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Interview 277: Jennifer Gershberg - How to excel while in collegeInterview 276: Tips for Athletes who want to play in college
- Katie Anderson gives us the history of the Student-Athlete Advisors, and she shares her bio, and she shares her soccer background
- Joe Slater gives his bio, and he shares his baseball background
- Amy Bryant gives her bio, and she gives her tennis and soccer background
- Reid Meyer gives his background, and he shares his baseball background
- Katie shares how Student-Athlete Advisors work and what they do
- Reid shares some of the most recent changes that have occurred in the last five years when it comes to recruiting
- Joe talks about the reallocation of scholarships that has changed recruiting
- Katie talks about some of the differences between Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, and NAIA, and Joe adds some additional insights
- Amy talks about the myth that division 3 is a lower level of athletics than D-1 or D-2 and she also talks about the difference between division 3 schools who give academic merit to attract students versus the ones who give no merit based and she points out the similarities between some academically elite D-1 conferences and Katie adds some more insights and she shares an outstanding recommended resource
- Reid talks about how the testing requirements have changed for the eligibility center, and he talks about the National Letter of Intent, which is now managed by the colleges, and Joe adds some additional insights
- Amy and Katie talk about how having a good test score can still be helpful in the recruiting process
- Amy discusses how a player can find out the level that they can play at
- Joe talks about how much you can learn from studying the rosters of the students
- Reid talks about the best way to reach out to colleges once you know you are interested in them
- Reid talks about the importance of video and the importance of having an effective call to action in your outreach
- Katie talks about using social media to reach out, and she talks about how to tell if a coach is serious about you
- Katie talks about the importance of follow-up
- Joe talks about which coaches you should read about
- Joe gives his view on athletic resumes
- Amy talks about what she wants in a coach’s recommendation letter, and when she wants to receive this
- Joe talks about how essential it is to send customized letters to each college, but how you have to be creative
- Joe talks about how ID camps can be extremely useful or a total waste of time, and he gives some of the best advice for a student-athlete on how to know if a camp is a waste of your time. Friends, I have asked a lot of experts this question, and Joe’s answer is the best one I have ever heard
- Amy talks about how important it is to start with a great targeted list
- Amy talks about whether she liked it as a coach when a student asked her, ” Where am I on your recruitment priority list?
- Amy talks about how you have to translate the coach’s speech.
- Reid talks about how parents who are overinvolved hurt their kids in recruiting
- Katie shares some areas for parents to be involved
- Nemanja, I will send edits for this later, it is more complicated as there are several QFL from Speakpike I have to insert
- Our four experts answer three questions that one listener sent in via Speakpike
- We talk about NIL and college athletics
- We discuss the difference between the timed sports and the observation sports
- Katie lets you know about some of the resources that Student Athlete Advisors has available and how you can partner with Student-Athlete Advisors, as a college counselor or as a student or parent
