{"id":486473,"date":"2021-09-06T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=486473"},"modified":"2021-09-06T07:39:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T14:39:33","slug":"swimming-world-september-2021-presents-what-coaches-wish-prospects-knew-about-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-september-2021-presents-what-coaches-wish-prospects-knew-about-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World September 2021 Presents – What Coaches Wish Prospects Knew About Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What Coaches Wish Prospects Knew About Recruiting
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By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to college recruiting, swim coaches agree: they\u2019re looking at much more than swimming times.
\nThey\u2019re evaluating the whole package: academic, athletic, personal…and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/span><\/strong> \u201cRecruiting is still a very inexact science,\u201d says Princeton University head coach Matt Crispino. \u201cThere is no formula we can apply that\u2019s going to guarantee the people we are pursuing are what we are actually going to get. There are going to be surprises, people who exceed expectations and those who fall short.\u201d<\/p>\n

Complicating this uneven terrain is the recruiting landscape itself. \u201cThe process has sped up over the last few years,\u201d says North Carolina State head coach Braden Holloway, \u201cand it sped up more during COVID-19. With the inability to go and see schools, engage in events, etc., many made earlier decisions, figuring restraints would not be lifted in time for them to make a full decision after visits.\u201d<\/p>\n

TIMING<\/span><\/strong>
\nSouthern Methodist head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh agrees. \u201cThe process is starting earlier, and it was hard enough before. It is especially hard for late-developing guys not ready to maximize their athletic scholarship award. Many are younger, less experienced and going to get a lot faster by the end of their junior year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exacerbating the NCAA\u2019s earlier recruiting time frame is the creation of the transfer portal making it easier for athletes to find other schools. \u201cMore people will be transferring because they are not finding the best place for themselves until the second time around,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

While he urges prospects to start researching schools by their junior year, he sees nothing wrong with delaying decisions until late junior or early senior year. \u201cThe really good ones are going to be under a lot of pressure to decide well before they even shave by the end of junior year. With all the pressure to commit early, the truth is, they don\u2019t have to say \u2018yes\u2019 within a 24- or 48-hour deadline. Recruits actually have all the power and hold all the cards,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a team wants an individual, they will hold a spot and money for them. That\u2019s the dirty little secret. In fact, I\u2019m starting to hold back money for late-developing high school seniors or people who are going to be in the transfer portal.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Princeton, Crispino says, \u201cWe are still engaging rising juniors by June 15, but are really not in position to make an offer until we have seen a good chunk of junior-year academics.\u201d<\/p>\n

RESOURCES FOR RECRUITS<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u201cEducating prospects about the process needs to come from many areas: high school\/club coaches, college coaches, parents and the prospects themselves,\u201d says Holloway. \u201cGround rules, basic imetables and the NCAA guidelines are accessible for all to view. The more familiar a prospect is before college contact, the better. However, the timetable for each school and its goals of putting together its classes likely differs a lot\u2014i.e., roster spots, financial availability, official visiting periods, class goals in regard to needs and areas of focus. This is where the college coaches can guide the prospects as it relates to their school,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of our responsibility,\u201d notes Texas women\u2019s head coach Carol Capitani, \u201cis to educate prospects because the rules are constantly changing\u2014i.e., NIL, cost of attendance, etc. There are always different things coming up, and the rules are a bit of a moving target, especially in the last year-plus with COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the Ivy League, which has its own set of expectations and requirements that coaches must meet regarding incoming class academic indices. \u201cWith a 5% acceptance rate, I don\u2019t think every recruit understands how picky we have to be. The hard part is finding the \u2018right\u2019 guys,\u201d says Crispino. \u201cWe aren\u2019t different from anyone else in the country. We want fast swimmers and good students. Finding people who fit into our vision here is as important as times and grades,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

To read more about what coaches wish prospects knew about recruiting,
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\nMichael J. Stott is an ASCA Level 5 coach, golf and swimming writer. His critically acclaimed coming-of-age golf novel, \u201cToo Much Loft,\u201d was published in June 2021, and is available from Bookbaby.com, Amazon, B&N and book distributors worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn, Dan D\u2019Addona,\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nMatthew De George and David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n

010<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 LIKE NO OTHER<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere has never been an Olympics like the one held in Tokyo from July 23 through Aug. 8. Even the Games themselves were known as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite the fact that the actual event was held a year later! Yet, once the competition got started\u2014at venues without any spectators\u2014the XXXII Olympiad provided all of the anticipated emotions, surprises, goal fulfillments and more.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> | MALE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET: Caeleb Dressel (100 Fly)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

014<\/span> | FEMALE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET: Tatjana Schoenmaker (200 Breast)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

015<\/span> | BEST WOMEN\u2019S RELAY PERFORMANCE: Australia (400 Freestyle Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

016<\/span> | BEST MEN\u2019S RELAY PERFORMANCE: USA (400 Medley Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

017<\/span> | BEST INDIVIDUAL RELAY PERFORMANCE: Adam Peaty (100 Breast\/400 Medley Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

018<\/span> | BIGGEST UPSET\/SURPRISE: Ahmed Hafnaoui (400 Free) & Lydia Jacoby (100 Breast)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

019<\/span> | BREAKOUT PERFORMER: Bobby Finke (800 and 1500 Free)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

020<\/span> | COUNTRY ON THE RISE: Italy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

021<\/span> | RESILIENCE AWARD: Sarah Sjostrom (50 Free)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

022<\/span> | OLYMPIC PHOTO GALLERY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

027<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 RETURN TO NO. 1<\/strong><\/span>
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029\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE\u2019S GIRLS\u2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MOCK HEAT SHEET<\/strong><\/span>
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031\u00a0<\/span> | MAKING HISTORY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nCarmel High School (Ind.) is the first school in 21 years to have both its girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 swimming teams win Swimming World\u2019s national high school championships in the same year\u2014a feat last accomplished by Bolles (Fla.) in 2000.<\/p>\n

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COACHING<\/p>\n

038<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 WHAT COACHES WISH PROSPECTS KNEW ABOUT RECRUITING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nWhen it comes to college recruiting, swim coaches agree: they\u2019re looking at much more than swimming times. They\u2019re evaluating the whole package: academic, athletic, personal… and more!<\/p>\n

041<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 SPECIAL SETS: ERIN GEMMELL\u2014OLYMPIC BLOODLINES<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nBruce Gemmell of Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club provides an interesting capsule of coaching for his 16-year-old daughter, Erin, as she prepared for her first U.S. Olympic Trials experience and earned a spot on the U.S. Junior team headed for the Berlin and Budapest World Cup stops in October.<\/p>\n

043\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 Q&A WITH COACH JEFF JULIAN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 HOW THEY TRAIN\u00a0 TRENTON JULIAN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

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037<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0 DRYSIDE TRAINING:\u00a0 GOLD MEDAL WORKOUT (PART 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

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047\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 UP & COMERS:\u00a0 HENRY WEBB<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

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008\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

040<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

046<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

048<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n