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5 WORST Recruiting tips of ALL time

By Nate Dorton September 29, 2018 | college college football football football recruiting high school recruiting tips

Original Article by Fred Bastie, Playced.com USA TODAY High School Sports has a weekly column on the recruiting process. This isn’t about where just the top five-star athletes are headed but rather a guide to the process and the pitfalls for student-athletes nationwide from Fred Bastie, the owner and founder of...

8 Recruiting Strategies

By Nate Dorton September 10, 2018 | college college football football football recruiting high school recruiting

Original Article By Will Heckman-Mark via blogs.usafootball.com The second semester of a high school athlete’s junior year can be an extremely stressful time. The combination of social life, school, sports, extracurricular activities and the college application process all pull on a teenager’s life and can weigh down even the most...

What College Coaches Are Really Looking for in a Highlight Video

By Nate Dorton October 30, 2017 | college college football football football gloves high school highlights hudl phenom elite recruiting

Nebraska Director of Player Personnel Ryan Gunderson breaks down how to craft the best highlight videos - and some snags to avoid. Between managing his team, scouting opponents, performing video analysis and recruiting, a college coach’s schedule is generally jam-packed. With so little free time, something needs to be pretty special...

What does filling out an online questionnaire do?

By Nate Dorton September 09, 2017 | cavaliers college college football football football recruiting high school high school football ncaa online questionnaires recruit recruiting richland northeast tips university

#RecruitTips: What does filling out an online questionnaire do? Depending on if a coach sent you the link or not, filling out an online questionnaire is just an early step in the process. LINK: Before the Offer – 20 Signs a College Coach is Interested If a coach sent you the...

Donation to Red Springs High School Football

By Nate Dorton August 31, 2017 | donation football football gloves gloves high school phenom phenom elite red springs

Our CEO & Co-Founder Nathan Dorton traveled to Red Springs High School in North Carolina to assist and donate football gloves to the under funded Red Springs Football program. The players and coaches were extremely grateful. We are glad to be able to make an impact for this program! ...

Dabo: High school coaches changing football because of sport specialization

By Nate Dorton August 12, 2017 | clemson coaches dabo swinney football high school sport specialization

Dabo Swinney says high school coaches are the ones setting the pace for style of play across all levels of football, and it’s partly about keeping athletes from being consumed by other sports. It used to be that the professional levels of football would indirectly determine the style of play...