| High school recruiting can be a complicated, confusing | | | | than those with likable personalities. |
| process to understand. Many a student athlete fails | | | | Thirdly, as crucial part of high school recruiting is |
| to understand it fully and as a result, misses out on a | | | | marketing yourself. Unless you are a star athlete |
| place in the college of their choice and lucrative | | | | whose exploits are well know around the region, you |
| scholarships. Here are a few tips to help you | | | | will need to work a lot to get noticed by college |
| understand high school recruiting better and make the | | | | talent scouts and coaches. Make sure that your |
| most of your athletics career. | | | | athletic resume is up to date, and that you have a |
| First of all, you need to know that the competition | | | | nice video of your best performances. These are |
| for a spot in the college team is very, very hard. | | | | essential tools to impressing coaches. |
| Many a high school athletes live in a bubble; you | | | | Fourthly, never depend on your high school coach to |
| might be the best player in your locality, but that | | | | see you through college. Your high school coach has |
| doesn't necessarily mean you are the best for a | | | | no personal interest in helping you out, and even if he |
| college team. The sooner you realize and appreciate | | | | could, there is little he can do to influence a college's |
| the level of competition, the better it is for you. | | | | decision. He can promise you a world of things, but |
| Secondly, you need to understand that it is not really | | | | remember, at the end of the day, you will have to |
| about your personality or your background. Since the | | | | do all the groundwork yourself. |
| competition at the college level is ten times as fierce | | | | Finally, remember that even though you might be |
| as the high school level, the average college coach is | | | | getting into a college team as an athlete, your grades |
| also ten times as tough when it comes to selection. | | | | do have an impact on your eventual selection. Your |
| A college coach doesn't care about you or your | | | | grades reflect your discipline and ability to focus - |
| family or your economic background. His job depends | | | | two essential ingredients of success at any sport. If |
| on the results he can produce, and for that, the | | | | your grades are poor, you will find it twice as hard to |
| college coach will do everything to get the right | | | | get into a college team. |
| balance in his side, players who can perform rather | | | | |