Football Recruiting Resources
Clear answers for the questions that come up throughout the football recruiting process.
Use these resources to understand coach communication, film and evaluation, camps and visits, school targeting, recruiting timelines, and the decisions families face along the way. The goal is practical guidance you can use — without turning every question into another product or service.
New to recruiting? Start with the free Recruiting 101 Guide.
More Than Stars Recruiting Resources provides practical guidance for high school football players and families on coach communication, recruiting interest, film and evaluation, school targeting, camps, visits, recruiting timelines, and organizing the recruiting process.
Recruiting topics
Getting Started
Understand the basic recruiting process, what matters at different stages, what information an athlete needs, and how families can build a plan without trying to do everything at once.
- When should football recruiting start?
- What should freshmen and sophomores be doing?
- What information does a recruit actually need?
Coach Communication
Learn when and why to contact coaches, what useful communication looks like, how relationships develop, and how to interpret coach interest without overreacting to one signal.
- When should you contact coaches?
- What should you say?
- How can you tell whether a coach is actually interested?
Film & Evaluation
Make it easier for coaches to evaluate the player. These resources cover highlight film length, clip selection, position-specific considerations, measurables, and what coaches are trying to learn.
- How long should a highlight film be?
- What should position-specific film include?
- What are coaches trying to evaluate?
Visits & Camps
Use camps and visits more intentionally. Learn how to decide when an event makes sense, what to ask, what to observe, and how the purpose changes as the recruiting relationship becomes more serious.
- When should you attend a camp?
- What should you ask on a college visit?
- How should you approach an official visit?
School Targeting
Build a school list that reflects the player today and the college experience he actually wants. Explore football level, academics, geography, roster opportunity, preferences, and fit.
- How many schools should you target?
- How do you know what level you can play?
- How should academics and football fit into the list?
Featured guides
How Does College Football Recruiting Work?
A practical overview of the stages of football recruiting, from building a foundation and target list through evaluation, relationships, opportunities, and decisions.
When Should a High School Football Player Contact College Coaches?
Understand when outreach is useful, what should be ready before contacting a coach, and how communication should change as the relationship develops.
How Long Should a Football Highlight Video Be?
Learn how to make film easier for coaches to evaluate, including length, clip order, opening identification, and position-specific considerations.
What Should You Ask on an Official Football Visit?
Use an official visit to learn what still matters when a real recruiting relationship already exists, from role and roster plans to academics, staff fit, campus life, and decision timing.
Where to start
Recruiting 101
If you are early in the process and need the big picture, start with Recruiting 101.
Get Recruiting 101 FreeFootball Recruiting Starter Kit
If you understand the process but need a system to organize schools, coach communication, film, visits, and next steps, explore the Football Recruiting Starter Kit.
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