Summer Camps - what now?

I know you're wondering if I fell off the face of the earth . . . well, I haven't. Since the last public workshop in May, I was busy as all get up in my spare time making tribute videos for some of my son's classmates for their graduation, and putting all kinds of hours in Jared's tribute video which included interviews with teachers, coaches, and teammates.

So your son/daughter has likely attended showcase or college sports camps over the past six weeks. Great! But what now?

They should write a 'journal' with a recap of each school's camp; what did they like about the campus, about the coaches they met, about the athletic facilities. Did they meet coaches from other schools who were assisting at the camp?

Any coach that spent time with them and that they may have developed a good level of comfort with should be sent a hand-written follow-up thank you note. No email, and God forbid, no text message! I had two coaches tell me that they open and save hand written letters because it's such a dying tradition.

And by the way, if your son is working out in a conditioning program this summer, try and get some video to include in his highlight film. It will show the coaches a strong work ethic.

Finally, you should be evaluating schedules and preparing to take a trip during your bye weekend this Fall, as we as some Saturday day trips to closer in schools.