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\"\"Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog<\/strong>
\n Twitter: @GridironStuds<\/strong><\/p>\n

I started off my coaching career in the youth leagues. \u00a0Coaching the young group is fun. \u00a0You have a chance to paint a blank canvas. \u00a0You have a chance to make a positive impact early on in a child’s life and assist the parents in laying the ground work for a solid human being. \u00a0However, \u00a0anyone who has coached youth football knows that one of the drawbacks is dealing with unrealistic parents.<\/p>\n

The story doesn’t change when you get to high school and when it comes to the college football recruiting game. \u00a0Just as a large portion of the parents on the youth football team feel that their son is the star running back, \u00a0many parents involved in their son’s high school football career feel that junior is a Division I football player. \u00a0Many parents have this feeling with little to no information as to how college football recruiting works and what colleges are actually looking for. \u00a0All they know is they love their kid and as such, their kid should be considered the best. \u00a0Unfortunately, \u00a0they think the best only means becoming a Division I football player who plays on national TV every week. \u00a0Or check that, is on a team that plays on national TV every week.<\/p>\n

Who is capitalizing the most off\u00a0of\u00a0this train of thought? \u00a0Recruiting services. \u00a0Now, don’t get me wrong, \u00a0some recruiting services, \u00a0like GridironStuds.com (shameless plug!) are in it for the right reasons and will handle a prospect with the proper care. \u00a0Several others have honed in on the fact that there are a lot of parents out there with an unrealistic view of their child and will pay a lot of money to make that view a reality.<\/p>\n

So how does this happen? Joe Dad, for example, feels that Joseph Jr. is a Division I prospect. \u00a0However, \u00a0Joseph Jr. may display measurables and a skill level that is more suited for Division IAA, Division II or even Division III. \u00a0This does not mean that Joseph Jr. is not a good football player, \u00a0it simply means that Joseph Jr. is going to get a better opportunity to display his talent at a Division IAA-III school. \u00a0However, \u00a0saying my son plays football at Wisconsin-Whitewater does not have quite the ring that saying he plays for the Badgers of Wisconsin does when hanging around the cubicle at work. \u00a0With this being the case, \u00a0Joe Dad will open his wallet to ABC Recruiting Service to make his dream of Joseph Jr. being a Wisconsin Badger a reality. \u00a0ABC recruiting service approached you at one of those camps you went to that advertised that they were going to send all of your son’s information to college coaches. \u00a0All 400 kids’ information was going to go to Urban Meyer. \u00a0Yep even little Tommy who tripped and fell four times will doing carioca. ABC Recruiting Service is all too eager to tell Joe Dad what he wants to hear, \u00a0take his money and never approach a Division I school about Joseph Jr.<\/p>\n

Here’s what really happens. \u00a0Joe Dad will eagerly pay the fee. \u00a0In his mind, \u00a0Joseph Jr. is the next Rose Bowl MVP and ABC Recruiting Service agrees. \u00a0Since ABC recruiting service agrees, I am going to pay them the $1,000 or $2,000. \u00a0Basically, \u00a0Joe Dad is paying to be lied to. \u00a0What’s worse is, \u00a0Joe Dad paying that large sum makes it easier for him to pay for additional services from ABC Recruiting because he has already invested so much to make it happen. \u00a0This makes it easier for ABC to convince Joe Dad that this additional service is needed.<\/p>\n

In the process, \u00a0Joe Dad is approached by a reputable recruiting service like GridironStuds.com (shameless plug #2) who’s aim is to extend Joseph Jr.’s playing career as well as give him the best opportunity to actually “play” college football but Joe Dad doesn’t want to hear it. \u00a0First of all, \u00a0Joseph Jr. is a future Wisconsin Badger so I don’t want to hear anything about Division II or III and Joe Dad has invested too much with ABC to start all over with a reputable company. \u00a0So, \u00a0Joseph Jr. is not going to get that Wisconsin offer. \u00a0ABC Recruiting Service is not known for attracting Division I type players so they don’t communicate with Division I schools and have very little means of helping Joseph Jr. get a FBS scholarship even if he was a FBS caliber player.<\/p>\n

The Division I or bust mentality ends like this every recruiting cycle. \u00a0By January of February of Joseph Jr.’s senior year, \u00a0the gig is up. \u00a0Signing day is one or two weeks away and the only interest Joseph Jr. has received was from, \u00a0well…. \u00a0Wisconsin Whitewater, \u00a0which Joe and Joseph Jr. ignored. \u00a014 days away from the National Signing Day Ceremony and Joseph Jr. does not have a pot to piss in nor a PVC pipe to pour it out in. \u00a0Thousands of dollars spent and you got nothing. \u00a0The next thing you hear is “recruiting services are such a rip-off”.<\/p>\n

Despite that thought, \u00a0there’s one more desperate move Joe Dad’s going to make……<\/p>\n

“Hello is this GridironStuds? Hey\u00a0I wanted to talk to you about getting Joey a preferred walk on at Notre Dame.”<\/p>\n

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Are you a youth or high school football player or the parent of a youth or high school football player? Contact me now for an evaluation of your talent and skill level. \u00a0Plus get tips on how to improve your play, strengthen your skills and give yourself the best opportunity to play college football. I will tell you what you NEED to hear. \u00a0Email me now: cwilson@gridironstuds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chad Wilson is a recruiting expert and owner of GridironStuds.com a website devoted to promoting the talents of youth and high school football players. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (\u201990-\u201991) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (\u201995). He is also a high school football coach and father of three kids, two of which are college student athletes and another well on his way. Email: cwilson@gridironstuds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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