Student can make their way onto a team somewhere in their college experience. However, for the serious or naturally gifted athlete, being aware of and watching out for the scouts from all the colleges and universities across the country is important. Coaches from all the top tier schools send their scouts out nationwide to all schools in the country to evaluate players each season, and commence with having students sign a “Notice of Intent” to attend a school as early as the junior year in high school.
If you are a serious or top-level high school athlete and considering being
recruited, there are a number of things you need to do starting in your junior
year.
1) Put together a full presentation that outlines your stats with all the
particulars (your height, weight, athletic awards, level of
competition), your GPA, test scores and any other
academic distinctions.
2) Sign up on the NCAA website so you are
official.
3) Identify the names and address of college
coaches at the schools which are of interest to you – they are
high level in your sport, etc.
4) Contact each coach with a letter and a resume so they know you are
interested.
5) Provide coaches with a complete package of information to allow them see you are going to be strong candidate to pursue as an official recruit.
6) Keep Positive!
