How To Use This Blog

Hello future college athletes ! If this is your first time visiting this blog page, it may be a little overwhelming, but this post is designed to let you know what information is available to you here and exactly how to use it. This blog is perfect for anyone at ANY point within the recruiting …

It’s Time To Be Brave

  Athletes, this may not seem like a post about college recruiting, and it may not have some of the technical information you may be searching for. Although it may not seem like it, if you listen to what this post is telling you, you will find yourself becoming a better person and athlete, and …

Everything You Need to Know About Calling Coaches

  Calling College Coaches I want to skip ahead to this topic for two reasons. The first is that after reviewing many of the survey responses, calling coaches was one of the topics that people wish they could have had more help with. The second is it is almost that time for many sports where …

Being GREAT is a CHOICE

  After the first few days here at Pepperdine, we were told by our coaches to choose a word that would be a reminder of our goals and what we want to accomplish on and off the field. To be the one word that would change our lives this year. We were given three questions …

Expanding Horizons!

Starting this month and upcoming summer Making The Team will be looking to expand its content and reach to the athletic community by adding authors and improving the website itself.   Instead of just one author and one post a week , Making The Team will be adding multiple new athletes to the writing side of …

Emailing Coaches

Not everyone will call coaches (even thought they should), but if you intend to be recruited, you HAVE to email coaches. This is the most basic form of communication and marketing when it comes to the recruiting process and it is essential that you know how to correctly and professionally do so. If you can …

How to Start the Recruiting Process as a Swimmer

    If you haven’t noticed, swimming is a rather unique sport when compared to most other high school or collegiate athletics. So therefore, the recruiting process is slightly different.   For one thing, the coaches don’t necessarily have to travel around the country to watch you swim, because your times can speak for themselves. …

Mike Saffel/Bowen Blake on MARKETING YOURSELF

  Two leaders on the field, and in the classroom take the time to answer some questions on the recruiting process for football. Keep an eye out for the crucial information on how to use social media to your advantage, and setting yourself apart. Athletes, enjoy!   Congratulations on a successful senior year of football! …

How One Girl is Going From a JC to a 4 year

  Name: Jessica Kron   Age: 17   Year: Freshman in Junior College   Team:  I'm playing with saddleback college. However for the off season I am playing with Pateodores Academy To start us off, can you explain why you decided to attend a JC in the first place? I decided to go to a …

Mentality and Attitude: Their Importance and How Far They Will Take You

This advice is not just for athletes, but for anyone. This post is not just about sports, it's about LIFE! This is by far one of my favorite posts so far on this blog, and I ask you all to take the time to read it because you WILL be inspired !

Athlete Survey: College Recruitment Process Assessment

I want to gauge what you need the most help with in order to create a resource that will be most useful to you. Linked below is a survey in order to assess your knowledge/experience of the recruitment process. Please take this survey and share with your teammates for the best results! CLICK HERE TO …