The recruiting education library.
The same material that ships on every NextLevl school site as weekly posts, published here in full. Written for athletes and families, useful to the coaches who guide them.
Highlight tape rules college coaches go by
How to build a recruiting highlight tape college coaches will actually watch: what goes first, how long it runs, and the mistakes that get film closed early.
Read the articleHow to email a college coach, with a template
A short, specific email gets read.
Read the articleThe NCAA Eligibility Center, explained
What the NCAA Eligibility Center is, who needs to register, what core courses and the sliding scale mean, and the mistakes that cost athletes eligibility.
Read the articleWhat college coaches actually care about
Beyond the stat line: the five things college coaches weigh when they recruit, and how a high school athlete shows each one.
Read the articleBefore paying a recruiting service, read this
What paid recruiting services actually do, what families can do themselves for free, and the questions to ask before signing anything.
Read the articleThe recruiting calendar, sport by sport
How NCAA recruiting calendars work: contact, quiet and dead periods, official visits and signing windows, and how to track your sport without guessing.
Read the articleHow to build a recruiting package for a college
How a high school coach assembles a recruiting package for one college program: which athletes, what film, what stats, and how to send it as one link.
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