Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 59 - Recruiting Part 2 Edition With HHH Club Director Colleen Magarity - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Colleen Magarity - Runs HHH Lacrosse, Former Colorado Coach, 3x National Champion and All American, WPLL Player 

PART 2

01:11 Controlling What You Can Control
-Story of a 22'
-Can't get anxious 
-Do your role the best you can 
-Things to control in a game 
-Being happy for your teammates if they are getting recruited a lot 
-Good recruiters see how good your are on your worst day

05:53 Getting Expert Level Coaching 
-Being taught what it will be like at the next level
-Don't be complacent with just being good in high school if your committed
-Understanding the why portion of the game 
-Celebrating little things 
-Learning to move without the ball 
-Using film 
-Having an advocate 
-Finding an advocate 

15:40 Getting Great at Being You
-Every players x factor 
-Know your own role and do it well
-Positions within positions 
-Tendencies of left handed players 
-Positions within attacker position
-Positions within midfield position 
-What coaches are looking for within goalies 

24:10 Highlight Videos
-Getting more and more important 
-Timing
-Diversity of clips 
-Show off ball as well as on ball clips 
-Having quality film 
-Using highlights not just plays
-The competition in highlight videos 
-The use of stats
-Don't doctor your shots 

30:15 Emailing coaches-When to start
-22's should start
-21's should be emailing a lot 
-When to email and when not to 
-Using highlights in emails to coaches

34:54 Campus Visits 
-Visiting campus before getting recruited 
-Putting the cart before the horse
-Do's and Don'ts on campus visits 
-Parents role 
-Prepare speaking about yourself
-Don't talk about playing time 
-Don't jump into scholarships until they bring it up
-Be respectful to your parents 
-Don't throw other coaches under the bus

41:18 NCAA Rules
-September 1st of junior year is an important date to know 
-Different programs official visits procedures
-Official: Paid by the institution (allowed 5 of them)
-Unofficial: Paid for by the athletes parents (allowed unlimited)
-Family decisions 
-Evaluation periods 
-Dead periods 
-June, July and 3 weeks in November to be evaluated 
-Advice on talking to coaches 

48:34 Scholarships 
-3 different types
*Financial aid 
*Merit aid 
*Athletic aid 
-Can you stack financial aid and athletic aid?
-12.0 scholarships to divide amongst the team 
-The importance of getting anything 
-Negotiation and its place in the process
-The ability to earn more later-Signing NLI 

59:01 Timelines for Class of 2021
-In the thick of it all 
-Middle ground is starting to find homes
-Schools are never done
-D1 & D3 are starting their process
-2021's recruiting by D1 schools in the coming summer
-What to do as a 2021 coming January 
-The options to re-class 
-Use of a PG year 

1:10:19 Knowing If Your Good Enough
-Are you competing against top talent?
-Self reflection 
-Ask your coaches
-Using JM3 Video assessments 

1:11:56 How Do you Know Your Being Recruited?
-General interest is common early in the process
-Phone calls are a big indicator 
-Getting on campus gives a personal connection 
-The small grey area
-Don't watch how many times they watch your video

1:15:13 Finding a Good Lacrosse Club Where Your From
-Travel to play with another club 
-Find a spot that works for you
-If a place is full ask for a recommendation of another 
-Find an advocate 
-Just go crush it at camp

1:17:10 Is Division 1 Really for You?
-Know what the grind of D1 is like 
-You have to love lacrosse
-Its a job 
-Can you work off your butt off for 4 years?
-Division 3's role

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