COLLEGE RECRUITING HELP PAGE

TO ALL SENIOR WILDCATS FROM WEBMASTER DAVE:

Any Senior wishing copies of game film for the 2007 and 2008 season can obtain them from Dave Snead. To get an entire set or to request specific games please provide blank DVD-R or DVD+R media, one each for the games requested. Place the blanks in an envelope with your name and the games requested. NO VERBAL REQUESTS will be accepted. Put your name, jersey number, date of request and list of games requested on the outside of the envelope along with one blank DVD for each game in the envelope and give this to me ONLY. Don’t hand it to a coach or Sean and tell them to get it to me. I will be available after practice Tuesday through Thursday every week or anytime you see me which is a lot.

Please remember that these games are copyright protected and not to be shared with anyone outside our team. They are for your use only for distribution to college recruiters.

If any of you need help developing a highlight video please let me know. If enough players want help developing their own videos I will set a time to meet with all interested players to teach you how to do it. Highlight videos are VERY easy to put together, just time consuming. I will walk each of you through the process and help you as I can.

In addition we are offering each player their own unique website for use in the college recruiting process. You can develop a single page website with your football resume including photos and video clip as well as personal information and anything you feel would be of interest to the college you are trying to play for. I will develop a standard player template and put the page together for you. All you will need to do is provide me with content. An example of this will be available soon. You would get your own website with unique URL and email address. You will be able to administer your email account online since the address will be web based. We can also have any email coming into that account forwarded to your normal address to alert you to contact immediately. You could direct recruiter’s to this site which would have the address... http://yourname.mtsihsfootball.com

Please let me know if you are interested in your own site. And don’t forget to clean up any “MySpace” type sites that you have online. If you are trying to get recruited I can guarantee you that Coaches are running searches for your name online. If you don’t want your parents to see it then I can assure you that you don’t want a coach to either. Time to clean up your act! The world is watching. Good luck.

PS...I will be accepting game film requests from Sophomore and Junior players at the end of the season. The website offer will be made available to Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors at that time too. Nobody will be left out, I just don’t have the time for 100 player requests during this season.

Dave

ADDITIONAL RECRUITING HELP SECTION

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE NCAA CLEARING HOUSE - COLLEGE SPORTS RECRUITING

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the governing body of just about all College Sport. Your first step towards an Athletic Scholarship is registering with the NCAA Clearinghouse.

Student-Athletes who want to compete at Collegiate level must lodge a form with the NCAA clearinghouse. This can all be done online. You must register and you must qualify, if you don't you will not be eligible to play or practice during your college freshman year. Any MSHS Student can Email me for free advice on how to register. Registration with the NCAA clearinghouse is a one-time fee of $50 US.

The link to NCAA Clearinghouse has certificate errors right now so I won't supply the link until its fixed. Until that happens you can get important information by following this link to the main NCAA Eligibility and Recruiting page.

You can also start filling out the standard forms posted at the college website indicating that you have an interest in playing football for their program. This form invites requests for DVD highlights and unedited game film. The links have been posted at the bottom of the website for almost a year but I will list them again on this page. These are the major conferences on the west coast. A complete list is available through the NCAA website.

NCAA Division I, II III Football

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Additional forms and information to help you with the recruiting process:

	Football Rule Differences Between High School and NCAA
	NCAA Division One Football Recruiting Process
	NCAA Division One Recruiting Guide
	NCAA Division Three Recruiting Guide
	NCAA Division Two Recruiting Guide
	NCAA List of Approved High School Core Courses
	Questions You Should Ask Recruiters

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