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fishwax

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1. I'd be very skeptical, sea
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:03 AM
Nov 2012

I don't know about this particular service, but I've seen plenty of accounts of recruiting scams over the years. They charge a thousand or two thousand or sometimes more (by having a subscription model), often to put information on their database, where coaches may or may not even see it.

A lot depends on what your son's sport is and how talented he is. If it's a money sport, like football or basketball, and he's very talented, then the money is better spent on college camps, which is where a lot of programs spot and develop their recruiting pools. Or competing in known quantities like AAU. These service might be more useful if he's in a more minor sport, I don't know.

But my advice, if you think an athletic scholarship is a real possibility and a goal that he wants to pursue, would be to start by talking to his coach. The coach will (hopefully) have a better sense of what level he might be able to shoot for as well as some strategies for how to go about it. Then, I'd recommend doing the research on your own. As you get a sense of what the opportunities might be, you can start investigating possible programs, both those nearby (I remember you're in Texas, so there will presumably be at least some possibilities nearby, unless his sport is something regional or somewhat obscure, like hockey or crew or what have you) and those spread a bit further out. Most athletic departments will have forms you can fill out online, I believe.

The people I know who have wound up with athletic scholarships have gotten it done through their own (and their family's) hard work. Both on the field and off. I'm not saying it's definitely a scam, but I would say that I would investigate the process (the whole recruiting process, not just this company) on my own before forking over hundreds of dollars to a company like that. Especially if the recruiting horizon is still very long and you are getting an early start.

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I'd be very skeptical, sea fishwax Nov 2012 #1
i really appreciate your post. thanks. seabeyond Nov 2012 #2
glad it was helpful, and that your call went well today -- with track, I'd say fishwax Nov 2012 #3
Don't waste your hard-earned money JDauntless Jun 2013 #7
My son was a member for 4 yrs. aignae Apr 2013 #4
Welcome to DU and the Sports Group! madinmaryland Apr 2013 #5
Welcome to DU aignae! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #6
Spend Your Money Wisely asutompowell Jan 2014 #8
NCSA Athletic Recruiting is a sham 65amps Oct 2014 #9
disagree iamslh Jun 2016 #27
disagree iamslh Jun 2016 #28
Athletic recruiting for high school students and their parents terrier80 Nov 2014 #10
Recruiting Rhmacaulay Mar 2015 #11
Have you received any help with this? Videoscore Dec 2015 #23
Crazy ctjack Jul 2015 #12
It depends on what level he wants to & can play at........ mrmpa Jul 2015 #13
Any luck? Videoscore Dec 2015 #24
I know multiple families who had great success with them crey Jul 2015 #14
NCSA sneurock Sep 2015 #15
NCSA cookiechand Oct 2015 #20
We belonged for about a year it's not worth it GusBob Sep 2015 #16
8 first-time posters in this thread GusBob Sep 2015 #17
And over 63,000 views??? Auggie Sep 2015 #18
Someone probably linked to it SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #29
Don't waste your money Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #19
NCSA tmr0923 Nov 2015 #21
Really, Mr. one post Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #22
Student-Athlete Service Successes JasonGregory Jan 2016 #25
great experience with ncsa iamslh Jun 2016 #26
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