{"id":3493,"date":"2018-01-30T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T22:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2018-01-31T14:19:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T19:19:27","slug":"three-things-you-need-to-get-from-college-football-recruiting-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/three-things-you-need-to-get-from-college-football-recruiting-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Things You Need To Get From College Football Recruiting Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It’s that time of year. \u00a0Some call it the offseason, \u00a0a bunch of others call it camp season. \u00a0Recruiting camps as some call them will be plentiful and consistent over the next few months. \u00a0Some will make very bold promises about their ability to bring you recruiting exposure. Other camps\u00a0will be expected to perform that task whether it is true or not. \u00a0Who knows who coined these camps by the phrase “recruiting camp” but whether or not they will get you recruited depends on your approach and what you expect going into them.<\/p>\n

I can not tell you how many times I have overheard disappointed camp goers at the end of the event complaining about not being picked for a MVP award or part of the all camp team. \u00a0I can not tell you how many times I have heard disappointed camp goers weeks or months later moaning about how their performance at a sneaker camp did not turn into one offer from a college scout. \u00a0Many prospects expect immediate and sudden recruiting results when attending offseason camps and I’m telling you that this is the wrong mindset to have.<\/p>\n

Offseason camps can lead to college scholarship offers but only if you take the right approach. \u00a0Here are three\u00a0things a prospect needs to get from a college football recruiting camp in the offseason to make it a success.<\/p>\n

Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number one thing a college football prospect should get from an offseason camp is competition. \u00a0Some of the biggest and best camps around the country will bring out 100’s of kids from the local and surrounding areas. \u00a0Nothing else during the calendar year will bring together competition like Nike, Under Armour, Rivals or similar camps. \u00a0Your high school football district is your district. \u00a0You have to play the teams in your district and outside of that there are restrictions on the level of competition you play. \u00a0This is not the case at the camps. \u00a0Camps bring out the biggest and the best. \u00a0This is your chance as a prospect to see how you stack up. \u00a0This is your chance as a prospect to see what you need to work on. \u00a0What price would you put on that? \u00a0Of course, \u00a0you can take the approach of “those camps are political and full of bs” and just stay home. \u00a0That’s fine but you’ll just miss out on a chance to get better by competing against the best prospects in your area. \u00a0Competition makes you stronger, \u00a0it makes you better and for that reason alone you should attend as many of the well run offseason camps that you can. \u00a0Saying you are not going to any of the camps because it’s political and I won’t get an award is like saying I’m not going to any of the track meets because I won’t win first place.<\/p>\n