Welcome to Recruit U! As a former high school pitcher from Southern California, I know how hard it is to differentiate yourself from the other athletes who are pursuing the dream of playing college ball.
I believed I had the talent to excel at the collegiate level, but I didn’t think enrolling in a state commuter school and going through a one-day tryout with 400 other players would allow me to stand out. I needed to look beyond what every other student-athlete and parent was struggling to overcome. I needed to find the right college to give me a shot. I had to market myself.
To get the ball rolling, I sent out letters and VHS highlight tapes to 10 colleges that fit my requirements for both athletics and academics. I received one phone call from a Big 12 school who told me they’d love to have me, but thought I’d have a difficult time managing the harsh winters. I finally found the right opportunity for me at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, and ended up having a wonderful college experience.
But, finding a collegiate baseball opening was difficult because my efforts to market myself didn’t have the impact I thought they would. Coaches receive hundreds of VHS tapes, letters, and e-mails every year and don’t know what to do with them. They certainly don’t have the time or staff to review every one.
I asked myself how I could develop a system to take an old process and streamline it by creating technology efficiencies for both the student-athlete’s pursuit of college athletics and the coach’s efforts to find the right talent to make the team. Now the dream is a reality.
I believe Recruit U is the resource for student-athletes, parents of athletes, and recruiters to efficiently and cost-effectively generate mutually beneficial contact and interest. We want you to…
