The Recruiting Playbook
Most families walk into recruiting blind — and it costs them years and thousands of dollars. This is the straight-talk version: what coaches actually look at, when they're allowed to call, and what to do about it, grade by grade.
D1 is a smaller door than you think — and that's fine. How honest self-assessment saves families years and thousands of dollars.
02What an offer is actually worth: partial scholarships, D3's academic-money route, the JUCO strategy, and playing your way up in the transfer era.
03What to actually do freshman through senior year — including the contact dates coaches must follow and what silence really means.
04The email formula that gets opened: subject line, stats, three real reasons, and the one link that answers every follow-up question.
05The interest ladder from junk mail to the offer call, why the athlete answers the phone, and the questions to ask on every visit.
06Coaches will read your feed before they ever reply. The cleanup, the bio formula, and where your profile link belongs.
07Families burn thousands on the wrong events. How to tell real interest from marketing, and how to invest like a scout.
08Don't compare timelines, don't chase clout, and don't stop working after the offer. What coaches say separates the ones who make it.
Every chapter ends at the same place: a coach deciding in 90 seconds. Give them a Look that decides it in your athlete's favor.
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