(Stone Mountain, GA) – The Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA) is proud to provide a new nonprofit service designed to assist families in being properly educated about the athletic collegiate recruiting process.
The Recruiting Education Foundation Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit venture, is now providing the GADA with recruiting webinars for high school student-athletes and their families in the state of Georgia. The webinar is available at no cost. The student-athlete/parent webinar can be accessed through this GADA link http://www.gadaonline.net/Recruiting_Webinars.html .
GADA Executive Director Lucia Norwood said of the webinar launch, “We are happy to provide this informational program to our student-athletes and their families at no cost. We highly encourage anyone who has aspirations of playing sports in college to watch this webinar. It is an outstanding first step in properly educating parents and students about the recruiting process.”
The GADA recruiting webinar addresses these and other recruiting topics:
Three rules of being a parent
Scholarship myths and facts
NAIA and JUCO education
Scholarships, do they differ?
The Name Game
Negotiate/Cooperative Education
Dangers of social networking/cell phones/Saving for College
National Letter of Intent
NCAA/NAIA Eligibility Centers
Recruiting Services
NCAA core course requirements
Lucia Norwood went on to say, “There is a misunderstanding that the recruiting process doesn’t start until a student’s junior or senior year. Families and students who have aspirations of playing sports in college must begin to prepare themselves for the recruiting process starting in their freshman year of high school. GADA highly recommends every parent of a student-athlete dedicate 60 minutes of time to watch our webinar. We feel it will go a long way to get our kids and families on the right track with recruiting, and more importantly, academics.”
In addition, an in service “HS Staff” webinar for counselors and coaches is being made available for viewing also at no cost. Access to the in service webinar can also be access through this link GADA link http://www.gadaonline.net/Recruiting_Webinars.html. This 46 minute service will greatly assist counselors and coaches with their continuing education on NCAA/NAIA/JUCO eligibility and recruiting matters.
Contact: Lucia Norwood http://www.gadaonline.net/Contact_Us.html
Recruiting Education Foundation 813-398-1060
