I know it’s getting late in the school year, but I just wanted to let you know that it’s not too late to become a big time recruit and get a scholarship.

I know because I got my scholarship in the summer, and didn’t start my campaign until a few weeks before that.

I just didn’t have all the info I need to get recruited. I thought that if you performed well, they would come. Not so!

You have to do more than that unless you are a blue chip… and even then, you may not get recruited to the school you want to go to.

Get An Athletic Scholarship: Some quick steps that you should take

1. Make sure that your GPA and your SAT or ACT scores are qualifying.

2. Make sure that you register with the NCAA Clearinghouse.

3. Get your name out there…Blast It! Fill out athlete questionnaires and send out letters to colleges and universities that you are interested in and that you think may need an athlete like you.

This will get you started. It’s not too late to get recruited or to get an athletic scholarship. You can do this, but you have to get on it right now!

Do those 3 steps above. I don’t care what your coach has told you, but just because you performed well, the colleges aren’t necessarily going to beat down your door.

You have to understand that they have recruiting budgets and only so much time and resources. They need your help to find you.

Even if you didn’t get a shot to play or perform as much as you would have liked, you can still get on board and either get a scholarship in full or a partial.

Sometimes, you may have to take a partial to get your foot in the door, and get the rest of the money through the FAFSA program or through the school, then do your “thang” when you get there and get a full scholarship the next year.

This is a great time to get started, teams need players and they have to fill some spots. You just need to find the team and program that you like that also needs you.

To Your Success and Happiness,

Kenney

P.S. If you want a little more help, check out our resource for helping athletes get an athletic scholarship. We even have a specific section on getting recruited in crunch time.

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Here’s a secret:

If you want to be a top college basketball recruit you can’t sit back and “WAIT” for the letters to come in or for the phone to ring.

You’re an athlete!  Since when do we sit back and wait for anything?

Which is why I want to congratulate you on what you’re doing right now. You are taking the initiative to get recruited, to become a highly recruited athlete, and to get that scholarship.

Sports in high school are so fun…And the rewards of making it to play in college are…

…awesome! You’ll love college ball.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s grueling, but it’s soo sooo fun – Hard practices, traveling, great competition, and you still have to maintain good grades as a full-time student. It’s a challenge to say the least.

But there are a few activities that you must do to get recruited:

• You have to develop yourself into a solid athlete and basketball player.
• You have to keep a good GPA and pass your SAT or ACT test.
• You have to become eligible to play in the NCAA.
• You have to get recruited and accept an athletic scholarship.

This is a small sample of what it takes to play in college.

Did you know:

• There are 1,002,040 high school basketball players.
• But Only 30,624 NCAA basketball players.
• There are also 652 Division 1 Basketball Teams in the NCAA…
• 560 teams in Division II, and 817 teams in Division III basketball.
• And those basketball players are fighting for 9,126 scholarships in Division I and 5,600 basketball scholarships in Division II.

How will you stand out? By working hard to develop your skills as a great “baller”, by keeping up with your grades and becoming NCAA eligible, and by putting the recruiting secret to work for you.

To Your immediate and lasting college basketball recruiting success,

Kenney & Kim Edwards

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