As a former high school recruit and with two sons who went through the recruiting process as athletes out of Northern Virginia I've learned a lot about the process over many years. A lot has changed. My boys have had wonderful experiences as players and students but as important was the financial aid/package they received while in attendance. Don't miss what's available to your athlete while doing this the first time. If you're not big time D1 (and less likely to be found) please make yourself and your talents available to ALL programs and realize the dollars available to you from every division! There are pieces of this puzzle that you need to know of and it starts with gaining opportunities early. Fill your pipeline by being proactive. Looking to place your high school student/athletes who desire to play at the collegiate level. Contact me to discuss...it's free to see where your son or daughter is in this process!============================================"Gone is the day when prep athletes could rely on their reputation, a newspaper or online feature article or being selected to an All-Conference, All-Region or All-State team. In today’s recruiting environment, those things and honors are all but given prerequisites for any viable college prospect. Instead, getting recruited has become a detailed process which dictates club or travel participation coupled with an aggressive, wide-reaching, constant marketing campaign."Athletes are now being recruited as high school freshman in many sports these days. Please reach out to learn what's happening and please be proactive as you'll only have one chance to make the most of this opportunity and to capture the educational and athletic dollars available. The competition now goes further than just between the lines of the playing field. Stay in the game.