brmurf
Freshmen Member
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Post by brmurf on Dec 13, 2007 11:29:45 GMT -6
I was wondering, I have a bunch of Juniors that can play college ball, but not D1. What should I do this off season to make sure they get noticed? I have 2 that could play D2 maybe 1AA the other 4 would be NAIA or D3?
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 13, 2007 12:12:35 GMT -6
start sending out tape, make sure they have all the classes they need to get in or get them in summer school, get them signed up for SAT and have them take it as many times as possible
We had a soccer play come out and kick for us last year, did a pretty good job, made a couple 40+ yarders, sent out some tapes but no interest so he was gonna go play soccer and football at a JC. Well in early august Alabama St. calls up sayign their kicker is ineligible and they wanna give this kid a full ride, only one problem, that kid never to SATs so bye bye scholly.
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Post by rocketcoach on Dec 13, 2007 12:13:42 GMT -6
Step one!
Make sure they are registered with NCAA clearinghouse. If that step isn't done they can't play. It does take a while for the kids to get cleared and if they wait until next summer or fall it might be too late.
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Post by Yash on Dec 13, 2007 12:39:20 GMT -6
NCAA clearing house? I am at a D3 program and I haven't even heard of this. Its never been a question we've asked a recruit. So I don't know what you mean by that... But heres what I'd do. I'd wait until Feb or March to actually send tape to coaches. Because right now schools are focused on recruiting kids that can play for them come the fall, not 2 falls from now. And if you send tape right now there is a good chance it gets mixed up in the whole shuffle of this seasons recruiting. But in the mean time, I'd sit down with the kids and make sure that all of their grades and classes and college prep work is up to snuff and they are on the right track. Then have them pick out some schools that they are interested in and plan some visits to go see them. Make sure they have the major you want. If you aren't going D1, pick a school based on if it has your major, not pick a school then pick a major.
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Post by coache67 on Dec 13, 2007 12:48:44 GMT -6
Clearinghouse doesn't apply to DIII.
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Post by superpower on Dec 13, 2007 15:37:57 GMT -6
Figure out if they really want to play at the next level before you do anything else. I will go the extra mile to make contacts, send out film, etc. for my players, but sometimes I want them to play more than they want to play. It doesn't look good for me or our program when I put a kid's name out there and make contacts and then the kid just drops the ball because he wasn't really serious about wanting to play.
Sorry for venting here, but I do think the most important step is to know if the kids want to play at the next level.
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Post by Coach Huey on Dec 13, 2007 18:22:35 GMT -6
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