| If you are looking to learn more about the high school | | | | ability to shoot with either hand, and rebounding skills. |
| basketball recruiting process, this article is for you! | | | | 3- Players Who Are Mentally Tough |
| More importantly, if you want to learn how you can | | | | The college game is much more mentally challenging |
| finally get noticed by college basketball coaches, get | | | | than the high school game. As a part of the high |
| recruited, and ultimately receive offers to play college | | | | school basketball recruiting process, coaches will look |
| basketball, this article is a great place for you to get | | | | to determine whether or not a player can handle being |
| started! | | | | challenged every day, being held accountable for |
| Here are four keys to being recruited to play college | | | | everything they do, and if they can mentally handle the |
| basketball: | | | | increased competition level from team mates and |
| 1- Coaches Care About Their Program First | | | | opposing players. Also, can they handle filling a role and |
| College coaches need players that can help them be | | | | no longer being the "go to person" on the team? |
| successful. They must recruit and sign the best talent | | | | 4- Players Who Can Stay Qualified |
| year in and year out if they want to keep their jobs. | | | | Coaches usually recruit around 5 players for each spot |
| They don't recruit players simply because they are a | | | | on their roster. A part of their evaluation is to see |
| good kid, they like them, or because they come from a | | | | which of those recruits are performing in the |
| solid family. They only become interested in recruiting | | | | classroom. Coaches don't like to waste scholarship |
| those players who can help their program...it's just that | | | | dollars or a roster spot on a player who does not stay |
| simple. | | | | qualified to play. It is a waste of their time and |
| 2- The Right Size, Athleticism, Skills And Talent | | | | scholarship money that could have gone to a more |
| In high school basketball recruiting, coaches pay a lot of | | | | deserving player. |
| attention to finding prospects who have the athleticism | | | | Conclusion If you fell like you have what it takes to |
| and size required to play at their level of competition. I | | | | play college basketball, you need to start being noticed |
| have seen some very talented players who just didn't | | | | by college coaches. One of the very best ways to |
| get recruited because they didn't have the required | | | | make this happen is to market an promote yourself to |
| size or athleticism necessary to play college basketball. | | | | coaches. How can you do this? You can easily do it |
| Also, once a coach decides a player has the size and | | | | by developing an athletic resume and sending it to |
| athleticism to play the position he or she is recruiting | | | | coaches along with a personal letter from you. |
| for, they will begin to look closely at the players talent | | | | Coaches will be happy to hear from you if they think |
| and skills. If they are looking for guards, they will look | | | | you can help their program. |
| closely at ball-handling, speed and the players shooting | | | | You can win at the high school basketball recruiting |
| touch. If they need a low post player, they will look | | | | game. Don't wait until it's too late to get recruited, start |
| closely at foot work, the ability to catch the ball, the | | | | marketing and promoting yourself now. |