Short YouTube video/transcript in which Trenton Luera (former NAIA quarterback) advises parents of high-school football players to start early conversations about recruiting goals, desired division level, and expectations with their son. The speaker emphasizes clarity of goals and reflecting on what they wish they had done earlier in the recruiting process.
Parent with a son, going through the recruiting process is the number one thing you should do right now. Now I don't have a son. I'm 22 years old and just wrapped up my recruiting process. But looking back at my process, I wish this is what me and my parents would have done earlier because it would have made things way easier. If you don't know who I am, I'm Trent Loire. I'm a former NAI quarterback, and now I help high school football players do the same thing that I did, which is accomplishing their dream of playing college football. So the number one thing you should do with your son is.
Have a conversation about recruiting. Just getting clear on, like, what their goals are, what they want to do, what schools they're thinking, division level, like what they want even out of their life is just a good conversation to have. And it doesn't have to be super deep. Obviously, the deeper the better, the more.
You can figure out.
And I know it's hard having to talk to a.
16, 15 year old.
And asking these questions. They're going to get annoyed. Believe me, looking back at it, I probably would have been like, dad, Mom, I don't want to talk about this right now. But just having this conversation early on will save you a lot of time, effort and stress. Because imagine if there's like some little miscommunication, for example, like you're thinking, hey, let's get the to you to the.