1. COLLEGE ATHLETIC RECRUITING SEMINAR
Facilitated by:
Jamy Bechler
18 year college coach
Current A.D. at Marion High School
February 15,  Marion High School

2. COLLEGE SPORTS Divisions Consistency No babying Injury/illness
Everyone is good
Time management
No excuses. Personal responsibility.
Higher level - Academics, Sports, Social

3. PROCESS Never too early to start One of the most important decisions
Priorities
Are you actually being recruited?
This is a business to coaches
This is personal to you.
Eligibility (NAIA, NCAA)
Prepare – Exposure – Recruitment – Visits –Decision
Commitments

4. ROLES PARENTS STUDENT-ATHLETES Own your recruitment Set aside your ego
Don’t try to live through them
Inform yourself
Be realistic
Rattle off stats or ACT scores?
Advice and sounding board but not decision maker
Help to setup up guidelines for the process.
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Own your recruitment
Set aside your ego
Honesty (self & coaches)
Prioritize
Listen
Improve in all areas
Seek out wise council

5. EXPOSURE & RECRUITABILITY
Be a great teammate
If you can’t, don’t
Do the little things
Maximize your ability
Be an outstanding student
Play great competition
Practice game situations at game speeds
Dominate during the season. Help your team win. Do what the coach asks. Showcase other skills during travel ball.
Highlight video
Notice little things
Talent doesn’t equal good
Add value to team

6. SCHOLARSHIPS Partial vs. Full Loans Guaranteed? Investment Amount
Fine Print
Pell Grant
Books/Fees
Offers
Loans
Investment
FAFSA deal vs. Scholarship
Injury
5th year available
Different divisions

7. INFORMATION GATHERING
Scholarship Questions
Where does coach see themselves in 5 years?
Class breakdown
Stay the night on-campus
Be aware of ‘evasive’ answers
What are former players doing now
Ask players and assistants, not just head coach
Study hall and tutoring
Hotel situation on the road
Practice times/Scheduling
Breaks
Other sports or intramurals
Pass list
Webcasting or live streaming
Location/proximity of games
Fund-raising for players
JV team/Redshirting
‘Run’ players off

8. ???’s COACHES ASK ABOUT RECRUITS
How does family members behave at games?
How do they treat underclassmen?
Do they do things without being told?
What kind of red or yellow flags are there?
Do they have a sense of entitlement?
How do they react when they don’t get their way?
Is the family or player ‘high-maintenance’?
How tough mentally is the player?
How often is the player distracted by things or unfocused?
How much potential does the player have?

9. PARENT & ATHLETE NO-NO’S
Athletes disrespecting parents or coaches
Parents coaching from the stands (worse if the player pays attention).
Bad-mouthing others (parents, coaches, teammates, officials)
Dismiss a school’s attention because of the level.
Technical fouls or yellow cards.
Entitlement
“Playing your game”
Distracted during timeouts or on the bench
Negative or inappropriate social media behavior
Not knowing academic information

10. Please turn in index card with your question(s) on it if you haven’t already done so.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
“Giants HQ” → “College Recruiting”
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY’S SEMINAR