As the youth is our number one focus, making sure they have someone to voice themselves to is imperative. Giving our athletes a guide of key things to focus on through school and extracurricular activities is something we proud ourselves on. We discuss this as a group in efforts to give the kids an understanding of things college coaches are looking for.

We also give kids an opportunity to speak to us in a smaller group setting to voice themselves. As parents it's easy to have the mindset that our children are healthy and okay. However studies show that our children hold inside things that are important to them at times in fear of being rejected and brushed off. Things they aspire to achieve or issues they simply may not want voice to us. With that being said we give the kids an outlet to open up to our staff and coaches in a smaller space to get whatever it is they may want off their chest in efforts to tap in and give them guidance on things they find important.

Content and outreach is needed now more than ever and establishing quality film, visual content, interviews and press for your athletes you can bet will have an impact on the consideration of a scholarship offer.

Preps Next also provides state of the art media equipment and professionals to produce high quality content in real time. With Parent Consent this gives every athlete the opportunity to experience what it's like to be Mic’d up and interviewed on camera and lastly receive a published article they will be able to add to their resume and of course a link to share with family and friends!

Parents and guardians that have the tools and knowledge on steps to take, are more likely to be proactive and give their kids a reasonable edge in their recruiting journey.

In fact, since 2021 the rate at which college athletes are transferring within their first two years of eligibility has drastically impacted the amount of scholarships being offered to high school athletes. The reason for that is because college coaches are utilizing the NCAA transfer portal as their first choice to find groomed talent, followed by JUCO players who have become eligible before they result to offering scholarships to high school students.

Depending on the sport and needs this is projected to increase in years to come, making it more difficult for high school athletes to obtain a “Full ride” scholarship.

Meaning not only does this generation of student athletes have to compete at a very high level to get a scholarship, additionally coaches are looking for more structured components in their recruiting elements such as excelling in academics and strong likeness / popularity of a player.

Ultimately making it imperative not only in high school but even in middle school for players to be groomed and build their brand to stand out amongst other players.