| Are you a high school basketball player hoping to | | | | various levels and see what level of competition is |
| make it to the college level? Has college basketball | | | | right for you. |
| always been your dream? Recruiting for basketball is | | | | 3- Attend some camps and showcases. Attend some |
| a challenging and very competitive process. A | | | | camps and showcase events in the summer to get |
| process you need to learn if you want to play college | | | | your name out there among college coaches who are |
| basketball. | | | | involved in recruiting for basketball. |
| There are thousands of college basketball | | | | 4- Play AAU or USSSA basketball. There are summer |
| scholarships available each year. That's the good | | | | teams all across the country playing tournaments |
| news. The bad news is that there are thousands of | | | | during the summer. If a college coach is interested in |
| high school basketball players competing for those | | | | you, one of the first questions they will ask you is |
| scholarships. In fact, only about 3% of high school | | | | what AAU or USSSA team you played for. They |
| basketball players will make it to the next level. | | | | want to know you are working on your game all |
| To get an advantage over your competition, you | | | | year round. |
| should do something to set yourself apart. You must | | | | 5- Market and Promote yourself. Once you know |
| do something to get your name out there among | | | | what level of competition is right for you, start |
| college colleges. Here are 5 ways you can beat your | | | | marketing and promoting yourself to those programs. |
| competition during the recruiting for basketball | | | | Coaches like to hear from potential players because it |
| process: | | | | makes their job of recruiting much easier. |
| 1- Take responsibility for being recruited. Most high | | | | The process of recruiting for basketball can ultimately |
| school basketball players will count on their coach to | | | | be a very exciting time for players and their parents. |
| help them get recruited. Most high school coaches | | | | Once college coaches know your name and start |
| simply don't take on the responsibility of helping their | | | | sending letters and emails your way, it is a thrilling |
| players get recruited. | | | | time in your life. Not everyone has the size or talent |
| 2- Determine what level of college basketball is right | | | | to play at Duke, UNC or Kentucky, but there are |
| for you. Everyone wants to play at the Division I | | | | many small colleges out there with great programs |
| level, but not everyone has Division I talent or size. | | | | who have scholarships to give and can provide you |
| Get out and visit some college basketball games at | | | | with the opportunity to play at the college level. |