Being a Proactive Athlete will give you the best chance to participate in College Athletics. By Rick Anteau II President Minnesota Athletic Resume Service I find that many high school athletes have the goal to play college athletics, however, many athletes do not take a proactive role in their own recruiting. If you want to be a good high school athlete you must practice and prepare appropriately. The same goes for recruiting. The biggest issue in recruiting is exposure.
Most college programs start tracking athletes during their freshmen and sophomore years.
This does not mean that if you have waited until your junior or senior year it is to late. If you take a proactive role in your junior or senior year you will still give yourself a great opportunity to play collegiate athletics. There are 4 ways that a college program can find out about you. College programs attend and recruit from National, Regional, and State competitions. College programs receive recommendations from high school coaches, club coaches and other college coaches.