CaptianU Live Season 2 Episode 10: In this episode, we get to talk with Shae Napier, Head Cheer Coach and Admissions Representative at Pratt Community College. Not only does Shae cover important advice, tips, and tricks for cheerleaders, but [Read More]
When you think about it, no one knows more about the recruiting process — and what coaches are looking for — than coaches themselves. So it makes sense that they’re [Read More]
As part of the process of getting to know you during the recruiting process, college coaches expect and want you to ask them questions. Just remember that a [Read More]
Recently, while reading an article about a powerhouse Division II basketball program, I came across some descriptions of a few of the team’s top players. Things like:
“An example of a player who could easily be succeeding at [Read More]
As a baseball recruit or parent of a baseball recruit, it’s easy to live in a bubble made up of teammates, opponents, coaches, friends, and family. However, outside of that [Read More]
Getting recruited by a college program can be one of the coolest experiences you go through as an athlete.
Going off to college, in general, is exciting for most families, but the prospect of getting to experience all of the perks of [Read More]
With almost 400,000 high school softball players in the U.S., it might be hard to know where you stand as a recruit in the eyes of a college softball coach. That’s [Read More]
Recruiting has changed.
College coaches are no longer recruiting just the student-athlete—they’re recruiting their parents, too.
“An increasingly large part of the evaluation process for us is evaluating the parents,” Pat Fitzgerald, head football coach at Northwestern University, told Coach & [Read More]
For a hockey player, trick shots make for good online content, and scoring lots of goals can draw attention to your profile. But, in the big picture, none of that is what a [Read More]
“Do you prefer recruiting multi-sport athletes or single-sport athletes?”
It’s one of my favorite questions to ask college coaches. Overwhelmingly, college coaches love adding kids to their program who competed in multiple sports during high school. Here are five of the biggest [Read More]