College athletic recruiting can seem complicated.
Let’s keep it simple.
Simple ≠ Easy.
Getting recruited requires consistent, hard work. But we can also keep it simple.
Let’s break down the recruiting tasks by year in high school…
Freshman Year
- Set recruiting goals and create a target list of 50-60 schools.
- Start contacting college coaches
- Continue social media posting.
- Create your first highlight reel after the season.
- 2-3 hours a week.
Sophomore Year
- Adjust your target list.
- Continue posting on social media and doing Outreach.
- Start attending camps
- 3-4 hours a week.
Junior Year
- Build relationships with area coaches.
- Post updated highlight reel after the season.
- Continue making calls and outreach
- Start securing offers, if possible.
- 4-5 hours a week.
Senior Year
- Target list update.
- Continue all previous activities: social media, outreach, relationship building, highlight reels, and visits.
- Prepare for early and regular signing periods.
- 5+ hours a week.
Next, we’ll start to break down each needed step…