I have a question as to when my younger football players should attend a combine. I currently have an 8th grade and a freshman player. My thought was to have them enter a combine or two early so that when they are a older and it REALLY counts they will have the experience and will be less likely to make simple mistakes. I was recently told not to let them attend because their times will most likely be slow and they will not be looked at for potential college candidates. What is your thoughts when they should enter a combine?
Kelsey Waters was a normal high school girl just entering her junior year. She was playing summer travel softball and enjoying time with her family, friends and boyfriend, when what seemed like a case of strep throat changed her life forever. Founder of NCSA Chris Kruase came up with a term called Ath-Lead-Er-Ship, which is defined as empowering leaders through sports. Kelsey is what the definition of a true Ath-Lead-Er is, she fought through an adversity with courage and strength in a situation where most people would have given up all for a dream to live a normal life and play college softball. Over the next few months we will continue to follow up on Kelsey, and her journey to play college softball.Below Kelsey tells her story……. (more…)
My high school team is not very good should I transfer high schools to play on a better team? I’m afraid college coaches won’t recruit me because my team is bad.
Everyone has an opinion on the recruiting process. They are certainly entitled to their opinion, but remember at the end of the day it is your future! Below is an e-mail from a parent demonstrating of why you need to make your own recruiting decisions.
I would really like to thank the entire staff at NCSA, when we first came aboard my son’s coaches told me that it was too late in the recruiting process and not to waste my time. I would tell those same coaches, that they should wish that all of their player’s had father’s like me who would go all the way out to try and do what ever it takes to make sure their kid gets a chance at life. I will never forget just what you guys did for me and my family. With your help, my son is the first in my family to go to college. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!!!!
If a school only accepts athletes that have 28 on the ACT and a 3.8 GPA, and you don’t come close, does it really make sense to attend their summer camp? Exceptions are made for athletes all the time, but unless you are very high on a recruiting board chances are you will be out of luck. You need to know that you are a potential fit athletically AND academically before you waste hundreds of dollars on a camp.
How many emails do you get on a daily basis? Do you delete any before your open them? Do any slip through the cracks? How many contacts do you have? How many links do you trust to open? College coaches receive thousands of emails. The ones that get read come from a trusted source. If you are serious about getting the attention of a college coach, make sure your recruiting information comes from a trusted source.
In short, maybe. A lot of great players are “discovered” and get offered full scholarships. However, consider the idea that this could be the biggest decision of your life. Do you really want to leave it to lady luck?
There is nothing worse for a college coach than getting a video, sitting down to watch, and finding a blurry, shaking picture with Jay-Z blasting in the background. Make sure you check out how a real college recruiting video looks before you send a DVD to a coach.
NCSA boiled the college recruiting process down to a simple guide of the “5 Things You Need to Know and the 5 Things You Must Do to Get Recruited.” This simple guide needs to get in the hands of every student athlete in the country. Please pass it along to all of your teammates! http://bit.ly/CollegeRecruitingSimplified
You don’t need to wait for an invitation from a coach to visit a school officially or unofficially. You can start as a freshman and set up the visit on your own. When you get to the big visit at your number one choice a few years later, wouldn’t you prefer to have the experience of visited dozens of schools?
