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Posted on 2/25/26 at 5:45 am to The Baker
No most you can attend for a fee. The invites get special treatment. They get extra days at the camp they eat at different places and times usually etc. My son just got his first 3 invites just in the last couple of months. Ms state sat down with him and talked to him the other day. They told him they will be watching him to see how he develops.He was playing TE but a legit sized TE moved to our school. And they moved my son to Inside Linebacker so im putting in work with him for the change.
Tell him if he serious about college to work and work more on his own, with his father, and then with other coaches on the side. And then work some more thats what I have my son doing. He dropped from a 4.79 to a 4.63 hes seeing results. As a sophomore he was second team All region and plays for a 7a school in hattiesburg ms. Where Brett Farve coached.
His 8th grade and freshman year I just paid and went like your talking about doing. His invites are to smaller school
Tell him if he serious about college to work and work more on his own, with his father, and then with other coaches on the side. And then work some more thats what I have my son doing. He dropped from a 4.79 to a 4.63 hes seeing results. As a sophomore he was second team All region and plays for a 7a school in hattiesburg ms. Where Brett Farve coached.
His 8th grade and freshman year I just paid and went like your talking about doing. His invites are to smaller school
Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:11 am to The Baker
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You are replying to the following post: Started ByMessageHow best to advise family member who is showing potential as a HS recruit.by The Bakerquote:As many on-campus camps as possible between now and the start of his senior season to get in front of coaches. He's under 6ft and around 165. Would it be a
Absolutely not a waste of time! Coaches talk to each other
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:08 am to HattiesburgTiger5439
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7 on 7 football
He is doing 7 on 7s this summer
Posted on 2/26/26 at 4:23 pm to The Baker
Can’t offer much on recruiting visibility but make sure he puts in work on catching out of the backfield and trying to learn the subtleties of being a good screen back as well.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 6:49 am to The Baker
Does his high school have someone on stuff that helps direct them on the recruiting process? Do they have anyone coming by their practices?
Close friends son switched school a year ago. He was already very good but since switching schools he is at 18 offers.
Close friends son switched school a year ago. He was already very good but since switching schools he is at 18 offers.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 11:44 am to The Baker
7v7 in the summer won’t help. The 7v7 circuit is happening right now through the end of April. If he’s doing 7v7 in the summer it should be with his HS team.
I agree with many on here that camps are important. However, stay away from the mega camps (like SMU’s). I saw you were going to a Duke camp. That’s smart. There is also an Excellent camp at Trinity University in San Antonio in early June. Every single Ivy is there, plus schools like Richmond and Rice. And it’s a manageable size camp. My son got his first offer out of that camp.
At 5’9, 165, he’s unlikely to garner much P4 or other FBS. That’s just the reality. But there are plenty of FCS, D2 and D3 schools where he can play and prove himself. He should go where he can play and he should go for the degree as much as the football.
I agree with many on here that camps are important. However, stay away from the mega camps (like SMU’s). I saw you were going to a Duke camp. That’s smart. There is also an Excellent camp at Trinity University in San Antonio in early June. Every single Ivy is there, plus schools like Richmond and Rice. And it’s a manageable size camp. My son got his first offer out of that camp.
At 5’9, 165, he’s unlikely to garner much P4 or other FBS. That’s just the reality. But there are plenty of FCS, D2 and D3 schools where he can play and prove himself. He should go where he can play and he should go for the degree as much as the football.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 3:08 pm to The Baker
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How best to advise family member who is showing potential as a HS recruit
First, make sure he understands the meaning of the word... commitment. If he does, then tell not to commit to a school unless he means it.
Good luck.
Posted on 3/11/26 at 6:22 am to thumperpait
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Guess you never heard of trindon Holliday. He was only 5'5 but was fast as hell.
He was recruited to play DE.
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:53 am to The Baker
Watching our eldest grandson go through this right now...will be a senior, plays WR, likely a TE at the college level. Has 3 D1 offers - 2 from the Service Academies
Is not what it use to be - seem to go to the kid before approaching the HC coach or parents (as it was back in my day).
He played 7v7 - just finished, has taken trips (unofficial).
Social media - TT - appears to be a -must have.
Have him keep putting in the work - hopefully he competes with a fairly competitive team but if not, always play hard as scouting leads into some unexpected places
Is not what it use to be - seem to go to the kid before approaching the HC coach or parents (as it was back in my day).
He played 7v7 - just finished, has taken trips (unofficial).
Social media - TT - appears to be a -must have.
Have him keep putting in the work - hopefully he competes with a fairly competitive team but if not, always play hard as scouting leads into some unexpected places
Posted on 3/22/26 at 12:19 pm to wfallstiger
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2 from the Service Academies
Pick one of these and have the boy enjoy his senior season. He can't go wrong.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:12 pm to lsufanva
The OT travel ball threads usually work no matter what sport they excel at
Posted on 3/23/26 at 6:45 pm to Rouge
Air Force and Army...totally agree
Air Force would be my preferred - closer to home
Air Force would be my preferred - closer to home
Posted on 3/23/26 at 7:57 pm to The Baker
Go to camps. If his measurable aren’t the Div 1 requirements, go to the smaller camps. My son just committed to a Div lll this weekend. It’s a great chance to play and get film to move or just play college ball. He had around 10 offers from Div lll to NAIA. They say no scholarships at Div lll but they work around it. He’s getting all the juice out of orange before it’s gone!!! We all get told it’s over at some point. Good luck.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:31 pm to The Baker
quote:Take a look at Lindenwood's camp. That was the "must attend" camp a few years ago when we were going through the process. I know this doesn't apply the the PSA in this thread but Iowa is a MUST for linemen.
The vanderbilt camp seems well done and they invite a ton of smaller schools to join in. From G5 and FCS
One of LSU's '27 targets (he was there last week) started attending the D1 camp for his home state the first chance he got. He attended EVERY single camp there before he started taking paid trips. My son did the same until his TBI ended his playing days (ironically this kid was a freshman when he replaced him).
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:48 pm to wfallstiger
quote:Not to discourage anyone but size/measurables are still way above effort when coaches are sniffing around. They all think they can cure laziness but nobody can cure height. I played with 5' 11" kids that maximized what they had. I'm now observing a kid with D1 size/pedigree who is lazy as frick.
Have him keep putting in the work - hopefully he competes with a fairly competitive team but if not, always play hard as scouting leads into some unexpected places
The kid will get a defender down and would rather jump on him than move to the next level and get another block. Local teams learned how to work around it by his junior year to the point that the offense would only call plays that used him as a decoy. His best gane was when they mixed it up using him as a 6th OL and an H-back (of course his team got blown out in the process). Obviously these college coaches know more than somebody who maxed out as a D1 player. I will be shocked if he starts a single D1 game... he may not even make it past summer/training camp. If I was his HS coach he would've sat on the bench until he decided to put effort/the team first before laying on kids a foot shorter as my HB was getting stopped in the backfield.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 9:49 am to The Baker
If a kid can hit 22.5 mph then he's a 4.3-4.4 guy
Just go to camps and run
Just go to camps and run
Posted on 3/29/26 at 11:47 am to JJ27
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I would target small school camps first because once you get an offer, the rest feel obligated if you have the measurables/stats.
I have helped two recruits get to college. With transferring and NIL this quote makes the most sense. Secure the lower level offers, excel on that level and the larger schools will find him.
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