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The Recruit-Me Athletic Scholarship Podcast with Brent Hanks

This is the podcast for parents and athletes that explores every aspect of recruiting and athletic scholarships. It’s coaching you can apply to your family’s athletic scholarship pursuit. Recruit-Me Owner & CEO Brent Hanks is your host. You'll hear practical insights that you can apply from Brent and other recruiting experts, college coaches, NCAA officials and college planners.
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Oct 9, 2019

Jon wraps up this series that will set you straight about recruiting, laying the foundation for a successful effort. The last of 10 truths will be your tracks to run on in your scholarship efforts.

This episode will enlighten and clarify. It will solve any confusion you might have about recruiting. Get out of stall mode and put your efforts in full gear.

Jon will contrast fallacies with truths. You might be surprised at the wrong things you've believed and truths you've ignored. Get straightened out as you listen.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Audio book: The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Free Recruiting Power Pack

Question for Jon?

Oct 1, 2019

Jon Fugler continues his discussion on the truths of recruiting. Knowing and applying these truths will lead to a better shot at scholarship success. With so much information floating around about recruiting, it's easy to get caught up in traps based on fallacies.

Jon knocks down the fallacies and sets the record straight about the truth. Save a lot of pain and money by sticking to what works. Jon gives you a second helping in this series.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Question for Jon? Email him here

FREE Recruiting Power Pack

Sep 23, 2019

Confusion abounds when it comes to recruiting. How much of what you're told is true and how much leads you astray? In this episode, Jon Fugler addresses three big fallacies that you can fall for and delivers opposing truth you should adhere to.

No matter where you are in the scholarship-seeking process, having a firm foundation is critical. Taking steps that get results is everyone's desire, but making it happen is the big challenge. You'll get what you need to do it right with Jon's advice in this episode.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Reach Jon by email

Free Recruiting Power Pack

 

Sep 17, 2019

In this day and age, when you hear the word "guaranteed," you get a little suspicious. Well, Jon Fugler says you can get guaranteed recruiting results. He tells you how in this episode.

You'll find this episode entertaining and powerful as Jon lays out one simple practice that can lead to your scholarship dream. Once you follow Jon's advice, and you can start this week, you'll see how your actions can get fast results.

This episode is for families at any stage of the recruiting game. You'll come away with solid next steps for your recruiting efforts.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Send a comment to Jon

Be sure to send a link of this episode to a few friends who could use help in their athletic scholarship pursuit.

Sep 10, 2019

As we get into the fall recruiting season, athletes and families are looking for recruiting's magic bullet. What is that one thing that will pretty much guarantee an athletic scholarship? You can't go around searching for a lot of options, because the recruiting window is limited.

Jon Fugler examines some of the hottest options seen as the magic bullet of recruiting. He'll give his experienced counsel on why none of these are IT, and then goes on to zero in on what works.

This is an episode that cuts through the clutter and gets you on course to maximize your time, money and effort in the challenging recruiting process.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Free Recruiting Power Pack with three great recruiting tools.

Sep 4, 2019

It's painful to cut things out of your life. Especially when they are good things. But if our lives are too crowded, we enjoy less and accomplish little.

In this episode, Jon Fugler helps you cut some things out of your recruiting strategy in order to be successful in your scholarship pursuit. 

He talks about pruning, the same painful process that goes on in the best orchards that produce the best fruit around the world. You want your recruiting efforts to produce fruit. Your fruit is an athletic scholarship. But there are things getting in the way.

Let Jon walk you through the pruning process so you can get an athletic scholarship.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Recruiting Power Pack-- Free

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Email Jon

Aug 27, 2019

Fall is here and it's the time of year most families hit it hard. Jon Fugler will prepare you for getting results, no matter where you are in the process.

Jon knows that you need principles that work, so he presents a handful of step-by-step principles that will get results fast. Your recruiting window is limited so you can't waste time or money. Jon makes sure you don't.

If you're haven't started pursuing an athletic scholarship, this is a great episode to help you kick it off. If you're already working on it, then this is a good check-up to make sure you're doing the right things.

Jon gets specific. You'll see how to apply his teaching right away.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook: A Complete Recruiting Roadmap for High School Athletes and Parents. On Amazon.

Aug 21, 2019

This week, athletic scholarship expert Jon Fugler answers one of the most-asked questions: How can I get a scholarship when I'm not the best on the team?

You'll learn what Jon has taught athletes for nearly two decades and how his strategy will work for you. Did you know that most scholarship athletes are not the best on their high school team? It's true, yet most families think the opposite. Thus, athletes don't pursue the scholarship that's waiting for them.

You'll gain confidence, clarity and direction by listening. Then you can launch into fall with the strategy that will make it a great recruiting season. Simply by following Jon's counsel. It will make sense and it's easy to do.

Be sure to download the free resources, too, which will help speed up the process. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Free Resources: "First Steps to an Athletic Scholarship" and the Resume/Player Profile Template in the Recruiting Power Pack.

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Recruit-Me 3.0

Ask Jon a recruiting question

Aug 13, 2019

Have you ever wondered what you could do differently to get and keep the attention of college coaches? In this episode, Jon Fugler shares what is important to coaches when they are recruiting.

You'll learn three things that will give you a solid start for your fall recruiting efforts. If you're stalled, this episode will get you going again. If you need a jump-start, you'll come away with action steps. If you're just starting out, this will set you on the right path.

You're in a competitive world of recruiting, but if you have the talent to compete at the next level, you can get a scholarship. Jon drives home that point in this episode.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Recruit-Me 3.0

Ask Jon a recruiting question

 

Aug 6, 2019

Never underestimate the value of a team. You know the importance in competition. Even if you're in an individual sport, your teammates are important to your success-- and you to theirs.

The same is true in recruiting. Athletes can't do it alone. Parents definitely can't do it without the athlete. But how can you be a great team together so the scholarship becomes a reality?

In this episode, Jon Fugler works through three things the parent and athlete can do to become a great team. Athlete, if you don't have a parent to help you, you can recruit another adult, even your coach to be your teammate in recruiting. 

The first two points won't surprise you, but the third one might.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Recruiting Power Pack, including a player profile template

Ask Jon a question

Recruit-Me 3.0

 

Jul 30, 2019

In this episode of the summer podcast series, Jon Fugler explains one habit that you have to develop in order to get a scholarship. It's something that you can start right away and hit hard this fall.

Getting a scholarship is hard work, but if you follow Jon's advice you'll develop focus and make the most of every action you take. Learn this one habit and it will carry you through the entire recruiting process.

If you have a question for Jon, he'll be answering then in a future show. Write to him at jon@recruit-me.com.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Free Recruiting Power Pack

Recruit-Me 3.0

 

Jul 23, 2019

If you're a talented athlete that can compete at the next level, you can indeed get an athletic scholarship. Knowing that and really BELIEVING it are two different things.

In this episode, Jon Fugler reveals that you may have an upper limit challenge that will prevent you from getting that coveted scholarship.

These are the dog days of summer, when you might be stalled out in your scholarship pursuit. Motivation may be a problem right now. Jon helps get you past that in a hurry. 

He first explains what an upper limit challenge is and cites examples from his own life. Then he gives you solid steps of action to confront and overcome this challenge. 

Learn from Jon and also author and podcaster Dan Miller. Be a conquerer. Get the scholarship. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Recruiting Power Pack- Free

Get The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

48 Days Podcast with Dan Miller

 

Jul 16, 2019

We're halfway through the summer and this episode is packed with content to give you a push for the second half.

In an extended show, recruiting expert Jon Fugler lays out four secrets to your summer recruiting success. Summer is a critical recruiting season and you want to make it count.

If you're still looking to get your summer recruiting campaign untracked, you'll get great application here. Listen in as a parent and athlete together, then discuss what you'll do the rest of this summer.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Recruiting Power Pack- Free

Get The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

The Recruit-Me System– Step-by-Step

Ask Jon a question

Jul 8, 2019

In this episode, discover how to have an edge over other recruits by unlocking a secret that will radically change your recruiting thinking and strategy.

You've probably never thought of using this strategy, which can be summed up in one word. But if you do, you'll experience great progress, starting this summer. In fact, unlocking the secret is ideal for the summer.

What is this secret? You'll have to listen to Jon explain it fully and then hear him give you specific steps of action you can take now. Your scholarship journey is about to take a sharp turn in the right direction.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback 

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

 

 

Jul 2, 2019

There are five things you can do to increase your value in the eyes of college coaches. You can work on those things this summer. If you do, you'll reap the rewards this fall.

In this episode, Jon Fugler helps you get an edge on other recruits. The five things he covers will put you in a class of your own. Follow through on them and you'll set yourself apart.

For instance, one of the things Jon covers is to develop and show leadership qualities. When a coach watches you, he or she looks at more than your talents. He watches how you interact with teammates. If you emerge as a leader, combined with talent, you're moving up the list fast. Jon gives you suggestions on how to develop your leadership skills.

This summer is your opportunity to work on the five areas Jon presents. You have the time, so go for it before the busyness of fall arrives.

 

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback 

 

 

 

Jun 25, 2019

We can learn from each other. In recruiting, it's always best to learn from someone who has been successful. Such is the case in this episode, as Jon Fugler talks with Brent Hanks, a dad who has one son competing at a D1 university and another one still in high school.

You'll come away with ideas that work. Brent shares the story of how his son was recruited, thanks to the hard and smart work of the two of them. Brent takes lessons learned into the recruiting process with his second son, and he tells us what he is doing to maximize the summer.

Brent closes with advice for parents and athletes. Enjoy the conversation!

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback 

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

 

Jun 18, 2019

The clock is ticking and summer is about to be in full swing. If you want to make the most progress this summer, you need to know your next step every day you wake up.

In this episode, Jon Fugler helps you discover what the next step is TODAY, and how to figure it out every day this summer. You'll be motivated to get and stay on the right path. And you'll be surprised how simple it is.

If you're lost in too much activity and information on recruiting, this episode is for you. It will clear your head and give you clear direction. 

Be sure to do the homework that Jon gives in the show! it's vital for your success.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback 

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

 

Jun 11, 2019

You need to gain ground this summer in your scholarship pursuit. To do that, you need quick response from as many coaches as possible. They are in recruiting mode with every sport being out of season now.

In this episode, you'll hear Jon Fugler present key elements in beginning a relationship with college coaches. He'll remind you that the first communication is a handshake, not a chance to tell your life story. You want coaches to respond, and Jon will give you tips on making that happen this summer.

Are you ready to put in the time? If so, then you're ready for what Jon has to say.

In addition, you'll hear an insightful question from a parent on how to have the hard conversation about money with college coaches. Jon shares his thoughts.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback

Jun 4, 2019

In your race to the scholarship finish line, the key is to keep as many options open as possible. That means you need to maintain the interest of college coaches all the way through the process.

But how do you do that? Coaches seem to lose interest. It's easier to keep their interest rather than trying to win it back. In this episode, Jon Fugler shares four solid actions you must take to keep college coaches' interest long-term.

This is the first in the summer recruiting series. You'll need to maximize our recruiting time this summer. It's the one time of year when all sports are out of season, making it easier for coaches to get out and see the talent they are recruiting.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback

 

May 28, 2019

With summer on the doorstep, being seen by college coaches has to be a priority. They'll be out there evaluating prospects. Getting coaches to see you compete isn't an easy task, but Jon Fugler explains how in this episode.

Jon shares from personal experience with his twin sons, as well what he sees working today. Your summer months are key recruiting days. This episode will get you thinking outside the box for better results.

One of the things Jon touches on is maximizing the opportunities with coaches in your area. What are the best ways to assure that they'll come out and see you compete?

Jon also discusses camps. While these can be ideal to get in front of coaches, you need to make sure you're going to the right camps. Jon explains.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Get $20 off Recruit-Me 3.0 through June 5.

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback

 

May 21, 2019

You'll love the real-life story of Wils Guy, a senior who shows us what it takes to get recruited. He had a couple strikes against him, but it didn't stop him from hitting a home run.

Jon Fugler highlights lessons learned from Wils' experience, which will translate into your summer recruiting efforts. If you're up against tough odds in your recruiting journey, then you'll be shaken out of that when you hear about Wils.

Jon also announces his summer recruiting podcast series and tells you about a couple free resources that will help you prepare for the summer recruiting season.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Wils' story in the San Luis Obispo Tribune

Free Athletic Scholarship Playbook Playbook Audiobook

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook Kindle and Paperback

 

 

 

May 14, 2019

Do you want to get a leg up on the competition for an athletic scholarship? Of course! And you have an unfair advantage you didn't even know about.

In this episode, Jon Fugler unlocks your unfair advantage that will help make this summer a powerful recruiting season for you. Jon shares two stories of athletes who discovered their unfair advantages and used them well. The he shares his own story of his unfair advantage.

Finally, Jon zeroes in on how you can discover yours and then how to maximize it towards your athletic scholarship.

It's a fun episode!

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Free Playbook Audiobook

May 8, 2019

One athlete found a secret to landing an athletic scholarship and you'll hear her story in this episode. You'll be surprised by how she did it, but encouraged that you can take a page out of her playbook.

Speaking of Playbook, Jon Fugler shares a video tip from his Athletic Scholarship Playbook and you can apply it in your recruiting efforts.

Jon zeroes in on "making it personal" when it comes to recruiting. This principle isn't rocket science, but so few athletes do it. Make a lasting impression on college coaches by applying some of the eight things Jon shares -- and by doing what our featured athlete did.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Get your free Player Profile Template with the Recruiting Power Pack

Free Recruiting Master Class Video

Camille Kohtala article in the Bangor Daily News

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Free Playbook Audiobook

 

Apr 30, 2019

In this candid episode, Jon Fugler shares his perspective on recruiting services. There are key elements he brings out that will cause you to think about your situation. Whether you agree or not with Jon, hear him out. It could change the course of your scholarship pursuit

If you've been considering a recruiting service, this episode is timely. If you're not sure what a service is, then this will educate you.

Jon shares from personal experience but lets you make your own decision. 

And he welcomes your comments.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Free Recruiting Masterclass: Five Steps to Your Athletic Scholarship Dream.

Free Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Recruit-Me 3.0

Contact Jon

Apr 23, 2019

This is a must-listen episode, because you'll find things you can apply right away. And get results.

As summer approaches, you want to maximize the recruiting season, and Jon's 10 tips will get that done. No need to walk without confidence. Apply 3-4 of these and you'll take leaps forward.

After nearly 20 years of work with sports families, Jon's insights are tried and tested. Take advantage of simple adjustments in your strategy and make the coming months life-changing.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Free Recruiting Masterclass: Five Steps to Your Athletic Scholarship Dream.

Free Recruiting Power Pack

The Athletic Scholarship Playbook

Recruit-Me 3.0

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