Do you know any high school seniors whom you thought would play college sports but were not recruited? Do you know any whom you thought would earn athletic scholarships, but received little or no money?<\/p>\n
Are you one of them?<\/p>\n
The NCAA\u2019s early signing period begins next week. Thousands of high school seniors, including dozens of National Scouting Report prospects, will be signing National Letters of Intent. Thousands of other seniors will wait until the regular signing periods in February or April. However, the vast majority of seniors will never sign at all.<\/p>\n
There are several reasons why you — or somebody you know \u2013 might have been overlooked by college coaches. Here are five of the biggest:<\/p>\n
1. You don\u2019t fit the athletic mold.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is certainly no disgrace. You aren\u2019t big enough, strong enough or fast enough. You aren\u2019t as talented as other student-athletes on a coach\u2019s recruiting list. Perhaps you set your sights too high. Most high school athletes \u2013 about 94 percent \u2013 will never play in college. With 1.875 million high school seniors competing for 112,500 NCAA freshman roster positions, only 6 percent of high school seniors will have an opportunity to play Division I, II or III athletics. Only 2 percent will earn athletic scholarships and just 1 percent will earn full rides. The odds are stacked against you.<\/p>\n 2. You don\u2019t fit the academic mold. <\/strong><\/p>\n This is something you can control. The better you do in school, the better your chances are of playing college sports. Why? For one thing, more schools will be interested in you because you can meet their academic requirements. For another, you\u2019ll be able to compete more favorably against other college prospects. Let\u2019s say there are two prospects with equal athletic ability. One of them sports a 3.5 grade-point average. The other has a 2.5 GPA. Guess which one receives an offer to play? You guessed it. Every 10th of a point on your grade-point average is critical. Every point on your SAT or ACT counts.<\/p>\n 3. You put all your eggs in your coach\u2019s basket.<\/strong><\/p>\n High school and travel coaches who help their athletes get recruited should be applauded. Unfortunately, many don\u2019t. Can you really blame them? They\u2019re not paid to do it. They also don\u2019t have much free time. Remember, most coaches also have full-time jobs in addition to being husbands, wives and parents. How much time can they devote to the recruiting process, especially if they try to help multiple athletes? Even if they do have time, many have limited college contacts. Bottom line: If your coach doesn\u2019t help you get recruited and receive scholarship offers, he\/she is not paying for your college education and there are no second chances in recruiting. You need all the help you can get.<\/p>\n 4. You didn\u2019t get enough exposure.<\/strong><\/p>\n Exposure is the key to being recruited. The last thing you want to be is the tallest midget in the circus. You can be the greatest athlete in your high school, but if college coaches don\u2019t know who you are, where you are and how good are, you won\u2019t be recruited. Don\u2019t be fooled by the adage: \u201cIf you\u2019re good enough, college coaches will find you.\u201d Nothing could be further from the truth.\u00a0 It\u2019s not always the best athlete who gets recruited; it\u2019s the best-known athlete. Recruiting is a numbers game. The more college coaches who know about you, the better your chances of receiving an offer.<\/p>\n 5. You started the recruiting process too late.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s never too early to get recruited. Many college coaches recruit years in advance. If you wait until your senior year to start the process, you likely will wait forever to receive an offer. If your goal is to play college sports, you should start the process your freshman or sophomore year, perhaps even sooner. Did you know numerous 13- and 14-year-olds already have received college offers? A 10-year-old basketball player from Cleveland — son of the NBA\u2019s greatest player — has received multiple offers. What are you waiting for? Contact an NSR scout in your area<\/a> or sign up for a free athletic evaluation<\/a> at nsr-inc.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you know any high school seniors whom you thought would play college sports but were not recruited? Do you know any whom you thought would earn athletic scholarships, but received little or no money? Are you one of them? 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