2019 TIMBERWOLF RECRUITING ACADEMY 10 Recruiting Commandments 10

2019 TIMBERWOLF RECRUITING ACADEMY

10 Recruiting Commandments 10. Great HS Player does not Equal Great College Prospect. 9. Believe 25% of reported offers. 8. College coaches set the market. Not HS coaches. 7. Below average physical attributes require greatness in all other categories. 5’ 10” bust and you’re fired. 6’ 5” bust and you get to try again. 6. Spend the majority of your money on on-campus camps. Nothing wrong with other camps, but they are for your kid to get better not for exposure. 5. Documented speed trumps highlights. Run track. 4. Start Low and aim High. D 2 Camps should be full. 3. Like who likes you. If a school is serious about recruiting your son you will know. 2. Make plays in the fall with shoulder pads and a helmet. Real football matters most. 1. Grades, Grades.

Must Haves for the Coaches 1. Highlight Tape- Keep up with it. Must use a HUDL made tape. 2. GPA- We need to know at the end of every semester. 3. Contact Information- Cell, Twitter (Use your real name) 4. List of schools you are interested in. Be realistic. 5. Follow @abseckcpfb, @Recruit. CPHS, and @Coach. Kuykendall on Twitter.

NCAA REQUIREMENTS - 16 Core Courses - GPA of 2. 3 or better - Qualifying scores on ACT or SAT

What NCAA is Looking for in a Transcript NCAA requires college bound student-athletes to build a foundation of high school courses to prepare them for college coursework. Students who plan to compete in NCAA sports at Division I or Division II level schools must pass a certain number of courses.

16 Core Courses English- 4 Math- 4 Science- 4 Social Studies- 4 Alternatives: Language, Comparative Religion, Philosophy

NCAA will take the highest grade available amongst your 16 course combination. High schools and universities have no control over which 16 courses are selected, but the NCAA will pick the 16 best.

The BIG 5! 1. Play great against quality 5 A competition. (Have great film) 2. Achieve the highest academic marks possible. 3. Attend a camp and perform well in front of college coaches. 4. Have a great character resume while at Cedar Park. 5. Represent yourself with class, as a competitor, and as a quality human being.

What to Expect in the Recruiting Process Letters/Contact Spring Ball Official/Unofficial Visits Walk-On/Preferred Walk-On Committed Offered Humbly Blessed Tweets NLI-National Signing Day Junior Day (Invite) Camps (1 Day) Scholarship Red Shirt/Grey Shirt Ivy League D-1 -2 -3 Green Shirt/ Blue Shirt

Percentage of NCAA Schools that can Recruit you based on your GPA 4. 0 = 100% GPA 3. 5 = 78% GPA 3. 0 = 55% GPA 2. 5 = 23% GPA 2. 3 = 8%

NCAA Clearinghouse The Clearinghouse is not the NCAA but an organization that performs academic evaluations for the NCAA. The Clearinghouse evaluates a students academic record to determine if they are eligible to participate at a DI or DII college as a freshman student-athlete.

Clearinghouse Registration - - Complete the Student Release Form To register with the Clearinghouse, you must complete and sign the SRF and send it to the Clearinghouse along with the registration fee ($50 -65) - Registering with the Clearinghouse, even qualifying with the NCAA, does not guarantee acceptance to the University of your choice. - Register online and send transcripts to the Clearinghouse from each high school attended.

Start Preparing Realistically 1. Student-Athlete 2. Begin thinking about tomorrow, today. 3. Keep records of academic info current. 4. Think about what and where is a great situation for your child. 5. You don’t need recruiting services. 6. Camps and Combines

Work, Work Academically Athletically Socially

Be Realistic 51, 000 High School Football Players in Texas 400 Received Division 1 Offers Control What You Can: Academics Attitude Strength Being the BEST person you can be

What do coaches do for you? 1. Help to guide with highlight tape. 2. Create a profile page for every student-athlete. 3. Provide ACT and SAT test dates. 4. Promote you and the team. 5. Coach you to be the best football player and person you can be. 6. Push you to achieve your best physically, academically, and socially.

Division I Football • September 1 of junior year: Athletes can receive any form of private communication. This includes emails, recruiting materials, texts and direct messages on social media. • April 1 through Sunday before the last Wednesday in June of junior year: Athletes can take one official visit as long as it is not taken in conjunction with their participation in the college’s camps or clinics. • April 15 through May 31 of junior year: NCAA recruiting rules mandate that, during this time, coaches can call athletes one time. Additional calls can be made after September 1 of the athlete’s senior year. • July 1 going into senior year: Coaches can contact athletes off campus. • September 1 of senior year: Coaches can call athletes once a week after this time, and they can call recruits unlimited times during the contact period. Athletes can receive unlimited calls during the contact period. • First day of classes senior year: Athletes can take official visits. • The athlete’s senior year, coaches can initiate off-campus contact with the athletes and/or their parents up to six times. • During athletes’ senior year, coaches can evaluate each recruit once during September, October and November. They can conduct two evaluations per athlete (one to determine an athlete’s athletic ability and the other to determine academic qualifications) between April 15 and May 31.

Sports. Recruits- service paid for by the booster club, to be utilized as a tool for your student athlete. https: //sportsrecruits. com