Recruiting is about relationships. Your goal is to understand a coach, the program, and the school so that you can decide if that’s the right place for you. In addition to your athletic abilities, a coach will want to [Read More]
For any student-athlete, the recruiting process can run from exciting to emotional, frightening to fabulous. And while recruiting will be different for every recruit, for every coach and recruiter, the process is the same; it’s a business. So, if [Read More]
For most student-athletes, the hardest part of the recruiting process is simply the lack of control over how things will turn out. That’s why you’re often told to “control what you can control and don’t worry about what you [Read More]
For college coaches, social media has become not only a tool to communicate with recruits but also a way to help promote their programs to recruits. Along those same lines, if you’re a student-athlete looking to compete at the [Read More]
In most cases, a student-athlete is first considered a “recruit” by college coaches after completion of his or her 9th-grade year. Given that, being a “recruit” is simply a matter of being promoted to 10th grade. But for most [Read More]
At CaptainU, we’re all about helping recruits find the next-level college opportunity that offers the right “fit.” But finding the college and athletic program that fits you best isn’t as simple as trying on a pair of shoes. To [Read More]
When the NCAA instituted its so-called One-Time Transfer Rule in April of 2021, it was heralded as a harbinger of new freedom for college athletes. And thus far, it has more than lived up to that claim. However, as [Read More]
Recruiting can be confusing and, with all the unknowns, even scary. So, to ease that confusion and help you start your recruiting on the right path, make sure you’re familiar with a few things every recruit should understand.
If coaches are showing up to watch an athlete play as a 7th or 8th grader, it’s almost certain he or she will be recruited to play at the collegiate level. But for the other 99.9% of student-athletes out [Read More]