{"id":7400,"date":"2013-12-03T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2013-12-03T09:25:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T15:25:05","slug":"juniors-can-avoid-heading-down-the-slippery-slope-of-college-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/juniors-can-avoid-heading-down-the-slippery-slope-of-college-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Juniors Can Avoid Heading Down the Slippery Slope of College Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look around closely enough and you will notice that loads of high school senior athletes and their parents are beginning to panic, the\u00a0worry visible on their\u00a0expressions,\u00a0because their recruiting Plan A isn’t working.\u00a0 It’s a natural, if not altogether pitiful, sight that we see every year at this time.\u00a0 Six months to go and not just no offers, but no significant connections with college coaches.\u00a0 Juniors need not repeat this painful experience.\u00a0 By following a few simple directions, you can avoid this historically slippery slope.<\/p>\n

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For high school juniors, now is the time to find the missing piece in the recruiting puzzle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first thing that should be apparent is that you have to find a way to really be in the recruiting mix, not just on the periphery by being on a club team or making All-Conference.\u00a0 You have to stand out like a bright light in the dark.\u00a0 If there is no light on you, then college coaches don’t know about you and they cannot conceivably recruit you.\u00a0 Job One?\u00a0 Find a viable way for as many college coaches as possible to learn about you and your unique qualifications.\u00a0 Taking this step is essential and without it, your hopes and dreams will disappear.\u00a0 It’s really as simple as that.Second, realize that you do not have to be an accomplished, high-profile athlete for college coaches to recruit you.\u00a0 Solid athletic performance over time, good to excellent grades, a keen desire to play at the next level and a supportive family are the ingredients every coach wants in a potential recruit.\u00a0 With those in hand, there is a place for you in college athletics.<\/p>\n

Third, high school and club coaches are limited in the scope of their reach and few have the time or expertise to promote you properly to college coaches.\u00a0 Year after year that has proved to be true.\u00a0 In the end, you have two choices:\u00a0 do it yourself or enlist a service with a history of success in marketing and placing high school athletes.\u00a0 The first is difficult at best.\u00a0 Putting together a profile package for coaches which will attract their interest is typically problematic because most parents are unaware of what coaches need to see.\u00a0 And then, of course, there’s the issue of coaches receiving info from parents.\u00a0 Most of these mailings end up in a corner pile in their office or computer, never to be read or taken seriously.\u00a0 Moreover, like with high school and club coaches,\u00a0a family’s\u00a0reach is severely limited and the time required to get your info in the hands of a multitude of coaches also has its high hurdles.\u00a0 Few families succeed.<\/p>\n

Fourth, services are the most efficient and productive path, that is if the service\u00a0possesses two key features:\u00a0 a broad and targeted promotional strategy in place, and a scout that\u00a0knows you well and has the\u00a0ability and knowhow to\u00a0represent you to college coaches.\u00a0 Few organizations offer\u00a0both\u00a0benefits.\u00a0 Most today are online companies which post info on a Web site and conduct cursory and sporadic promo efforts, if any at all.\u00a0 Look\u00a0for a scouting service that\u00a0covers the complete gamut of marketing and personalized service.<\/p>\n

Once you choose a service that\u00a0bets fits your needs, then you have a reasonable chance to work the recruiting system to your advantage.\u00a0 With\u00a0a complete marketing plan and scout by your side, you\u00a0can\u00a0begin to do\u00a0the things which can make a genuinel difference in your future such as taking\u00a0unofficial visits, communicating regularly with coaches, attending their\u00a0camps,\u00a0and\u00a0most importantly, developing solid relationships with coaches so that in the end you will have choices of colleges to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Look around closely enough and you will notice that loads of high school senior athletes and their parents are beginning to panic, the\u00a0worry visible on their\u00a0expressions,\u00a0because their recruiting Plan A isn’t working.\u00a0 It’s a natural, if not altogether pitiful, sight that we see every year at this time.\u00a0 Six months to go and not just … 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":[172,31,56,156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400"}],"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=7400"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7402,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400\/revisions\/7402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}