Coach Hope from EKU was at Campbellsville High School the other day. Shumari Bridgewater committed to Eastern Kentucky. Good Luck to this fine young man.

Coach Holcomb here at Breathitt doesnt fool around alot with recruiting. I was talking to Colby's dad at the last game and he told me that Holcomb hasnt even offered to help with it. I think the coach or coaches should help these kids out.

 

Can't agree with you more, If they are not willing to help these boys out they shouldn't be coaching. If someone has the abilities and the grades, they've for sure put in the time and deserve a little help.

Coach Hope from EKU was at Campbellsville High School the other day. Shumari Bridgewater committed to Eastern Kentucky. Good Luck to this fine young man.

 

So Shumari goes to Campbellsville. what's his position?

I think it a lot of responsibility falls to the coach. He needs to be making phone calls. Having assistants compile highlight tapes. Its all part of bettering young men, and preparing them for their future. Giving them a helping hand. If you were a college coach and were receiving 100's of calls a day about players, from their coaches. Who are you gonna go visit or see, or more likely to offer financial help too? The coaches who are making an effort for this kid, must mean he's a great kid, or the ones who have done nothing? You hear all the time, college coaches saying, "We didn't even know about this kid. I got a call from his HS coach one day, and we were very impressed with what we saw." or something along those lines.

I think it a lot of responsibility falls to the coach. He needs to be making phone calls. Having assistants compile highlight tapes. Its all part of bettering young men, and preparing them for their future. Giving them a helping hand. If you were a college coach and were receiving 100's of calls a day about players, from their coaches. Who are you gonna go visit or see, or more likely to offer financial help too? The coaches who are making an effort for this kid, must mean he's a great kid, or the ones who have done nothing? You hear all the time, college coaches saying, "We didn't even know about this kid. I got a call from his HS coach one day, and we were very impressed with what we saw." or something along those lines.

 

 

But if your son really wants to play at the next level, don't sit back and wait for the coach to do anything. It's your son's future, don't put that in the hands of anyone else.

This is something that I differ in opinion about with Coach Beatty. Coach Lampley was active in helping kids get scholly's.....Beatty doesn't at all, and it has to be done after the season. Which really hamstrings the "tweeners"

This is something that I differ in opinion about with Coach Beatty. Coach Lampley was active in helping kids get scholly's.....Beatty doesn't at all, and it has to be done after the season. Which really hamstrings the "tweeners"

I am most surprised. This philosophy greatly hinders some of his player's future of continuing football and possibly their education.

 

Any explanations?

Sandman, there's more to life than KY. If you want to go out of state to play ball at a non I-A (FBS) school, then you'll likely have to shop yourself around a bit. There's no reason for a college coach in PA to know a KY kid, even if he has the talent to play at that college's level, as there are a lot of kids that can, especially at the lower levels.

 

 

I'm pretty sure I didn't limit myself to Kentucky schools in the post you quoted.

 

And actually, I disagree with you. There is a REASON for schools in the PA or anywhere else to know if a kid can play in their program. It's called their job. :banana::banana:

Sandman, I didn't have the ability to play at a I-AA level, but I could have played DIII and I wanted strong academics. The best combination for that for me was the NESCAC league. They get 95% of their kids from New England. Given the fact that thousands upon thousands of kids who could play at that level athletically, and the fact that I wasn't living in a recruiting hotbead for them, it's impossible for them to know all the kids that could play for them, thus you have to put yourself in front of them. If, as a player, you sit back and think that everyone and their mother is going to want you, chances are you're going to be disappointed with the choices you have. You'll get a lot more out of the process if you market yourself.

 

I just looked at two strong academic schools that play I-AA football in PA. Only one kid from KY on either roster. I guess those guys don't do their job well.

If, as a player, you sit back and think that everyone and their mother is going to want you, chances are you're going to be disappointed with the choices you have. You'll get a lot more out of the process if you market yourself.

 

You are right, if you don't market yourself, or your son, then you are going to be disappointed. You have to market yourself, you have to contact the schools you want to attend, D1, D2, D3, and NAIA, and make an effort to be seen.

 

Many people say, "if you are good enough for college football, the coach will find you". This is just not true. You have to make yourself seen. I have seen many players who were decent football players who have parents who contacted colleges, get recruited. And I have seen many great athletes who had no one contact colleges for them, and go no where.

If a player has good grades and is a good player, they shouldnt have to do anything. The coaches should take the time to help these kids and get them into schools. They should atleast make a few phone calls around for the kids instead of doing nothing.

You are right, if you don't market yourself, or your son, then you are going to be disappointed. You have to market yourself, you have to contact the schools you want to attend, D1, D2, D3, and NAIA, and make an effort to be seen.

 

Many people say, "if you are good enough for college football, the coach will find you". This is just not true. You have to make yourself seen. I have seen many players who were decent football players who have parents who contacted colleges, get recruited. And I have seen many great athletes who had no one contact colleges for them, and go no where.

 

I used a combination of both for my son. I contacted a few schools during his junior year and they suggested the camps to go to over the summer. All three schools I contacted last year talked to us this year.

 

The coach has since put us in touch with 3 more schools. He will probably end up at one of the schools the coaches put us in touch with but right now he has about 4 realistic options to play next year.

 

It absolutely doesn't hurt to contact the school yourself. Usually (D1AA and lower) will have a way for recruits to contact on their webpage.

 

It was a lot easier than I thought. With the lower schools the one thing I did notice is the better the grades, the more interested they are.

I used a combination of both for my son. I contacted a few schools during his junior year and they suggested the camps to go to over the summer. All three schools I contacted last year talked to us this year.

Exactly, if you contact the schools they will be interested to find out if your player is what they are looking for. If you don't contact the school, they may not be aware of your player.

The coach has since put us in touch with 3 more schools. He will probably end up at one of the schools the coaches put us in touch with but right now he has about 4 realistic options to play next year.

Most high school coaches have contacts at certain schools from their playing days, or from coaches that have went to a school that they knew and then started coaching at a certain college. Almost every coach knows coaches at least a few colleges.

It absolutely doesn't hurt to contact the school yourself. Usually (D1AA and lower) will have a way for recruits to contact on their webpage.

Exactly, if you do nothing else for your son, then you should at least go to college web sites and fill out the recruiting questionnaire. It only takes a few minutes and makes the college aware of your son and of his interest.

It was a lot easier than I thought. With the lower schools the one thing I did notice is the better the grades, the more interested they are.

This is very true. I have spoken with quite a few college coaches about recruiting, D1, D2, D3, and NAIA. And what I have found with the non D1 schools is: they have very limited football scholarships, if any, available. So what they normally do is, if they have a player they want, they try to get as much academic money for that player as possible. There is much more academic money available then football money. So, the better grades and SAT scores a player has makes it more attractive to the college because they can save that football money for players who do not qualify for academic money. Even though it is academic money they are still getting it because of the football program. Your son may have a 3.2 GPA, that will not automatically get him an academic scholarship at every college, but if the football program wants him, then it might get him, say 80% academic scholarship, and 20% football scholarship. He gets his college money, he gets to play college football, and the football program save some football money for someone else.

I am most surprised. This philosophy greatly hinders some of his player's future of continuing football and possibly their education.

 

Any explanations?

His theory is playing football for the Trinity Family...that's tough to argue with, though I have my own opinions on what I would do.

Has anyone in No. Ky. Coach, booster or otherwise, ever seen UK's Chuck Smith in our area?