Getting Started Recruiting 101201 Recruiting Workshops q Session

Getting Started Recruiting 101/201

Recruiting Workshops q Session 101 & 201 – Getting Started § Club & Coaching Philosophy § Online Registrations & Recruiting Websites § Contact with College Coaches` q Session 301 – Increasing your Exposure & Managing Interest § How to Maximize your Summer Options (HS, Camp, Club, Etc. ) § Player Evaluation & the College Coach § How to Manage Multiple Opportunities q Session 401 – Commitment § Verbal Offer § National Letter of Intent § Written Offer / Contract`

Club Philosophy Overview – foundation of Coaching Philos. q Athlete Recruitment & Team Creation § Best Athlete in the gym § Place like minded, skilled Athletes on the court together q Player Skill Assessment & Learning Tendencies (Coaches as Students) q Player Skill Improvement / Game Education / Team Role q Positioning Team in Showcase / Exposure Tournaments q Assisting Parents with College Recruiting Processes ** Reduce cost, add value & improve player experience ** Focus on college exposure - “Take the Gift as far as Possible”

Coaching Philosophy Overview – Integrated with Club Philos. q Teach the Game – read opponent, see the floor, situation knowledge q Remove Barriers & Rules and Introduce “Freedom” q Empower Players & Give Permission to Decide and Fail q Hold Players to Higher Standard of Performance (Leverage the Gift) q Hold Players Accountable to Apply Learned Skills q Place Team & Player in Best Position to Win q Journey is about the Player and NOT Coach / Club q Create an Environment where Game is Enjoyed * “Your team is fun to watch……. ” Virtually every College Coach

College Research & “favorites” Lists q Research Colleges & Create “favorites” list § § Academics / Field of Study Basketball Program / Coaches / Record / Style, etc. College website, KE coaches, HS coaches/councilors, etc. Search NCAA schools at NCAA Clearinghouse – Eligibility Center website q Email Coaches on your “favorites” list § § Your interest in the College and their program Link to your Kansas Elite – tournament schedule, results and stats Link to your Recruiting Site profile Link to your High School schedule

Registrations – NCAA, NAIA & Recruiting Sites q Register with NCAA Clearinghouse q Register with NAIA Certification q Create profile for Recruiting Site - work on profile details q Register on “paid” Recruiting Sites § § Captain. U - www. captainu. com Be. Recruited - new. berecruited. com NCSA - www. ncsasports. org Be. The. Beast – www. . btbrecruiting. com

NCAA Clearinghouse - Eligibility Center q Confirm your compliance with all NCAA eligibility requirements as they do change q Sophomore (Grade 10) year § Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center by creating a Student account § www. eligibilitycenter. org q Junior year (Grade 11) § Take ACT / SAT and use NCAA code 9999 – results to identified colleges § Upload your official transcripts to the NCAA Eligibility Center q Senior year (Grade 12) § Complete NCAA core courses § Re-take ACT / SAT if necessary § Complete all academic & amateurism questions in you Student account q Division I – Must be certified by NCAA Eligibility Center BEFORE: § You can make Official Visits to campus § You can sign a National Letter of Intent § You can compete at a NCAA Division I or Division II school

NAIA Certification q www. playnaia. org q Registration is for NAIA eligibility q $75 – one time fee

AAU Certification – All teams q http: //www. aausports. org/ q q § § $14 (1 year) or $28 (2 years) – year = Aug-Aug Must be registered to play in AAU certified tournaments Team can be DISQUALIFIED if you play without registering Kansas Elite Club Code - WW 9 BW 8 AAU Card Print Card after registering – located on payment receipt Keep Card in player’s bag

NCAA Division I Recruiting Calendar Recruiting 101/201

Example of Division I Recruiting Calendar (Summary of 2012 / 2017 ) q August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017 (GENERAL OVERVIEW) § See attached Calendar for details q August – Quiet Period (end of evaluation period) q September – Contact Period (club tournaments) q October thru February – Evaluation Period (high school games) q March – Contact Period q April through July – Evaluation Period (club tournaments) q Overview of Quiet / Dead / Contact / Evaluation

Contact with College Coaches (NCAA – Div I & II) (n addition to the college recruiting calendar periods) q Freshman year thru Sept 1 st of Junior year § Coaches are allowed to: § § § Send you camp brochures, NCAA information and Questionnaires § Accept your phone calls (if you leave a message or text the Coach cannot return your call) Coaches are NOT allowed to: § Call you on the phone § Send you any written recruiting information Unofficial Visits § You can make unofficial visits to a college campus § You can talk with college coaches while on the campus visit q Junior year (Sept 1 – July 1) § Coaches can send you information about their program and school § Coaches cannot answer your emails nor send you emails q End of Junior year (after July 1) § Coaches can make 1 phone call per week to you or your parents § You can call coach as often as you wish q Senior Year § Once classes begin – you can make 5 Official visits to college campuses § Coaches must have official ACT score and high school transcripts BEFORE visit § Calls and written correspondence is the same as Junior year You must also consult the official NCAA Recruitment Calendar for specific Contact / Evaluation / Quiet / Dead Periods. Until the end of your Junior Year and the end of the Fall Quiet period – Coaches will often contact KE coaches to coordinate player calls to the Coach.

NAIA – Division I, III Recruiting Calendar Recruiting 101/201

NAIA (all Divisions), NCAA Division III & 2 year Colleges q Communicating with NAIA Coaches § Not governed by the same restrictive NCAA Division I & II rules § Coaches can call, send information and communicate directly with parents/players q Majority of these coaches will recruit during same summer periods as NCAA coaches.

How to Maximize your Summer Options (Club, HS, Camp, etc. ) Player Evaluation & the College Coach Managing Multiple Opportunities Recruiting 301

Verbal Offer National Letter of Intent Written Offer / Contract Recruiting 401 - Commitment

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