Mustangs1013
12-09-2009, 04:46 PM
I’d like to suggest a new Forum be created. This would be for discussions on high school recruiting. The purpose of this forum is to help those parents whose sons want to play college football.
If this is not the proper place or the correct method for suggesting a new forum, please let me know and I will cease. If this is not something this site considers as beneficial to the site, let me know that as well.
The idea is for parents who want to know more about the college recruiting process to ask their questions and for other posters to offer their suggestions and opinions based on their experiences or knowledge. I imagine there are many posters whose sons have already gone through the process of being recruited to play college ball and maybe some posters themselves who are currently in college playing football. They could provide invaluable information to those parents whose sons have just started their high school football careers and would like to continue playing in college.
This idea of experienced posters helping others is not mine. I’m copying what the High School Baseball Web does so well for parents of high school baseball players right now. (For those of you with sons playing high school baseball, this is a great site – www.hsbaseballweb.com.)
My oldest son is a senior this year. His HS football days are over. For the past year, we’ve been stumbling through the recruiting process. I would expect others have done the same the past year. And, yet more will stumble through this year and for years to come. This forum would be a place for them to ask about the process so they are a little better prepared.
Here’s a few questions I think others could help with (and would be the types of items discussed in this forum):
How do you know which colleges are really interested in my sophomore when he gets so many form letters from colleges?
What should be on a Junior tape? When should it be sent to colleges? Should I send it or have my high school send it for me?
Which summer camps should I attend? Should I attend only college camps or are the Nike/Next Level Athlete beneficial?
What should I do if I did not play my junior year – in regards to getting in front of college coaches?
What does a National Letter of Intent look like?
What should be on my Senior tape? When should that be sent out?
Is going the JUCO route beneficial if I eventually want to get to a D1 school?
I’ve committed to a school, but the coach has just resigned. What should I do?
I realize the posters here cannot make the decisions for parents who are or will be going through the recruiting process. But, there are posters who can probably offer advice and opinions or suggest other resources to help parents maximize their chances for their son to get a college scholarship. And, also help those parents find the best fit for their sons.
If this is not the proper place or the correct method for suggesting a new forum, please let me know and I will cease. If this is not something this site considers as beneficial to the site, let me know that as well.
The idea is for parents who want to know more about the college recruiting process to ask their questions and for other posters to offer their suggestions and opinions based on their experiences or knowledge. I imagine there are many posters whose sons have already gone through the process of being recruited to play college ball and maybe some posters themselves who are currently in college playing football. They could provide invaluable information to those parents whose sons have just started their high school football careers and would like to continue playing in college.
This idea of experienced posters helping others is not mine. I’m copying what the High School Baseball Web does so well for parents of high school baseball players right now. (For those of you with sons playing high school baseball, this is a great site – www.hsbaseballweb.com.)
My oldest son is a senior this year. His HS football days are over. For the past year, we’ve been stumbling through the recruiting process. I would expect others have done the same the past year. And, yet more will stumble through this year and for years to come. This forum would be a place for them to ask about the process so they are a little better prepared.
Here’s a few questions I think others could help with (and would be the types of items discussed in this forum):
How do you know which colleges are really interested in my sophomore when he gets so many form letters from colleges?
What should be on a Junior tape? When should it be sent to colleges? Should I send it or have my high school send it for me?
Which summer camps should I attend? Should I attend only college camps or are the Nike/Next Level Athlete beneficial?
What should I do if I did not play my junior year – in regards to getting in front of college coaches?
What does a National Letter of Intent look like?
What should be on my Senior tape? When should that be sent out?
Is going the JUCO route beneficial if I eventually want to get to a D1 school?
I’ve committed to a school, but the coach has just resigned. What should I do?
I realize the posters here cannot make the decisions for parents who are or will be going through the recruiting process. But, there are posters who can probably offer advice and opinions or suggest other resources to help parents maximize their chances for their son to get a college scholarship. And, also help those parents find the best fit for their sons.