🏆 Recruiting Roadmap: Trust the Process 101

Hey recruits!

Are you an aspiring college athlete or the parent of a high school athlete? Then you’re in the right place. Each week you’ll get a framework to give you a leg up in the NCAA recruiting process.

Now, on to this week’s content.

The Process 101

If your goal is to play at the next level but you’re not getting interest from college coaches yet, don’t worry—you’re not alone.

The recruiting process isn’t random, and there’s a clear path to getting on a coach’s radar and turning that into a scholarship or roster spot.

It all comes down to three phases:

1️⃣ Interest Generation – Coaches need to know you exist. You can’t get recruited if you’re invisible. That’s where strategic emails, social media (especially Twitter), coach referrals, and recruiting events come in.

We recommend our partners, CCN Scout for this step. They maintain a database of every college coach’s email address and let you email them all through their app. Try for free and get $25 off your first month with code “Recruit25”.

2️⃣ Interest Building – Once a coach notices you, the next step is proving you belong. Sending game footage, transcripts, and regular updates helps move a coach from “interested” to “seriously considering you.”

Don’t write essays in every email. Say hi, tell them what your athlete accomplished and attach a clip or box score. Make it easy for them to read the emails! We don’t have a partner in this domain yet but Hudl or Qwikcut will work fine for game footage.

3️⃣ Interest Conversion – Coaches don’t just hand out offers. They need to be convinced you’re the right fit. That happens through follow-ups, phone calls, visits, and in-person evaluations.

If you focus on generating interest, proving your talent, and staying in touch, your chances of getting an offer increase dramatically.

We’ll break down each of these phases over the next few emails. Keep an eye on your inbox!

-The Recuiting Roadmap Team