“I feel like when I make my my cell phone, my mom’s
decision it will be the right one because cell.”
I have waited and looked at all my
options,” Dalcourt said. “I’ll know that For the athletes
when I do make my decision it will be that do not find coaches
the right one.” beating down their doors,
there are now many
Not everyone enjoys the process ways for them to help
so much. Some athletes do not like the themselves.
constant attention, which include daily
phone calls, emails and text messages You can hire a
from not just one coach, but many times company to make a
numerous coaches from a number of highlight film on DVD,
different schools. One of the toughest put your resume together
parts of making a decision is letting a and then send it out
coach down that you recently developed to coaches all over the
a relationship with. country. If they didn’t
know you then, they’ll
For a pair of Warren East at least have a chance to
athletes the decision to announce learn a little more about
their intentions couldn’t wait. Oddly you now. This helps the
enough for seniors Ashley Rainey and coaches as well as the
Shenard Holton, the future lies ahead in kids.
Louisville.
Coaches are busy
Rainey’s recruitment has continued people and there’s not
to build up steam since the beginning enough time in the day
of her freshman season, when she for them to see everyone.
immediately began a force at the By sending them some Part of what companies like College
varsity level. After developing what film, they now know that their school Prospects of America does is not only
she described as “close relationships” is a place you are interested in, which make a highlight video and post it on
with many of the coaches that were makes life much easier for them. the web. They also send that footage
recruiting her, the process began out to schools, along with an academic
to wear away at her. After a visit to For the athletes, the ability to put and athletic resume. It doesn’t end
Louisville she said that it “felt right” their information in front of a school there, however. CPA will council their
and that she didn’t really want to drag of interest is a chance to get a foot in clients on which schools to target. If you
the process on any further. the door. The more foots that are out cannot qualify academically for an Ivy
there increases the opportunity of being League school there’s no reason to send
discovered. your information to one. If you’re not
athletically capable of playing football in
“Getting the SEC or Big 10, then it’s probably not
recognized has been in your best interest to send anything to
an ongoing problem them either.
in all sports since
recruiting has been “We have to maintain our
taking place. It’s credibility,” Starr said. “We want to
finding the athletes improve our clients odds in this process
and where they’re and we help them do that in a number
at,” Tom Starr, the of ways.”
Vice President of
Operations for College College football and men’s college
Prospects of American basketball are where most of the
out of Logan, Ohio fan interest is found. The 120 teams
said. “Coaches can’t playing at the College Bowl Subdivision
look under every rock (formerly I-A) level can offer 85
and go everywhere scholarships per team, which ads up
they need to go. to 10,200 scholarships. There are 63
scholarships for the 125 Championship
“Basically Football Subdivision (I-AA) teams
we’re a company and 36 of them for the 156 Division II
“I’m glad it’s over,” she said. “The that’s in the business of helping our squads.
toughest part was the phone calls. It kids and clients get noticed. We try and
was hectic. I would be on the phone make sure they get introduced into the And then there’s small college
with one coach and then another one recruiting process.” football, which is an entirely different
would call. They would call my house, story. There are 239 schools
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