Summer showcases? Here is the best way to stand out 🏆👑

Published: Fri, 06/16/17

Showcases vs. Studying

Source: recruitlook.com

I was having a conversation with another dad today and we were brainstorming on the best way to get an athletic scholarship.

Naturally we discussed getting athletic exposure.

But then my mind triggered an image I had seen that showing the % of schools that can recruit a kid based on their GPA.

It is easy for us as coaches and parents to make sure we are doing right by our kids by getting them as much exposure as possible to demonstrate their athletic skills.

But how about the academic portion? If we tell a kid they are doing good to just keep a 3.0 GPA - they will miss out on 50% of the schools that can recruit them!

It is an easy aspect to forget as we schedule travel teams, showcases, and videos highlight reels - but let's develop all-around athletes that have every chance beyond high-school to excel in life!

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Highlight video

WYC 120 – Youth Sports – Kevin Jans talks TEDx-level mental toughness & Knowing your why

Kevin Jans is a youth sports coach who has seen both sides of rec and travel ball and shares his stories and great experiences with youth sports on this episode of the WYC podcast. He also hosts his own podcast and is a TEDx speaker, in which he featured the WYC podcast as an example of finding your micro-niche.

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Craig Haworth is the founder of Winning Youth Coaching, a site dedicated to helping coaches and parents make youth sports an awesome experience for the youth and the parents. He interviews coaches from around the world and posts them on his podcast, which currently has over 120 interviews and has been downloaded over 175,000 times. He writes a weekly note to coaches and parents. He is married to his high-school sweetheart and they share the blessing of 3 children and live in Franklin, TN. You can sign-up for his weekly note here, find him on twitter at @craighaworth1, or visit his website winningyouthcoaching.com.

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men"

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