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There are thousands of high-school football players that are interested in playing football on a college level, yet very few of them know what’s important in getting recruited for college football. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the recruitment process and what’s important, and knowing what the misconceptions are (so that you can avoid them) can give you a huge advantage. Here are the 3 biggest myths that hold most young football players back. Don’t let them hold you back from your dreams.

The first myth is that the college football recruitment process begins while you’re still in high-school and sending highlight reels to coaches. The truth is, the recruitment process actually begins long before this point. Getting recruited for college football can start as early as the seventh grade, and let me explain why. Even though in high-school, coaches may not be allowed to contact players regarding recruitment, you’re still allowed to contact them. You can call text or email coaches whenever you want. This is a great add-on to going to summer camps held at the colleges. It’s never too early to start getting in contact with coaches about your future in college football.

The second myth is that it’s your coaches job to get you recruited or get you a scholarship to play college football. The truth is, although coaches can be your biggest asset, and a tremendous help in getting recruited by the college of your choice to play football, ultimately it’s up to you to find a way to get recruited. Coaches have a lot of athletes to worry about amongst their other responsibilities, and therefore may not be able to give you enough individual attention. You have to be willing to take on that responsibility – especially in the case that you have a coach who is simply unwilling to help you get recruited for college football. Use the help of your coach whenever you can, but in the end, you’re the one that needs to come up with the plan and put in the effort.

Myth Number Three is “having a good highlight video and combined numbers will be enough to get recruited to play college football”. Every year, extremely talented high-school football players make this mistake, and are surprised when they don’t get recruited by the college of their choice. While your highlight tape and combined numbers are very important, you can’t rely on them completely. So what else do you need to get recruited? Two of the things coaches are looking for the most are a positive attitude and an outstanding work ethic. In fact, if you can prove to a coach that you’re a hard worker with a great attitude, sometimes it can be even more important than your highlights or numbers. I’ve even met players who got recruited to play college football without ever playing football in high-school based on their attitude and work ethic alone.

Now that you’ve learned the three biggest myths that hold the majority of high-school football players back in the college football recruitment process, you’ll be able to avoid the roadblocks that effect your competition. By staying focused on the important factors such as working hard and taking responsibility, you’ll be able to pass up your competition and increase your chances of being recruited to play football for the college of your choice. Now get out there and show those coaches who you are and what you can do!

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