Are YOU on their recruiting board?

First off, HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I am THANKFUL that you read my blog ;)



As many student-athletes are ending their fall seasons, the recruiting process begins to pick up for many athletes. For example, official signing day for football players is February 4th, and I have a lot of parents wondering what to do now that the season is coming to a close. (For all official signing days go to: http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/nli )

One of the BEST things you can do as a student-athlete is find out from the coaches recruiting you where you are on their recruiting board. Every school uses a recruiting board to keep track of the athletes they are recruiting.

It basically works like a recruiting depth chart. Most schools will be recruiting several people at the same position, and they put you on their recruiting board in the depth chart number according to how they have scouted you amongst their top recruits. For example, if they are recruiting 5 QB's they will place the 5 QB's names in order from 1 - 5 as to where the QB falls in their scouting report. You can be their #1 QB recruit or you can be their #5 QB recruit (and obviously anywhere in between).

As a student-athlete you want to ask the coach, "Coach, where do you have me on your recruiting depth chart?" This will help you know how serious the school is about offering you a scholarship. Another example...if you are their number 4 QB recruit, and they plan on offering scholarships to 2 QB's, then you need to hope that 2 of their top 3 QB recruits take offers from other schools, or you need to find a school that has you as their #1 QB recruit. This is important so you can get an accurate idea of where you stand in the eyes of the coaching staff at each school recruiting you, and you can focus your energy on the schools that have the most interest in you.

If you have been sending information and video to college coaches, NOW is the time to find out where you are on their recruiting board...it will help you feel great about your decision on signing day!

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Thanks, and again HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Part 2 - Goal Setting

My last blog entry talked about the power of Goal Setting. I had a lot of people email me and say they hear a lot about goal setting, but they do not know where to start, or how to set a goal.

There is a great quote, "Yard by yard it is hard; inch by inch its a cinch." One of the best ways you can set goals it to set them for fairly short time frames i.e. 1 month, 3 months and/or 1 year.



Today, I want to share with you a SIMPLE goal setting formula that you can begin to use immediately! It is called the "SMART GOAL" formula. The acronym stands for:

S = Specific - Be sure the target of your goal is specific.

M = Measurable - Your goal must be able to be measured on a consistent basis.

A = Active - Be sure your goal is current and active.

R = Realistic - Allow your goal to STRETCH you, yet make it realistic.

T = Timed - Be sure your goal has a completion date or timeline.

This is a simple and powerful way to set your goals. Let me give you an example of how you can use this formula for your success. Let's say you want to get a 3.5 GPA in your second semester this year, and your second semester ends on May 29th, 2009. To write your SMART goal you will write:

As of May 29th, 2009, I now have a GPA of 3.5.

Simple, eh? That is how you write the goal, and now you will want to write it in a place that you can see it everyday. Every time you read your goal, be sure to visualize yourself ALREADY achieving it!

If you would like me to take a look at your goals, and make sure they are written most powerfully for you, please, email your goals to me at coachchris@coachchris.tv.