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…
