25 College Recruiting Facts

25 College Recruiting Facts
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25 College Recruiting Facts
By Stacie Mahoe
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25 College Recruiting Facts
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The college recruiting process, while an exciting time, can be quite
overwhelming, frustrating, and complicated. It can also end in
serious disappointment and regret if you’re not well informed. Many
people, even those who’ve already been through the process, don’t
have the information needed to make the most of the experience.
Here are 25 college recruiting facts you may not be aware of.

1. Not all student-athletes eligible for graduation from their high school are eligible
by NCAA standards.

2. Not all incoming freshman student-athletes are required to be registered with the
NCAA Eligibility Center.

3. Registration with the Eligibility Center may have an impact on Official Visit
opportunities.

4. Scoring, and therefore, test taking strategies for the SAT and ACT are not the
same.

5. Most student-athletes will need to take the SAT/ACT more than once.

6. Taking the SAT/ACT (or both) before your senior year is a good idea.

7. Majority of College Scholarship opportunities come from DIII, NAIA, or junior
colleges.

8. The few elite players on a team are not the only ones with a chance of playing in
college.

9. Going to showcases or recruiting camps does not equal making the most of your
opportunity to get your name out there. It’s just a piece of the puzzle.

10.Many college coaches never attend big recruiting events such as showcases or
camps.

11.You ARE allowed to make the first contact with programs you are interested in.

12.Sometimes, contacting assistant coaches is better than trying to get in touch
with the head coach.

13.Not all high school counselors are able to track each student-athlete in their
school to make sure they have everything in order to play athletics at the
collegiate level.

14.Telling or showing a coach that you’re not interested from the get go can be a
mistake that comes back to bite you in the butt.

15.Student-athletes that publically announce their intent to attend a certain school
have a bigger, more important reason than tooting their own horn or bragging.

16.You do not need to be invited to a school to go on an Unofficial Visit there.

17.While getting help with marketing can cost money, doing it yourself doesn’t
exactly come cheap either.

18.Not all coaches want to see game footage on a recruiting tape/DVD.

19.Your options and number of choices are not necessarily better the longer you
wait.

20.Grades can be a major factor in the decision making process for a college coach.

21.There is no such thing as a 4-year scholarship.

22.You can go on Unofficial Visits before you are even eligible to go on Official
Visits.

23.DIII doesn’t have athletic scholarships.

24.The NCAA limits schools to a max number of athletic scholarships per year for
particular sport.

25.Next to not taking care of grades, sitting back and waiting for offers is probably
the BIGGEST (and probably the most common) mistake you can make in the
college recruiting process.

I hope this list has provided some information that you didn’t have before. But now
that I’ve shared these facts with you, I’d like to ask you a few questions.