“This is a business and you better know the rules,” Recruiting Realities founder Jack Renkens said in his sonorous, athletic-coach voice to parents and their student athletes at Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) recently.
Renkens, a former high school college coach and athletic director, forged a second career in educating hopeful collegiate athletes and their families on successfully navigating the athletic recruitment process, according to the RBR blog.
He cited facts and statistics; debunked popular myths and offered sage advice on how students can realize their dream of playing college sports while receiving a quality, subsidized education, it said.
Renkens chastened the audience to dispel the notion that “you pick the school,” but rather, to understand that “the school picks you.” For that reason, students need to increase their exposure to a greater number and variety of colleges in an expanded geographical location, the report in the blog said.
He cautioned that while students might have their heart set on attending a Division I school, only 1 percent of all high school athletes ever get that “full-ride.” The reality is that there are many other scholarship opportunities available at DII schools or through other entities.
Learn more about recruiting realities by clicking here and reading the full RBR blog entry.
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