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Sitting on the sideline probably never worked for you, right? Playing second fiddle, bringing up the rear, taking a back seat…whatever you want to call it, you have always tried to avoid these predicaments if at all possible. Sure, when you were younger, the older kids on the teams had a right to take charge of things, but as soon as the others began looking to you for leadership, you were jumping in with both feet. There was no stopping you!
But, here you are, wanting desperately to play college athletics…and nothing’s happening…at least not nearly as much as you would like. Things aren’t happening the way your parents’ friends and your coaches predicted. You are good enough, but coaches aren’t finding you. A few questionnaires, maybe. No emails. No invitations to camps, oh, maybe one or two. But, really, it’s not happening the way you had thought it would. Not good.
Your predicament isn’t all that unusual, sadly. Lots of kids like you are out there hoping something will turn in their favor… that something good will happen…that a coach will show up, somehow, some way a scholarship offer will materialize. Without help, how can you make it suddenly all change?
Well, surprise, you have entered Recruit World, and it’s unlike anything you, your parents or your coaches have ever known. Today’s recruiting versus when your parents, their friends and your coaches experiencedwhen they were your age is like, well, the difference between watching a Star Wars cartoon on Saturday morning versus seeing the real thing, movie-style, on the big screen in a theatre. In other words, it’s not the same…not even close.
To win a scholarship today requires that you get as much attention from coaches as possible, not just one or two coaches, but a whole slew of coaches. Why? Ah, here’s something you haven’t heard about, we’ll venture: the more coaches that know about you, the more you will be talked about. If only a handful of coaches know about you, what’s the advantage? None. Yes, four or five is more than none, but whoopee! In Recruit World, that’s nothing to speak of.
The word needs to get out about you and what you bring to a program. Your name should be on every coaches mind in your region. They should know who you are, which school you attend, the club or travel team you play on, your stats from last season, when and where you will be playing again. Think that’s too much to ask? Nonsense.
Are you one of the top athletes in your high school class? Yes. Okay, if that’s so, you must be one of the top athletes at your position in your conference, correct? Thought so. That means you are a step or so away, if at all, from being in the elite group of players in your class across your state. Never given that thought have you? Well, you should.
Moreover, if you have not been unindated with questionnaires from college coaches, something is seriously wrong. And, most likely it’s because you are not doing the things necessary for coaches to have access to your information to start recognize you as a legitimate college prospect. There’s a simple reason for that, too: You are not being promoted properly to the coaches, if at all.
Joining a club or travel team isn’t enough. Coaches can’t find you in a tournament of hundreds of kids. They are going to evaluate the kids they already know about. Putting your little pamplet on a table at tournaments along with scores of others isn’t enough, neither is posting your profile on a dozen free sites. Why? Coaches don’t use those methods to identify their prospects!
To get into the recruiting process the right way, you must be a part of modernized marketing. One or two emails from home will not get the job done. A few phone calls by a coaching staff won’t turn the tide for you. You need someone to give you a serious shot at success and those attempts are like throwing a whiffle ball in a tornado to make it stop spinning…no impact whatsoever.
Want to know what serious marketing of your skills is really about? Then go to our home page and click on Get On the List or call us today at (800) 354-0072. We’ll show you what life in Recruit World fast lane is all about. Want attention? You’ll get it with NSR!
National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.