Football

Recruiting 101

Insight and strategies to help you achieve your goals

Jim Lippe

Head Football Coach Ozaukee HS

Fredonia, WI

414-530-2205

Property of Ozaukee Football

Overview Introduction

Roles/Responsibilities

College Football Divisions & Opportunities

Athletic Fit

Grades & Conduct

Social Media

Cultural Fit

Recruiting Process & Milestones

Create a Plan

Questionnaires

Camps and Combines

Unofficial Visits

Official Visits

Resources

Workshop Overview

Introduction

Format - Ask Questions!

Potential and Window

Coach Lippe’s recruiting story

Introduction

Roles & Responsibilities

Athlete

Parents

Coach

•Primarily Responsible for their recruitment

•Executes activities on the plan

•MUST TELL COACH LIPPE they want to be recruited

•Supports the Athlete

•Helps manage the plan

•Never calls Coaches for their athlete!

•Provides names to Coaches if asked (frequent)

•Fills out questionnaires sent by coaches

•Writes references

Roles & Responsibilities

First Things First…

Weight Room

Jump Off The Film

Key to Success

College Football Levels FBS

(D1)

FCS

(D-1AA)

D2 D3 NAIA NJCAA

Sample

Schools

UW-

Madison

Western

Illinois

University of

Minn Duluth

UW-WW,

Oshkosh

Wisc.

Lutheran Etc

Trinity Int’l

Deerfield

Illinois

Iowa

Western

Comm.

College

Athletic

Scholarships

85 63 36 NONE 24 Up to 85 if

fully funded

Scholarship

Model

Full Full or

Partial

Mostly

Partial

NONE Partial Unsure

Athletic Fit Top

Prospect

Next level Next level Competition

levels vary

Similar to

D2 -

Smaller

privates

Work on

Grades &

Skills prior to

4 year

school

The majority of opportunities to play college

football fall outside of the FBS level!

Divisions & Opportunities

*only D1 & D3

Football in Wisconsin

Be Realistic about Athletic Fit

Get Evaluated

Talk to your high school coaches

Skill Camp coaches

Recruiting services (Optional!)

Look at benchmarks by position

Height, weight, 40, bench – where do you fall and what’s required by division?

Where you are now may change A LOT in 2 or 3 years – consider a mix of levels

Athletic Fit

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Grades Matter!

Check out the NCAA Eligibility Center for minimum expectations

Good high school grades open up even more opportunities!

You must maintain a certain GPA to keep a scholarship

Grades

Conduct Matters!

Conduct

Social Media - Positives

Social Media

Social Media - Negatives

College coaches use social media to look

at the compatibility of recruits.

If you don’t want a Coach to see it – don’t

post it

Social Media

Cultural Fit

THE “Badger Way”

Leadership, Community Service, Grades

It All Matters!

Cultural Fit

Recruiting Milestones

FRESHMEN & SOPHOMORES

College coaches can ONLY send you

camp brochures and questionnaires

They can’t call you – they can’t even

return your call. They can’t respond to

email (D1 & D2 – different rules for D3/NAIA)

They can talk to you if you call them

They can call your coach

Recruiting Process

Recruiting Milestones

JUNIORS

April 15-May 31: D1-D2 Spring Evaluation

Period – Coaches can call ONE TIME

June 15: D2 Coaches can start ALL TYPES of

communication (phone, email, text) and

respond to your emails. May offer scholarships.

Sept. 1: D1 Coaches may begin written

communication(non-phone)

Recruiting Process

2015

2016

2016

Recruiting Milestones

SENIORS

Sept. 1: D1 - All forms of Coach initiated

contact can begin. Official visits can begin

for all divisions.

Nov. 27: D1 Coaches can make off-campus

visits (to your school or home).

First Wed. in February: National Signing Day

Recruiting Process

2015

2015

2015

Getting on the Radar…

Build relationships here To get contacted here

Building Relationships

Map out a plan

A Year by Year Plan template is available

Customize it based on your goals

Create a Plan

The Plan template includes things like:

Building on-line recruiting profiles

Goal setting

Developing a camp plan

Getting Coach evaluations

When to schedule unofficial visits

Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center

Log your contact with coaches

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Questionnaires

Every Team site has a link to their questionnaire

Questionnaires

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Questionnaires

First step to get on a College Program’s list

Type of info you will be asked for

Basic contact information, parents info

Athletics – position, ht/wt, 40 time,

conference, etc.

Academic – GPA, ACT, transcript, honors

Freshmen& Sophomores should fill out one

for every school they have interest in

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Questionnaires

Camps

Objectives:

Build Skills – practice position specific drills

Benchmark against other athletes

Exposure (depending on the camp)

Camps

See 2014CAMPS section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Types of Camps

Position Specific Skills Camp

Overnight Camp

One Day College camps

Camps

Skills

Skills/Exposure

Exposure

One Day College Camps What you need to know: Inexpensive –$50 on average

Evaluation event Combine type testing

Position drills

You are not likely to be “discovered” at camp

Coaches have a list of who they are going to watch before camp even starts

Camps are an opportunity to begin to build a relationship and be evaluated

Camps

One Day College Camps

What you need to do:

Contact the coach before you come (email, phone call, hand written letter)

Make sure they know you are there – introduce yourself

Your goal is to get on their list BEFORE you get to camp

Be prepared – well rested

Follow-up with the coach after camp

Camps

Camp Strategy

Based on your target list of schools,

decide which camps you will attend

Freshmen and Sophomores may want to

include a mix of FBS, FCS and D2 camps

Juniors may have narrowed their list down

based on athletic fit, location, academics,

etc.

Camps are a tool to get on Coaches

radar but you have to initiate contact!

Camps

Combines

What is a combine?

An event that tests speed, power, strength,

and agility

Results are used to evaluate an athlete's

overall skill level

Some are selective and require an

application and reference (e.g. Bellin in

Green Bay)

Some are free – Nike SPARQ

Combines

Combines Combines are an important part of your recruiting

strategy D1 Coaches are not able to attend (D2, D3, and

NAIA may attend)

Results are made available to college coaches and are often posted on-line

Increases an athletes exposure to many different D1, D2, D3 colleges from across the nation

Sophomores and Juniors should go to at least 1 or 2 in the off-season

Usually have an option to scratch your results if you are not happy with them

Combines

Unofficial Visits Any visit to a college or university campus that is not funded by the institution.

Can be arranged ANYTIME and are unlimited

Great tool for Freshmen/Sophomores to make early contact and get on the radar

Usually include a campus tour and time to meet with Coaches

May include up to 3 tickets if it’s a game day

Prepare in advance – practice your questions with your parents

Unofficial Visits

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Junior Days Can be compared to a “Group Unofficial Visit”

Typically held between end of bowl season and spring football

Depending on school, may be open or invitation only

Meet with Head Coach, Position Coach, Academic Advisors

Campus Tours

May see a basketball game

Get a feel for the program/school and vice versa

Relationship building!

Junior Days

Official Visits You must be invited by the college. An official visit is paid for by the college. Includes travel, meals, etc. You must be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and have taken the ACT.

Official Visits are a strong sign that a College is interested in recruiting you!

Recruiting budgets are typically smaller for D2/D3/NAIA and may or may not include travel or overnight expenses

Official Visits

FBS

(D1)

FCS

(D-1AA)

D2 D3 NAIA NJCAA

Official Visits

Allowed per

Athlete

5

1 per

school

5

1 per

school

No limit

1 per

school

No limit

1 per school

No limit No limit

First Date

Allowed

Sept. 1

senior year

Sept. 1

senior year

Sept. 1

senior year

Sept. 1

senior year

Unsure Unsure

Official Visits

Basics

Reserved for Top Recruits!

Parents are usually invited

Typically hosted by a member of the team

Meet coaches, may attend on a game day

May or may not receive a scholarship offer

during the visit

Official Visits

See Recruiting section of ozaukeefootball.com for more info

Summary Athletes serious about being recruited should:

Create a plan with detail and dates

Take initiative to contact coaches Emails, phone calls, letters, unofficial visits

Fill out questionnaires

Go to camps and combines

Follow-up with coaches regularly

Follow Coaches on twitter

Dedicate themselves to the weight room

Play with no regrets

Summary

It won’t mean anything unless

you take care of business …

Weight Room

Jump Off The Film

Key to Success

Resources

www.ozaukeefootballl.com

Camps & Combines page – Open to all

Recruiting Content - Restricted

Create a user name and password and

request access

Resources

Resources

Recruiting Plan template

Recruiting articles

HUDL

NCAA Eligibility Center

On-Line Recruiting Profiles

Recruiting Services

Resources

Next Steps

Let Coach Lippe know if you want your

name given out to Coaches

Develop your own personal plan

Work your plan!

Wrap-Up

Jim Lippe Bio Ozaukee HS Class 1982

Played at Western Michigan University 1982-86

3 year starter at Offensive Guard

Recruited by Greg Mattison (Michigan)

Played for Jack Harbaugh

Also coached by Brady Hoke (Michigan), Dan Ferrigno (Michigan),and John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens)

Head Coach Ozaukee Football since 2010

28-12 record, 4 year back to back WIAA Playoffs

Coach Lippe Bio