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Common mistakes parents and students make in the athletic recruiting process

Here is a brief list of common mistakes that can really put you at a disadvantage in your recruiting process. Next Step Magazine
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Alex Kish filed under

8 comments (Add your own)

1. Coach Steve wrote:
I have seen parents/athletes make mistakes like this all the time. It's good to see that a service like yours is really helping them through the recruiting process.

December 11, 2007 @ 11:58 AM

2. Julie wrote:
finding the right school seems harder than i thought

January 23, 2008 @ 11:49 AM

3. lilyonni00 wrote:
"Parents often believe their son or daughter is better than they actually are, and assume they will be recruited while they wait for their mailbox to fill up with scholarship offers or wait for phone calls from coaches"

This is like the story of Oscar Bellfield. He passed up scholarships to a lot of schools because he thought that he could do better. In the end, it didn't work out for him. It is hard for kids to figure out their market value and a lot of the time that ends up working against them.

January 23, 2008 @ 11:58 AM

4. Julie wrote:
oo that sucks. he musta been super bummed...but it is really important to research and know where you're at.

January 23, 2008 @ 12:10 PM

5. Melanie wrote:
As a former collegiate athlete who went through the phases of the recruiting process, I found this article to be extremely accurate. There are so many high school athletes who truly believe that their grades do not matter. However, college coaches can only help so much, and the majority of their assistance will go to their top notch athletes.

January 23, 2008 @ 4:40 PM

6. Joe wrote:
I totally agree with Melanie. Grades matter so much; that's why you have to do your research about each school, and what they want from you as an athlete. I thought that the most important point to this article was to begin the recruiting process early. As far as I'm concerned, mid sophomore year is a perfect time; get your name out there and let it be known that you are an athlete that needs to be taken seriously.

January 23, 2008 @ 4:42 PM

7. kelly t wrote:
People have to relize that not everyone can become a starter on a Division 1 super house team.

January 28, 2008 @ 1:31 PM

8. Mark17 wrote:
If you go through the recruiting process in the correct manner while striving to be the best you never know what to expect. Keep pushin...

January 28, 2008 @ 1:34 PM

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