It’s no secret that parents want what\u2019s best for their kids, and they\u2019ll do whatever it takes to help their athlete achieve their dreams. Not to mention all of the time and money spent helping their child be the best athlete they can be. Parents can help athletes when it comes to recruiting, but some things parents tend to can cause problems.<\/p>\n
Parents play a huge role in the recruiting process. Choosing where to attend college isn\u2019t a decision athletes should make on their own. Athletes need their parents during the recruiting process for support, comfort, and motivation. It\u2019s important that parents are doing the right things to increase their athlete’s chances of earning an athletic scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s a fine line between being too involved and not being involved enough. Every athlete needs a different level of involvement from their parents. Some need a little more push than others. However, college coaches are looking at parents involvement when they are out recruiting. Parents that yell at umpires or referees, their son\u2019s or daughter\u2019s coach, or other parents send up an immediate red flag. Many times this level of involvement will stop a college coach in their tracks and mark an athlete off of their list.<\/span><\/p>\n Most high school students don’t have the best organization or time management skills. That\u2019s where parents come in. Parents can help athletes best by reminding them of important <\/span>NCAA information<\/b><\/a>\u00a0like when to register for the <\/span>NCAA Clearing House<\/b><\/a> or when to take the\u00a0<\/span>ACT\/SAT<\/a>. But parents don\u2019t need to do everything for them. College coaches want to communicate with the athlete, and they can tell when it\u2019s not a 16-year-old. Remember, coaches are recruiting parents like they are recruiting athletes. If a parent is doing all of the communicating for their athlete, it could cause the coach to think the athlete isn’t interested. <\/span>Talking with college coaches is nerve-racking, which is why parents want to help. But if athletes aren\u2019t building their relationship with coaches, they’ll have a hard time standing out.<\/span><\/p>\n Athletic ability will get athletes pretty far in the recruiting process, but grades<\/a> and behavior<\/a> are just as important. Parents can help athletes with this concept, or hurt them. It’s important to make sure athletes know there’s more to college than sports. Athletes need to be good teammates, work hard and understand that having good grades is critical.<\/span><\/p>\n There are a lot of facts to know about the recruiting process, recruiting in general and college information. Where does the athlete fall in the recruiting box? Do they have NCAA Division I, II or III abilities<\/a>? What are the scholarship opportunities for their sport? How can they earn scholarship money? The answers to these questions can significantly help parents help athletes during the recruiting process. <\/span><\/p>\n Recruiting is a long process, and sometimes parents and high school coaches help can only go so far. Find a Scout<\/a> in your area to talk to\u00a0about the recruiting process<\/span>. It\u2019s one of the best ways parents can help athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s no secret that parents want what\u2019s best for their kids, and they\u2019ll do whatever it takes to help their athlete achieve their dreams. Not to mention all of the time and money spent helping their child be the best athlete they can be. Parents can help athletes when it comes to recruiting, but some … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":14104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1299],"tags":[484,1091,1065,11,152,29,1096,1094,1073,867,766,792,485,751,1092,955,1098,1093,1097,1095,483],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14100,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077\/revisions\/14100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Don\u2019t Get Too Involved <\/b><\/h2>\n
Be a Helper Not a Doer<\/b><\/h2>\n
There\u2019s More to College Than Just Athletics<\/b><\/h2>\n
Know the Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n
Get Help <\/b><\/h2>\n