Question: Do you think goal setting for high school athletes is important? High school athletes are trying to achieve many things in sports–either they are trying to improve or to help the team win more games or trying to reach the college level. I feel that in order to reach any level of success you must set goals. Read More.

High school sports is more popular right now than any other time in recent memory.

With that being said, should more high school games be played on T.V.? In most areas of the country, high school games should be televised more often. What do you think the effects of having more games on T.V. would do to the players?

The coverage of high school sports is huge. There are websites, blogs, message boards, and many magazines all giving major coverage to high school athletes and their teams every day. Read More.

Professional athletes are role models because they’re always on T.V. playing their games or doing endorsements. They’re out there like that because people want to see them all the time.

That life is fun-being a professional player. Yes, it’s a lot of hard work to get to the pro level and that’s why we watch them.

Kid’s are watching the pros all the time too and want to be like the pros. Most pro athletes make a lot of money and that’s part of what we like about the pro game. Who wouldn’t want a job playing a game and making a lot of money! That’s why we watch them play and we pay big money to see them play. Read More.

We all make mistakes but in the college recruiting process too many mistakes can be fatal in reaching any level of success to getting recruited for college.

Make sure you have a strong list of college programs to contact on a regular basis. This should include college programs in your home state and in surrounding states. Mix up the list of college programs to include programs that offer your major or something you would be interested in.

When choosing a college program make sure you visit as many colleges as you can in order to see for yourself what the college atmosphere is like and how other players feel about campus life. Talk to other players in the programs and talk to other students who go there and try and get a feel for what athletic life and campus life will be like for you. Read More.

Question: Are high school athletes targets by the so-called ‘player haters’ out there? We all know that athletes are extremely popular because everyone is paying close attention to every move an athlete makes. High school athletes whether they are winning or losing ball games will often be criticized by students, fans of the game and the haters who were good enough to play ball. Read More.

I have a question– is there too much pressure on high school kids these days? These kids have to get it done in the classroom, score high on the SAT’s and hope they are good enough to make it to the next level, and they are playing their sport year-round. Read More.

Go ahead and waste your money on these so-called college recruiting services!
I talked about paying college recruiting services before and for the most part, most of them, if not all of them, are worthless.

Keep in mind; I, too, use to charge a fee for my service but Woods Recruiting was a little different. We knew many coaches and I worked at many camps. That was how I met and got to know a lot of college coaches and because of that, I was able to get high school athletes in college without any problems. To me, it was who I knew and who I could get on the phone. That’s what real recruiting is all about. Read More.

Athletic scholarships can be a difficult thing to get these days. Unless you are the next great athlete of your respective sport, you must really focus on your particular athletic ability and utilize all necessary forms of promotion to help obtain an athletic scholarship.

No one is going to recruit you until they know who you are. Information is key in the overall college recruiting process.


The exposure comes at a cost, both financially and personally, for most families. As parents, you are paying for everything–from travel costs to equipment costs to all costs! Everywhere you turn, someone is looking to get your money as it pertains to sports. As parents, you almost need to take out a second mortgage just to pay for everything that is going on. These days, playing high school sports is big business and parents need to make sure they know what they’re spending money on. Read More.

High school student athletes: if you’re looking for college recruiting help then you’ve come to the right place. Woods Recruiting is offering free college recruiting services to all student athletes. There is absolutely no cost at all!

Exposure is the key to being recruited. The more college programs know about you the more will recruit you. Question: Do you want to be someone who just waits for things to happen or someone who makes things happen? Read More!

Question: does College recruiting suck? My answer is, yes! If you're a high school athlete, and you are not one of the top players in your state then you have no chance of going to a division one college program.

Think about this: for every thousand high school football player who play in your state, how many do you think will go on to play football at a major D-1 program? Read More.

Division 2 college sports often gets overlooked by many high school student athletes only because most of these D-2 programs do not have big names.

Playing ball at the D-2 level is not the worse thing that could happen to an athlete. There are great opportunities at that level and many times D-1 college athletes will transfer down to the D-2 level for many reasons. But the one reason players transfer is the chance to play. Read More.

30 Random Observations about Getting Recruited For College

1. Can you play at the next level? Sounds simple, right? But astonishingly, many high school students for many reasons can’t play after high school. Read More.

In this new world of recruiting high school student athletes do stats really matter? Now these days with so many message boards, websites and blogs you can get the latest news and information on just about any high school player’s games and their stats sometimes written up minute by minute in real time. Read More.

To all high school student athletes: Woods Recruiting is offering free college recruiting service. If you are being recruited for college or not, every student athlete can always use more exposure to college coaches. Read More.

Mark Swasey Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Franklin Pierce University was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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Cliff Hunt Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lake Erie College was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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Jesse Balcer Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Chestnut Hill College was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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Cleve Wright Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Gannon University was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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Damien Blair Head Men’s Basketball Coach at West Chester University was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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Mike Brandt Head Women’s Basketball Coach at The University of South Carolina-Aiken was a guest on The Al Woods Show.

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