Recruiting 2014 TUCKER RECRUITING. INTRO TO RECRUITING SITES The phenomenon that is known as college recruiting is nothing new. To diehard fans, the idea

Recruiting

2014 TUCKER RECRUITING

INTRO TO RECRUITING SITES

The phenomenon that is known as college recruiting is nothing new. To diehard fans, the idea of known who the next “program changer” was and where he would be attend college has been a topic of hot debate for years. Magazines such a Parade All-Americans and newspapers like the USA Today tracked this stud athletes from the beginning of their high school days to National Signing Day, the glorified culmination of years of recruiting bottled up into a day of joy (and sometimes tears) as these prospects sign their Letters of Intent and choose their destination for the next 4 years…


…around 2001, this insatiable thirst for following the recruitment of players to on a whole new form as a company known as Rivals took over the industry by not only providing online and up to date information on recruits, but organizing and ranking them nationally based off of performances at camps as well as film, and live evaluations.

Today, recruiting sites are a mega million dollar operation that provides prospects, colleges and the not so casual viewer with insight into the national recruiting landscape…


…as a result, it is imperative you (the parent) and your child (the prospect) are knowledgeable as to the various recruiting websites out there, the differences between them, how colleges obtain and use this information, and what recruiting sites can do for you.

WHAT CAN RECRUITING SITES DO FOR YOU?

Good question!

Similar to the great philosophical debate about which came first: the chicken or the egg???

ANSWER: it depends

WHAT CAN RECRUITING SITES DO FOR YOU?

PROS Can track other players at

your position or in your state

Can receive info about upcoming camps and events

Creates competition Helps colleges learn

more about you

CONS Can create bad publicity if

not done correctly Creates rumors Time consuming and

creates a lot of hassle Causes a lot of confusion

about the best way to actually get recruited and/or earn a scholarship

MAJOR SITES - RIVALS RIVALS, Inc. – http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/

OriginsOrigins: 1998 - present

Claim to fameClaim to fame: "Star system"

3 facts 3 facts : 1st to create national player rankingsIntroduced online video highlightsIs connect with all 4 major ALL-STAR games

EmployersEmployers: 300+

Head analystHead analyst: Mike Farrell

CampsCamps: RIVALS CAMP SERIES & RIVALS 5STAR CHALLENGE

Exciting FactExciting Fact: 1st site to produce the coach "recruited by" function

MAJOR SITES - SCOUT SCOUT, Inc. – www.scout.com

OriginsOrigins: 2001 - present

Claim to fameClaim to fame: recruiting TV shows (Countdown to Signing Day)

3 facts 3 facts : Is known for its recruting blogs, forums, & chat roomsCreates magazines as well as its online featuresCaters to college recruiting as well as info on the PRO’s

EmployersEmployers: ???

Head analystHead analyst: Jamie Newberg (TV) & Chad Simmons (camps)

CampsCamps: VTO CAMP SERIES & VTO ELITE 100; MVP CAMPS

Exciting FactExciting Fact: originated as TheInsiders before setling on scout.com

MAJOR SITES - ESPN ESPN RecruitingNation. – http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/index

OriginsOrigins: unknown – present (ESPNU 2006 – present)

Claim to fameClaim to fame: RecruitingNation & the UnderArmour Game

3 facts 3 facts : 1st to create initial national rankings for JUNIORSKnown for its TOP300 ranking systemUses the numeric grading scale


Head analystHead analyst: Tom Luginbill & Craig Haubert

CampsCamps: NFTC (NIKE) & The Opening (NIKE); UnderArmour National Underclassman Combines

Exciting FactExciting Fact: ESPN’s RecruitingNation is the leading media source for the UnderArmour game though its teamed up with Nike and the Nike camp circuit.

MAJOR SITES – 247 247sports – www.247sports.com

OriginsOrigins: 2010 – present

Claim to fameClaim to fame: Composite score rankings & updated player timelines

3 facts 3 facts : 1st to create initial national rankings for JUNIORSKnown for its TOP300 ranking systemUses the numeric grading scale


Head analystHead analyst: Rusty Mansell

CampsCamps: ???

Exciting FactExciting Fact: last year (2013), 247sports signed a contract that made them the official partner for the US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL, one of the nations TOP 4 postseason all-star games.

OTHER RECRUITING SITES beRecruited – http://new.berecruited.com/


Claim to fameClaim to fame: allows prospects to create profiles that include academic info

3 facts 3 facts : Used by 68% if colleges & universitiesProspects can create their own profileProspect can monitor feedback and responses from coaches


Head analystHead analyst: none

CampsCamps: none

Exciting FactExciting Fact: company was founded be a former division I college swimmer.

OTHER RECRUITING SITES

BleacherReport – http://bleacherreport.com/recruiting/archives


Claim to fameClaim to fame: unique TeamStream app w/ real time updates

2 facts 2 facts : Provides a multitude of media outlets to provide up to the minute infoAffiliated indirectly with 247sports



CampsCamps: none


SB Nation – http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting


Claim to fameClaim to fame: ???

3 facts 3 facts : ???Uses unique data driven and detailed historical data to generate excellent recruiting reports and diagrams



CampsCamps: none


2014 SPRING CAMPS

*NOTE: the information on this slide has been provided via HUDL as well as in a handout

2014 Spring Football Camps(* = invitation only)

Adidas Georgia ShowcaseDate Location Cost

16-Feb Atlanta Silverbacks Sports Center $65

Camp LinemanDate Location Cost

12-Apr Pace Academy $179.00

Elite 11Date Location CostTBA TBA Free*

FBUDate Location CostMay 23-25 Peachtree Ridge High School TBA

Nike Sparq CombineDate Location Cost

22-Mar Lassiter High School Free

Nike Football Training CampDate Location CostTBA Buford High School Free*

National Underclassmen CombineDate Location Cost

8-Mar Mt. Vernon Presbyterian High School $5019-Apr Newton High School $50

Rivals Camp SeriesDate Location Cost

29-Mar Marist High School Free*

VTO Camps/CombinesDate Location Cost

12-Jan Norcross Sprots Training Academy $8526-Jan Norcross Sprots Training Academy $8522-Feb Grady High School $85

USA Developmental CampDate Location CostApril 26-27 Lassiter High School TBA

HOW DO COLLEGES USE RECRUITING SITES?

Colleges buy subscriptions to these major sites Rivals, 247sports, etc. Also use other Recruiting Databases that aren’t often known to the public

Use databases to generate their original recruiting boards Gather basic info as well as highlight video, and info on camps a

prospect may have attended Look for tendencies between the recruiting databases to “rank” prospects

Track scholarships offers by other schools recruiting prospects Can see who else is after a given prospect w/o asking the prospect Can find out where a kid may be visiting a school in advance Can learn players top 5, 10 favorite schools Can see what coach from another college is recruiting a particular

prospect

REFERENCES

Rivalshttp://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=36178http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivals.com

Scouthttp://www.scout.com/3/company.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout.com

Espnhttp://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/31/espn-college-sites-forming-partnerships/

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/index

247sports

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/247Sports.com

247sports.com

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