{"id":7243,"date":"2013-03-25T21:01:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T21:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=7243"},"modified":"2013-03-25T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T21:01:25","slug":"make-your-name-jump-off-a-roster-sheet-to-a-college-coach-recruiting-high-school-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/make-your-name-jump-off-a-roster-sheet-to-a-college-coach-recruiting-high-school-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Make your name jump off a roster sheet to a college coach recruiting high school athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Want to get noticed by college coaches? Do something about it. Find a way to make your name jump off a roster sheet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don’t fool yourself.\u00a0 Not for a minute longer.\u00a0 College coaches are now waiting for you to come to them.\u00a0 Sure, they hear by word-of-mouth about some prospects, but the recruiting process usually now starts early with an introduction, an early introduction.\u00a0 And the\u00a0sooner a\u00a0your name\u00a0hits a college coach’s desk, the better.<\/p><\/div>\n

Name recognition is huge in recruiting.\u00a0 And by this we mean\u00a0the name of the prospect, not the school.\u00a0 The\u00a0quicker a coach is made aware of you, the more likely he or she is to perk up when they come across your name again at a showcase, tournament, match, meet or game.<\/p>\n

So, is it premature for\u00a0sophomores to get their names out there?\u00a0 Heck, no.\u00a0 With NCAA recruiting rules now allowing more\u00a0coaches to make first, personal contact with prospects sooner than ever,\u00a0it would be crazy to wait for a\u00a0coach to find you if you really want to play college sports.\u00a0 If it’s not all that important, then wait and see what happens.\u00a0 No big deal, right?\u00a0 But if\u00a0it’s your dream to advance to the next level, you had better make a plan to compete in recruiting\u00a0just like you plan to\u00a0take on an opponent in a head-to-head match-up.<\/p>\n

What about if you’re a freshman?\u00a0 Should you wait?\u00a0 Absolutely, categorically, no!\u00a0 Jump in the recruiting fray the moment you decide that playing college sports is what you want to do.\u00a0 Youth, club and travel sports numbers, like those in high school, are growing each year.\u00a0\u00a0 This means that there are more and more athletes competing for the scholarship you will want when you are a senior.\u00a0 Want to be in the front of the line for coaches to consider?\u00a0 Then, you have to get moving and do something about it.\u00a0 Don’t sit on your, er, laurels.\u00a0 Find a vehicle to get your name into the hands of as many college coaches as possible.\u00a0 Don’t onesy or twosy it.\u00a0 That just won’t work.\u00a0 Make a splash.\u00a0 Let a lot of coaches know your name now and your chances will grow exponentially as the months and years go by.<\/p>\n

The prospects that are better prepared and use tried and true methods to promote themselves early\u00a0on to\u00a0college coaches, to make their name mean something in the long run, are the ones that gain a foothold in\u00a0the\u00a0process.\u00a0 Their names stick in coaches’ memories as\u00a0they pan down rosters.\u00a0 Don’t\u00a0be overlooked.\u00a0 Get\u00a0your name out there.\u00a0\u00a0Put yourself in the enviable position of being noticed, not overlooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don’t fool yourself.\u00a0 Not for a minute longer.\u00a0 College coaches are now waiting for you to come to them.\u00a0 Sure, they hear by word-of-mouth about some prospects, but the recruiting process usually now starts early with an introduction, an early introduction.\u00a0 And the\u00a0sooner a\u00a0your name\u00a0hits a college coach’s desk, the better. Name recognition is huge … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7243"}],"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=7243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7247,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7243\/revisions\/7247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}