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12 Ways to get Noticed by a Coach Part II
by Patosha Jeffery
In Part I, I gave you an overview of what recruiting is, what it means to play basketball at the next level, the different levels of college basketball. In part II, I want to talk to you about ways to get recruited. How do you put yourself in front of college coaches to be recruited? And so, what I’m going to do is break it down into three ways that you can get recruited.
3 Ways to Get Recruited
The three ways you can get recruited is to go to them, to go to the Internet, or to go to events. In today’s age, I’m telling you, there are so many opportunities out there for you to get in front of college coaches. Back when I played basketball, we did not have the Internet. There were not as many events going on that I can think of. AAU was extremely big, but now, there are so many other opportunities out there. And so, I want to break it down for you on how you can get in front of college basketball coaches, so you can begin to be recruited.
12 Ways to Get Noticed by a Coach Part I
By Patosha Jeffery
I’m fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to attend the University of Memphis on an athletic scholarship to play basketball. It’s funny because when I was entering high school, I did not know that this was even possible.
I was not focusing on going to college, it was just something that did not really enter my mind until I got to the high school level. And my high school coach told me, you know there’s a possibly you could get an athletic scholarship. During my sophomore year of school, I received my first letter. It was from Southern Illinois University. It just opened my mind to the possibilities that are out there.
I wanted to talk to you about the possibilities of playing college basketball.
What is recruiting?
One of the first things I want to talk about is recruiting. You hear about recruiting and being recruited. But what does that really mean? What does it really mean when a college coach is recruiting you. What is recruiting? Recruiting is the process of college coaches looking and finding qualified players to fill positions on their roster, or on their team.
