Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

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Obxvol14 said:
Hey ya'll, I'm a long time reader of this board, but I just started posting because I had a cool story bro moment that I had to share with the basketball forum.


But, since I opened up and starting posting I had a question for the recruiting gurus here. My son is a sophomore and this past season he took over the starting QB job for his high school half way through the season. His team is not very good, a bunch of beach boys playing against some tough squads in Eastern North Carolina, but he settled in and made some plays for his squad. My question is: being from a school that is definitely not a football power how can he get noticed and in front of coaches if he did want to play in college? What steps should we be doing as a sophomore to give him exposure and make sure he is prepared to play at the next level? Any advice or info would be appreciated...
I am including his huddle highlights in case anyone is interested in checking them out.
Alex Bryson Hudl Sophomore Year
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We are in the same boat. My son is sophomore starter on his team, played varsity as a freshman. We just went to state title game, got our teeth kicked In unfortunately.
as for recruiting. Hudl is good for highlight reels. Twitter helps to get that video out. Tag everyone and anyone, it’s a numbers game.
The camps are going to be your best exposure. And don’t think just D1!! If your son, like mine, hasn’t been contacted by a d1 coach yet, pretty good chance he’s not going to be a d1 player. Again, we’re in same boat.
Look at d2/d3 camps as well and more importantly imo.
We signed up for NCSA. I’m on the fence about its worth tho. It has generated some interest, but not sure anything worthwhile that we could not have done on our own.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
No, just dreaming, 😆. Everything is so expensive with upkeep and slip fees. Just missing my old boat I sold last year. It was an express-cruiser.

Found a 22ft express cruiser. It just seems like 22' would be too small to do anything with. They say it's surprisingly roomy, really good for 2 people to spend a weekend on. I'm just having a hard time believing it'd be big enough to be comfortable and small/agile enough to pull a skier.
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You could be part of the Vol Navy with that thing!
 
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Know what, I can absolutely subscribe to the Kamal Hadden School of Smack Talk, which is to do it all the time no matter what
 
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Z06VolinWV said:
We are in the same boat. My son is sophomore starter on his team, played varsity as a freshman. We just went to state title game, got our teeth kicked In unfortunately.
as for recruiting. Hudl is good for highlight reels. Twitter helps to get that video out. Tag everyone and anyone, it’s a numbers game.
The camps are going to be your best exposure. And don’t think just D1!! If your son, like mine, hasn’t been contacted by a d1 coach yet, pretty good chance he’s not going to be a d1 player. Again, we’re in same boat.
Look at d2/d3 camps as well and more importantly imo.
We signed up for NCSA. I’m on the fence about its worth tho. It has generated some interest, but not sure anything worthwhile that we could not have done on our own.
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For smaller levels(non Div 1)…… they have recruit forms to fill out on the team website where you can also send your highlight videos.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Wow. I'll tell you something. After getting caught up on Leach and reading these stories about Fathers and Sons, I am moved to emotion. I need to get myself together before returning to work. I will say this. At times Dads are forgotten. Much is expected of them without receiving much of the praise. True Dads are critical to a society as witnessed in this thread. It is a huge advantage for a child to have both parents. It is a huge advantage for sons and daughters to have their parents during the complex moments of their adult lives. After you all sharing your stories, I want to commit myself to being a great Dad and not just a good one. I need to make some changes and your stories just inspired me to do so. Lost my Dad when I was 40. My kids were 11. I remember year 1 when I always started calling him only to remember he was gone. The anniversary of his death doesn't make me sad anymore. The days I am struggling with work or at home makes me wish I had him at the other end of the phone. He had a knack for giving me what I needed. Whether it was a kick in the butt or just the calming nature of his voice and arms. I am finding I suppress more as I get older. Need to remember the lessons Valvano spoke to us when riddled with cancer.

"Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think, you should spend some time in thought. And number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears. Could be happiness or joy, but think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."

Thank you all for moving me to tears today. I needed it. Alrighty then, time to wash my face and get back at it!
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Somebody definitely cutting some onions up in here.
 
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