On the Road with LIC

LIC team members Nick and Karen hit the road in September and landed at River Bend High School in Fredericksburg, VA at the Big Time Hoops Circuit Challenge. They joined Christian Gray of Get Me Recruited to present the workshops Middle School Challenge and Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media to 200 parents and middle/high school basketball players. The parents appreciated hearing about the importance of maintaining good grades, the pitfalls of recruiting, and how they can help their student-athletes succeed.

Closer to home, Nick and Karen presented Do You Have What it Takes? to the parents of the best 9th grade boys and girls basketball players as part of Get Me Recruited’s Southeast All Freshman Invitational on Oct. 14th at Knightdale High School in North Carolina.

Would you like to have an LIC representative speak to your group? Please contact Joy for more information: 919/424-6304 or joy@illuminationcenter.org.

High School: Create Your Activities Portfolio

Does your student-athlete have years of playing under their belt? Is college athletics in future view? The earlier your student starts assembling an activities portfolio, the easier recruiting, college recommendations, applications, and scholarships will be to manage.

High school is the time to start listing your student-athlete’s participation in extra-curricular activities, both athletic and non-athletic. Be sure to include sports, clubs, scouting, charity campaigns, community service, and school fundraisers in your lists. Add awards, trophies, and leadership roles, and collect photos, videos, and audio recordings of your child participating in their various activities.

Next, catalog and date each activity, then gather all items associated with each one. Place your lists in an expandable file along with all related items so you can access everything quickly and easily.

Your student-athlete and you will enjoy working on this together, and they will be happy to have an activities portfolio to turn to the first time a coach says, “Tell me something about yourself.”