“Take the Broken Leg Test”

by Renee Lopez | Prep for College, Recruiting Basics

13 Point Checklist for Evaluating A College Athletic Program Beyond Playing Time As we recognize the amazing work of health professions throughout March with National Athletic Training Month, I think it’s appropriate I offer advice from fourteen years as a college...

“College Coaches are HERE to Watch Me Play and I’m So NERVOUS!”

by Renee Lopez | Recruiting Basics, Recruiting tips

3 Steps to Playing Confident When a Recruiter is in the StandsIn presenting College Recruiting Seminars and for The Positive Coaching Alliance, I regularly interact with the parents, coaches, and administrators of high school student-athletes. Once they figure out I...

“I’m Being Recruited by THAT College! They Asked Me to Come to Their Camp!”

by Renee Lopez | Recruiting Basics, Recruiting tips

3 Areas To Consider Before You Pay Camp Tuition As a high school student-athlete, you have likely received many college sports camp invites. Many market these camps as a way for prospects to “be seen” and evaluated by college coaches to get an athletic scholarship,...

I Am ONLY Going To Play NCAA D1! Why On Earth Would I Even Look at D2 or D3? (Part 2/2)

by Renee Lopez | Choosing a College, Coach's Insight

In an effort to help high school student-athletes in their pursuit of college sports scholarships, I often come across students who believe being recruited to play NCAA Division I is the only answer. Go here to read our prior blog, “I Am ONLY Going To Play NCAA D1!...

5 Social Media Strategies to Market Yourself to a College Coach

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...