A college recruiting plan ...
By doing this online you can access the calendar anywhere and at anytime and normally from anything (phone, computer, school, library, counselors office, road-trip, recruiting visit, etc.). Check out Google Calendars, free with a Gmail email address.
Once you create a calendar, insert all of your games, practices, gym workouts, dances, tests, family events and other obligations. Then block in recruiting work, like sending emails to college coaches. This will help you get your recruiting work done in a timely manner, and it’s a great time management practice. Once you get on the college team of your dreams, if you don’t know how to manage academics, sports and your social life, your chances of success on and off the field during your freshman year will be greatly diminished.
4. Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center
Every athlete who intends to play sports at the college level needs to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. You must go through this process to prove to the NCAA that you are an amateur athlete.
3. Meet with your Guidance Counselor
Meet with your high school guidance counselor to ensure sure you are on track to graduate. Also, confirm you are taking the right courses to be eligible to play college sports.
2. Contact Colleges
Create two lists of colleges: your top five dream schools and 15 to 20 additional schools that you think you might like to attend. Start emailing coaches at those schools. Introduce yourself, say something nice about their program and try to start a dialogue that persuades them to come and watch you play.
Think about your parents. If they need a new job, do they sit around and wait for a prospective employer to contact them? No! They are proactive. They aggressively [but courteously] contact businesses and organizations to present their credentials and express interest in applying for a position. The same goes for college recruiting.
Coaches are incredibly busy, and most have limited resources. If they don’t know you are interested in their program, they probably won’t waste time trying to recruit you.
1. Read the College Recruiting Handbook
This is a great resource for high school athletes and parents who want to educate themselves about the recruiting process—and it offers plenty of information on how to get recruited.
It’s the little things that make a great athlete on the field, and it’s the little things that will make you a great recruit off the field. Many athletes never play college sports because they didn’t know what to do off the field. Now that you know what to do, it’s up to you to be proactive. Work hard and do the little things right to make your college sports dreams a reality.
Download Copy of College Recruiting Handbook: HERE
Download Copy of College Coach Contact Sheet: HERE