College recruiting process: It's never too early!

The college softball recruiting process can be daunting, but if you start setting up a plan early for your daughter (starting in jr. high) it can make the process easier and more rewarding! 

Below are some "hard" facts to know about the college recruiting process:

• July 1 is an important date for college athletic recruiting. In all sports, D1 college coaches can make phone calls to rising seniors after July 1 (In men's basketball and football it is earlier, and for D2 it is June 15th).
• Phone calls are a good indicator of recruiting interest. Letter and e-mails don't mean much and may not even have been written or sent from the coach. A phone call doesn't mean an offer- but it does indicate interest. 
• IF YOUR PHONE DIDN'T RING ON JULY 1 IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE- you are not on that school's top list of potential recruits! 
• From this point on the coaches will be trying to NARROW down their lists. Want to get on those lists? What are you doing about it? 

To read some great advice about what you can be doing to help get your daughter/players exposed to college coaches and help them reach their softball career goals a great resource to visit is the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) website: https://nfca.org/



Any questions about the college recruiting process just let me know!