Spring Evaluations

Spring football is upon us, and that means colleges coaches will soon be hitting the road to visit high schools, and see the next class of recruits. This is your opportunity as a player to impress the coaches in person. The NCAA has very strict guidelines when it comes to colleges interacting one on one with prospects so don't feel down if you don't get any "face time" with the coaches. The most they're allowed to do is say hi, and briefly introduce themselves. To see exactly what the NCAA allows and when they're allowed to do it...visit the NCAA link to the right, and visit the recruiting calender.

When the college coaches visit your school they will spend most of their time talking with your head coach, watching practice, and maybe even attending your spring game. This is the time for you to make sure your head coach has a copy of your highlight tape, your correct contact information, and a copy of your BEST whole game from last season.

Obviously not every player who thinks he's a real prospect actually is, and your head coach will (hopefully) be honest with you when it comes time to deciding which colleges he should give your videos to. This doesn't mean that you can't still send stuff out on your own, and I highly encourage that. My son's coach once told me that he didn't think my son should target schools above the lower tier of DI programs, but we still sent his stuff out, and he garnered offers from LSU, UF, FSU, etc...

Once you have everything in place with your head coach...it's up to you to perform on the field. Give 100 percent every practice because you have no idea who may be watching. Give 100 percent during your spring game for the same reason, and make sure you get a good film of the game. You can read my post on film in the February archives if you're unsure how to make a quality video.

Once spring is over be sure to send out a highlight tape of your spring game (assuming you had a great performance) to all of the colleges that showed interest in you over the spring. Talk to the head coach, and he can tell you who he spoke to, and which schools are looking at you. You should also send it out to any schools you want to target.

So...get everything in order with your head coach RIGHT NOW, go 100 percent at every practice, and in the spring game. Follow up by sending out video of your spring performance, and building relationships with the colleges that show you interest in the spring. If you do these things spring football will be a very productive time for you!

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