Online recruiting profiles are an excellent way to get the attention of coaches. In addition to phone calls and emails, recruiting profiles provide another way to connect with coaches and promote you. Make sure your profile includes videos, statistics, measureables, academic information, and photos. Include fun stuff, like your favorite hobby, dreams, etc. By doing that, you connect with readers on a more personal level.
Highlight videos are one of the best ways to increase your exposure to college coaches and recruiters. They are also a great way to showcase your skills and athletic ability. Your highlight video should include any major competitions you play in and provide coaches with a great perspective of how well you perform under pressure.
Where do you want to go? Start creating a list of schools that interest you. There are a lot of factors to consider, location, cost, GPA, etc. The Right Fit book goes in to great detail about choosing a college!
Now that you have made your list, it’s time to research! Learn about the colleges, culture, academics, and teams of the colleges you are considering. Check out the teams roster, who is graduating, and the coaches.
Practice, train, condition, rest. Practice, train, condition, rest. Practice, train, condition, rest. Practice, train, condition, rest. Practice, train, condition, rest. Put that on repeat! Have your skills evaluated to see what you need to work on.
There are a lot of pros and cons to camps and showcases, especially when they cost… a lot! So, do your research! The right ones (ones you have been invited to) can provide you with great experience and exposure. Others can give you the great experience, but not necessarily the exposure. So research, research, research!
You are finally here! Senior year and it’s time to choose! All of your long hours of research, practices, games, trainings, sacrifices, etc. have hopefully paid off. Now you have a big decision to make.
