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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone used an outside service for college recruiting, was it helpful? [/quote]

We used a service. Whether it is helpful or not depends on what you want to get from it. For the most part, their value is in keeping your player organized in their search. These services have online libraries of college program information, and all the contact info available at a glance. They make keeping track of emails easy, and can give your player a hand in learning the process, when and who to email, how to create and publish film, etc.  The more expensive services will actually market your player to schools and counsel your player personally. NCSA for example, is staffed by former coaches who have more extensive networks than your club coaches will have.

On the downside, some schools get so many emails from these services that yours may be lost in a sea of similar ones or may be filtered out entirely.

Overall, I don't think there is much a service provides that cannot be duplicated by an organized and motivated player with the support of their club coach. [b]If your player is a bit scattered, and poorly organized, they are very helpful.[/b][/quote]

If your player is this then they have no business in college let alone college sports.  Don't care how well they kick a ball.  Players should completely 100% self manage from start to finish their college search or forgetaboutit.  [/quote]

You wish.

Athletes have so many supports throughout college. Early registration, mandatory study hall, a counselor that works things out with teachers, unlimited free tutors.

Being a college athlete is the best thing that could happen to an unorganized kid.[/quote]

Agreed.  I had a class with the starting power forward on our D1 college basketball team.  I saw him in class three times that semester.  He graduated.  I'm sure it was the mandatory study halls and tutors that got him through.[/quote]

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