NCAA RECRUITING PERIODS -"Pressure Bust Pipes, But Also Forms Diamonds"

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Updated article from 3/26/2018 on the NCAA Football Recruiting Periods and how the work. 

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NCAA Football Recruiting Periods

"Will you explode into pieces or form into a diamond out of the rough?"

This quote has played an intricate role in my life and has made me question how much "pressure" one can withstand before becoming an exploding pipe, instead of a beautifully formed diamond. Creating an equal path to a destination that is sought after by many is never the case in today's society. 

​In football, the pressure comes in many obvious forms on the football field, but what about off the field?  

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This is the part that keeps most high school football players from being recruited at the level their athletics portray on video. This is the part that separates a recruiting board when they start with a range of prospects that coaches/scouts found in their respective recruiting regions. So let's say their are 8 regions that are being scouted and the regions are regions of the USA, like Southwest or Northwest. Each Scout could like 3 or 4 players at one position from each region, and they will bring them back to the office with full reports on all of the athletes vital information. So in essence, there could be 25-30 players at each position now on the college staffs recruiting boards. This is where you MUST know your NCAA recruiting calendar and the timelines set forth for coaches to evaluate you for their programs. 

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What is a quiet period? - Ends April 15th
"During a quiet period, a college coach may only have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents on the college’s campus.  A coach may not watch student-athletes compete (unless a competition occurs on the college’s campus) or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time." -NCAA.org
What you should be doing during this time?

• Compile your highlights into a 3-4 minute clip of your best plays starting your film. 
• Gathering your OFFICIAL transcripts and making sure you have obtained your NCAA clearinghouse ID, through web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/. 
• Fill out your government financial aid report - THE FAFSA.
• If you're not on a program's radar before this evaluation period begins, the chances are you never will be in your recruiting class. 

What is an evaluation period? - APRIL 15th through May 31st
"During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period." -ncaa.org

• Attend a camp where you will get outstanding coaching/combine numbers and footage, right before or during this month and a half evaluation period. 
• Send current game footage and have two FULL games handy for those who request later down the road. 
  
• Get highlights from these camps and use them to add to your evaluation, especially if you are an under the radar prospect. 
• Maintain your academics and improve in ALL areas of the classroom and on your standardized testing, as any improvement shows your making a valiant effort. 
• Make workout videos in the weight room or at the field to add to your body of work for evaluation by the college coaching staffs/recruiting departments. 
• Email the college coaches DIRECTLY and show interest in their program and university as a whole, while beginning to figure out what you would like to major in for your college degree! 
• Create separation daily by outworking your competition and letting your actions speak louder than your words. 

What is a contact period? NOV 26th until DEC 16th and JAN 12th until FEB 3rd
​"During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents."
-Ncaa.org

• Compile ALL of your highlights for your end of season film and re-introduce yourself to the collegiate staffs once again to show where you improved your game. 
• Send new updates to college staffs with ACT/SAT scores and current NCAA CORE CLASSES GPA! 
• Follow up respectfully with collegiate coaches to figure out if you are a scholarship athlete at their institution and/or a desired preferred walk-on. 
• Have an idea of your top schools and begin to schedule visits. Taking an unofficial never hurts and could wind up turning into an official visit if the staff takes a liking to you and your family. 
• Junior Days and other events where they invite prospects are also used as a way to weed out those who are truly excited about that program and the players who just wanna "Be Recruited". ​

What is a dead period?
​"During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period." -NCAA.org

• You can still get mail from coaches during a dead period, which is why you should not take this mail lightly, as the recruiting rules are very strict during this period. 
• Work your tail off in all aspects of your education and football career. Keep learning and evolving because the competition surely is! 
• Talk with guidance counselors to see if you can find anyway to raise your GPA, through credit recovery courses that are offered in some states. 

What is the difference between an official visit and an unofficial visit? (ncaa.org)

NCAA Official Visits

• Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents paid for by the college is an official visit. Visits paid for by college-bound student-athletes or their parents are unofficial visits.
• During an official visit the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for the prospect, lodging and three meals per day for both the prospect and the parent or guardian, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a home sports event.​

• ​The only expenses a college-bound student-athlete may receive from a college during an unofficial visit are three tickets to a home sports event.
• When on a visit, be respectful to EVERYONE at the university, as you never know who is who. (Same rule applies to life in general) 
• Ask intuitive questions about the education aspect of the university and life on campus, while trying to leave football aside. 
• Stay attentive and when your out and about without coaches around, DO NOT GET IN ANY TROUBLE! There could be situations set up for you to fail, if you make the wrong choice, you will get your offer revoked and/or never get offered by that program.  

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