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Parents get advice on athletic recruiting
The 21st-century athletic recruiting process requires that student-athletes and their parents learn the "art of self-recruiting," two experts on college recruiting told Ransom Everglades parents during a presentation in the Lewis Family Auditorium April 10.
"Most of the time, if kids want to be out there in recruiting, they need to be the driver, they need to be the agent," said Holly Burks Becker, a contributing author along with Jeffrey Durso-Finlay to Understanding Athletic Recruiting: A Comprehensive Guide for the High School Student-Athlete.
Durso-Finlay, the co-director of college counseling at the Lawrenceville (N.J.) School, advised parents to consider the various ways that coaches identify prospects to ensure their student-athletes "get into the identification stream." Among the opportunities: Filling out online recruiting questionaires; sending out letters of introduction and resumes; compiling and submitting game videos; choosing summer camps carefully and notifying coaches of attendance; follow-up phone calls; and campus visits.
"The whole thing has exploded," Durso-Finlay said.
The pair dissected the recruiting process at each state – identification, evaluation, recruiting and commitment – and took questions from parents. Bruce Hunter, the director of college counseling, arranged the event.
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