Sportsrecruitingscouts.com
provides an online venue where member athletes can post resumes, stats, contact information, photos and video clips for easy
access by college coaches and recruiters. This site also provides tips on how to get noticed by coaches and recruiters and
secure a college scholarship. Join today!
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The best way to get your name out is by signing
up with Sportsrecruitingscouts.com. Use the knowledge and experience
of someone who’s been there – done that (meet Andre!).
If you’re a Junior in high school, and involved in athletics,
want to go to college, BUT you’ve only received a limited number
of letters (2 or 3) from interested colleges – you NEED Sportsrecruitingscouts.com
on your team. There are far more qualified athletes available than
there are scholarships.
Look
at it this way… Imagine 10,000 equally qualified athletes standing
in a gym (it’s a big gym!). Each athlete desperately hopes
to get the attention of colleges coaches and recruiters who have
100 valuable scholarships to offer. Each athlete holds a resume,
a photo, and a videotape and is wildly waving it in the air. One
inventive athlete, who we’ll call Pat, also holds an unopened
can of that infamous minced spiced ham, Spam. At the height of the
resume-waving frenzy, Pat steps forward and forcefully throws the
can at the gym wall (just above the surprised coaches and recruiters).
Now… which athlete do you think has grabbed the most attention?
Teaming up with Sportsrecruitingscouts.com can make you stand out
from the crowd just like Pat – only it’s a lot less messy!
Here
are some tips for getting the athletic scholarship you want:
It’s
who you know!
The
more people who know you’re interested in an athletic
scholarship, the more likely you are to get one. Your father’s
friend’s uncle just might be a coach who is looking for
someone just like you! If you’re out to get a scholarship,
this is NOT the time to be shy. Let everyone know WHAT you
want (an athletic scholarship) and WHY you should get it (because
you have the right skills and the dedication to make good
use of it).
Let
your coach know you’re interested in going to college.
Recruiters often contact high school coaches to see if there’s
anyone on the team with the skills they’re looking for.
If your coach doesn’t know you want to go to college,
your name probably won’t come up in the conversation.
Athletic
skills are important to recruiters, but other factors also
play a part in the selection process. Your present abilities
may make you the star of your team, but recruiters also need
to know that you have the determination necessary to develop
your skills beyond the high school level. A pretty good, all-around
athlete who works hard might be selected over a star player
for whom the game comes easily.
Show
them your best side!
College
recruiters look for good coordination, strength and skills
specific to individual sports and positions. Find out from
your coach (and do some research on your own) precisely what
abilities recruiters are looking for. If you shine in all
of these areas, GREAT! If you just stand out in a couple of
categories, develop your strengths and play down your weaknesses.
For example, if you send in a video, make sure your strengths
are highlighted – minimize your weaknesses or simply
don’t show them.
Successful
athletes can be a school’s greatest asset – or their
greatest liability! Recruiters DO have an interest in what
you’re up to when you’re not competing. Even once
you’ve been signed, don’t think you’re off
the hook. If you’re involved in something that could
damage the college’s reputation – drugs, alcohol,
violence – your scholarship can, and probably will, be
revoked.
Your
skills, your potential, your character – all of it is
part of the package you’re trying to exchange for a valuable
education. There are far more high school athletes than there
are athletic scholarships available, and recruiters have a
lot of information to sift through on a lot of different players,
Make it easy for them to access information about you. Recruiters
can start contacting athletes after the last game of the season
of the athlete’s junior year – BE READY!
2.
Send out personalized, custom-shaped CDs to coaches and recruiters
at schools of your choice.
OR
3.
Write a cover letter.
4.
Prepare your resume.
5.
Have a photo taken.
6.
Prepare a video.
7.
Gather names and addresses of coaches and schools you’re interested
in.
8.
Make copies of 3-6 and send them to each of the names gathered in
step 7.
Cover
Letter: Cover letters should be addressed specifically to the
person it needs to get to – get on the phone and find out the
coach or recruiter’s name (and get the correct spelling!).
State what you want – an athletic scholarship – and include
information such as how long you have participated in the sport,
position(s) played, other sports you have played and a brief mention
of awards won. Let them know what materials you have enclosed.
Be
polite and to the point – remember, your detailed information
is on the enclosed resume. Have someone with good writing skills
carefully review your cover letter and resume. It’s hard to
call someone to offer a scholarship when the phone number is wrong.
Resume:
Your school’s counseling office may be able to assist you in
putting this together. Include the following: Contact Information:
Name, Address, Phone (home, cell, pager – wherever you can
easily be reached), Email Address (if you check this on a regular
basis)
Stats:
Date of Birth, Height, Weight
High
School Information: School Name, Contact Name, Address, Phone
Number, Coach’s Name, Coach’s Number
Extra
Curricular Activities: Volunteer Work, Employment, Clubs
***Academic
Information: GPA, Class Rank, ACT/SAT Scores, Awards
Sport-Specific
Information: How fast? How many? How high? What positions? Any
awards? Here’s where you include information that’s important
to recruiters of the sport you’re interested in.
References:
Coaches, teachers, employers – those who know you and have
nice things to say about you – include addresses and phone
numbers (first be sure it’s alright with your references!)
Photos:
Professional photos are nice, but can be expensive and are not essential.
Have your mom or a friend take a shot of you in action or in a stance
that shows off your athletic build (just keep in mind you’re
trying to get a college scholarship, not a job at the local nightclub).
Include your name and contact information on the back of each photo.
Videos:
Check with your coach, your school may already make and keep videos
of sporting events. DON’T send out the original video tape!
Instead make all of your copies directly from the original. Copies
made from copies are of poorer quality than copies made from the
original. Be picky about the footage you send – this video
needs to highlight your skills and your athletic abilities. Short
clips are fine for these videos – Coaches generally expect
to see longer clips, such as full games, when they come to visit.
Include your name and contact information on each tape – make
sure they know who they’re looking at!
Sportsrecruitingscouts.com:
When you sign up with us, all of your information
-- resume, photo, video clips (one 30-second video clip) – is easily available to coaches and recruiters on our
web site. You may also want to have a couple of copies of your resume,
photo and videotape on hand to give to coaches who don’t have
easy Internet access.
Remember
– the more exposure, the better! You can update or add to your
information throughout the term of your membership.
Diamond
Package: You get everything from our gold and platinum packages,
plus a CD business card with all of your information downloaded and
sent to coaches, recruiters, and scouts. $25 for each
additional CD
***Some
schools have very high academic standards which greatly limit the
number of students who are qualified to attend. This means their
pool of athletic scholarship candidates can be very small. If you
have an outstanding academic record, but are just a good to average
athlete, these schools are looking for you, so signup
today!
