• Map out a plan of attack ASAP (Freshman Year in HS)
• Work hard to get the best grades possible
• Take classes that match your school’s list of approved core courses or the highest level classes that you can do well in
• Register with the Eligibility Center
• Enroll in SAT/ACT Prep courses and take tests
• Work with your guidance counselor

• Assume you will be “discovered”
• If they want me they will contact me
• Overestimate your ability
• Start the process late
• Think athletics first
• Rely on HS performance
• Too scholarship minded
• Poor academic record
• Receive a form letter and assume you are being recruited
• Ignore interest from smaller programs

• Programs needs
• Hitting skills
• Arm strength
• Overall athleticism
• Projectability
• Athleticism
• Grades

• Clinics or camps
• Showcases
• Tournaments
• Other college coaches
• Scouts
• Video
• Reference from credible sources
• You find them!!

Be proactive

• Visit a campus and watch a college game or practice
• Speak with current or former players from program
• Make and unofficial or official visit to school (when appropriate)
• Study the schools online
• Enroll as a prospective student athlete (PSA)

Mark your calendar with the following dates

• Application deadlines
• Financial aid deadlines
• Admission deadlines

• Determine your talent level
• Determine your academic level
• Determine what you want out of your college experience

• Support your child’s athletic and academic development
• Do not push them, but help guide them (Listen)
• Study habits and grade patterns
• Review of core courses
• Keep it real

NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association

• Division I – Scholarships, eligibility standards – 331 members
• Division II – Fewer scholarships, eligibility standards – 291 members
• Division III – No athletic aid, institutional eligibility – 429 members

NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

• Scholarships, less rules of recruiting and eligibility – 235 schools

NJCAA – National Junior College Athletic Association

• Scholarships, minimal requirements compared to NCAA – 395 schools

• Facebook
• Twitter
• E-mail and text messages
• Early commits
• Phone calls
• Quiet and dead periods

• Rifle:Target 7-9 schools that fit your academic and athletic level and get introduced to them by credible sources.
• Shotgun: Wander around the tournament circuit hoping to be discovered.