12-Month College Recruiting Action Plan

A Month-by-Month System for Building, Managing and Evaluating Your College Recruiting Process

The college recruiting process can quickly become confusing, overwhelming and difficult to manage. The 12-Month College Recruiting Action Plan gives student-athletes and families a clear, organized roadmap to follow—helping turn recruiting from a reactive process into a structured plan of action.

Inside, you will work through the recruiting process one month at a time, with practical steps designed to help you build your profile, identify the right college opportunities, communicate with coaches, track your progress and make informed decisions.

What You'll Get Inside

12 Months of Action
A structured month-by-month roadmap showing what you should be working on and why it matters.

Recruiting Profile Development
Organize the information coaches need to evaluate you, including your athletic, academic and personal profile.

College Research & Evaluation
Learn how to research schools, compare opportunities and determine whether a college is actually a good fit for you.

Coach Communication
Create a more organized approach to contacting college coaches, following up and maintaining meaningful communication.

Recruiting Organization
Keep track of schools, coaches, conversations, evaluations, visits, opportunities and important next steps.

Academic & Athletic Preparation
Understand why both academic preparation and athletic development are important parts of becoming a college recruit. NCAA.org

Decision-Making Tools
Evaluate your options instead of simply choosing the school that shows the most interest.

Family Planning & Accountability
Give athletes and parents a shared system for staying organized, communicating effectively and keeping the recruiting process moving forward.

The Goal

By the end of the 12 months, you should have a much clearer understanding of where you stand, what opportunities are available, what still needs to be done and what your next move should be.

This is not about sitting back and hoping a college coach finds you.

It is about building your profile, creating opportunities, managing the process and making the right decision.

PLAN EARLY. BUILD YOUR PROFILE. RESEARCH YOUR OPTIONS. MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

Recruiting rules, communication opportunities and timelines can vary by NCAA division, sport and recruiting period, so athletes should always verify current requirements with the NCAA and the schools they are considering.