How to Be Recognized by Scouts in Football

Scouts select football players for professional teams and colleges. In order to get a college scholarship, high school players often have to seek out the recognition of college recruiters. Professional football scouts are very efficient at finding college football players ready for the next level. For that reason, college players have less of a need to seek out recognition. If they haven't already been noticed, there are big NFL combines in the spring of each year where they can get invited to show their stuff. Getting recognized by college coaches is a much more consuming task for high school players.

Instructions

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      Research a list of colleges you are interested in attending. Visit the football page of their athletics Web site. Read about the coaching staff and program philosophy. Search the rosters to see what the needs of the program might be by the time you will be ready to attend.

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      E-mail the coach/recruiting coordinator at the colleges you are interested in. Tell them that you are knowledgeable about their university and interested in their football program.

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      Ask your high school coach to call your targeted colleges on your behalf. Granted, you must be good enough for him to vouch for you, but a high school coach's opinion can go a long way.

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      Create a highlight reel. Put together a brief, but exciting, video of your game footage. Five to 10 minutes are all the time a coach will likely have to watch it.

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      Send your highlight reel to the coaches, or the recruiting coordinator, at your desired colleges. If they are interested, they will contact you and ask for more information.

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      Attend a football camp. If possible attend a camp at one of the schools you wish to attend. There are also national and regional camps that coaches and recruiters from several colleges attend together.