Anonymous wrote:I would talk to parents of other kids that play your kid's sport that were are a year or two ahead of your kid. Especially if the kid is from the same high school or club team. These parents have been there done that so that knowledge is really helpful. In our case the other parents put us in touch with a recruiter -- we would have never realized how beneficial that was in reaching out to coaches. Also learned a lot about the whole process from talking to the college coaches that the recruiter put us in touch with.
The other bit of advice is to start really early. If your child is considering playing a college sport then they are probably very dedicated to training and it will be very difficult to find windows of opportunity to visit colleges. You need to do that early -- rule out schools that your kids doesn't like and figure out the type of school they want to attend.
And make sure that you know academically what schools match your child. Coaches have some pull, but you need to be in the range. Unless you are the top of the top.
Lastly, make sure your kid likes the school in addition to being able to play a sport.
What do you mean by recruiter?
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