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Setter
- height 5’8”+
- jump touch 9’0”+
- strong hands and fingers
- quick and agile
- team leader
Wrestling
- record and weight
- escapes
- near falls: 2-point and 3-point
- reversals
- pins and falls
- takedowns
- places: conference, invitational, regional, state
Speak to your high-school coach about your goals and
your exposure action plan. Unfortunately, some high-school
coaches do little or nothing to help their athletes with the
recruiting process. While their support isn’t essential for you
to be successfully recruited, it can be very helpful.
If your coach is willing to make a comment for your profile,
be sure it is short and hard-hitting. It should be about attitude,
practice habits, coachability, etc. Keep the comments to one
short paragraph. The paragraph should be the last item on
your profile.
Also, you should affix a picture to the top right hand corner
of the profile. A high-school graduation or similar picture is
the best. One in uniform is okay, but it should be close enough
for your face to be easily seen. A picture often creates a subtle,