ATHLETES WANTED

C H R I S K R A U S E

High School Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Countless people Contributed to the development of this book: The entire NCSA staff shared stories, experiences, and wisdom. In particu-lar, Luke Adrian, Mark Bagdon, Ryan Ball, Carmen Bucci, Joseph Curtis, Brian Davidson, Adam Dew, Adam Diorio, Andrea Emmons, Ty Garland, Rick McDole, Dennis O’Brien, Amanda Rawson, Bob Shriner, Lisa Str-asman, Tom Thayer, Adrienne Treado, Bridget Venturi-Veenema, Matt Webb, and Joyce Wellhoefer contributed their expertise and time review-ing the manuscript, as did my editor, Jocelyn Baker, who relentlessly edited and focused my thoughts.

A very special thanks to Mary Pat Chmiel, my executive assistant and a juggler-extraordinaire, for keeping me on track, staying calm, and picking up all the pieces.

Parents, coaches, athletes, and former clients generously donated their time and insight, including: Michel Balasis, Don Beebe, Kevin Carroll, Bob Chmiel, Tom Donahoe, Chris Ducar, Arne Duncan, Bo Eason, Heather Geck, Jim Goranson, Rob Ianello, Howie Jacobson, Frank Lenti, Ross Lerner, John Letts, Augie Maurelli, Andy Petranek, Billy Porter, Izell Reese, Cindy Smith, Crystal Smith, Michael Stonebreaker, Jay Straight, Randy Taylor, and Larry Wert.

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This book would not have been possible without the coaches who mentored me in high school and college. Among the best the world has to offer, these coaches taught me to use my experience as an athlete to achieve great professional success. Namely, I would like to thank George McIntire and Brad Bates, both college coaches, and high school coaches Mike Coleman, Bob Brothman, and the late Amos Jones. I am just one of the many students whose lives were forever changed by a ball, a goal, and their nurturing guidance.

Finally, I want to acknowledge my parents and grandparents for encour-aging me to compete in sports while maintaining a focus on academics; most importantly, my wife, Kameron, for giving me the confidence to share this story; my son, Christopher; and my daughter, Kaila, whom I hope to inspire in the same fashion as those who inspired me.

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A SpECiAL ThANKS

A speCiAl thAnks to nCsA’s College Recruiting Simplified team of expert speakers who support the mission of the Athletes Wanted.

NCSA’s College Recruiting Simplified team of expert speakers is instru-mental in collecting information from the field and disseminating this information via the “College Recruiting Simplified” workshops presented at Cal South Youth Soccer events, IBC Baseball Showcases, U.S. Army Combine, Five-Star Basketball Camps, Schuman Lacrosse Showcases, and AVCA Talent Showcase, among 4,000 other special events for high school student-athletes. A very special thanks to these speakers:

CHARLIE ADAMSJOE BACHMANNBLAINE BISHOPRUTHIE BOLTONJOE BURNSDAVE CARLBOB CHMIELPHIL CLARKESTALIN COLINETTONy COLLINSRICKy ELLISKELVIN GARMON

MIKE GOMEZCHAD HERMANSENJAI HILLRICH HOFMANLUCIOUS JORDANTIM KEMPTONLEVON KIRKLANDCECIL MARTINDERRICK MAyESROMAN OBENBOB PICKENSMARCUS PRICE

PAUL PUTNAMIZELL REESEJE’MONE SMITHHOWARD STEVENSJAy STRAIGHTRANDy TAyLORMIKE TOMCZAKTAyLOR TWELLMAN TIM TWELLMANBRIDGET VENTURI-VEENEMANICOLE WATSON

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ChArlie AdAMsTWENTY-ThREE YEARS AS AN AWARD-•WiNNiNG SpORTSCASTER

COVERED NOTRE DAME, BiG 10, AND •COLLEGE SpORTS FOR SiXTEEN YEARS

hAS iNTERViEWED ThE LiKES OF •MiChAEL JORDAN, TiGER WOODS, AND pAT SUMMiT

Joe bAChMAnniNVOLVED iN COLLEGE RECRUiTiNG •FOR MORE ThAN TWENTY-EiGhT YEARS

pLAYED BASEBALL AT ThE UNiVERSiTY •OF AKRON

MEMBER OF ThE NATiONAL YOUTh •COAChES ASSOCiATiON

blAine bishop FOUR-TiME NFL pRO BOWL •pERFORMER

TEN-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh ThE •hOUSTON OiLERS AND phiLADELphiA EAGLES

iNDUCTED iNTO ThE BALL STATE •UNiVERSiTY hALL OF FAME

ruthie bolton TWO-TiME OLYMpiC GOLD MEDALiST•NAMED TO WNBA ALL-DECADE TEAM•AppEARED iN CONSECUTiVE FiNAL •FOUR TOURNAMENTS WiTh ThE AUBURN TiGERS

A SpECiAL ThANKS xiii

Joe burnspLAYED FOUR YEARS WiTh ThE •BUFFALO BiLLS

TWO-TiME GEORGiA pLAYER OF •ThE YEAR, USA TODAY hONORABLE MENTiON

ALL-USA SELECTiON•

dAVe CArlMEMBER OF NAiA NATiONAL •ChAMpiONShip FOOTBALL TEAM AT UNiVERSiTY OF WiSCONSiN-LA CROSSE

pLAYED pROFESSiONAL FOOTBALL iN •ENGLAND

FORMER hiGh SChOOL AND COLLEGE •COACh

bob ChMielNAMED • TOP 11 RECRUITING COORDINATOR OF ALL TIME BY TOM LEMMiNG

FORMER DiRECTOR OF FOOTBALL •OpERATiONS AT NOTRE DAME

FORMER RECRUiTiNG COORDiNATOR •AND ASSiSTANT COACh AT MiChiGAN

phil ClArkeTWO-TiME ALL-BiG EAST LiNEBACKER •AT piTTSBURGh

pLAYED FOUR SEASONS iN ThE NFL •WiTh ThE NEW ORLEANS SAiNTS

LiSTED iN ThE 1995 EDiTiON OF •WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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stAlin ColinetSiX-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh •MiNNESOTA ViKiNGS, CLEVELAND BROWNS, AND JACKSONViLLE JAGUARS

FiRST TEAM ALL-BiG EAST FOR •BOSTON COLLEGE

tonY CollinspLAYED iN SUpER BOWL XX AND WAS •A pRO BOWL SELECTiON iN 1983

DRAFTED iN SECOND ROUND BY NEW •ENGLAND pATRiOTS iN 1981

ATTENDED EAST CAROLiNA •UNiVERSiTY WhERE hE STiLL hOLDS ThREE RECORDS

riCkY ellis FORMER ALL-pRO TiGhT END•NFL VETERAN WiTh SEATTLE AND •hOUSTON

pLAYED COLLEGE BALL AT CAL STATE •FULLERTON

kelVin GArMonEiGhT-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh •ThE DALLAS COWBOYS, SAN DiEGO ChARGERS, CLEVELAND BROWNS, AND OAKLAND RAiDERS

pLAYED COLLEGiATELY AT BAYLOR •UNiVERSiTY

A SpECiAL ThANKS xv

Mike GoMeZpLAYED iN ThE NFL FOR ThE •JACKSONViLLE JAGUARS, BUFFALO BiLLS, AND SEATTLE SEAhAWKS

TWO-TiME ACADEMiC ALL BiG TEN •hONORS AT ThE UNiVERSiTY OF iLLiNOiS

ChAd herMAnsenDRAFTED iN FiRST ROUND, TENTh •piCK OVERALL, BY piTTSBURGh piRATES iN 1995

ThiRTEEN-YEAR MLB VETERAN WiTh •ThE piTTSBURGh piRATES, ChiCAGO CUBS, LOS ANGELES DODGERS, AND TORONTO BLUE JAYS

JAi hillNFL VETERAN WiTh ThE piTTSBURGh •STEELERS

hARLON hiLL AWARD FiNALiST (BEST •pLAYER iN DiViSiON ii)

FORMER COLLEGE COACh AT iNDiANA •UNiVERSiTY OF pENNSYLVANiA, WiDENER UNiVERSiTY, AND GENEVA COLLEGE

riCh hoFMAnNAMED BASEBALL hiGh SChOOL •COACh OF ThE DECADE FOR ThE 1990s

RANKS TWELFTh ALL TiME •NATiONALLY WiTh 965 ViCTORiES

COAChED TEN STATE AND TWO •NATiONAL ChAMpiONShipS

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luCious JordAnpLAYED pROFESSiONAL BASKETBALL •iN ThE CBA AND EUROpE

NAMED TO AMERiCAN EAST ALL-•ChAMpiON TEAM AT ALBANY

LED ALBANY TO FiRST EVER NCAA •TOURNAMENT AppEARANCE

tiM keMptonEiGhT-YEAR NBA VETERAN WiTh ThE •LOS ANGELES CLippERS AND phOENiX SUNS

NBA FiNALS AppEARANCE WiTh SUNS •iN 1993 AGAiNST ChiCAGO BULLS

CURRENT RADiO BROADCASTER FOR •phOENiX SUNS

leVon kirklAndTWO-TiME ALL-pRO SELECTiON AND •MEMBER OF ThE NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM

SECOND-ROUND DRAFT ChOiCE OF •ThE piTTSBURGh STEELERS

ELEVEN-YEAR NFL CAREER•

CeCil MArtinSiX-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh ThE •phiLADELphiA EAGLES, OAKLAND RAiDERS, AND TAMpA BAY BUCCANEERS

TEAM CApTAiN OF A BiG TEN, AND •ROSE BOWL ChAMpiON AT WiSCONSiN

A SpECiAL ThANKS xvii

derriCk MAYesMEMBER OF GREEN BAY pACKERS •SUpER BOWL WiNNiNG TEAM

SiX-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh GREEN •BAY AND SEATTLE

ALL-TiME LEADiNG RECEiVER AT •NOTRE DAME

roMAn obenTWELVE-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh •ThE CLEVELAND BROWNS, TAMpA BAY BUCCANEERS, NEW YORK GiANTS, AND SAN DiEGO ChARGERS

pLAYED iN SUpER BOWL XXXVii, •hELpiNG LEAD TAMpA BAY TO ThEiR FiRST SUpER BOWL ViCTORY iN 2003

bob piCkensFORMER OLYMpiC WRESTLER•ALL-AMERiCAN FOOTBALL pLAYER AT •WiSCONSiN

DRAFTED iNTO ThE NFL BY ThE •ChiCAGO BEARS

MArCus priCeDRAFTED iN ThE SiXTh ROUND BY •ThE JACKSONViLLE JAGUARS iN 1995

RETiRED iN 2006 AFTER A •SUCCESSFUL TEN-YEAR NFL CAREER

FORMER FOUR-YEAR LETTERMAN •AND ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSiVE TACKLE AT LSU

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pAul putnAMOWNER OF BASiCS SpORTS MEDiCiNE •AT WEBER STATE UNiVERSiTY, WhERE hE OVERSEES TRAiNiNG OF WORLD-CLASS AThLETES iNCLUDiNG OLYMpiANS AND NFL pLAYERS

FORMER STATE RECORD-hOLDER AND •BiG SKY ChAMpiON AT WEBER STATE

iZell reeseSEVEN-YEAR NFL CAREER WiTh •ThE DALLAS COWBOYS, DENVER BRONCOS, AND BUFFALO BiLLS

FORMER CORNERBACK/SAFETY •FOR ThE UNiVERSiTY OF ALABAMA-BiRMiNGhAM

Je’Mone sMithpLAYED pROFESSiONALLY FOR ThE •phiLADELphiA EAGLES

FULL SChOLARShip AThLETE •AT iNDiANA UNiVERSiTY OF pENNSYLVANiA

RECOGNiZED pROFESSiONALLY FOR •hiS pUBLiC SpEAKiNG AND BUSiNESS LEADERShip SKiLLS

hoWArd steVensFiVE-YEAR NFL VETERAN WiTh NEW •ORLEANS SAiNTS AND BALTiMORE COLTS

TWO-TiME ALL AMERiCAN AT •UNiVERSiTY OF LOUiSViLLE

FiRST EVER TO RUSh FOR MORE ThAN •FiVE ThOUSAND YARDS AT LOUiSViLLE

A SpECiAL ThANKS xix

JAY strAiGht CURRENTLY pLAYS iN EUROpE’S •pROFESSiONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE, FiBA

NUMBER-ThREE CAREER SCORER iN •ThE MOUNTAiN WEST CONFERENCE pLAYiNG FOR ThE UNiVERSiTY OF WYOMiNG

FORMER NCSA STUDENT-AThLETE•

rAndY tAYlorWAS NAMED NATiON’S TOp •RECRUiTiNG COORDiNATOR BY ESpN.COM

FORMER RECRUiTiNG COORDiNATOR •AT UCLA

FORMER DiRECTOR OF FOOTBALL •OpERATiONS AT MiNNESOTA

Mike toMCZAkiLLiNOiS hiGh SChOOL pLAYER OF •ThE YEAR

hELpED LEAD ThE BUCKEYES TO TWO •BiG TEN ChAMpiONShip SEASONS

pLAYED iN ThE ChiCAGO BEARS •SUpER BOWL XX ViCTORY

tAYlor tWellMAnFiVE-TiME MLS ALL-STAR WiTh ThE •NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTiON

MLS’ YOUNGEST-EVER pLAYER TO •SCORE 100 GOALS

hAS EARNED 30 CApS WiTh ThE U.S. •NATiONAL TEAM

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tiM tWellMAnDiRECTOR OF ThE TWELLMAN •SOCCER ACADEMY

TEN-YEAR NASL VETERAN WiTh •ThE MiNNESOTA KiCKS, TULSA ROUGhNECKS, AND ChiCAGO STiNG

bridGet Venturi-VeeneMAFiRST AND ONLY WOMAN VOTED TO •USA BASEBALL BOARD OF DiRECTORS iN 2005

TWO-TiME iBAF WORLD CUp GOLD •MEDALiST

ALL-BiG TEN SELECTiON iN SOFTBALL •AT MiChiGAN

niCole WAtsonAWARD-WiNNiNG JOURNALiST•WORKED WiTh ESpN, hBO, TBS, AND •TNT

hAS iNTERViEWED AThLETES SUCh •AS MiChAEL JORDAN AND JACKiE JOYNER-KERSEE

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CONTENTS

Foreword by Tom Lemming xxiii

Preface xxix

part 1 | BENEFITS OF ATHLETICS 1

The Ticket to a Better Education 5 The Key to Increasing the Odds 8 The Character-Builder 10 The Benefits of Starting Early 17

part 2 | HISTORY OF COLLEGE RECRUITING 35

Who Are the Players in the Game of College Athletic Recruiting? 38 What is College Recruiting? 40 Where Do Colleges Find Talent? 42 When Should a Student-Athlete Get Started? 47 Why Do Colleges Recruit? 48

part 3 | THE HOW TO GUIDE DURING HIGH SCHOOL 51

Chapter 1 – Recruiting Timeline 59 Chapter 2 – Gauging a student-athlete’s level of recruitment 103 The Five Things You Need to Know 105

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Chapter 3 – The Parent’s Role 130 Chapter 4 – Aligning a College with a Student-Athlete 149 Chapter 5 – Communicating with Coaches 175 Chapter 6 – Unofficial and Official Visits 213 Chapter 7 – The Student-Athlete’s Résumé 223 Chapter 8 – Videos 228 Chapter 9 – Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Admissions 235 Chapter 10 – Signing Day 253 Chapter 11 – The NCAA, NAIA, and the Student-Athlete 262 Chapter 12 – Camps, Clubs, Combines, and Showcases 271 Chapter 13 – The Multi-sport Athlete 280 Chapter 14 – Marketing the Student-Athlete: The Five Things You Must Do 284 Chapter 15 – Recruiting Services 292

part 4 | THE HOW TO GUIDE DURING COLLEGE 303

part 5 | THE HOW TO GUIDE AFTER COLLEGE 311

appENDICES

appENDIx a | NCAA RULES and REQUIREMENTS 327

General Information 327 Freshman and Sophomore Recruiting Rules 331 Junior Recruiting Rules 332 Senior Recruiting Rules 334

appENDIx B | NUMBERS BY SPORT 336

Sports per Division 336 Opportunities per Division 338 Athletes per Sport 339

appENDIx C | NCAA, NAIA, AND NJCAA SCHOLARSHIP LIMITS 341

Scholarship Opportunities 341

GLOSSarY 343