Best way to get legit college prospects recruited?

Send out film, transcripts, test scores, game stats, and info on ht, wt, weightroom #'s and 40 time. Call college coaches as well, or email them with a heads up. Let me go a step further...

If a school in your area has an open visit day your prospects should all attend. They should bring film with them, as well as all info listed above. Kids also need to return every questionaire they get from colleges.

When I was at the D2 and NAIA levels we blocked time to watch film of prospects one night a week during the season. We only responded if we were interested, as it would be way too time consuming to respond to every kid. If we liked the film and grades we would call the coach and begin corresponding with the kid.

When you send film, address it to the recruiting coordinator. If you don't know who that is call the football staff.

The higher the level, the earlier you must begin getting the player exposure. D-I and IAA- End of 10th grade as most offers made by start of fall season.

D2, NAIA End of junior season- (Some NAIA schools start later)
D3- Spring of junior season-

The most important thing is to be proactive!

I hope this helps!

You might need to be a bit more realistic here coach. The reality is that coaches can't "miss small" when they recruit. 4 inches too short AND "slow".... he can walk on.



Contact the coaches..send film... have him contact the schools himself..etc.

This is very helpful information. My question is regarding what the athlete should be doing? I now understand all the physical aspects, but what about the other stuff?

What should he be doing academically? For instance, when should he take the A.C.T. test? What score should he be getting? When does he need to be registered with the NCAA Clearing House? What other issues of the process does he need to address to be considered by colleges? Which of these issues is something that a coach can help him with, and which are things he and his family need to deal with?

Coach, this kid sounds like a D III player.

That division is FULL of "too short and slow" playmakers.

What state are you in?

I'm just a guy on the internet, but my experience with the "walk on" route, which, let's face it, is the only thing this kid will get offered is 99.5% of those kids do 1 of 2 things:

1.) Quit football all together

2.) Transfer to D III

Mount Union is FULL of these "D1 rejects"..........

His academics are number 1 (take the ACT soon).


My brother is 6'5'' 300 lbs. and was athletic enough to play varsity basketball. He totaled 91 tackles (like 25 for a loss) his senior year as a 3 tech.

He got TONS of letters (his academics were outstanding) and offers to come to Junior Days...........

You ever been to one of those things?

180 juniors and their parents go through a mass recruiting effort......taking tours, meeting with position coaches, etc.

I saw about a dozen D 1 guys out of the 180.

I took my brother to this Big Ten school, and as we were walking out, I told him the absolute best offer he would get would be a "preferred walk-on".........he would then proceed to get the crap kicked out of him on scout teams, and maybe 1 out of the 1,000 guys would earn a scholarship.

I told him right now, there are 179 kids and their parents who think their son is going to be a player at this school, and they will make expensive and disappointing decisions because of it.

I told him he COULD be a very, very good D III guy, and he could garner more academic money from a private college than a Division 2 school.

He followed my advice and just finished his freshman year at a top 25 D III team that qualified for the playoffs. He got sized for his conference championship ring this month.

Next season, he's right in the middle of a position battle (which is the best you can hope for).

More importantly, he made a decision for an education first, football second.........

You kid sounds like a ball player......do right by him, send his stuff out, but when the "preferred walk-on" letters come, shoot him straight and steer him somewhere where his love of football will coincide with a college degree.

www.alfredstate.edu/search/directory/c?name=

Contact Mick Caba at Alfred State if NY isn't way too far.
He will look at your kids and help them if he can.

arbond, that is a bunch of crap!


and 100% spot on, the truth. What a sucky business.

If he gets a div 2 or FBS(1AA) scholly offer, take it and give it a shot. Lots of good football at that level.

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www.d2football.com/

There are a lot of factors that go into these situations and most of them are out of your control.

I coached in a program that gave a kid the "preferred walk-on" tag even though he never started a down for us. He was a big athletic kid; three year starting center on the basketball team and an all-state tennis player. But, he just wasn't an aggressive kid; he received great coaching from an HC/OL guy that's a legend in the state but he just never played hard.

He walked on and was cut within a year. 4 out of 5 starters on the OL could have walked on up there and 1 of them probably could have ended up with a scholarship. BUT, they were only looking at this kid and it p-ssed us off to now end.

That is what you're working against. If the kid can get a scholarship at the NAIAm D2 or D3 level, then I think it's in his best interest to jump on the opportunity. He'll have a chance to play early and, more importantly, he'll have his education paid for.

I would also suggest holding off on committing until the kid fills out his FAFSA.........

There are three types of monies for college:

-Athletic (rare)
-Academic (competitive)
-Need based

Your comment that he "needs to have his college paid for" makes me think his need based (state and federal grants, etc.) may be high, and could affect his decision.