Recruiting Roadblocks - Lack of Guidance

I forget regularly that not every club has someone like me working for them. Many clubs have "recruiting coordinators" that help with recruiting, but usually these people have full-time jobs somewhere else; they have administrative duties at the club; or they also coach 2 teams for the club. Not that any of that is wrong, but it's different when I can spend 12 hours in the gym talking to college coaches, parents and athletes vs. other recruiting coordinators that aren't traveling or are spending half of the day (or more) coaching their respective teams.

That's if the club has a recruiting coordinator. What if they don't? It's possible that athlete isn't getting any help or guidance. They are relying mostly on a reactive recruiting model or advice from outside sources that may or may not be beneficial.

It's not always for lack of trying either. I know several recruiting coordinators at clubs that ALSO do other things. I know high school coaches that LOVE being really involved in their athletes recruiting process. That's great! What most athletes and families need in this process is just someone that is available and knowledgable.

I think this process is hard and athletes and families should get as much help as they can throughout the process. But what if you don't realistically have anyone with experience helping you? What if the only advice is from other families that have "done it before"? It's not impossible by any means! As an athlete you are going to only go through this process once really. You want to be doing it the right way.

Parents and athletes that aren't getting a lot of guidance might rely on resources like NCSA or SportsRecruits; things that are more "tools" then "resources". Good tools are helpful, but do you know how to use them? Keep in mind that these tools aren't doing the recruiting for you.

Looking for more guidance?

I would start with this blog and my podcast. Tons of resources, tips and advice. I have 200+ blog posts. I think no matter where you are in the process there is info in here that will be helpful to your process. Honestly, if you can't find anything, let me know and I will point it out to you or I will write it! My podcast and the 5 Minute Recruiting episodes are a collection of the questions I often get from athletes and families and my answer to that question. I bet there is a question in there that you want/need the answer to.

Check it out! This blog and my podcast are two resources that I think are worth the price tag.