recruiting process. Don't waste it. Recruiting is competitive. Think of all the other athletes out there wanting a chance to play their sport at the college level. Recruits need to find ways to stand out. College coaches are going to be more interested in athletes who have been actively reaching out to them and are knowledgeable about their program. The athletic recruiting process is time consuming, confusing, and very difficult if one doesn't know where to start. An online recruiting profile is very important to have college coaches view academic and athletic abilities. UnderRecruited Preps connects student-athletes to college coaches and teaches them about the athletic recruiting process. Coaches Corner Coaches Corner: Minnesota State University-Mankato Assistant Football Coach Kevin Sanger “The best things high school student-athletes can do to get their name out there are to attend camps & clinics, get on college campuses and meet coaches, emails, and recruiting services aren't a bad option either as far as getting their names out there and help you get exposure.” St. Catherine University Head Softball Coach Colleen Powers “I think the biggest way that you get recruited is you find opportunities for exposure. In softball it's attending camps and clinics at an institution you're interested in attending and getting a degree from, it's going to participate on teams that are in tournaments across the country as well as locally and regionally where coaches are able to see you play, and it's also investing time and energy in getting to know the process and understanding. Especially at the Division three level it's a two-way street the institution wants to get to know you, you must get to know the degree programs, the campus, the coaching staff, the current team, the needs of the program, and the future vision of the program as well.” Concordia University St. Paul Recruiting Coordinator Jake Munkwitz “There are several different ways at this level. We're going to reach out to high school coaches in the winter time and in the springtime trying to get a list of guys they feel like can play at the college level, and then we'll determine how does this guy fit into what we're doing. Is he going to fit into the schemes and the systems that we try and use you? Another way is we use recruiting services. I could name a hundred different recruiting services that send out emails that we check their sites on a weekly basis. That's another way for us to get names, to get film, to evaluate, and to check out things that we may otherwise miss from high school coaches that we don't get the information from. Maybe a coach is busy or may have a different job and they don't have time to help their players with the college recruiting process. Those are the two biggest ways is through high school coaches and through recruiting services to try and
can to evaluate and determine what kind of fit each individual is going to be for what we're trying to do.” University of Minnesota Assistant Baseball Coach Rob Fornasiere “Well, I think the number one way to get recruited is certainly to get places where you can get seen and when you get seen in an event play well. There's no substitute for playing well and having physical skill. The other filters I've talked about whether it be your academic profile, your character profile, or certain things that you've done off the field those are all ancillary things to what you bring to the table as an athlete. If you're truly a Division one baseball player, then you're a dominant player and that means that even on some of your average or below average days as a player you're still better than other people in your conference and on your team. That would be an indication of a dominant player and that's a way to get noticed. There are very few secrets today and so if you're a dominant player, in my opinion, you'll get noticed.” Minnesota State University-Mankato Head Women’s Hockey Coach John Harrington “It's important that they get that process started early. I think it's getting earlier now where student-athletes are getting recruited and making verbal commitments to go to certain schools. I think sometimes if you wait and think that sometime down the line eventually, somebody is going to see you're going to run out of time because there aren't that many scholarships to go around in all these sports and especially in hockey too. It's important that you follow through and whether it's you making contact with them and them asking you to do a questionnaire and not putting that over here but getting on it and getting it back and you're showing as much interest in them as you expect them to show interest in you. Concordia University St. Paul Recruiting Coordinator Jake Munkwitz “There are several different ways at this level. We're going to reach out to high school coaches in the winter time and in the spring time trying to get a list of guys they feel like can play at the college level, and then we'll determine how does this guy fit into what we're doing. Is he going to fit into the schemes and the systems that we try and use you? Another way is we use recruiting services. I could name a hundred different recruiting services that send out emails that we check their sites on a weekly basis. That's another way for us to get names, to get film, to evaluate, and to check out things that we may otherwise miss from high school coaches that we don't get the information from. Maybe a coach is busy or may have a different job and they don't have time to help their players with the college recruiting process. Those are the two biggest ways is through high school coaches and through recruiting services to try and collect as many names and as much film as we can to evaluate and determine what kind of fit each individual is going to be for what we're trying to do.”
OF TODAY’S COLLEGE EDUCATION (source: finaid.org) Avg. tuition + books + fees + R/B = $24,500/year Avg. time to graduate X 5.5 Years _________________________________________________ Avg. Total College Education ~ $134,750 Avg. College Tuition Inflation Rate ~ 7.00% AVG. TOTAL COLLEGE COSTS ~ $145,000+ PROJECTED PRICE RANGE if you graduate from college in 4 years… ‐ Most Expensive (Ivy) $220,000+ ($55K/yr) ‐ Least Expensive (public in‐state) $ 60,000+ ($15K/yr) REALITY #2: THE TRUTH ABOUT COMPETING IN COLLEGE 7 MILLION high school athletes competing nationwide • 2 MILLION high school senior athletes competing nationwide • 100,000 college freshman roster spots available • BOTTOM LINE = 2 MILLION high school athletes are competing for 100,000 roster spots (5% will play, 95% will not play). REALITY #3: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW COACHES RECRUIT ATHLETES MANY things need to happen before a coach makes you an offer: 1. Know about you (relationship begins) 2. Assess ability level of thousands of athletes 3. Do they have a need at your position? 4. Multiple correspondances – i.e. letters, emails, questionnaires, etc. 5. Multiple phone calls 6. Multiple film/video evaluations (both online & DVD) 7. Extend official and/or unofficial visit(s) 8. MAKE OFFER – scholarship or walk on?
❖ How much scholarship money can you give me? ❖ Thanks for your interest but I’m looking for a better school. ❖ To whom It may concern ❖ Lying to a coach about grades or athletics ❖ Making excuses for not playing well ❖ I'm sorry for being late ❖ I'll clean up my social media messages ❖ I'll try to follow up better ❖ Yo coach I’m interested in your school ❖ I don't like my high school coach
guide for you to understand your position in the recruiting process. This guide is most reflective of the Division I recruiting process. Remember Division II, III, NAIA or NJCAA may be a bit slower. But if you want the opportunity to play at the highest level, you need to be prepared. Each category describes the average experience, and it is not exact. If you do not fit into the category that you would like, do not worry! But this means you must be proactive because some players are being recruited heavily and you do not want to fall behind. Senior Year 1st day of senior classes- graduation Extremely Recruited Verbally committed (early Junior year) and signing National Letter of Intent in November 10 or more scholarship offers At least 10 official visit invitations, if not already committed 50 or more phone calls from different schools Weekly emails or phone calls from coaches Highly Recruited Verbally committed and signing National Letter of Intent in November At least 5 scholarship offers At least 5 official visit invitations, if not already committed At least 30 phone calls from different schools Frequent emails or phone calls from coaches Moderately Recruited Signing National Letter of Intent in April or invitation to walk-on 1-3 scholarship offers Under 5 official visit invitations 10 or more phone calls in July Periodic emails or phone calls from coaches Coaches tell student to apply Less Recruited Maybe 1 scholarship offer College coaches invite recruit to walk-on Not more than 3 official visit invitations No more than 10 phone calls in July Few emails or phone calls
10 form emails are received Fewer than 10 questionnaires Continually receive camp brochures Junior Year/ Rising Senior 1st day of junior classes- summer before senior year Extremely Recruited Over 60 written contacts on September 1 Personal phone calls from coaches immediately following July 1 At least 10 scholarship offers Unofficial visit invitations and being made throughout the year College coaches attend several high school and club games and practices Club coaches are being regularly contacted about you College coaches inquire about your academic status Highly Recruited Over 45 written contacts on September 1 Personal phone calls from coaches immediately following July 1 At least 3 scholarship offers Unofficial visit invitations and being made throughout the year College coaches show up at high school and club games 2 or more times College coaches extend personal invitation for recruit to attend camp College coaches invite recruit to attend games Video requests Questionnaire requests Transcript requested Moderately Recruited Emails from coaches in the fall Unofficial visit invitations and being made throughout the year College coaches evaluate recruit in person 1-2 times during club season College coaches invite recruit to games Video requests Questionnaire requests Transcript requested
briefly appear at recruit's club games College coach requests continual updates Minimal personal attention, usually in response to recruit's inquiries Main contact is the school's office of admissions Not Recruited 10 or less form emails are received Fewer than 10 questionnaires Continually receive camp brochures Sophomore Year/Rising Junior 1st day of sophomore classes- summer before junior year Extremely Recruited Over 60 written contacts from different schools At least 3 scholarship offers College coaches attend several club games and practices, and a high school game College coaches contact recruit's high school or club coach/director Questionnaire requests Highly Recruited Over 30 written contacts from different schools At least 1 scholarship offer College coaches make a brief appearance at a club game College coaches contact recruit's high school or club coach/director Moderately Recruited Fewer than 30 written contacts from different schools College coaches may watch recruit play at club tournaments Less Recruited Fewer than 15 written contacts from different schools Coach will not make special effort to see recruit play
only Freshmen Year/Rising Sophomore 1st day of freshmen classes – summer before sophomore year Extremely Recruited More than 30 written contacts At least 1 offer College coaches watch recruit play at club tournaments College coaches contact recruit's high school or club coach/director Highly Recruited Over 15 written contacts College coaches watch recruit play at club tournaments College coaches contact recruit's high school or club coach/director Moderately Recruited Fewer than 15 written contacts College coaches have inquired about recruit Less Recruited Fewer than 10 written contacts Not Recruited Most freshmen are not being recruited at this time Focus on playing and having fun
III institutions.) The Celebratory Standardized Signing Form is a standard NCAA-provided, nonbinding athletics celebratory signing form after a college-bound student athlete has been accepted for enrollment at a Division III school. Contact: A contact happens any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face meeting with you or your parents off the college’s campus. Contact period: During a contact period, a college coach may have face-to-face contact with you or your parents, watch you compete, visit your high school and write or telephone you or your parents. Dead period: A college coach may not have any face-to face contact with you or your parents on or off the college campus at any time during a dead period. The coach may write and call you or your parents during this time. Evaluation: An evaluation happens when a college coach observes you practicing or competing. Evaluation period: During an evaluation period, a college coach may watch you compete, visit your high school and write or telephone you or your parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with you or your parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period. Financial aid: (Scholarship) Any money you receive from a college or another source, such as outside loans or grants. Financial aid may be based on athletics ability, financial need or academic achievement. Five-year clock: If you play at a Division I school, you have five calendar years in which to play four seasons of competition. Your five- year clock starts when you enroll as a full-time student at any college. Thereafter, your clock continues, even if you spend an academic year in residence as a result of transferring, decide to redshirt, do not attend school or attend school part time during your college career.
you are a full-time student if you are enrolled for at least 12 credit hours in a term, but somen schools define a full-time student as someone who takes fewer than 12 credit hours in a term. International student: An international student is any student who is enrolled in a secondary school outside the United States, U.S. territories or Canada (except Quebec). Institutional Request List: An Institutional Request List is a list of college- bound student-athletes who an NCAA Division I and/or II school is interested in recruiting. The action of activating a college-bound student-athlete to the IRL informs the NCAA Eligibility Center of the school’s interest in having an academic certification decision for the student-athlete. Official commitment: When you officially commit to attend a Division I or II college, you sign a National Letter of Intent, agreeing to attend that school for one academic year. Official visit: During an official visit, the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for you, lodging and meals (Division I allows for up to three meals per day) for you and your parents or guardians, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a Division I home sports event or five tickets to a Division II home sports event. Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript and ACT, SAT or PLAN score (test scores are required for Division I only) and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Quiet period: During this time, a college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college’s campus. The coach may not watch you play or visit your high school during this period. You and your parents may visit a college campus during this time. A coach may write or call you or your parents during this time. Recruited: If a college coach calls you more than once, contacts you off campus, pays your expenses to visit the campus, or in Divisions I and II, issues you a National Letter of Intent or a written offer of financial aid, you are considered to be recruited. Recruiting calendar: NCAA member schools limit recruiting to certain periods during the year. Recruiting calendars promote the well-being of college-bound student-athletes and ensure fairness among schools by defining certain periods during the year in which recruiting may or may not occur in a particular sport.
in a season — regardless of the amount of time — counts as having played a season in that sport. If you play any time during a season, regardless of how long you played, it counts as having played for an entire season in that sport. Your season of competition starts when you spend one second in competition on the field, court, gym or track. Ten-semester/15-quarter clock: If you play at a Division II or III school, you have the first 10 semesters or 15 quarters in which you are enrolled as a full-time student to complete your four seasons of participation. You use a semester or quarter any time you attend class as a full-time student or are enrolled part time and compete for the school. You do not use a term if you only attend part time with no competition or are not enrolled for a term. Two-year college : A school where students can earn an Associate of Arts degree, an Associate of Science degree or an Associate of Applied Science degree within two years. Some people call these schools community colleges or junior colleges. Unofficial visit: Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a Division I home athletics contest or five complimentary admissions to a Division II home athletics contest. You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period. Verbal commitment: A verbal commitment happens when you verbally agree to play sports for a college before you sign or are eligible to sign a National Letter of Intent. The commitment is not binding on you or the school and can be made at any time. Walk-on: Someone who is not typically recruited by a school to participate in sports and does not receive a scholarship from the school, but who becomes a member of one of the school’s athletics teams
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