WYC 145 – College Recruitment – Carter Armendarez talks college recruitment do’s and don’ts

Carter Armendarez is a senior at Wesleyan University, where he's also captain of the wrestling team. Getting recruited to play sports in college is confusing to lots of athletes, but it really shouldn’t be. Carter has seen too many athletes fail to get recruited. So he made Acute Recruit’s College Recruitment Guide for Athletes so that doesn’t happen anymore.

Website: acuterecruit.com

Facebook: /Acute-Recruit-369368080173002/

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The best coaches...

Believed in me

Had me focus on becoming an expert in one skill vs trying to be OK at everything

Getting Recruited to college

The most overlooked area is grades

Start early

Coaches want to hear from the athlete, not their parents

Start a website to have as a landing page to share with coaches. Include:

A page with highlight films

An 'about me' with your accomplishments and bio

A contact page with your contact details and your coach's contact details

A big opportunity

A lot of D3 schools have trouble recruiting quality athletes because their academic standards are too high. This is a great opportunity for athletes who may not have been the highest level elite athlete in high school.

Contacting Coaches

Meet them in person at tournaments

Research schools you want to pursue and look up the coaches online

The one that got away

Carter lost by one point his senior year on the match to qualify for state

What he learned: He learned to play to his strengths

Best Stolen Idea

Quote from Tim Ferris when he asked an professional skier what the most important turns are on the run: 'The most important turns are the 3 years I spent preparing before the run.'

Parting Advice

Focus on the basics

Keep it fun!

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