How To Get Recruited<\/p>\n
Before sending out any resumes or making any calls be sure to check the university\u2019s Track & Field webpage to see if they\u2019ve listed their Scholarship Standards on-line.<\/p>\n
Initial Facts:
\n1) Written correspondence, including e-mails, cannot begin until the Sept 1st of the prospect\u2019s Junior year
\n2) Phone calls, Contacts(face-to-face) and in-home visits can\u2019t start until July 1st
\nfollowing the prospect\u2019s Junior year
\n3) Prospects can\u2019t take any of their 5 allowable Official Visits until the start of
\ntheir classes their senior year (must present Test Score and Transcript first)
\n4) Track & Field is restricted to 12.6 total men\u2019s scholarships\/18.0 for women<\/p>\n
So on a typical year schools will have about 1\/4th of that available to offer.<\/p>\n
HOW:<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t call the school you’re interested in. Coaches can\u2019t keep up with the volume of calls and they often can\u2019t hear your name and number clearly on the voice mail. Plus, they aren\u2019t allowed to return a call to juniors or younger.<\/p>\n
Instead prepare a resume with academic and athletic information and e-mail it to several schools of interest. Once they review it they can either write you back, refer you to their scholarship standards, call you, or recommend you to another school. E-mail it to both the Head Coach and the your event area Assistant Coach.<\/p>\n
WHEN:<\/p>\n
E-mail your resume at or near the end of your Junior year. The exception would be if you\u2019ve achieved a Top 20 national time or mark earlier in the year. These annual rankings can be found at www.dyestat.com. E-mail performance updates as you improve your personal bests.<\/p>\n
Cross Country runners should update their resume at the end of Jr+Sr XC seasons. WHAT: Send a resume with best times or marks, SAT\/ACT and GPA, top finishes at State and National meets, and a brief history of your participation in the sport(# of years, etc.). If you\u2019ve caught their interest they can always request more information (videos, training information, etc.).<\/p>\n
KNOW THE PROGRAMS: It is very important to know the Track and Cross Country programs you\u2019re writing to. Target ones that most closely match your abilities. You can spend a ton of time hanging your hopes on hitting the big performance in hopes of landing at your dream school and then you lose out on opportunities at another. Know the team\u2019s NCAA finishes, the top kids on the team, the level of the coaches\u2014 especially in your event area, and the level of the team\u2019s athletes in your event area. But remember that the scholarship limits might mean that little or few scholarships are being spent in your event area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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