To become a college level athlete, you need to know all you can about track recruiting.  Like recruiting in all sports, there are some harmful myths surrounding track & field that need to be cleared up and corrected.  The sad truth is that most of the advice you've heard or read is actually doing more harm than good for your chances of participating in track at the next level.

Here are two very destructive myths:

Myth #1: College Track Coaches Will Automatically Find You If You Are Good Enough

This is absolutely false. If you are an outstanding track athlete, coaches may very well find you without you taking any action to be recruited. However, if you are a good track athlete (good enough for some level of college competition) but maybe not outstanding, coaches may not ever learn your name or what you could do for their track program.

If you want to be recruited, be ready to get your name out there among college coache because some coaches have small recruiting budgets and they need to hear from YOU.

Myth #2: I Don't Need To Do Anything Because My High School Coach Is Doing It For Me

Not true. Most high school coaches do not take an active role in helping athletes during the recruiting process. High school coaches usually don't understand the recruiting and scholarship process themselves, and also falsely assume that if one of their athletes is good enough, college track coaches will find them as we discuss earlier.

In other words, it's a huge mistake to count on the fact that your high school track coach is going to help you during the track recruiting process. Just because he or she has asked you about your desire to compete at the next level doesn't mean they are going to do anything or much of anything to help you reach your goal. 

Summary

You need to take control or your own recruitment process to give yourself the absolute best shot of competing at the college level. You need several colleges showing interest in you to end up with one scholarhip offer.

If only a handful of schools are sending your letters, chances are you will not end up signing with any college. You need to have twenty to thirty colleges interested in you and talking consistently with you to have a great shot at winning the track recruiting game.

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