The Recruit-Me Athletic Scholarship Podcast with Brent Hanks · Brent Hanks

Epi 464 Summer Time Recruiting Tips

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Brent Hanks reveals the three critical steps you must complete before contacting college coaches this summer.

This episode provides summer recruiting advice for high school student-athletes seeking athletic scholarships. Host Brent Hanks, CEO of Recruit Me and a father of college athletes, shares a replay of tips from a previous episode. He focuses on actionable steps families can take during the summer months to advance the recruiting process. The six specific summer checklist items are contacting coaches with an introductory email and player profile, sending appropriate highlight videos, and following up with coaches regularly. Hanks advises asking coaches about on-campus ID camps and which tournaments they will attend, using his sons' experiences with Northwestern and another college as examples. He recommends taking informal campus tours during summer travel to build a college preferences list. The final item is to listen to categorized back episodes of the podcast for further guidance. A key insight is that most coaches lack the time or budget to find athletes, so proactive communication from the student is essential. Hanks emphasizes that recruiting journeys are unique, and not every tip will apply to every athlete. The host strongly promotes the Recruit Me 3.0 system, a $39 manual outlining seven steps to a scholarship, and several free resources like a player profile template. He argues that students, not parents, should edit their own highlight videos, which should be short and avoid music or special effects. The tone is instructional and motivational, directly addressing student-athletes and their parents. The style is straightforward and promotional, frequently directing listeners to the Recruit Me website and paid products. This episode is ideal for high school athletes and their families beginning the recruiting process and seeking a structured, DIY approach. Listeners looking for sport-specific advice or interviews with coaches may find the content too general and self-promotional.

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Summer recruiting feels more manageable when families treat it like a checklist.

Brent Hanks treats summer recruiting like a practical checklist. The advice is plain: send updates, email coaches, ask about camps, and keep the process moving while the season is quiet.

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Episode 464 gives you summer recruiting tips, replaying six tips from episode 357.

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