How does athletic recruiting for High School work?

[Anonymous]

How does that process work in high school?

[Anonymous]

Which sport? It matters

[Anonymous]

Hockey

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hockey

That wasn't OP, for my kid it would be soccer.

[Anonymous]

Following. How does recruiting work for softball?

[Anonymous]

Your kid should reach out to the coach at the schools where they are interested.

[Anonymous]

My kid played on a travel team and a coach from a WCAC school was at one of his games and reached out via email.

[Anonymous]

If you don’t know by now you won’t be recruited. Harsh truth. My son played basketball and we were contacted by coaches all the time in the 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t know by now you won’t be recruited. Harsh truth. My son played basketball and we were contacted by coaches all the time in the 8th grade.

I didn't say what grade my kid is in.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t know by now you won’t be recruited. Harsh truth. My son played basketball and we were contacted by coaches all the time in the 8th grade.

I didn't say what grade my kid is in.

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[Anonymous]

For Big 3 a parent reached out and communicated back to the coach

For WCAC coach was at a game but we didn’t need $ so he offered to “help them get in” but it wasn’t necessary.

And IAC school the coach approached my son at a practice but my child wasn’t interested in that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For Big 3 a parent reached out and communicated back to the coach

For WCAC coach was at a game but we didn’t need $ so he offered to “help them get in” but it wasn’t necessary.

And IAC school the coach approached my son at a practice but my child wasn’t interested in that school.

OP here,

I get that part, that either we reach out to the coach, or the coach approaches us. We've had some approaches, and so far we've said he isn't interested in moving. I'm pretty sure we really aren't interested, but I'm curious how the process would proceed from here if he was interested.

So, what happens after those initial contacts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For Big 3 a parent reached out and communicated back to the coach

For WCAC coach was at a game but we didn’t need $ so he offered to “help them get in” but it wasn’t necessary.

And IAC school the coach approached my son at a practice but my child wasn’t interested in that school.

OP here,

I get that part, that either we reach out to the coach, or the coach approaches us. We've had some approaches, and so far we've said he isn't interested in moving. I'm pretty sure we really aren't interested, but I'm curious how the process would proceed from here if he was interested.

So, what happens after those initial contacts?

You tour the school, you do a shadow day, you pick the school you want, you apply, you get accepted.

Money is complicated depending on the school.

Some will give merit scholarships, some will have boosters give a scholarship, some schools have a bunch of different scholarships from alumni and they give you one. Those scholarships allow the school to continue to say they don’t give athletic scholarships.

[Anonymous]

My friend’s daughter was recruited for softball. She got in but received no money. Parents were UMC and could afford the tuition but they had other children. Ultimately they passed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For Big 3 a parent reached out and communicated back to the coach

For WCAC coach was at a game but we didn’t need $ so he offered to “help them get in” but it wasn’t necessary.

And IAC school the coach approached my son at a practice but my child wasn’t interested in that school.

OP here,

I get that part, that either we reach out to the coach, or the coach approaches us. We've had some approaches, and so far we've said he isn't interested in moving. I'm pretty sure we really aren't interested, but I'm curious how the process would proceed from here if he was interested.

So, what happens after those initial contacts?

You tour the school, you do a shadow day, you pick the school you want, you apply, you get accepted.

Money is complicated depending on the school.

Some will give merit scholarships, some will have boosters give a scholarship, some schools have a bunch of different scholarships from alumni and they give you one. Those scholarships allow the school to continue to say they don’t give athletic scholarships.

This.

One of my nephews is a recruited athlete (soccer). Coaches have been talking to him since he was old enough for them to contact him directly. He has a few written offers (D1-D3). He has toured, and is applying to the one that is the best fit.