by Renee Lopez | Academics, Coach's Insight
3 Factors to Consider To Work In Sports Having been in the sports industry for over twenty years and the author of the book, Looking For A FULL RIDE?: An Insider’s Recruiting Guide, I am often around high school student-athletes who want to learn more about working in...
by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Finances, Recruiting Basics
7 Factors to Consider Before Deciding to Walk-On “Coach, I just want an opportunity to continue playing in college.” It was April of her high school senior year when I received an email describing a young lady’s desire to play college athletics. She was not looking...
by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Recruiting Basics
“My Student-Athlete is SOOOOOO Busy…I’ll Email the College Coach for Them!”: 3 Reasons Parents SHOULD NOT ‘Toe The Line’ in Contacting College Coaches for Their Child Most parents of high school student-athletes want their child to receive that impressive athletic...
by Renee Lopez | Choosing a College, Prep for College
“Where should I start in the college recruiting process?” “How do I pick out which college coaches to contact in hopes of an athletic scholarship?” “How do I know if schools are the right fit for my career?” Over the past 2 weeks, I have heard these questions in...
by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Recruiting Basics
Use social media to build your personal brand to market yourself to a college coach! While almost every high school student-athlete is on social media multiple times a day, often they do not realize how many college coaches evaluate their sites during the recruiting...
