Problems with putting together a list I don’t know what schools I’m capable of playing at I don’t know how to find new schools to add I only want to go to schools in a specific area I only want to attend top academic schools I don’t know how many schools to put on a list I don’t know how many of each division to put on my list You don’t want to film during the game and miss your kid’s moment You don’t have fancy equipment You aren’t good with technology You don’t know how to edit the videos You don’t know if you should use Hudl or YouTube or Social Media You don’t know how long your video should be You don’t know how to title your videos You don’t know how to get video if your kid plays a defensive position You don’t know if coaches are even opening your email You don’t know what to say in your email Finding coaches contact information takes forever You don’t know which coach to email You don’t know which videos or how many to include You don’t know which stats to include You don’t know how many emails you’re supposed to send You don’t know how often you should email coaches You don’t know what a good response rate is You don’t know which level of schools you should be emailing You don’t know if Twitter or Instagram is best You don’t know if you should post your videos to Social Media or some other place You don’t know how to get coaches to watch your videos on social media You don’t know how to reach out to coaches through the DMs You see other players on Social Media committing and you wonder why you aren’t You’re worried about posting something that could hurt your chances You don’t know what to put in your bio You don’t know how often you need to post You don’t know how to tag coaches You don’t know what to send in a follow up email You don’t know how often you should follow up with a coach You don’t know why a school ghosts you You don’t know which schools you should follow up with You don’t know why a school hasn’t given you an offer yet You have an offer from a school you like, but not from your dream school Problems with showcases & camps You don’t know which showcases to go to You don’t know how to stand out when there are hundreds of players there You don’t know what you should send to coaches before the showcase You don’t know what to send to coaches after the showcase You have to buy planes and hotel rooms You might not get playing time at tournaments or showcases You might only get a few reps to prove yourself You’re waking up early to drive multiple hours to a showcase in the hot sun Your kid gets nervous and doesn’t perform well at showcases Problems with closing the deal You don’t know if you should wait for your dream school to offer or not You don’t know how to stall when one school gave you an offer but you’re not ready to take it You have interest but not an offer Problems with high school or travel coaches You thought your coach would be helpful, but he’s not. (how to put him in a better role to succeed) Your kid isn’t getting enough playing time Your coach told you they would “connect” you with schools but they haven’t Your kid isn’t playing the position they need to play You’re not going to tournaments and showcases with college coaches in attendance You play for a small high school or travel team Problems with phone calls Your kid is nervous about phone calls (especially because of COVID and the Zoom Boom) You don’t know what to expect on the phone call You don’t know what questions to ask You don’t want to say the wrong thing You want to make a good impression but don’t know how You don’t know what questions are acceptable and not You don’t know if you should initiate the call or if they should You don’t know how to end the phone call in a natural way You don’t know how often phone calls should take place You don’t know how to take the relationship to the next level You don’t know if you should text or email a college coach You don’t know what times it’s acceptable to text them You don’t know if you should send video over text You don’t know how often you should text a college coach Problems with speed, size & strength You’re young for your grade You don’t know what you should be doing in the gym You don’t have a nutrition plan You don’t have a warmup routine You don’t have a recovery routine
— Underclassmen: interested in D1 — need step by step but no communication with us
— Underclassmen: interested in D3 — dont need to do much at this stage
— Upperclass: zero schools interested — need full step by step & maybe communication with us
— Upperclass: a couple schools interested — need step by step & communication with us
— Upperclass: a lot of interest but no offers — need communication with us
— Upperclass: lots of interest & offers — dont need us