NCSA College Recruiting

For student-athletes interested in playing college sports, an athletic resume is one of the most important recruiting tools you can create. Coaches often review resumes alongside highlight videos, transcripts and recruiting profiles to quickly evaluate potential recruits.

Whether you are just getting started or updating your current materials, this guide explains how to build an athletic resume that is clear, organized and useful for college recruiting.

How to Build an Athletic Resume Learn how to build an athletic resume that helps athletes stand out to college coaches and programs.

August means the turn of the NCAA calendar, and with that is new recruiting rules and dates. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing the new NCAA recruiting calendars for the 2026-27 calendar.

Here is Division 1 Women's Soccer. As a reminder, the recruiting calendars dictate when and how a college coach can interact with recruits, so it's important to understand what type of communication is allowed. Scroll through to see the calendars as well as what each recruiting period means!

August means the turn of the NCAA calendar, and with that is new recruiting rules and dates. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing the new NCAA recruiting calendars for the 2026-27 calendar.

Here is Division 1 Men's Soccer. As a reminder, the recruiting calendars dictate when and how a college coach can interact with recruits, so it's important to understand what type of communication is allowed. Scroll through to see the calendars as well as what each recruiting period means!

August means the turn of the NCAA calendar, and with that is new recruiting rules and dates. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing the new NCAA recruiting calendars for the 2026-27 calendar.

Here is Division 1 Track & Field and Cross Country. As a reminder, the recruiting calendars dictate when and how a college coach can interact with recruits, so it's important to understand what type of communication is allowed. Scroll through to see the calendars as well as what each recruiting period means!

August means the turn of the NCAA calendar, and with that is new recruiting rules and dates. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing the new NCAA recruiting calendars for the 2026-27 calendar.

Here is Division 1 Women's Basketball As a reminder, the recruiting calendars dictate when and how a college coach can interact with recruits, so it's important to understand what type of communication is allowed. Scroll through to see the calendars as well as what each recruiting period means!

Contact periods, dead periods, quiet periods...

There's so many NCAA rules floating around and while they can sound complicated, they're pretty simple to understand! Check out the graphics included to learn what each period is, what it means and how it impacts the communication you can have with college coaches!

The college recruiting landscape has changed dramatically in recent years due to two important factors, changes to NIL rules as well as adjustments to the transfer process.

For high school athletes and families, understanding the transfer portal impact on recruiting is now essential when building a college recruiting strategy.

Learn more about the impact the transfer portal has had

Transfer Portal Impact on College Recruiting Learn how the transfer portal affects college recruiting and what high school athletes should know when building their strategy.