2020.2023dad posted:Buzzard05 posted:
One bit of advice I would give is to see what return you are getting from the recruiting services you are paying for.Good response. Thanks. What are you referring to as “recruiting services”? Does that mean a paid consultant or do you mean something like PBR or PG who rank players and, teams? Just trying to decide what to spend limited resoursces on not start a debate. Thx
2020.2023 not to speak for Buzzard, but he is referring to the online websites that charge between $15 - $30 a month that allow you to post your sons info as well as videos online. Im not going to name them but if your kids are into sports they most likely are popping up on our facebook and other feeds.
They claim to help in recruiting by providing your information to many colleges. They do that, but most (if not all) colleges only use this information for sending out camp invites and revenue generation. Its rare that a kid is recruited based on a profile on these sites. Everything they do can be done by your son and his results will far surpass those of these websites.
PBR and PG are different. They provide actual data that was gathered and verified at their events. These sites are used by colleges to verify data and recruiting, though I would guess that most coaches are not sitting there combing through their data every day. They will use it for their top lists as well as to verify the information provided by your son is correct. If PGSTAFF is still around he may pipe up and give us some more insight into how the site is used by the RCs.
What IOWAMOM is references is a service that helps your son organize his information and get it online. They will help with putting together all the info in a useable format and will provide guidance on how your son should use that information to market himself. These services have benefit if they are providing a service that you can not complete by yourself either due to time or lack of knowledge. Think of these services like consultants as at work.