It's recommended to start your athletic recruiting process as early as possible, ideally in your freshman or sophomore year of high school. This allows you to build relationships with coaches, showcase your skills, and increase your chances of getting noticed by college recruiters.

When a coach sees a recruiting profile, he/she can access videos and verified information as well as contact information with the click of a button. The recruiting profile also allows for the student-athlete to see which coaches from what schools have been looking at their pages and then are able to reach out directly to these coaches to show interest in their program. When you or your student-athlete becomes a verified athlete with NLR, coaches see that they have already spoken to scouts and recruiting coaches and it shows their determination for playing at the next level.

This is a common misconception about the recruiting process. While the high school coach of the student athlete may play a part in the recruiting process, it is not up to the coach to find the student-athlete a position on a college team or a scholarship. The student-athlete needs to be the key player in contacting college coaches and showing their skills. With the assistance of a recruiting profile to showcase the student-athlete’s skills, along with the help of recruiting coaches and college scouts, the student-athlete has all the right tools to excel in the recruiting process and find the right fit school. Coaches these days like to have easily accessible, reliable information.

The NCAA's 48-hour rule says athletes are prohibited from consuming alcohol 48 hours before a game and 24 hours before a practice. .Mar 2, 2015