| Is football your game? Are you hoping to play | | | | 3- Attend some camps and showcases. Don't just sit |
| football the college level? Recruiting for football is an | | | | around in the summer hoping to get recruited in the |
| often confusing and misunderstood process. | | | | fall. Attend some camps and showcase events in the |
| However, if you wish to play at the college level, you | | | | summer to get your name out there. There is a kid |
| must learn the ropes of the recruiting process. | | | | in my neighborhood who recently signed with a major |
| The great news about football is that there are a ton | | | | Division I school simply because they were impressed |
| of scholarships available. Football offers more | | | | with him when he attended their annual summer |
| scholarships than any other collegiate sport. In fact, | | | | football camp. |
| about 85 scholarships are available per team at the | | | | 4- Do the research. Visit the website of the schools |
| Division I level. The bad news about recruiting for | | | | you are interested in. See how many players play |
| football is that there is a massive amount of | | | | your position. See how you measure up in size to |
| competition for the available scholarships. There are | | | | those players. See how many seniors will be leaving |
| thousands of high school football players all across | | | | the program the season you graduate from high |
| the country. | | | | school. |
| To get an advantage over your competition, you | | | | 5- Market and Promote yourself. Once you know |
| should do something not everyone else is doing. You | | | | what level of college football is right for you, start |
| must do something to set yourself apart from your | | | | marketing and promoting yourself to those programs. |
| competition and get your name out there among | | | | Most college coaches don't have huge football |
| college colleges. Here are the 5 key steps you should | | | | recruiting budgets. They like to hear from potential |
| be taking: | | | | players because it makes their job of recruiting |
| 1- Take responsibility for being recruited. Most | | | | easier. |
| athletes will depend on their high school coach or | | | | Recruiting for football takes place at all division levels. |
| sheer luck to get recruited. Don't make this mistake. | | | | Not everyone can play at USC, Florida or Oklahoma, |
| Most coaches won't help you simply because they | | | | but there are hundreds of smaller schools out there |
| don't know how to or they just don't want to make | | | | who just may need your skills and talents. These |
| the effort. | | | | small school programs are very competitive and they |
| 2- Determine what level of college football is right for | | | | put a several players in the NFL or other pro leagues |
| you. Everyone wants to play at the Division I level, | | | | each year. |
| that's a given. However, not everyone is a Division I | | | | Make your dream come true. Take ownership of |
| level athlete. Get out and visit some college games at | | | | your future and learn the ropes of the recruiting for |
| various levels and see what level of competition is | | | | football process and some very good things could |
| right for you. Recruiting for football takes place at all | | | | happen for you! |
| levels...from Division I to junior college. | | | | |