How to Avoid 4 Common Recruiting Frustrations
While college recruiting for many student-athletes is a rewarding and educational experience, the process can also be extremely frustrating and overwhelming. Unfortunately, this frustration often times results in too many student-athletes wondering “what could have been” and leaves everyone involved pointing the finger at someone else at the end of the process. Typically, there is no “one person” to blame and the common excuses are entirely understandable given the lack of experience most families have with recruiting. In the article below, NCSA Sports President Chris Krause, discusses how to avoid the four common recruiting frustrations.
How Do I Get Noticed?
How do I get noticed? This is one of the most frequently asked questions in hockey. There is no simple answer. You must come to the realization that there are several alternatives and routes a hockey player can take in achieving his or her goal.
The College Admissions Process: Advice for Parents
When they were high school seniors back in the seventies or eighties, most baby boomers walked into the SAT exam without any test preparation and sent off but a handful of college applications. Now parents of high school students, those same boomers are discovering that, when it comes to their own children’s pursuit of the perfect-match college, things are not as simple as they were back in the day.
Q&A: How to Obtain Scholarship Money
Our reader, Lori was looking for advice on how to obtain money for scholarships. She posed this question to our experts: “How can I obtain scholarship funds to pay for my child’s hockey?”
How to Set Recruiting Boundaries for Your Athlete
It’s important during the recruiting process to set boundaries for your young athlete. Some of the ways you can set boundaries include: limit the number of interviews your player does with the media (newspapers, websites, etc.), don’t give out his or her cell phone number, and ensure your player’s coach is being neutral.
Recruiting Advice – Early Testing Is Better
If your child is considering a college with standardized testing requirements, have them take the test(s) as soon as possible. Scholarship offers can come at the beginning of a high school student’s senior year, if not sooner.
Parent Alert: 12 Secrets to Recruiting Success
The recruiting process requires the involvement of the whole family. Your support, guidance, advice, love and patience will make a world of difference in your son or daughter achieving success in the recruiting game.
10 Must-Dos on Your Recruiting Checklist
Here’s a checklist you won’t want to misplace or ignore. Marking off each item will move a prospective a long way toward success:
Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Pursuing a Scholarship
We can all learn from mistakes. Here are the most common ones made by student-athletes (and, to some extent, their familes) when pursuing sports scholarships. Avoid this top 10 and your opportunities will increase dramatically:
USA Coach in Chief: Many Opportunities after High School
As a coach and hockey administrator that has worked with juniors for the last 20 of his 50 years in the sport, Al Bloomer is an advocate for making the most of a young athlete’s playing opportunities. Read more
