College Recruiting Guides

How to Get Recruited for College Sports

How college recruiting works, how coaches find athletes, and the steps that get you noticed — target list, film, emails, camps and follow-up.

College Recruiting Timeline by Grade

A year-by-year college recruiting timeline: grades, film, target lists, coach contact dates, visits and signing — with links to your sport’s timeline.

How to Email College Coaches

Who to email, what to put in the subject line and first three lines, when coaches can reply, and how to follow up — with example emails.

D1 vs D2 vs D3 vs NAIA vs JUCO

The real differences between D1, D2, D3, NAIA and junior college: athletic scholarships after the House settlement, eligibility, contact rules and fit.

Division I

Roster limits, eligibility and reaching D1 coaches.

Division II

Partial scholarships; coaches may contact you any time.

Division III

No athletic aid — how D3 aid and admission work.

NAIA

Its own eligibility rule and scholarships.

Junior college

NJCAA scholarships and the route to a four-year school.

All five compared

D1 vs D2 vs D3 vs NAIA vs JUCO side by side.

Freshman (9th grade)

Grades, core courses and starting film.

Sophomore (10th grade)

Target list, first emails, first camps.

Junior (11th grade)

The main evaluation year.

Senior (12th grade)

Visits, offers and signing.

Starting late?

Where the open roster spots are.

A Parent’s Guide to College Recruiting

How parents can help with college recruiting without taking over: your role, whether to email coaches, costs, services vs DIY and money questions.

MyNextOffer for families

How parents can follow and support their athlete’s recruiting.

Recruiting Fit check

On every sport guide: enter your position, grad year and numbers, then get a preliminary Division Fit with your Free Profile.

Scholarship limits by sport

Roster and scholarship limits for every level, from primary sources.

Programs and coaches by sport

How many college programs and coach contacts we cover in each sport.

Coach Database

A searchable college coach contact list for every live sport: names, titles, emails and phone numbers for coaches from Division I through JUCO, filtered by sport, division, state and school.

AI Coach Email

Write a personalized recruiting email to a named college coach in under 30 seconds, from your real stats, film and academics. Edit it, then send it from your own Gmail.

Camp Finder

Find college recruiting camps and showcases in your sport, in your state or region. Filter by date, grade, division and gender, and put the camps you pick on your recruiting calendar.

Outreach Tracker

Track every college coach you contact, from first email to campus visit to offer. See when coaches open your email and view your film, and get a reminder when a follow-up is due.