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The Recruiting Process

The recruiting process through my eyes.

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The Recruiting Process
Brent Schlotfeldt

So many high school student athletes want to move on and play their respected sport at the collegiate level. If they are like me they want to play D-1 college football. Not all who want to play college football will. Part of the people who want to play give up on the dream, because of the difficult process it takes to get there. The recruiting process is long, difficult, and takes perseverance. The recruiting process also needs an "I don't care attitude". The process begins at different times for each person.

For me, the process began between 8th grade and Freshman year of high school at football camps. Football camps have been a way between each football season for myself to show my ability in person to coaches that I hoped to possibly play for in the future. Prior to and after camps it was important to be in contact with coaches. With camps, emails, calls, and twitter to stay in contact with coaches I also had to set up visits to talk to coaches in person and to get to know the football program that you are thinking about joining.

On some visits it is clear you need a "don't care attitude" because on visits you can see and hear things that can make you question everything. You need to say to yourself that you don't care because you know that you will end up where you are supposed to be. You also can't give up in the times that are hard when a school tells you that they don't want you. You need to stay strong and remember there is a place for you.

The process for me has been difficult and long like the process for many others. I know in the end there is a place for me, but as of right now the process is still going. Many people that are close to me have believed in me for the last 4 years when the process started for me, and they haven't given up. I love them all and I will end the recruiting process where they think I should end up while ending where I know there is a place for me.

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