{"id":55,"date":"2012-10-15T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/how-to-get-exposure-as-a-high-school-athlete\/"},"modified":"2016-11-09T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:07:32","slug":"how-to-get-exposure-as-a-high-school-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=55","title":{"rendered":"How to get Exposure as a High School Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most common questions I receive is “Rubio, how can I get exposure to the college coaches?” Great question that is easily answered once and for all here….<\/span><\/div>\n

1. Get yourself to a reputable camp that actually has connections to the colleges.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

It is very easy to make a nice looking website and claim things on the website. The problem is that many sites are simply smoke and mirrors with tons of claims and no actual facts. Do your homework, talk to coaches to see who they recommend, check testimonial<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pages and speak to others that have attended the camp to see if it is worth your time and, more importantly, your hard earned dollar. You should go to a camp because you know<\/span><\/i> it will be good and worth it, not because it might<\/span><\/i> be good and worth it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. \u00a0Make sure your high school coach knows that you are serious about your position and getting to the next level.<\/b>
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Once you have decided that you will stop at nothing to make it to college, you must let your coach know. Tell them that you are going to camps, you work on your position year round and are wiling to do what ever it takes to make your dream a reality. This will impress the coach (as long as you are truly doing what you are saying) and make your name stick in his head when the colleges come knocking on his door. Please note: take your coach’s advice on recruiting to a certain extent. This becomes an issue if a coach pushes someone too high. To clarify, unless your coach is VERY familiar with your particular position, take Long Snapper for instance, don’t rely on his word too much. What this means is that quite often a high school coach will tell a player “You are the best Long Snapper I have ever coached! You are definitely going to college for snapping!” This is fantastic if the coach has actually coached several college Long Snappers. If he hasn’t, you just might be the best of the worst and yet another reason you need to attend quality camps (see #1).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. Always be in the right place at the right time.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

Let’s say you have a top tier running back on your team and college coaches are always on campus to see if he passes the eye ball test at practice. You have essentially hit the jackpot. ANYTIME a college coach is at your practice, you need to MAKE SURE you just happen to showcase your talent in front of them. If you are a Long Snapper, you should just happen to be snapping 15 yard bullets so they can see you. If you are a lineman, you should be working on your stance and steps. Make them notice you. This is your chance, do not let it pass you by simply because you were shy. You don’t want any<\/i><\/b> opportunity to pass you by.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4. Create a YouTube channel<\/span><\/a>.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

First of all, I like the YouTube channels over other film sharing services for a couple reasons. A) You don’t need an account to view a YouTube channel and B) YouTube is such a large company there is rarely issues with their server(s). The last thing you want is to send your coach a link and either he can’t access it, it is broken or takes way too long to load. With YouTube, you are relatively safe in these matters.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Creating a YouTube channel for yourself is very easy to do, save you tons of time in the long run and always will give you a base to send coaches to see you and your improvement. To make your own YouTube channel simply\u2026<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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