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think, practice, believe in and discipline yourself, and compete as
hard as possible.
Another valuable exposure technique is enrolling in top-
level summer camps in your sport. Be sure college coaches
are either running the camp or are teaching at the camp.
Camps provide instant exposure. However, the truth is that
most college coaches that observe athletes at these camps are
there not to discover athletes for their programs. They are usu-
ally in attendance to observe prospects that they are already
recruiting. I strongly recommend that you attend sports camps
that teach skills as their primary objective. If you wish to
attend a camp that teaches skills and development, I further
recommend attending a camp run by an area high-school
coach who has developed a reputation as a great teacher in
the sport. These high-profile high-school coaches often alert
college coaches about developing athletes participating in
their camps. The truth is that high-school coaches are gener-
ally interested in helping you improve and develop; college
coaches are interested in helping themselves. By making these
commitments, you can reach the
dream of playing your sport at the
collegiate level and receive finan-
cial aid from the college for which
you compete.
Unfortunately, there are many pros-
pects that want the recruiting process
to be easy. They are uncomfortable
with, some even hostile to, the expec-
tation that they must perform in the
classroom, sacrifice during practices,
and execute on the field of competition. They don’t want to
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