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6 Tips to Get Recruited for College Football

There are over 850 college football programs and over 80,000 college football players participating, so you need to start recruiting and getting noticed ASAP. Aspiring collegiate athletes must follow a plan to get recruited by a college program. The following five tips are to help high school football players enhance athleticism and gain exposure to

September 28, 2021 Allison Sheahan

Recruiting Horror Stories™: Hurricane Dropped Me at the Wrong School

**Recruiting Horror Stories are posted every Tuesday to provide athletes’ first-hand experiences of what can go wrong during the recruiting process. If you are thinking “Wizard of Oz”, well… it’s kind of like that. This is a story about how a hurricane held back a star athlete and changed his ambition for the sport he

September 28, 2021

How to Complete a College Application as a Recruited Athlete

Athletes hoping to play in college not only have to get recruited and offered by college coaches, but have to get accepted into the school as well. This makes the academic and application process just as important as the athletic and recruiting process. This process is not only essential, but also more involved for athletes

September 27, 2021

The Recruiting Process with David Dick, High School Athletic Director

David Dick is the Athletic Director at Fremd High School in Palatine, IL. Unlike college coaches who want to recruit athletes to their team, athletic directors are unbiased and see the recruiting process from the perspective of someone who wants the best for their students. In this interview, David tells us of the good, bad,

September 27, 2021

How To Avoid Illegal Recruiting, for Athletes

The game of transferring in college has certainly changed: with the introduction of the transfer portal and athletes no longer needing permission to transfer, athletes stand to gain more control of their futures. Beware: Don’t let the excitement keep you from playing on the field because you overlooked transfer rules. Here is your quick breakdown

September 27, 2021

Dos and Don’ts of Making Highlight Videos for Athletes

I remember watching the ESPN Top 10 plays every morning before leaving for school, and in recent years, Zion Williamson has been dominating social media with gravity-defying dunks. America loves highlight reels, the jaw-dropping athleticism, the crowd reactions, all of it, so as an athlete looking to play collegiate sports, highlight reels are one of

September 24, 2021

What I Didn’t Expect as a College Team Captain

I have always aspired to be a leader in all aspects of my life. I was the captain of my club soccer team for three years, which led me to commit to playing Division I soccer at the University of Rhode Island. During my freshman year, I passed all of the fitness tests, earned a

September 24, 2021

When doing research in the recruiting process for my daughter I came across the LRT Sports website. I was immediately intrigued as this was another dimension of the recruiting process that many people don't even consider. My daughter and I could "short list" schools based on the education she was looking for, as well as the opportunity to play her sport. LRT Sports not only gave us pertinent information into the recruiting process with different interviews of coaches and players, it also gave us insight into current and/or former players' opinions on the coach of that school in her sport. We could use this information to re-prioritize my daughters list of schools based on this feedback. I have many friends that are, or will be, going through this process shortly and I highly recommend using LRT Sports as part of anyone's recruiting process.

Matt Crosson

Parent

The college process presents a myriad of challenges. Factor in athletics and it becomes even more daunting. Now, add the fact that you have zero experience with sports. What is a the mother of a college bound student-athlete to do? LRT Sports has truly lived up to its promise. It has kept "the college recruiting process honest and easy by providing first hand information about coaches, schools and the recruiting process." Their interviews with current students, coaches, and professional athletes have provided realistic guidance. I am much more informed because of LRT Sports! The coach ratings are the most helpful. LRT Sports interviews allow us to hear from students as to how the adults are impacting not only their athletic experience but also how they are helping to shape their adult self.

Maria Zachary

Parent

The C.A.L.C. was thrilled to have Keirsten Sires come and speak to us on multiple topics relevant to high school athletics today, including recruiting. Keirsten reached all of our students and left them with great strategies that will not only help on the fields, courts, and mats, but also in the game of recruiting. She was a true professional and delivered a wonderful message.

Gus Kalikas

Athletic Director at Arthur L. Johnson High School

Now that the recruiting process and the related stress is over, I wanted to thank you for your guidance. You did so much more than we had expected. Once you started the process by matching the best academic schools first, not the best sport programs, I knew you were the one. The way you laid out a timeline of contacting coaches, visits, and camps completely took any guesswork out of the plan for us. All of the student athletes that you put us in touch with gave us a look from the inside, and made us more comfortable knowing what was coming. Finally, using your website as a resource for knowing what to expect from different coaches based on former recruit reviews gave my son confidence before our meetings. There is no way we could have figured this out on our own, you really put us in a great position when decision time came.

Richard Andrzejewski

Parent

I think hearing from other athletes is very beneficial. To be able to learn from people’s mistakes, and to be able to have access to those voices is really helpful; especially voices that have been there and done that. It’s very important for people to have access to information that could benefit them, and in this case there are many voices that can help the next wave of athletes.

Troy Polamalu

University of Southern California | Pittsburgh Steelers

If you have something that’s going to spell [the recruiting process] out for you… it’s so valuable. I think what everyone at LRT Sports is doing to spread the word and help advocate and educate athletes on the recruitment process is incredible.

Brooke Cabrera

University of Maryland

Without question would have used LRT Sports. It would have probably been one of the most valuable tools that I could have had. If you want to know what these coaches are really like then I think this is the best tool out there. I’m really glad you are allowing recruits to have a resource like this moving forward.

The huddle

6 Tips to Get Recruited for College Football

Recruiting Horror Stories™: Hurricane Dropped Me at the Wrong School

How to Complete a College Application as a Recruited Athlete

The Recruiting Process with David Dick, High School Athletic Director

How To Avoid Illegal Recruiting, for Athletes

Dos and Don’ts of Making Highlight Videos for Athletes

What I Didn’t Expect as a College Team Captain

Matt Crosson

Parent

Maria Zachary

Parent

Gus Kalikas

Athletic Director at Arthur L. Johnson High School

Richard Andrzejewski

Parent

Troy Polamalu

University of Southern California | Pittsburgh Steelers

Brooke Cabrera

University of Maryland

Will Yeatman

University of Maryland | Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans

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