gators35 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 You start looking at the daunting task of getting a wrestler noticed by Colleges (No matter division) and realize it is a monster task. Does anyone have any pointers on how to go about getting a wrestler (without one of the big names) noticed by College Coaches? There are tons of websites and pay services out there but do they really work? Can it be done without there help? It is very frustrating. Please podt if you have any experience, advice, or any information that may help. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that have had these same questions. If you can, please help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Many times you have to recruit yourself. Send the colleges you are interested in videos and go to their websites and fill out their questionnaires for potential athletes. One other thing to realize is that most colleges that do give out money have very little of it to hand out. If you get offered money, that is great, but don't make your choice just based on who is going to give you the most money. Look at getting academic scholarships as those are easier and more plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drilldawg05 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 It actually is not as difficult as it may seem. Most athletes will come up with an athletic resume which informs the coach about their athletic as well as academic success'. It also should include things such as birthday, height, weight, address, phone number, and email. Personally, I would trust the books that they have out more than those websites. Though I do recommend berecruited.com. It allows you to easily get information about the team and program. Fasweb.com is a great source for finding out about colleges themselves, as well as scholarships.Registration is lengthy but well worth it. Make sure the athlete registers with the NCAA Clearinghouse as soon as possible because it takes awhile to get approved. The easiest way of all to get your name out though is by filling out prospective athlete questionaires on the teams website. Thy are short and will give the coach basic backround information. I hope this helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive2246 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Don't use one of the pay services. They can nothing for you that you can't do yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjl123 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Where can i get a list of small or junior colleges in the indiana or close by area that have wrestling programs ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gators35 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Here is a pretty good list that I found. It may not be completely up to date, but it is pretty close. http://www.uni.edu/ncaa-wrestling/wrestlin/colldiv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Here is a pretty good list that I found. It may not be completely up to date, but it is pretty close. http://www.uni.edu/ncaa-wrestling/wrestlin/colldiv.html That list is very outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 We should start a list so people do know Here are a couple local Indiana IU Purdue Manchester U of Indy Walbash Illinois Harper Triton Chicago State Elmhurst Illinios Northern Illinois Just name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCatWrestler2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 We should start a list so people do know Here are a couple local Indiana IU Purdue Manchester U of Indy Walbash Illinois Harper Triton Chicago State Elmhurst Illinios Northern Illinois Just name a few You also forgot Trine University in Indiana too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinedad Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship?sortOrder=0&division=1&sport=MWR Here is a link to the NCAA web site that lists all D-1 schools that offer wrestling, they also have a list there for D-2 and D-3 schools, with links to each schools sports web site. Many of the schools have recruite me questionaires that you can fill out to get them some basic info. you should have in advance someo of the following items. High School name address, phone number High School counselor, and coach name and number act score, sat score registration to the clearing house and registration number list of accomplishments club coaches, and numbers academic information, class rank, GPA Number of siblings, age of siblings, name of siblings Some of these sites ask some rather interesting questions, be prepared, and have all of the above info ready to go in a way that you can access it rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeblewobble Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Nice find Warrendad Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference I IN Big 10 Conference http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/ University of Indianapolis Independent II IN Midwest Independents http://athletics.uindy.edu/ Manchester College Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference III IN Midwest Independents http://www.manchester.edu/athletics/ Purdue University Big Ten Conference I IN Big 10 Conference http://purduesports.cstv.com/ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference III IN Midwest Independents http://www.rose-hulman.edu/sports/ Trine University Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn. III IN Midwest Independents http://www.trine.edu/trineathletics/ Wabash College Independent III IN Midwest Independents http://www.wabash.edu/sports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 gators35 Sounds like you should be looking at Division II, III or NAIA. These are all good 4year colleges. There are approx. 220 collegiate wrestling progams NCAA at all four levels (approx 100 D I) NON D I competition is a little less rigorious but by no means for the timid. As someone advised first start by looking at what you need academically. There really is no wrestling money per say, unless you are a national contender. Academic assistance is out there. We put a highlight DVD of my sons most exciting matches together with a three fold brochure listing all his athletic and acedemic accomplishments as well as his personal interest and training philosophy. The non D I schools put more emphasis on acedemics and this is your real bread and butter. We focused on acedemics and my son is currentlly at a non D I school wrestling and getting a great education. GOOD LUCK. You are on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatSpeed Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 As for the videos you send out, don't send out a "highlight tape"...Send out a tape with 4-5 matches on it and if at all possible a match in which you lost to an opponet followed by the match you beat them. This is great for college coaches and they really like seeing how a wrestler betters himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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