Has anyone ever heard of the Blue Chip Football Academy? If so, please provide some feedback please.

Has anyone ever heard of the Blue Chip Football Academy? If so, please provide some feedback please.

 

Like any other camp, only longer and costs more. Good exposure with the schools that attend. Depends if any of the schools interest the kid that is attending. Might make more sense to just attend the schools of interest one day camp. Depends on the kid. Also, some of the larger schools 1 day camps invite the other coaches as well. BE SELECTIVE. One piece of advice- If the kid is not a blue chip D-1 recruit, I would stay away from the larger D-1 one day camps, ie. Northwestern's Camp, etc. They will get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend you attend a very specific, targeted, group of camps where, realistically, the kid can play. Once registered, reach out to the coach's and let them know the kid will be there. Include the highlight video and some key stats along with his actual measurable's (I say actual, because they will be measuring upon arrival). Otherwise, you are waisting your time and money. If, for example, there are 6-8 schools at this Blue Chip Academy camp that the kid is truly interested in and you realistically believe that the kid can play at those schools level, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, go to the schools 1 day camp. Hope that helps.

Like any other camp, only longer and costs more. Good exposure with the schools that attend. Depends if any of the schools interest the kid that is attending. Might make more sense to just attend the schools of interest one day camp. Depends on the kid. Also, some of the larger schools 1 day camps invite the other coaches as well. BE SELECTIVE. One piece of advice- If the kid is not a blue chip D-1 recruit, I would stay away from the larger D-1 one day camps, ie. Northwestern's Camp, etc. They will get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend you attend a very specific, targeted, group of camps where, realistically, the kid can play. Once registered, reach out to the coach's and let them know the kid will be there. Include the highlight video and some key stats along with his actual measurable's (I say actual, because they will be measuring upon arrival). Otherwise, you are waisting your time and money. If, for example, there are 6-8 schools at this Blue Chip Academy camp that the kid is truly interested in and you realistically believe that the kid can play at those schools level, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, go to the schools 1 day camp. Hope that helps.

 

Very good advice. Don't tell them your 6'4 230. And your 6'1 200. They will take your shoes off height weight vert. 40 yard time. I would visit camps that you get a personal invite to via email. Better yet a phone call from the coach. Let them know you are coming.

Like any other camp, only longer and costs more. Good exposure with the schools that attend. Depends if any of the schools interest the kid that is attending. Might make more sense to just attend the schools of interest one day camp. Depends on the kid. Also, some of the larger schools 1 day camps invite the other coaches as well. BE SELECTIVE. One piece of advice- If the kid is not a blue chip D-1 recruit, I would stay away from the larger D-1 one day camps, ie. Northwestern's Camp, etc. They will get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend you attend a very specific, targeted, group of camps where, realistically, the kid can play. Once registered, reach out to the coach's and let them know the kid will be there. Include the highlight video and some key stats along with his actual measurable's (I say actual, because they will be measuring upon arrival). Otherwise, you are waisting your time and money. If, for example, there are 6-8 schools at this Blue Chip Academy camp that the kid is truly interested in and you realistically believe that the kid can play at those schools level, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, go to the schools 1 day camp. Hope that helps.

 

VERY well-stated. Don't think there's one point in here I'd disagree with (we had a kid attend this camp last year).

Like any other camp, only longer and costs more. Good exposure with the schools that attend. Depends if any of the schools interest the kid that is attending. Might make more sense to just attend the schools of interest one day camp. Depends on the kid. Also, some of the larger schools 1 day camps invite the other coaches as well. BE SELECTIVE. One piece of advice- If the kid is not a blue chip D-1 recruit, I would stay away from the larger D-1 one day camps, ie. Northwestern's Camp, etc. They will get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend you attend a very specific, targeted, group of camps where, realistically, the kid can play. Once registered, reach out to the coach's and let them know the kid will be there. Include the highlight video and some key stats along with his actual measurable's (I say actual, because they will be measuring upon arrival). Otherwise, you are waisting your time and money. If, for example, there are 6-8 schools at this Blue Chip Academy camp that the kid is truly interested in and you realistically believe that the kid can play at those schools level, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, go to the schools 1 day camp. Hope that helps.

 

JOAT's kid is definately a D1 kicking prospect..

JOAT's kid is definately a D1 kicking prospect..

 

Is that what his kid wants to do in college? Kick? I agree...The kid has a huge leg. Not sure that this is his ultimate goal however.

Like any other camp, only longer and costs more. Good exposure with the schools that attend. Depends if any of the schools interest the kid that is attending. Might make more sense to just attend the schools of interest one day camp. Depends on the kid. Also, some of the larger schools 1 day camps invite the other coaches as well. BE SELECTIVE. One piece of advice- If the kid is not a blue chip D-1 recruit, I would stay away from the larger D-1 one day camps, ie. Northwestern's Camp, etc. They will get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend you attend a very specific, targeted, group of camps where, realistically, the kid can play. Once registered, reach out to the coach's and let them know the kid will be there. Include the highlight video and some key stats along with his actual measurable's (I say actual, because they will be measuring upon arrival). Otherwise, you are waisting your time and money. If, for example, there are 6-8 schools at this Blue Chip Academy camp that the kid is truly interested in and you realistically believe that the kid can play at those schools level, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, go to the schools 1 day camp. Hope that helps.

 

Ok, I'm going to be the unpopular dissenter. I cannot speak to the recruiting of specialists, but I can speak to OL recruiting. I follow the recruiting services very closely on twitter (rivals, 24/7 etc) and I can tell you that MAC schools as well as KY and Louisville already have 3 - 5 verbal OL commitments for their 2015 class, with typically only 5 scholarships to offer ( at this position). At this point, IMO, d1-A recruiting is about identifying fall back recruits that they have on the board in case one or more of their commits flips.

 

Knowing how many scholarships are still available at a position is something to consider before investing in the travel and expense of a camp. We just crossed Toledo off of our list because they just received their 4th OL commitment last week. The same is true at Ball State. Why show up at a camp where only one program is watching you and they only have 1 scholarship left , and they probably have 5 offers out on it?

 

Also, if you are class of 2015 and have no offers on the table, you HAVE to start considering lower levels of football. It is way more efficient to have 10 programs watching you than one. It is entirely up to the kid to perform in such a way that you get their attention, regardless of how many are attending.

Why show up at a camp where only one program is watching you...

Great point. Here are the 'big-school camps' close to here that are known to have multiple colleges at various levels present:

* Cincinnati

* Northwestern (careful, it's a HUGE camp...you'd better stand out amongst 400 kids)

* Ohio State (also HUGE...but I had a totally unknown kid--6'4 TE/FS--leave w/ 2 MAC offers)

* Illinois (less than 1/2 of N'western & OSU, but over 25 other colleges there to evaluate--I take 20 of our Jr/Sr's there each year)

* Vanderbilt (new staff there may change things, but in past you'll get many 1AAs, D2s, and Ivy's)

* EKU "Down and Dirty" (it's a Lineman/LB camp over a couple of days; padded. Usually several different small college coaches there to work the drills though in addition to the EKU guys)

 

Also, if you are class of 2015 and have no offers on the table, you HAVE to start considering lower levels of football. It is way more efficient to have 10 programs watching you than one. It is entirely up to the kid to perform in such a way that you get their attention, regardless of how many are attending.

 

This is SO true. Kids and parents usually don't realize it, but of all HS seniors playing football this year (310,000) only about 4,000 will receive a 'full-ride.' That's only 1.3% of all football-playing HS seniors.

 

Sadly, both kids AND their parents often think they are in that 'special' 1.3%. That group is usually NOT special b/c of their football-playing ability. My experience tells me getting a full-ride almost always comes down to 2 factors FIRST: Height and Speed and THEN they factor in what you've done in HS.

 

So, guess what Div2, NAIA, and D3 are made up of: 100% of them are GOOD football players and almost all of them are 'lacking' an inch or two of height, and a tenth of a second or two on a 40yd dash.

 

(Or...sadly, they had the ability, but their coach didn't promote them or encourage them to get seen in person by colleges at their camps. Personally, I'd say if a HS coach tells you "that's not my job," RUN to another school.)

Thanks for the info guys. Not totally sure where they received his name or if they just send them out to everybody. The one day camps certainly seem to be a better idea. He is in the class of 2016 and we are just kind of beginning this process.