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College Basketball Discussion Seminar

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Due to far too many requests to count…

Let’s Talk About You and College Basketball

Seminar | Discussion | Q & A

Saturday 5/7/22   |    1:30pm  –  3:30pm

Fitzhugh Baptist Church Gym-

$39 Per Family

Register today for our “Playing College Basketball Seminar & Discussion” as we explore commonly asked questions, questions you need to be asking, and all the topics relevant to an initial exploration of a very ambitious dream.

What It Is Not:

  • An Elite Invitation Only Event (Exploring Your Potential Dreams Is Something We Should All Do!)

  • A Public Commitment To Trying To Playing College Basketball

  • A Sales Pitch On Another Product or Training… we do have some done with you services, but you need to drive this and we tell you how.

 

What It Is:

An Introductory Discussion Focusing On:

  • Why you may not want to play college basketball

  • Benefits of college basketball

  • What a college basketball player’s day looks like

  • Variety of College Basketball Experiences: Division I – III, the NAIA, and the USCAA

  • The Changing Scholarship Game

  • Timelines To Be Aware of In Exploring The College Basketball Dream

  • Grades – More Important Than Ever and Why

  • Understanding Ambition and Reality – Should You Dream Big Or Be Realistic?

  • Aligning Calendar To Goals – Periodization

  • Support Roles in Your Dream – Coaches, Parents, and Trainers

  • Be All In At High School – Not Putting College Dream Agenda First

  • Burnout- You, Your Family, & The Bank Account

  • Pick Yourself – Don’t Wait To Get Picked

  • College for the Right Reasons, Basketball is Icing On The Cake

  • Going Away To College

  • Marketing Yourself, If Not You, Who?

  • What Would Next Steps After This Look Like?

Rapid Fire Answers for The Following Questions Re College Basketball Recruiting:

  1. Do I dream of college basketball?  
  2. What level of basketball am I good enough for? 
  3. Am I even good enough for college basketball?
  4. What are my odds? 
  5. What does life as a college basketball player?  
  6. How do I get exposure? 
  7. Will my HS Coach help me? 
  8. Will my AAU coach help me? 
  9. Does Travel basketball get me exposure?  
  10. What recruiting services should I join?  How much should I pay? 
  11. What basketball showcases should I go to?  
  12.  I got invited to a basketball prospect camp!  Now what? 
  13. What is the best focus for me in 8th grade, 9th, 10th, 11th? 
  14. Exposure, Marketing, Sales?  What works?  
  15. How do I decide which colleges I want to recruit me?  
  16. How many schools do I want recruiting me?
  17. Should I stay in state?
  18. How can I build a list of target basketball schools?  
  19. What are the differences in Divisions?  In Associations?  
  20. What recruiting resources are legit, and what are a money grab?  
  21. Who can I trust?  
  22. Do I need sneaker affiliation to get a college offer?  
  23. How will playing college basketball affect my academic and social life?  
  24. What happens if I try and fail?  
  25. Should I share my dreams with others?  
  26. What if I fail?  How will that hurt? 
  27. What if no college basketball coaches notice me?  
  28. Do I have to be a HS star to play college basketball? 
  29. How do I communicate with college basketball coaches? 
  30. What types of college campus visits should I make? 
  31. Social Media- how do I position myself for basketball success? 
  32. What questions should I ask college coaches? 
  33. What questions will college coaches ask me?  
  34. What role should my parents play? 
  35. What role should my coach and trainer play? 
  36. How do I email college basketball coaches?  What do I say? 
  37. How do I make basketball highlight reels and get game tape? 
  38. Can I call coaches? 
  39. How do I keep track of communication?  
  40. How do I share game tape?  
  41. What should I know about a program before talking to the coach? 
  42. What are the roles of coaches in the college system? 
  43. What criteria should I look for in a school?  In a basketball program?  In a coach? 
  44. How do I prioritize education, basketball and finance?  
  45. Who will write this story of my goal pursuit? 

College Basketball Seminar Registration (https://austinyouthbasketball NULL.leagueapps NULL.com/camps/279462-playing-college-basketball-discussion--seminar--overview--next-steps)

Email me any questions you have and I will make sure to have answers for you in the unlikely event I have not researched it thoroughly already.  If you stump me (and if I don’t know, I will tell you), I will make it my job to get you answers even after the seminar if possible.

Call me with any questions and please don’t be intimidated by this topic.  I have spoken with the nation’s leading experts on the topics above and can’t wait to share.