Alex SwensonRecruiting Advisor| This is a digital version of Alex

Agree or disagree?

24 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Coach Alex Swenson, a former Division-1 recruiter, identifies seven obstacles blocking college recruitment: unnoticed hard work, coaches' limited scouting time, weak highlight videos, generic emails, expensive camps, poor grades, and no recruitment plan. His 30-day Recruit Ready Challenge aims to make athletes coach-ready and visible to college programs.

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Parents, I'm going to say 7 things and I want to see what you agree with. I'm Coach Alex, if you're new here, former D1 coach, scout, and recruiter. I've helped over 1,000 families and athletes to college. Here we go. Number 1, your athlete works harder than most kids their age. Number 3, college coaches don't have time to browse for players and hope they find someone. They recruit names already on their list. Number 3, a great highlight video nobody watches is worth nothing. Nothing. An email that looks like 50 other emails gets ignored. Paying for a camp where no coach knows your athlete's name is paying to be invisible. Your athlete's grades decide how many schools can even recruit them. Nobody ever handed your family a plan for any of this. You've been figuring it out all on your own. If you agreed with all 7, then you already know what your athlete needs. Not another camp or tournament, a plan that gets their name on the right boards on purpose. You just said it yourself. That's the Recruit Ready Challenge. 30 days built for your athlete's sport and grade that gets them organized, visible, and coach ready. Doors are open right now. They close September 30th. We start together October 1st. Comment recruit and I'll send you the link.