Coach Riq

Recruiting is a brutal place to discover your son has been lied to. College football at any level—D1, D2 or D3—can be the best years of your life. D1 comes with expectations and physical demands you need to understand. Football is a big man’s game, and anyone telling you size doesn’t matter is full of shit. Exceptions exist, but naming an undersized player who made it does not establish that your son has his ability. That’s one reason the old youth football weight limits are foolish and have been replaced with unweighted divisions in today’s leagues. Dominating opponents in a division with weight limits can create a false picture of where you stand. When adults sell that success as a projection, kids inherit expectations they were never prepared to meet. On Long Island, daddy ball can preserve that illusion for years. A board position, manipulative donations, a friendly coach and a protected role can make a family comfortable. None of it tells a high school or college staff whether the kid can play against the athletes they recruit. Measurables are only part of the evaluation. TALENT, athleticism, SPEED, body composition, bend, football IQ, character, grades, coachability and work ethic all matter. A sloppy 300 pounds that cannot bend, redirect or sustain effort is no advantage just because it looks impressive in a bio. Coaches need to see how you carry that weight and what you can do with it. Build your college list around verified measurements, honest film evaluation, academic fit, projected development and what each program recruits at your position. Study their players and recent signees. Target schools where your ability gives the staff a legitimate reason to recruit you. A parent’s insistence that his son belongs at a certain level is not evidence. The film, physical tools, production and transcript must support that argument. Your kid deserves a recruiting strategy that can survive outside your zip code. My recruiting app walks players through everything from a very young age building a realistic college list and teaching families how to communicate with coaches. Click the link to sign up studio.com/apps/benjamin/byr…