Everything You Need to Know About College Sports Recruiting: A Guide for Players and Parents [Paperback]

Jim Walsh (Author), Richard Trubo (Author), Thomas Beckett (Introduction)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0836221842 | ISBN-13: 978-0836221848 | Publication Date: January 1997

Provides a look at both the written and unwritten rules that govern the world of college sports recruiting while advising young audiences how one should work to prepare for the transition from high-school to college athletics. Original.

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This pragmatic title aims to help high school student athletes and their parents find their way through the confusing college athletic recruiting process. Emphasis is placed on improving the student's academic and athletic performance and on making college recruiters take notice. The book goes through the steps of writing to coaches, attending sports camps, making phone contacts, entertaining a home visit, and being invited for a campus visit. Walsh has been involved in the college sports arena in many capacities. He has been a college and pro athlete, a college coach, a recruiter, and now a prospective athlete's parent while running a successful consulting business in this field. Other than including too many plugs for that business here, his book offers a unique and valuable resource for school and public libraries.?John Maxymuk, Rutgers Univ. Lib., Camden, N.J.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836221842
• ISBN-13: 978-0836221848
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,781,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough presentation of high school sports recruiting, March 15, 1999

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This review is from: Everything You Need to Know About College Sports Recruiting: A Guide for Players and Parents (Paperback)

"Everything you need to know about college sports recruiting" is a very thorough presentation of the college sports recruiting process. The chapters are ordered in a logical and easy-to-read format.The pages are filled with invaluable information to help the prospective recruit make sense in an often tumultuous process. However, this book is not just a descriptive analysis of the reruiting process. The author, Jim Walsh, shows the importance of planning the whole recruiting experience. The author challenges the reader to set goals, and to realistically evaluate these goals. Co-inciding with this, Walsh offers many insights into what standards coaches at various colleges use to determine a successful recruit. Another major appeal of the book is the emphasis Walsh places on academic performance relating to the recruiting process.The author shows that academic performance will likely be a determining factor in the quality of the school that is attained.In fact,Jim Walsh shows that strong academic performance will open many doors not otherwise possible with mediocre athletic performance. Emphatically, the author embraces the "student-athlete" philosophy. The "student-athlete" philosophy make this book an ideal purchase for both the prospective high school recruit and the parents of the prospect!Additionally, the book offers a number of insights for parents to be aware of during the sports recruiting process. Finally, the author does an excellent job in

matching a player's talent with a particular school program. He encourages readers not to overlook the Division two and three schools, offering a number of personal stories of players who went on to have successful professional careers. This is a comprehensive book that offers many insights for the prospective college sports recruit.It is highly recommended for the prospective high school recruit and to the parents of the recruit.

1.0 out of 5 stars where's the book, May 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything You Need to Know About College Sports Recruiting: A Guide for Players and Parents (Paperback)

This book is about 70 pages of recruiting information and 125 pages of addresses and phone numbers of schools. Given the fact that 25 pages are made available with the "look inside" feature, you can read 1/3 of the book online and get the names, phone numbers, and addresses of schools using the web or at the library.

The book provided some decent information at best, but when I got to page 80? and realized the book was over, I didn't feel very good and I certainly didnt need 125+ pages of addresses of schools I have no need to call or no desire to call..