Twelve years of being a student, four of those years navigating through high school and one as a high school senior.<\/p>\n
Ten thousand hours of classes, thousands of hours of homework, hundreds of hours of exams. Last, but certainly not least, countless hours of workouts, practices, and games.<\/p>\n
For some high school athletes, senior year will be the most memorable year of their lives. Hopefully, they are receiving college scholarship offers, making verbal commitments, signing NLI’s, and graduating.<\/p>\n
For most high school senior athletes senior year can be especially challenging. Some student-athletes will struggle if they aren’t having success in the recruiting process. It can be even more so if they don’t have any scholarship offers and are unsure when their careers will end.<\/p>\n
It depends on the sport, the high school senior athlete’s abilities, the college program and the level of competition. According to scouting directors at National Scouting Report, panic time is different for every sport and every athlete.<\/p>\n
Football<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Division I football coaches are not in real conversations with you at this point, then you are probably not on their radar,\u201d said Larry Perrin, National Director of Football for NSR.\u00a0\u201cMost D-Is have determined the athletes they are after by now and are just concentrating on making sure those relationships are solid.\u00a0Many larger D-I schools already have their offers out and are waiting for commitments and National Signing Day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMany D-II schools are just now sending out game-day invitations and getting a feel for the athletes that are still available,\u201d Perrin said.\u00a0\u201cD-III and NAIA schools will see what’s left after the commitments and Signing Day.\u00a0Much of their recruiting happens later in the spring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soccer<\/p>\n
\u201cSoccer is a little atypical when it comes to scholarship counts and availability,\u201d said Gil Barkey, National Director of Soccer for NSR. \u201cOn the girls’ side, I am seeing more and more D-IIs letting me know they are done with this senior class. \u00a0It’s probably on par with what you see from volleyball. There are still some D-Is and D-IIs looking to fill a few spots, so there is opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor boys, it differs from the girls in that, although there are more spots available right now, the men’s coaches spend more time tracking players over long periods of time. Getting on a [recruiting] board now for the first time as a senior [prospect] is difficult, but not impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeniors need to be very realistic with their ability,\u201d Barkey said. \u201cIf they haven’t been hearing from their dream schools, then they need to look at other options and other tiers of play.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the boys’ side, there is still budgeted scholarship money available for certain positional needs of the recruiting class at D-I, D-II, and NAIA. \u00a0Some NAIAs will still have slots available with money into April or May.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the girls’ side, it varies from program to program and by level. \u00a0There isn’t going to be as much left at D-I and D-II. But the NAIAs will have some up to February\/March. \u201c<\/p>\n
Lacrosse<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to exactly say how many spots are left, but there are some,\u201d said Brendan Kennedy, National Director of Lacrosse for NSR. \u201cD-Is have some walk-on opportunities where staffs are evaluating walk-on spots. There are some D-II and D-III schools still looking for senior [prospects], but just as many are all done.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing for senior [prospects] to do is be as aggressive as possible in reaching out to coaches now. Most of these staffs have prospect camps going on now or in early October. This may be their last chance to be seen by most of these coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Softball<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proverbial \u2018It\u2019s never too late to be recruited\u2019 does ring true to an extent, but it also comes down to several factors involved with the individual recruit,\u201d said Robby Wilson, National Director of Softball for NSR. \u201cWhen there are 1,600-plus college softball programs out there, it\u2019s impossible for an athlete to know which ones do or don\u2019t still have a need for senior [prospect] and whether their need matches this particular athlete.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day counts right now if you\u2019re a senior [prospect]. Now is the time to readjust your sights on a more realistic level of play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson estimates that 33 percent of college softball programs are still looking for senior prospects. However, most of those are at the D-III or NAIA level.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstand that the bigger the college softball program, the less likely they are to need seniors,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cYour dreams of going to a top-10 SEC program are likely gone, but there are numerous great programs out there that still have a need that would love to have you.<\/p>\n
\u201cCollege ball is college ball, regardless of division or location. If you want to play bad enough, you\u2019ll be thankful for the opportunity, period.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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