What are The Best College Recruiting Apps

[jt7663]

What are the best Apps / Websites to use for recruiting purposes.
Ryzer
Fieldlevel
NCSA

 

[Passion4theGame]

Best recruiting advice I can give you for a team or individuals would be EMAIL, Phone calls, Zoom calls, and go to camps that your interested in.

We have 12 athletes and 8 committed. 1 other has an offer and other visits set up. 2 others have several schools they are working with. Several signing their NLI this week.

Our girls did not get anything from those "recruiting websites".

It's as simple as writing personal emails to coaches and creating buzz about yourself.

We focused with our Athletes Academics first. Do you want to Practice only for a few years while earning a degree or do you want to practice & play while earning your degree?

I feel too many people get caught up in D1 this and that. Thats not what its about. Find the right school that has your major and make sure you LOVE the campus. Then look at softball.

I had 1 Athlete that had a complete full ride Everything paid along with 6 other offers and she decided to go to a D3 program no athletic money. She made the decision based on campus and Academics.


At the end of the day College softball is college softball.

 

[Passion4theGame]

If coaches play the right schedule and the Athletes do their part in emailing coaches, phone calls, camps, zoom clls, & visits everything will fall into place.

You have to go get it. Its not going to just come to you. Small percentage of Athletes get to become College Athletes.

 

[Passion4theGame]

Only 7% of Athletes get to play College Sports.

ONLY 2% get Athletic Scholarship money.

Think about that!
I believe most Coaches in Ohio do a pretty good job of helping their Athletes get recruited. Great Organizations help out alot too, such as Ohio Outlaws, Ohio Hawks, Cincy Doom, Lasers, Team Ohio, & Ohio Stingrays.
No offense to any other organzations out there but if your daughter wants to play college ball I suggest get with a top organization with a solid track record and plays top events/ competition and then get to work on all the other stuff.

 

[LineDrive1434]

So if you spend anytime on OFC you know good ole Jeff loves to give his opinion on stuff. Lord knows he spends more time on this website than a bear spends in the woods but other opinions might be helpful, hence this reply to the actual question.

Prephero might be the best one I have seen in the last 20 years. Are there other good recruiting sites yes but this one is simple, inexpensive and very effective. The data for all the college softball programs at every level is in their database along with the contact information for each coach (and assistant in many cases) as well as important criteria about the school itself (division, enrollment, location etc. etc. etc. including the schools mascot). It allows you to execute a "recruiting" session multiple times in which a custom email is built with specific information about the athlete. It allows the coach to see videos, see schedules, grades, personality profiles, etc etc. In turn they reach out to only those where a need is identified (thus not wasting ANY time for either the athlete or the coach) and a conversation ensues.

The last time I helped a young lady with this site she sent out over 175 emails in 60 days during July and August, had multiple interactions with coaches who in turn came out to watch her and ended up with 5 offers to visit campuses solo. All visits concluded with offers. The fit was recognized immediately (in terms of talent) because you list arm speed, foot speed, hitting, height and weight, positions, etc. etc. etc. This helps the family understand where their daughter truly fits in terms of the types of schools that she can actually compete at. Not pipe dreams of D1 unless that's where they fit.

Here is the MOST important part. This site allows the recruit to touch base in less than an hour with tons of schools, not one email after another killing enormous amounts of time writing to schools who do not have a need. I have used this site or recommended it to 30 or more families. 19 of them got offers with the RIGHT school and NONE of them attended a single camp. Camps are okay but the time and expense and group herd stuff isn't worth it. School that has a need at the right level of competition (the offers tell you where you kid is at) without wasting hoards of time = happy player and family.

Or you can follow the work outlined by Jeff above and really get frustrated. I am sure his way has had some success but easier, faster and more effective is my choice. $10 a month for 3 or 4 months. Is that worth it. You decide

https://prephero.com

 

[Passion4theGame]

So if you spend anytime on OFC you know good ole Jeff loves to give his opinion on stuff. Lord knows he spends more time on this website than a bear spends in the woods but other opinions might be helpful, hence this reply to the actual question.

Prephero might be the best one I have seen in the last 20 years. Are there other good recruiting sites yes but this one is simple, inexpensive and very effective. The data for all the college softball programs at every level is in their database along with the contact information for each coach (and assistant in many cases) as well as important criteria about the school itself (division, enrollment, location etc. etc. etc. including the schools mascot). It allows you to execute a "recruiting" session multiple times in which a custom email is built with specific information about the athlete. It allows the coach to see videos, see schedules, grades, personality profiles, etc etc. In turn they reach out to only those where a need is identified (thus not wasting ANY time for either the athlete or the coach) and a conversation ensues.

The last time I helped a young lady with this site she sent out over 175 emails in 60 days during July and August, had multiple interactions with coaches who in turn came out to watch her and ended up with 5 offers to visit campuses solo. All visits concluded with offers. The fit was recognized immediately (in terms of talent) because you list arm speed, foot speed, hitting, height and weight, positions, etc. etc. etc. This helps the family understand where their daughter truly fits in terms of the types of schools that she can actually compete at. Not pipe dreams of D1 unless that's where they fit.

Here is the MOST important part. This site allows the recruit to touch base in less than an hour with tons of schools, not one email after another killing enormous amounts of time writing to schools who do not have a need. I have used this site or recommended it to 30 or more families. 19 of them got offers with the RIGHT school and NONE of them attended a single camp. Camps are okay but the time and expense and group herd stuff isn't worth it. School that has a need at the right level of competition (the offers tell you where you kid is at) without wasting hoards of time = happy player and family.

Or you can follow the work outlined by Jeff above and really get frustrated. I am sure his way has had some success but easier, faster and more effective is my choice. $10 a month for 3 or 4 months. Is that worth it. You decide

https://prephero.com

Either way works.
You can achieve the same thing with out paying those recruiting sites. Not saying they are bad or good just saying we chose our way and its more personable and works for us. Personally I like what Prephero and college bound jocks. Those are 2 very solid websites but I know they are not needed. Alot of Athletes not just ours prove that every year.

Now next year I will be going back down to 16u & I may have my team use one of the 2 websites I listed above for extra help.

It only gets frustrating if you allow it to get frustrating. If you trust the process and work the process its actually a fun exciting process.

Alot of these college coaches out there want to know the person. They can see the skills on the field and in videos. They want to meet the humanbeing and see that they are getting a great person.

At the end of the day you either put in 110% and want it or you dont. You can't half ass this.

 

[Xrayaries]

I'm not a fan of paying fees for something minimal effort can achieve.

Emails and camps to schools that fit academically has and will always be the best way to get recruited. I can tell you a free profile does not hurt. You can include videos and just about any information you want. I know from personal experience emails to coaches from a recruiting website just get deleted. Unless you are personalizing the email with information or questions specific to the school very few make it to the coach. This has been said hundreds of times to me in face to face meetings and phone conversations.

Do recruiting services work? Yes of coarse they do or there would be no market for them. It's is up to you to decide if you want to be less hands on. I know I enjoyed the time with my daughter and sons researching schools, contacting and communicating with coaches. The excitement on their face when they get that first phone call is priceless. We were very successful with recruiting we had coaches at every tournament for a B level team. Including DI, and DII schools. My daughter had multiple offers from DIII to DI. She selected a DIII school because she didn't want to take 6 years to graduate. Plus most DI and DII schools told her she would not be able to focus on the degree she wanted to pursue.

If the athlete you are getting recruited has a career path you need to ask the hard questions. What academic limitations will there be?

 

[Passion4theGame]

I'm not a fan of paying fees for something minimal effort can achieve.

Emails and camps to schools that fit academically has and will always be the best way to get recruited. I can tell you a free profile does not hurt. You can include videos and just about any information you want. I know from personal experience emails to coaches from a recruiting website just get deleted. Unless you are personalizing the email with information or questions specific to the school very few make it to the coach. This has been said hundreds of times to me in face to face meetings and phone conversations.

Do recruiting services work? Yes of coarse they do or there would be no market for them. It's is up to you to decide if you want to be less hands on. I know I enjoyed the time with my daughter and sons researching schools, contacting and communicating with coaches. The excitement on their face when they get that first phone call is priceless. We were very successful with recruiting we had coaches at every tournament for a B level team. Including DI, and DII schools. My daughter had multiple offers from DIII to DI. She selected a DIII school because she didn't want to take 6 years to graduate. Plus most DI and DII schools told her she would not be able to focus on the degree she wanted to pursue.

If the athlete you are getting recruited has a career path you need to ask the hard questions. What academic limitations will there be?

I AGREE 100% ACADEMICS FIRST!!! That is how we selected schools for our Athletes. Once they have their major picked then select schools based on that.

 

[Doom Leader]

Jeff is 100% right!!!

 

[Xrayaries]

 

[tomasgreenro]

I'm not a fan of paying fees for something minimal effort can achieve.

Emails and camps to schools that fit academically has and will always be the best way to get recruited. I can tell you a free profile does not hurt. You can include videos and just about any information you want. I know from personal experience emails to coaches from a recruiting website just get deleted. Unless you are personalizing the email with information or questions specific to the school very few make it to the coach. This has been said hundreds of times to me in face to face meetings and phone conversations.

Do recruiting services work? Yes of coarse they do or there would be no market for them. It's is up to you to decide if you want to be less hands on. I know I enjoyed the time with my daughter and sons researching schools, contacting and communicating with coaches. The excitement on their face when they get that first phone call is priceless. We were very successful with recruiting we had coaches at every tournament for a B level team. Including DI, and DII schools. My daughter had multiple offers from DIII to DI. She selected a DIII school because she didn't want to take 6 years to graduate. Plus most DI and DII schools told her she would not be able to focus on the degree she wanted to pursue.

If the athlete you are getting recruited has a career path you need to ask the hard questions. What academic limitations will there be?

There are many college recruiting apps that help simplify the process of applying to and finding schools. One of the most popular apps is the Common App, which allows students to apply to more than 900 institutions. I also found a place where I ask to write my research paper, if you want you can look here for more information. Also another good option is BigFuture from College Board, which helps students and parents find colleges that match their interests and qualifications. Overall, choosing a college recruiting app depends on individual needs and preferences.

for me it is Fieldlevel

 

[jt7663]

It can be accomplished with minimal cost. We just finished the process with close to a full ride. We used alot of the Free tools by posting YouTube Videos using Twitter & Taking advantage of the Free Levels of FieldLevel, National Prospects ID, SportsRecruits & Ryzer. Yes we spent a few $$ on NCSA but would not recommend as I think we would of accomplished same result without NCSA. The #! thing we did was POST VIDEOS & Lots of Emails. The Large Camps are not as effective as Finding the School that interest you & attend the individual School Camps if offered. The Large Camps do not normally give you as much 1:1 time with the coaches. Plus you can combine with a Campus visit.