{"id":2611,"date":"2014-10-17T20:11:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T01:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2014-10-21T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:23:07","slug":"recruiting-school-recruiting-camps-should-i-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/recruiting-school-recruiting-camps-should-i-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiting School: Recruiting Camps, Should I Attend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By: Chad Wilson – Editor in Chief Gridiron Studs Blog<\/strong>
\nTwitter: @Gridironstuds<\/a><\/strong>
\nEmail: cwilson@gridironstuds.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the more common questions I get from parents and prospective college football recruits is should I go to a camps during the offseason. \u00a0There is no simple answer to that question. \u00a0The real answer is, that depends. \u00a0In this brief article below I give you\u00a0the run down on recruiting camps.<\/p>\n

Recruiting\u00a0camps are the one’s put on by recruiting publications and websites. \u00a0So that would be Rivals Camp, Under Armour Camp, Nike Camps, NUC Camp, \u00a0FBU Camp. \u00a0Camps like that are the ones that fall into this category. \u00a0Your attendance at these camps has a lot to do with what you expect to get out of them and where you are in the recruiting process. \u00a0If you have passed the 10th grade and you have not secured an offer from a school then attending camps like NUC and FBU are not likely to yield you the results you are searching for. \u00a0After 10th grade, you are hunting for college offers. Both NUC and FBU are good for the younger crowd. \u00a0They can position you to get your name out there as a future prospect. \u00a0Attending these camps are best in the middle school years and in the case of NUC 9th and 10th grade. \u00a0No camp can really promise you that they can get you an offer so wipe that thought out of your head. \u00a0NUC and FBU are great for a young prospect to get the feel of what it is like to compete against other prospect, go through drills and do physical tests. \u00a0Those things can be stressful, so exposing a young player to this pressure early can pay off down the road.<\/p>\n

The Rivals, Under Armour and Nike Camps have their place as well. \u00a0However, \u00a0if you are not a highly recruited athlete and don’t possess some unique physical characteristics (excessive height or speed) then your chances of being disappointed at one of these camps is high. \u00a0The name of the game at these camps is to try and find the Five Stars and that usually means athletes with standout physical traits. \u00a0Again that is height and speed. \u00a0What you will get out of it is competition against some of the elite athletes in your area or in the country. \u00a0Yes, you may do quite well against those 5 star type athletes and you may very well still go unnoticed. \u00a0What you can take from that is confidence that you can compete. \u00a0What you shouldn’t do is get frustrated because I have already told you what the name of the game is. \u00a0These camps are also very good at showing you where you may need to improve. \u00a0If you have excessive height and speed, by all means, \u00a0hit these camps and get your name out there. \u00a0Shoot for one of those prestigious events like The Opening, Rivals 5 Star Challenge, Under Armour All Star Game or Army All American Game. \u00a0If you don’t fall into that category, \u00a0still go and compete but don’t get all worked up if you name is not featured in a prominent article after the camp even though you tore it up.<\/p>\n

For those that are not in the elite recruit status, \u00a0there are some better options for you in terms of camps as you reach nearer the end of your high school career. \u00a0I will discuss those options in a future article regarding camps.<\/p>\n

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