinely care about each other.

3. What do recruits need to know about you?

I care about all of my players very much. My goal is to teach them discipline and push them to their full potential, but I would also run through a brick wall for them.

4. What do you look for in recruits?

Passion for the game, respect for their coaches and a passion to improve

5. What is the one thing every recruit needs to do with the recruiting process?

Stick with it, keep visiting schools and asking questions, try not to wait until the last minute to get started.

6. What sort of questions do you really like to hear from recruits?

I like to hear questions about the level of intensity of our program and also how hard to we work in the off season; questions that show that the athlete really is committed to working hard and getting better, as much as she can.

7. What turns you off when you are recruiting a student athlete?

To be honest, how they talk to their parents, even when they think one of our coaches aren’t listening. If they are respectful to their parents, then I have confidence that they can come in and be respectful to me and from just having their respect, so much can happen. Also, players who are bad to their teammates are major turnoffs for me, which is something that can be spotted by watching an athlete play and by talking with her coach.

8. What do you think your program is the most successful at?

Pushing. We are always working to get better and never satisfied with where we are.

9. Why should a recruit consider your program?

Historically the volleyball program here has never been a powerhouse. Recruits coming in have the opportunity to change that and make history here at LaGrange College.

10. If a recruit is interested in your program, how should they reach out to you?

Send me an email, jmoses@lagrange.edu, call me at 706-880-8225 and send in your schedule and any film you might have.

Recently, I’ve had a number of conversations with 2008 HS grads who didn’t receive any help in the recruiting process.  These are student-athletes playing various sports at D1, D2, D3, and the Juco level.   These conversations were also with student-athletes who never got the chance to play beyond high school.   One thing was common to all I spoke with:  They didn’t receive any help in the recruiting process.  All expressed a wish to do the process over.  Of course, they’ll never have that chance.

I’ve also spoken with over 6,000 families about recruiting and I understand what their hopes, dreams, and desires are.   To put them in a few categories would be unfair.  Every situation is unique to that family.  So each definition of success is unique.  However, there are some common themes that emerge – in no particular order.  First, a large number of families define recruiting success as getting scholarship money to play a sport in college.  For those who have read these pages and all of our education materials, you realize that scholarships are more likely to be “partial” not “full” scholarships.  Second, recruiting success is attending a college where the student-athlete gets to play.  Over 80% of the student athletes I speak with would like to play during their freshman year in college.  Most student-athletes have never sat the bench in their lives.  Third, parents want to ensure that their children graduate.  Most realize that a child’s success in the classroom will correlate with their success on the playing field.  Those parents want the college coach to care as much for their child as they do.  Fourth, student-athletes want to play at a college where they can study what they want.  Most parents don’t realize that this isn’t available at all colleges.  Some are shocked to find out that some college coaches dictate the degrees their student-athletes can pursue.  Finally, adults realize better than their children that the college decision will impact their child for the rest of their lives.  That’s at least 60 years in this day and age.  Getting that decision right is crucial!

So knowing all of this, why do parents insist on entering the recruiting process without competent help?  Why do they think that the “fan in the stands” who had their 2^nd cousin, once removed get recruited knows anything about college recruiting?  Why do parents think that someone who was recruited 20 years ago, know about recruiting today?  Why would a student-athlete rely on the high school coach in this process?  Most HS coaches don’t have the time or resources to help a child find “Recruiting Success”.  They don’t spend enough time getting to know the family to find out what that definition of success is.  Why do parents spend thousands of dollars on activities that will not help their child get recruited?  I’ve heard of families sending their kids to Australia, Hawaii, Europe, and other exotic destinations thinking this will help their child’s recruiting resume.  This is a foolish waste of resources if you have limited funds to devote to recruiting success. 

What is recruiting success?  It’s what you define it to be.  But a family needs to clearly write down those expectations so they can achieve success.  If you need expert help to achieve recruiting success, click here.

I was in New Orleans to speak at theNCSA/AVCA Spring Girls’ Talent Showcase, which was in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl JVA World Volleyball Challenge. There, I met a mother who had recruiting insights that can benefit all families, coaches and athletes, regardless of sport.

Beth Anderson was watching her 11th grade daughter Emma soar to the skies as a 6 foot outside hitter for Illini Elite. As Emma played, I asked Beth what they had been doing in the recruiting process.

“We have been taking unofficial visits since early Fall of this, her junior year,” she said. “We like to call it ‘Shopping!’”

She laughed.

“Emma has been to East Tennessee State, Southern Illinois, Morehead State and Ball State,” she said.

One of my observations was that Emma had spent a lot of work on the Evaluation Process, which is one of my main points when I deliver College Recruiting Simplified. She was on a top team with four players who had committed to Purdue, Indiana, Illinois and Northwestern. Those are Big Ten schools at the high level of D1. Some kids can get all caught up in that and be bull headed to reach that level, but Emma was looking more at mid level D1 programs.

“She wants a chance to play as a freshman,” her mother added. I liked the way that was put – a ‘chance’ to play as a freshmen. Some kids feel ‘entitled’ to play as freshmen.

“She wants a smaller atmosphere,” said her mother. “Emma doesn’t want to go to college in a big city. She wants to be a Spanish teacher one day, so it has to have Education programs.”

On her recent unofficial visit to East Tennessee State, she had spent the night with players in the dorm. She also spent significant time with the coaches. “Since it was an Unofficial Visit we had paid to get there and everything,” said Beth, “but they were still strict on things like no riding with the girls or coaches while there.”

Emma really liked her unofficial visit to East Tennessee State, which is in Johnson City, TN. Of the four she has visited, it is ten hours from her home in Illinois. The other schools are closer, but at this point ETSU seems like the right fit. She is very open geographically.

She could very well get an offer from them via email sometime this month (they wouldn’t be able to call her until July 1). ETSU is also looking at another recruit at her position, so they may offer her instead. Emma has been smart to look at a lot of schools, so she will have more options as the process plays out.

I asked Beth if her daughter ever burns out. “She can’t burn out,” she said. “She loves the sport so much. She takes a month off in July but other than that is playing.”

Parents often struggle with finding the correct role to play in the recruiting process. How much should they do? Emma has an absolute passion for her sport and playing it in college, so Mom made sure they started the recruiting process early and that they have been proactive.

“She calls me her ‘Recruiting Stalker,’” jokes Beth, laughing out loud. “Seriously, we have a great relationship in all of this. Emma wants it. We have grown closer. It has been very positive.”

Emma’s Mom says if there has been one negative it has been that Emma doesn’t follow up with schools as much as she would like her to. “I encourage her to be assertive,” says Beth. “She says, ‘Mom, if they really want me, they will come after me.’ I tell her it’s not always that way. They need to know you are interested in them too.”

So there you have the story of a talented young lady who is solid academically (3.5 GPA) who has a realistic evaluation of her abilities, knows the kind of school she wants to attend, and has been proactive in recruiting.

UPDATE: Beth ended up signing a full athletic scholarship at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville.

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I deliver College Recruiting Simplified at Twin Lakes High School. Their outstanding athletic director and boys basketball coach Kent Adams did a great job in making sure the event went really well.

I talked to Kent before the program and he shared a few insights.

“Charlie, we don’t get near as many college coaches asking us about what kind of players that we have here. I have been here 14 years, and we used to get more letters, but not as much these days. They are using different ways to find prospective athletes. Families have to reach out more.”

“One thing that I have noticed, Charlie, is that not all kids that could play at some level of college necessarily want to play college. Some of them just want to go to college and have the traditional college experience.”

(I agree. That is why it is so critical that athletes express to coaches how badly they want to play college. Just because a kid was 2nd team all conference in a sport doesn’t mean he or she is dead set on playing college. College coaches want to know how badly you want to play the sport, are you realistically capable of playing at their level, and are you sincerely interested in their school).

Kent Adams is not only A.D. and head boys basketball coach at Twin Lakes. He has been through the recruiting process as a Dad. His daughter Betsy is a sophomore at Valparaiso University on a full athletic scholarship. After scoring 1802 points in High School, she played a decent amount as a freshman and a lot more as a sophomore at Valpo. “Having a child earn a scholarship is a special thing,” said Adams.

He chuckled when he told me about the financial relief it offers to folks in today’s world. “We were with her when she was buying books her freshman year,” he said. “She got to the register and it was $780 just for books. She pulled out this yellow card the athletes were given and the lady at the checkout said “Thank you” and that was that! That’s a big relief to a parent!”

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In New Orleans, I talked with a young lady who had recently finished her NCAA college athletics experience. Rachel Lindelow had played at the D1 level for Tulane University. She had terrific insights on what it is like to be a college athlete.

“Halfway through my freshman year I was like ‘Get me out of here,’” she told me. “I found out you live and breathe sports at the D1 level. So much is mapped out. You wake up, you have class for four hours, you eat, you have sometimes 3 hours of practice. You lift a few times a week. You study until you fall asleep. At first, it was tough, but then I became crazy about it. Sure, it was demanding, but I loved it. I finished my senior season a few months ago and I miss it so much. Now I am crazy without it! I learned so many positive things. I am so good with time management now. You have to be as a college athlete. I didn’t understand time management until I played college sports. Now I write Lists all the time. It all came from the structure of being a college athlete. I am going to stay to get my MBA. When I go out into the working world I am going to be so prepared. College athletes have to work under pressure. I truly learned teamwork.”

This young lady had an absolute glow as she raved about 4 years of being a college athlete.

You get one shot at it. Go for it!

For an Evaluation of where YOU stand in the recruiting process

Charlie Adams

NCSA Athletic Network Speaker

cadams@ncsasports.org

Last night, NCSA Director of Recruiting Development and former college volleyball player, Andrea Emmons, educated more than 100 families about the recruiting realities of camps and showcase events.  We recorded the event so those who missed it could get this valuable information! (Keep in mind this was a conference call so there is no video, just audio)  Although the event was initially for volleyball players, the information applies to almost every sport.  LISTEN!

The reality is that volleyball camps, combines and showcases can be expensive and serve as a money makers for the organizers.  Unfortunately, many of them do not accomplish the goals that recruits hoped for when they registered. 

Make sure you research the event thoroughly and understand why you are attending (skill development, exposure, etc) and make a sound decision about the camps you select.  The most important thing to remember is that these events are not built for “discovering prospects.”  If you are not on their list prior to the event, then chances are you will not be on their list when you leave!  In order to get your name on a trusted recruiting list, click here.

NCSA Verified Recruits have unlimited access to an entire schedule of educational conference calls like the one above to answer ALL their questions about EVERY aspect of the recruiting process – not just camps and showcases.

To find out if you quality to become a Verfied Recruit, click here.

Parents and athletes, there are powerful, candid insights on recruiting in this article!

NCSA is brought in to do the official recruiting education at the Mizuno Mid East Volleyball Qualifers in Indianapolis. Over 6000 volleyball players are there. 6000! A lot of parents come to one of the six presentations I deliver over three days. So many of them said, “Hey, we need to learn about the recruiting process!”

Like I did when I spoke at a similar event in St Louis, I interviewed many coaches to see what catches their attention in recruiting. Literally every one of them said that the young person that personally reaches out to them with the ability to play at their level and a genuine interest in their school, will get on their List. Those that have the ability to send them credible, verified information on themselves will separate themselves. A coach from Bowling Green raved about a young lady whose web profile had everything they were looking for – transcripts, ACT, hilites, skills and a game action.

Here are some insights.

Craig Vlietstra, asst. Volleyball coach at D2 power Grand Valley State said this to me:

“95% of kids have never seen a college volleyball game. They have no idea of Self Evaluation. They don’t know the level of college they are capable of playing. We will have HS or Club Coaches contact us sometimes and say they have the perfect D2 kid for us. I ask, ‘Can she play Division One?’ All of our kids here have been recruited by D1 programs. We recruit against Ball State, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan. We want to hear from the kid that specifically is interested in us. A young person that writes ‘I had a knee injury in the 7th grade that made me interested in Physical Therapy. I know you all have a strong PT program. I also understand you have just 1 Libero on your roster and I am genuinely interested in playing for you.’ We will pay attention to that kind of email. Videowise, show us what you can do with attacking right off the bat, unless you are a Libero or something like that. If you can touch the rim, show it. Getting verified information is a challenge.”

Did you get what the College Coach said about Evaluation? So many kids have not had a realistic, objective 3rd party evaluation from people who have been there and done that on a regular basis. That is one of the strongest things we do at NCSA, is help you understand your realistic fit in college. If you have not had an evaluation from NCSA

Speaking of evaluation, I moved over and talked with Ken Erawe, who has coached young people for a long time with the KC Extreme team. He had this to say to me:

“If you are used to playing a lot in High School and Club or what-have-you and then you don’t play a lot in college, it’s frustrating. 90% of the kids I deal with that are on the bubble of being able to play D1 or D2 end up going D1, and most end up coming back. My daughter is a 5’8″ volleyball player. She has some division one interested, but is looking to go to a D2 power. She has a 120 mile radius.”

I spoke with the assistant coach of an Ivy League school. Here is what he had to say about attitude:

“We watch them on the bench and after mistakes. We really watch attitude. We had a kid we liked that we saw in Las Vegas. At the next event we wondered about her attitude. When she came to our camp, it was terrible. We don’t have time for that crap. As far as video, at some point we will want to see ten minutes unedited. How does she react when aced? When blocked? When taken out? Ivy League volleyball is good. Penn won the Ivy League and then won a NCAA Tourney game. The Ivy League stigma that since there are not athletic scholarships doesn’t mean we don’t recruit very good players. We sell education. For example, at Brown it is open curriculum. ”

Translated: There are too many good players out there for any college program to put up with anyone with any kid of attitude problem.

Mark Hardaway, asst. coach at D1 Bowling Green, had these observations on recruiting:

“A lot of kids don’t do too much follow up, and that hurts. They won’t pick up the phone. When I coached Club, I told kids to call after they had sent something and ask in a politeful manner if they had got the tape and what did they think. You may get rejected, but the follow up is important. They’ll have parents do these things, but we don’t know if the parents are interested in us or the kids. We know it’s hard for kids to reach out, but it will help them later in life. This one young lady had a way to have everything on a web site and that really stood out. She had game footage, skills, academics all right there. Front row players, can they attack the ball? Middle hitters, show your attacking. When they show blocks first, I don’t always watch.”

“Anytime you can show you jump well, that catches our attention at Bowling Green. If I get something random, unless they have a jump touch that grabs me, it goes to the bottom of the pile. Something above 9’9″. Certain Clubs bet a quicker look. If I get something from a Sports Performance kid, that will get quick treatment.”

I spent some time talking with Abby Showers, asst. coach at D2 Jacksonville State, based in Alabama. Like all coaches, she had a List of kids to specifically watch. We stood there as she watch a 6’3″ 11th grader from Columbus, Ohio.

“She has been calling us. She has a good arm swing. A lot of tall kids are just tall. She is vocal in between points and shows leadership. Our team practically is from the Midwest. We have none from Alabama. We have kids from Colorado, Kansas and Texas as well. (roster). They like us because we want to win and they love our campus and size. We have 10,000 students so we aren’t big or small. Usually we go for smaller kids. Our outside hitters are 5’8″ and our middle is 5’10″. Usually we go for kids who could be Libero’s in the Big Ten. Our team attitude is intense. We have gritty kids, with good attitudes but who really want to compete. We made it to the 2nd round of the NCAA where we lost to Florida State, the #3 national seed.”

I spoke with Gary VanCauwenberge, head coach of D2 Lake Erie College Volleyball.

“Charlie, I like to get emails. I can respond to juniors if they email me. I can’t call them back. Approach Touch is big. It’s hard to be front row in our conference in if you aren’t at 9’4″ minimum. Approach block. We look for setters that are creative and hitters that are versatile with decision making skills. At D2 we can have tryouts once they start senior year. We have never signed a girl we haven’t seen multiple times in person. We also like to see them practice with the team to see if they mesh with our chemistry. They have to be academically sound for our school because of the rigors of a private institution.”

I hope you have found this information helpful. Please forward this to other Volleyball Clubs and families. I do a Volleyball Specific form of College Recruiting Simplified that has been very popular with Clubs. At NCSA, we would be more than glad to work with you to bring it to your Club or event.

Charlie Adams, NCSA Recruiting Expert

cadams@ncsasports.org

To Set up an Evaluation of Where You are in the Recruiting Process, click here

Being a former broadcast journalist, I interview people. The information you read in my articles comes from thousands of interviews, to educate you on how to help your child have success in recruiting.

I was at the Mizuno Mid East Volleyball qualifiers in St. Louis. There were about 4500 very good Volleyball players there in the Club competition. The event was in the massive Conference Center adjoining the Stadium where the St. Louis Rams play. There were quite a few College Volleyball coaches there to do personal evaluations of the players. Most of the D1 coaches were looking at 9th and 10th graders.

NCSA was brought in to deliver recruiting education. In between delivering Seminars at the event, I walked around the convention center and talked with College Coaches from all over the country. There were courts as far as you could see in any direction.

Here are some common denominators from what they told me:

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I sat down with longtime Notre Dame head Volleyball Coach Debbie Brown in her office, as she shared powerful insights on recruiting during a 75 minute conversation. Though this is volleyball centered, it also has points that apply to all sports.

Brown has a Top 25 program. As a player at the University of Southern California, she was on some of the greatest teams ever, and was the co captain of the 1980 US Olympic Volleyball team.

This is what she had to say about a variety of Volleyball Recruiting Topics:

“Charlie, I think Volleyball is the most accelerated sport in recruiting, more than Football or Basketball. We are not completely done with our 2011 class (current 11th graders) but all are offered. Most top D1 programs are that way. Most parents of 11th graders think it is the time to begin the recruiting process. It’s not. Now, there are top D1 programs, mid D-1′s and lower D1′s. The timelines can be different.

There is a huge emphasis for coaches to be on the courts at Club events evaluating the 16 year olds. Five years ago, you’d never see us on the 16′s. It would be all 17 and 18′s.

(As we were talking in her office, one of her assistants was leaving to fly to Denver to evaluate 9th and 10th grade players at an event)

Charlie, the recruits that mean the most to us are the ones that contact us personally and tell us WHY they are interested in us, what they can bring, vitals, height, jump and so on. The last two weeks we got over 50 emails or calls letting us know what tournaments they will be in. It doesn’t have to be long. What we do is tag it with the University Athlete device we carry to events. We make an effort to see them in person.

Some parents get concerned about their kids being on Club teams that aren’t good. To me, that’s not as much of an issue as playing, getting good instruction, and playing the game. I do think the Club season is too long, but volleyball players do need to be working to get better. The analogy I use is our Admissions Department wants students to always be working on getting better academically. Same with us. Athletes should continue to get better.

A myth in volleyball recruiting is that you have to play for one of the Clubs that competes for a national title. However, if you want to be recruited nationally, you need to play on a Club team that plays more than a regional schedule. If you want to play College in your region, then a regional team would work.

On Grades:

Charlie, in our case at Notre Dame, you need to be above 3.5 but most are around 4.0 with all the Honors and AP courses they take. Class rank, reputation of the school, all of those are important. The thing young people need to know is the higher their GPA, the more doors will open for college sports opportunities! A misconception for athletes wanting to come here is that they will say they have a 3.0 GPA and that’s good. Well, it’s good, but not for here.

If I get a letter or email from a prospect and it doesn’t have a GPA, my assumption is ‘not good.’

On Sizes:

For top D1′s, height above the net is huge! Your reach. Vertical jump is important but it comes down to how high you can play above the net. An outside hitter would be 10 feet or above, maybe 9′ 10″ range. When we look at sophs, a lot may be in the 9’4″ range, and we can project to when they will be seniors. Middle hitters, 10’2″ and above.

The Commitment it takes to play a high level of D1:

You have to play volleyball because you love it at this level, because of the time you will spend at it. If you don’t love it, it’s not worth it. You will spend the minimum of 20 hours of week that the NCAA allows, plus to and from practice, to the training room. For kids that understand that, they have a great experience. For young people that are interested in the ‘quote unquote’ college experience of going out three to four nights a week, it wouldn’t be for them. Our players understand it, and love the commitment. It’s like walking by the basketball gym here and seeing a player shooting free throws on his own. He is driven by excellence. He wants it.

On Video:

A Recruiting Coordinator for us will look at it, and let me know if I should look at it, and then we would want to see the person live. A short skills portion is okay, highlights. There absolutely has to be some continuous game film. Anyone can look good on highlights. The skills part can be in practice. Sometimes that part is too long. Five reps of each skill would be fine. If possible, game vid should be shot from behind the court and not moving. I know that’s hard to get elevated at Club events sometimes, but we don’t like the side court moving shot. From behind the court, make sure you are on the near court, and not shooting vid of your athlete where they are through the net.

Signs a Recruit Knows Notre Dame is interested:

We can send out Questionnaires freshman and sophomore years, but of course they can’t be personal. From there, it’s up to them. They can stop by our office (unless it is a Dead Period). One piece of valuable advice is if they are going to a Club event, or traveling in general, call a coach ahead, set up a visit, stop and see them.

When they get to be juniors, the letters or emails can be personal back and forth. We do more email because you send it on Sept. 1, it gets there on Sept. 1 (first day of Jr. year coaches can write). We have a top group, a second group…

July 1st before the senior year, that’s when they can call us. Again, recruiting is so accelerated at our level of Volleyball, we’re done! That call is to talk about the details of what is to come with their scholarship offer.”

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Thank you, Coach Brown. One of the things we talked about is that there are even different levels of Division One. A School like Notre Dame or Florida would have different timelines than say, an Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne, which is also Division One.

A school like Valparaiso University is Division One, but is it the same level as Penn State? No. That’s one of the reasons families need to have a realistic evaluation of where their volleyball player fits in the recruiting process.

Editor’s Note: If you have questions on recruiting or would like to bring Charlie Adams in to speak at your Club, High School or Event, email cadams@ncsasports.org

Coach Taylor, How Can I be sure that coaches really use NCSA?

Great question.  To tell you the truth I was very skeptical the first time I walked into NCSA.  I had spent over 30 years recruiting student-athletes and assumed that I knew the best and only way to recruit.  When I first walked in the door I was amazed at just how behind the times I had fallen.  Take a quick look at why coaches REALLY use NCSA.

Now take a quick look at the reaction we get from college coaches after they use our Recruit-Match System  (Note: All of these comments have come this week).

Thanks for all your help for the 2010 class we are on some good players. We have already begun work on 2011 and continue to use your website exclusively.

The ability to see video and transcripts is key. We can make a quick decision on whether we will take the recruiting of that athlete to the next level instantly.

Thanks again for your service it is a tremendous help to us in identifying potential prospects for State.

We like the format you use in sending information to us on recruits. You make a good impression and the info on each person is well presented.

We like the way that you accurately rate the player’s level. Very good and very helpful.

I think you do a fantastic job of getting the information we need to make a judgment of whether or not we want to recruit a young man to State College. Keep up the good work!!

After watching and reading why coaches really use NCSA I hope you don’t make the same mistake I made for years;  Maximize your Recruiting Potential with NCSA.

Send your recruiting questions to askcoachtaylor@ncsasports.org

If you would like to speak with a NCSA Recruiting Coordinator about your personal recruiting situation, call 866-579-6272.

Coach Taylor – What does it take to play my sport at each division level?

We get this question a lot at NCSA.  There is a lot that goes into an evaluation by a college coach.  NCSA has spent the last 10 years evaluating players for college coaches and has a tremendous amount of data stored up.  We used this data to develop our Exclusive Recruiting Guidelines to help give recruits an idea of what schools they should realistically be targeting.  They are guidelines, not hard fast rules, but they can give recruits an idea of where they fit.

Baseball Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Basketball Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Basketball Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Cross Country Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Cross Country Recruiting Guidelines

Field Hockey Recruiting Guidelines

Football Recruiting Guidelines

Water Polo Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Golf Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Golf Recruiting Guidelines

Ice Hockey Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Lacrosse Recruiting Guidelines

Soccer Recruiting Guidelines

Softball Recruiting Guidelines

Swimming Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Tennis Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Tennis Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Track and Field Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Track and Field Recruiting Guidelines

Men’s Volleyball Recruiting Guidelines

Women’s Volleyball Recruiting Guidelines

Wrestling Recruiting Guidelines

Send your recruiting questions to askcoachtaylor@ncsasports.org

If you would like to speak with a NCSA Recruiting Coordinator about your personal recruiting situation, call 866-579-6272.

If you’ve read these pages enough, you know that a college decision is a life-altering, life time decision.  To make that decision without fully understanding the vast landscape of opportunities available is irresponsible at best and negligent at worst.  Another motivation for doing all you can to make a great college choice is found in Bob Greene’s article talking about great, enduring friendship.