Alex Swenson says the biggest recruiting mistake is waiting to be discovered. Most athletes get missed because they're passive. You need to position yourself, get in front of coaches, and follow a plan.
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The number one mistake. I see high school athletes and their parents going through this recruiting process to find that best college fit for them. Where they're going to get an overall great college experience and education and opportunity to play is being passive in high school through recruiting and hoping to be found and just thinking that somebody's going to find you at a game or at a tournament. I used to have this mindset until I turned it around and became proactive in this recruiting process and positioned myself. A lot of my guys going through this program, now it's all about positioning, getting in front of the right people. It's going to be a good fit for you going through this. Recruiting does not reward passive athletes. You guys get missed if you're going to be passive. All right, literally 98% of you guys will get missed. Yeah, there's that. If you're the Gatorade Player of the Year, you're not going to get missed. But for most of us, including me, we're not the Gatorade Player of the Year. Have a game plan. Follow that game plan. Good luck.