“Why Did the College Coach Like My Video, But Not Contact Me Again After Watching Me Play Live?”

by Renee Lopez | Recruiting tips, Videos

Red Flags that Make College Coaches Run from a Recruit It’s your child’s junior year. Finally, after lots of email interaction, the head coach of the first-choice school your child is dying to attend shows up on the sidelines of a huge competition. Your child performs...

How Should Youth Sports Programs Prepare Student-Athletes for the College Recruiting Process? (Part 1/2)

by Renee Lopez | Recruiting tips, Youth Programs

A Veteran College Coach Weighs In Over the past 2 years, I have had quite a bit of interaction with the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS). Last year, I met many of their staff at an athletic conference, and I also took two of their FREE online courses for...

Common Misconceptions about the College Athletic Recruiting Process

by Renee Lopez | Recruiting Basics, Recruiting tips

Veteran College Coach Debunks 3 Common Assumptions FULL-RIDE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP! As little Johnny or Suzie first steps on to the field or court and makes their first “great” play as a pee-wee athlete, many parents start having visions of paying for college with an...

Veteran College and High School Coach Weighs in on College Recruiting

by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Recruiting tips, Youth Programs

Back-to-Back State Championship Coach Offers Perspective for Families I have been in the sports business for over twenty years and met some incredible people along the way. Just like many college coaches can tell in only a few minutes of watching a prospective high...

First Impressions Matter in Athletic Recruiting!

by Renee Lopez | Coach's Insight, Recruiting Basics, Recruiting tips

3 Ways to Make A Positive Impact In a 2011 study by Forbes, the average person takes only 7 seconds to make a first impression. If you are a student-athlete in high school who wants to play at the next level and receive a college scholarship, this statistic would...