My guest is Katie Andersen, a former NCAA Division 1 Women's Soccer player at Duke University, who now advises student-athletes through her organization, College Fit OC. She's also the co-founder of The Student-Athlete Advisors, which focuses on educating and mentoring educational consultants who advise college-bound student-athletes.
Our conversation turned into a veritable crash course in college athletic recruiting. We get into, among other things:
- How a student can know if they can realistically play their sport at the college level
- When students should start their athletic recruiting process
- Can a college coach actually help a student get accepted to a university?
- How college-list building is different for student athletes
- Recent rule changes families should be aware of
- Tips for social media
- Tips for recruiting videos
- And lots more!
Play-by-play
- 0:00 - Intro / Who is Katie Anderson?
- 1:37 - Katie shares a little bit about her journey as a student athlete
- 4:29 - How can a student know if they can realistically play their sport at the college level?
- 9:00 - When should students start their athletic recruiting process?
- 12:45 - Should student athletes visit campus?
- 15:36 - How do students know if a coach is serious about recruiting them?
- 18:11 - How can students be proactive in their recruiting process?
- 21:30 - What influence do coaches have on the admissions process?
- 25:05 - What are coaches looking for in student athletes?
- 29:51 - How is building a college list different for student athletes?
- 35:50 - How do early decision applications impact the students' athletic recruiting journey?
- 39:03 - Are there any recent shifts in athletic recruitment that students should know?
- 42:18 - How can social media be used to help a student in the recruiting process?
- 47:04 - What are some tips for creating recruiting videos?
- 50:32 - What are some of the misconceptions that students and families have about this process?
- 52:46 - Advice to families who are considering hiring somebody to help them with this process?
- 54:46 - What resources are available for families throughout this process?
- 54:43 - Wrap-Up
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