If your son or daughter isn't a superstar but still has
enough ability to play at a four-year college, he or she has to
do some self-marketing. If you sit and wait for the telephone
to ring, it won't."

1. Start early in the recruiting game.

2. Most players don't get full-ride scholarships.

3. If you don't have a 3.0 grade point, you've potentially
closed the door on half the schools in the country.

4. Throughout high school, take every opportunity to visit
schools that might interest you. Even on a casual visit such as
during a family vacation, you'll get "a feel" for the school.

5. Seventy percent of the colleges in this country are east of
the Mississippi.

6. If you're trying to play at an NCAA Division I or Division
II school, you better not like your sport, you better love your
sport. Coaches own you at these levels and expect 12 months of
effort until your final game as a senior.

Hopefully, you're already thinking about schools you need to
contact. If you're already down that road, what else can you do
to speed up the process and develop relationships with coaches?