Impact of the New NCAA Recruiting Rules 2018
You are just starting your junior year in high school and on September 1 you received tons of emails from college coaches. Its all fun and games until they start pressing you to take an official visit.
How Great Swimming Parents Help Their Swimmer with Goal Setting
All of the great coaching your swimmer receives from their club and high school coaches and from swim clinics and all of the brilliant advice that I provide will be wasted if your swimmer does not have the proper support system at home.
How To Tell a Coach “No, Thanks” in the College Recruiting Process
At American College Connection we really try to educate our swimmers on how to communicate with college coaches. We want them to feel honored that any college coach would want them to swim for their team. Every college coach deserves respect.
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New NCAA Rule Changes in Plain English
The NCAA passed new rules this week that will have a huge effect on recruiting, including official visits, unofficial visits and more. A breakdown of the NCAA rules changes regarding recruiting.
Before You Sign Ask The Following Questions
With it being national signing week starting on November 8 until November 15, remember that there are some things you should make sure you ask your coach before you sign.
How Do You Know When You Have A Coach’s Best Offer?
The answer is you don’t because most coaches don’t know. You can usually count on the first offer not being their best offer, but where do you go from there?
Inside Recruiting Tips – Don’t Ask For A Deadline
It is a great honor to get recruited by college coaches and even a greater honor to receive a scholarship offer. Less than 5% of the swimmers in the world who want to swim in college receive any kind of scholarship offer.
The Ever Changing World Of College Recruiting
Like it or not, the college recruiting process for swimming is rapidly changing. We have recently seen the first sophomore give a verbal commitment to ASU and there are over 200 high school juniors who have given their verbal commitments.
American College Connection Now Working With Diving Recruits
We have specialized in swimming for the past 17 years and it is time for us to help the divers get recruited.
You Don’t Have To Miss Practice Because Of A Recruiting Visit
I coached at the club level for 30 years and I always struggled with my swimmers missing practices to take official recruiting visits.
Have You Used Indicators To Help You Believe In Yourself?
The dictionary defines indicator- as something “to give evidence of.” Have you ever used indicators to help you believe in yourself and get mentally ready for a big meet?
What Do College Coaches Think About Junior Commitments?
As of posting, on May 31st, we’ve officially surpassed having reported 50 verbal commitments already…for the class of 2018.
Warm-Up, A College Coach’s View
It’s 6:30 in the morning and you are barely awake. You just arrived at the cold, damp, smelly pool and already your coach is barking at you to get in and get warmed up for your first race.
How To Start Over With The Recruiting Process
So the early signing period has come and gone, and you are still unsigned. Does this mean you are doomed to never being able to swim in college?
When Are Signing Periods?
Contributor, Rick Paine, is an expert on the college recruiting process. He is also the Director of Swimming at American…
