Summer Issue is NOW AVAILABLE –includes 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Watch List of TN, MS, AR players!
COLLEGE COACHES: The PJ Report NOW AVAILABLE
Reply
Category Archives: Recruiting
Be Proactive
Why it is important to be proactive and make college coaches aware of who you are BEFORE you get to tournaments… This is how thick the college coaches packet is for Battle in the Boro…There were over 600 teams in this event.
New NCAA Eligibility Center Website
If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II school, you need to register for a Certification Account with the NCAA Eligibility Center. College-bound student-athletes in Division III can also create a Profile Page to receive important updates about being a student-athlete and preparing for college. Students who are not sure which division they want to compete in can create a Profile Page and transition to a Certification Account, if they decide to play Division I or II sports.
The NCAA Eligibility Center works with you and your high school to help you prepare for life as a student-athlete. If you have questions about your eligibility or the registration process, please review our resources or call us toll free at 1-877-262-1492. International students should call 317-917-6222.
The NCAA Eligibility Center website is located at eligibilitycenter.org.
Do You Understand Your Level of Recruitment?
Basketball season is almost here. This means you have went through the spring evaluation period, the summer evaluation period and now the fall evaluation period. (Or have you?)
During this time of the year, college coaches are hosting high school seniors (and other classes unofficially), taking trips to high school gyms, and homes of high school juniors and seniors. So this is a great time to evaluate your recruitment level. Especially, if you are a junior or senior and have not been involved in any of these activities.
NCSA Athletic Recruiting created a good tool to help you assess your level of recruitment. When NCSA released this on their blog, in-home visits to juniors was not active. So, I added in-home visits in red.
Remember, this is just a tool to give you an idea of recruitment levels and give you a perspective on where your recruitment is.
Heavily Recruited |
| Athletes are top-tier recruits who will likely go on to compete at the Division I level. The recruiting process for these high-level athletes is outlined below. |
| Freshmen – At least one scholarship offer. Receive an abundance of letters from coaches, questionnaires, camp invites and admissions information, and generous amounts of letters asking you to call or email. |
| Sophomores – Several scholarship offers and unofficial visit invites. Overflow of letters and evaluation at high school games and spring/summer/fall tournaments. |
| Juniors – 10 or more scholarship offers and 10 or more unofficial visits. Pre-evaluation from admissions. Multiple calls from coaches and askings for a verbal commitment. Several In-home visits. |
| Seniors – A lot of In-home visits. National Letter of Intent signing during the early signing period. |
Seriously Recruited |
| Athletes are high-level recruits who will certainly play sports at the college level. |
| Freshmen – Receive a fair amount of letters from coaches, questionnaires, camp invites and admissions information, and some letters asking you to call or email. |
| Sophomores – At least one scholarship offer. Abundance of letters, questionnaires and letters inviting you to call or email. Evaluation at high school games and spring/summer/fall tournaments. |
| Juniors – 5 or more scholarship offers and 5 or more unofficial visits. Handwritten letters from coaches. Pre-evaluation from admissions. A few calls. Some In-home visits. |
| Seniors – 10 or more offers and at least one official visit. Several In-home visits |
Moderately Recruited |
| Athletes may not end up at the Division I level, but there’s a good chance that they’ll find the right fit at Division II or Division III. |
| Freshmen – Some letters and questionnaires from coaches, a few camp invites and some admissions information. |
| Sophomores – A generous amount of letters, camp invites, admissions information, and questionnaires. |
| Juniors – A few scholarship offers. A few handwritten letters and some calls. Evaluation at spring/summer/fall tournaments. Possible In-home visits. |
| Seniors – Less than 10 scholarship offers and less than 10 official visit invites. Pre-evaluation from admissions. Some In-home visits. |
Lightly Recruited |
| Athletes need to draw more attention to themselves, if they want to earn scholarship offers. |
| Freshmen – A few letters from coaches and a few camp brochures. |
| Sophomores – Several letters from coaches. Some camp invites, admissions info and questionnaires. |
| Juniors – A couple of handwritten letters and a few questionnaires. A few evaluations at spring/summer/fall tournaments. |
| Seniors – 3 or more offers and 3 or more official invites. Some unofficial invites and some invitations to walk-on. An In-home visit or 2. |
Not Recruited |
| Athletes aren’t on the radar either because they haven’t reached out to college coaches, or they don’t realistically have the athletic ability to play at the collegiate level. |
| Freshmen – No recruiting materials. |
| Sophomores – A few camp brochures. |
| Juniors – Some camp invites, admissions information and questionnaires. |
| Seniors – Camp and tryout invite, admissions packets and unofficial visit offers only. |
COMING SPRING 2017:
|
If you do not see a form below, click here.
Becoming a Household Name in Recruiting
If you haven’t heard of Madi Hawk, it’s OK, because college coaches and scouts know about her. She’s from Tellico Plains, TN. Did I mention that she is only in the 4th grade. AND she’s only been playing basketball for 2 years..Yep, when she was in second grade… When she decided she wanted to play basketball, she will tell you–“She was awful!” (Those were her exact words to me.) She couldn’t even dribble. But guess what position she decided she wanted to play– Point Guard… So learning how to dribble she did…Madi stays in the gym. A certified gym rat! How do I know this? Because months ago, a little girl started tagging me in Facebook posts with videos of herself in the gym dribbling, shooting, going through drills, and talking about her experience learning and playing basketball.. Yes. Madi Hawk’s social media internet marketing game is STRONG.. Her desire to work on her game and get better is unbelievable.. And she is just as consistent and relentless about posting about her progress (with her parents’ supervision of course). Think about this. Just two years ago, Madi was a beginner in basketball and through hard work she is progressing at a steady rate. As I watched her play on Sunday at the Insider Exposure All American Camp, I noticed her doing things that some older girls are not doing.. Another thing that Madi is doing that a lot of older girls isn’t doing. She is making herself a household name by promoting herself through social media. That’s why colleges coaches and scouts already know about her. Keep up the great work, Madi!!