Recruiting Tips Every High School Athlete Needs To Know

Tip #1 – Academics, Academics, Academics: No matter how much talent you possess, you won’t go anywhere to play the sport you love unless you have the grades to do so. Keep track of your GPA and take your ACT/SAT during your Junior Year of high school as colleges can offer scholarships earlier than what you think. Take care of business in the classroom!

Tip #2 – Send Your Information: Too many athletes wait for colleges to contact them. Guess What? They can’t contact you if they don’t know who you are! Take control and start contacting college coaches today. Create an athletic resume with game film, achievements, awards, honors, stats and ACT/SAT scores and send them to the programs you’re interested in. It’s never too early or too late!

Tip #3 – Play Summer Leagues: If you want to be the best … play against the best! These teams often play regional tournaments, which means you get a chance to play against some of the regions-best not just the states-best. Also, many of the summer coaches have contacts at the collegiate level. You never know who you might leave an impression with!

Tip #4 –Attend High Profile Camps: The best way to gain exposure is to put yourself in highly visible situations! Consider attending summer camps at colleges in which you’re interested. Nothing speaks louder to a coach than an athlete willing to showcase his or her abilities one-on-one. Again take advantage of these venues, they only come around once in awhile!