Short YouTube transcript in which a speaker advises high-school athletes on preparing for college football recruitment. Emphasizes athletic development (skill, speed, strength), grades and character as initial prerequisites, and the critical need to proactively get noticed by college coaches rather than assuming talent alone will attract attention.
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You don't necessarily need to be a starter on varsity. I got benched a couple of my games my senior year. The key point here is that you need to be athletic and at least have some form of film that shows that you can play the collegiate level for football. So you want to make sure that you're constantly developing, make sure you are getting some kind of skill training, you're getting some kind of speed training, strength training. All those kinds of things are important to make sure that you have the kind of athleticism and ability to play college football. The next level. Now, once you have the grades, you have the character, you are a good enough player to play college football. It doesn't end there. That's only the first two steps. Because the next thing is you need to get known by these coaches. And this is probably the biggest part that a lot of people just miss, is that they think that, hey, if I'm taking care of my grades in the classroom, if I'm being a good enough player, then, you know what? If I play well enough, they should just find.