[PODCAST] Keith Grabowski shares a page from his notebook about the recruiting process, guidelines for coaches
This week in Keith Grabowski’s notebook, Keith pulls a page from his notebook about the recruiting process for coaches and players. Coach Grabowski has been on both sides of the spectrum as a high school coach and college coach. He breaks this process down to coaches, so they can be best prepared and helpful in recruiting.
Show Notes:
00:43 National Conference
01:07 Football Development
02:00 Recruiting season
02:58 Coach’s duty to help in recruiting
03:35 Contact period
04:17 Evaluation period
04:50 Quiet period
05:25 Dead period
06:00 Know the periods
06:35 Make administration aware
07:50 Tips for the contact period
10:30 It’s not always possible for coaches to meet with recruiters
11:40 Division III coaches discuss and arrange times
12:12 Plan ahead for coaches
13:13 How do you prepare your student athletes?
14:10 Cover letter
14:55 Outline of recruiting
15:16 Alert athletes and parents of recruiting periods
16:50 Students succeeding in academics & citizenship
17:45 Understand what schools are looking at
18:25 Telling them how it works
19:02 Help them evaluate colleges on their own
19:45 Information for parents
20:12 Planning visits and addressing test scores
20:40 NAIA
21:16 NCAA clearing house
21:55 Guidelines for highlight tapes
23:55 Have a prospect sheet
25:30 Know if the athletes want to play next level and the specific levels
26:30 Identify who all has the ability
27:50 Prospect sheet for seniors
28:50 Guidelines for players dealing with recruiters
33:50 Understand the different levels of football
35:15 Contact Coach Grabowski:
35:40 iTunes review
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