by Joe Scheidler - CEO and Co-Founder | Pathlete
https://www.pathlete.com/blog/athletic-recruiting-parents-are-the-coaches
The athletic recruiting process, more often than not, is a daunting process for parents and their children who desire the opportunity of competing in collegiate athletics. Early preparation and maintenance are key components to ensuring a successful experience rather than enduring a hasty and frenzied endeavor.
Academics should be at the top of any prospect’s set forth agenda. Identifying areas of academic weakness is a crucial step that must be taken before athletes enter into high school. As just recently announced by the NCAA, starting in 2016 prospective DI athletes are required to graduate high school upholding a minimum 2.3 GPA as opposed to the previous 2.0 GPA requirement. This of course, is in addition to the required completion 16 core curriculum courses that are to be completed by graduation, 10 of which must be completed before the senior year has even begun. Such criteria may seem over-bearing, but is in fact more than manageable if parents and children can foster a definitive action plan to divide and delegate these requirements early on.
Achieving this will allow parents and their athletes to allocate more of their time into improving academic performance without having to halt their progression later due to cluttered logistical balancing. The key point for parents to take away from this message is take the time to break down the final goal into stepping stone goals as early as possible – well before your child enters high school.
https://www.pathlete.com/blog/athletic-recruiting-parents-are-the-coaches
The athletic recruiting process, more often than not, is a daunting process for parents and their children who desire the opportunity of competing in collegiate athletics. Early preparation and maintenance are key components to ensuring a successful experience rather than enduring a hasty and frenzied endeavor.
Academics should be at the top of any prospect’s set forth agenda. Identifying areas of academic weakness is a crucial step that must be taken before athletes enter into high school. As just recently announced by the NCAA, starting in 2016 prospective DI athletes are required to graduate high school upholding a minimum 2.3 GPA as opposed to the previous 2.0 GPA requirement. This of course, is in addition to the required completion 16 core curriculum courses that are to be completed by graduation, 10 of which must be completed before the senior year has even begun. Such criteria may seem over-bearing, but is in fact more than manageable if parents and children can foster a definitive action plan to divide and delegate these requirements early on.
Achieving this will allow parents and their athletes to allocate more of their time into improving academic performance without having to halt their progression later due to cluttered logistical balancing. The key point for parents to take away from this message is take the time to break down the final goal into stepping stone goals as early as possible – well before your child enters high school.
