How to Create an Athlete Recruiting Profile
A strong college recruiting profile should allow a coach to understand who you are as an athlete and student without searching across multiple websites and social accounts.
- Add Your Basic Recruiting Information
Start with the information a coach needs to identify you quickly:
- name
- sport
- position or event
- graduation year
- height and relevant physical information
- current club, academy or school team
- location
- Add Your Academic Information
College coaches recruit students as well as athletes.
Include your current academic information, relevant test results and other information that can help a coach understand your academic eligibility and potential college fit.
- Show Your Athletic Level
Include current statistics, results, competition history, teams and significant athletic achievements.
The goal is not to list everything you have ever done. Focus on information that helps a college coach evaluate your current level and development.
- Add Coach-Ready Video
Your video should make evaluation easy.
Use recent footage that clearly shows the skills and situations coaches need to evaluate for your sport. Keep your best and most relevant material easy to find.
- Include Coach References
Provide contact information for coaches who can speak about your athletic ability, development, work ethic and character.
- Keep Your Profile Current
A recruiting profile should change as you develop.
Update it when you have:
- new statistics or results
- new video
- academic updates
- new awards
- team changes
- competition schedules
- important athletic achievements
An outdated profile can give coaches an incomplete picture of where you are today.
What Do College Coaches Look for in a Recruiting Profile?
College coaches are trying to answer several questions quickly when they review an athlete.
Can this athlete compete at our level?
Your video, statistics, competition history and athletic achievements help establish your current level and potential.
Is the athlete academically realistic for our school?
Academic information can affect admission, eligibility and the overall financial package available to the athlete.
Can I evaluate the athlete easily?
Coaches should not have to search through multiple Instagram accounts, YouTube channels, PDFs and websites to understand who you are.
A complete recruiting profile brings the most important information together.
Is the information current?
Recruiting can continue for months or years. Coaches need recent video, statistics and academic information.
Who can verify what I am seeing?
Coach references, competition results and verified academic information help provide context and credibility.
Does the athlete appear serious about recruiting?
A complete, professional and regularly updated profile shows preparation and makes it easier for a coach to take the next step.
A recruiting profile does not replace direct communication with coaches. It gives those conversations a stronger foundation.
Not sure whether a profile alone is enough for your situation?
