College recruiting tips, guides, and organization strategies for athletes and parents.https://scouted.me/en-ushttps://scouted.me/blog/when-to-start-college-recruiting/https://scouted.me/blog/when-to-start-college-recruiting/When should you start college recruiting? A timeline breakdown by sport season (fall/winter/spring) and division level: D1, D2, D3, and NAIA.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:28:43 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/lacrosse-recruiting-why-the-timeline-moved-and-what-to-do-about-it/https://scouted.me/blog/lacrosse-recruiting-why-the-timeline-moved-and-what-to-do-about-it/The lacrosse recruiting timeline shifted when the NCAA pushed contact back to junior year. Here's what families should still do early and how to catch up.Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideslacrossehttps://scouted.me/blog/your-top-school-said-no-how-to-handle-recruiting-rejection-and-move-forward/https://scouted.me/blog/your-top-school-said-no-how-to-handle-recruiting-rejection-and-move-forward/When a top-choice college says no, the grief is real. Here's a 48-hour plan to sit with the rejection, respond to the coach, and re-engage your other options.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/what-college-recruiting-actually-looks-like-vs-what-you-expected/https://scouted.me/blog/what-college-recruiting-actually-looks-like-vs-what-you-expected/What college recruiting actually looks like for families: the emails, calls, visits, and follow-ups behind the version you pictured. A reality check for parents.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/baseball-recruiting-a-parent-s-complete-guide/https://scouted.me/blog/baseball-recruiting-a-parent-s-complete-guide/A complete parent's guide to baseball recruiting. Timeline by class year, what coaches measure at each division, and how to play the long game.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguidesbaseballhttps://scouted.me/blog/it-s-midnight-and-you-re-a-college-recruit-the-anxiety-nobody-warns-you-about/https://scouted.me/blog/it-s-midnight-and-you-re-a-college-recruit-the-anxiety-nobody-warns-you-about/The specific 2 a.m. anxieties college recruits cycle through, why your brain picks midnight to panic, and the simple fix that actually quiets the spiral.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/i-have-a-system-and-other-lies-recruits-tell-themselves/https://scouted.me/blog/i-have-a-system-and-other-lies-recruits-tell-themselves/A self-diagnostic for athletes and parents: the four things recruits say about their process vs. what's actually true, and how to get honest about where you are.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/how-long-should-your-recruiting-highlight-video-be/https://scouted.me/blog/how-long-should-your-recruiting-highlight-video-be/College coaches watch the first 30 seconds of your highlight video. Here's why yours should be under 3 minutes, how to order clips, and what to cut first.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/how-to-organize-college-recruiting-as-a-family-without-losing-your-mind/https://scouted.me/blog/how-to-organize-college-recruiting-as-a-family-without-losing-your-mind/A practical guide to dividing recruiting tasks across your family. Who emails coaches, who tracks deadlines, and how to stay aligned without stepping on each other.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/when-a-college-coach-asks-where-else-are-you-looking-how-to-answer/https://scouted.me/blog/when-a-college-coach-asks-where-else-are-you-looking-how-to-answer/A college coach just asked where else you're looking. Here's exactly what to say, what not to say, and why they're really asking.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/everything-you-re-supposed-to-track-by-junior-year/https://scouted.me/blog/everything-you-re-supposed-to-track-by-junior-year/A complete checklist of every contact, document, deadline, and relationship your family should be tracking by junior year of college recruiting.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/should-parents-email-college-coaches-when-helping-hurts-and-when-it-doesn-t/https://scouted.me/blog/should-parents-email-college-coaches-when-helping-hurts-and-when-it-doesn-t/Parents emailing college coaches can backfire. Learn when parent involvement helps recruiting and when it hurts, plus how to stay involved without overstepping.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/what-to-do-after-a-recruiting-showcase-the-48-hour-follow-up-plan/https://scouted.me/blog/what-to-do-after-a-recruiting-showcase-the-48-hour-follow-up-plan/A step-by-step 48-hour plan for following up with college coaches after a showcase. Capture names, send emails, and turn conversations into recruiting relationships.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/ncaa-recruiting-rules-explained-dead-periods-contact-periods-what-they-mean/https://scouted.me/blog/ncaa-recruiting-rules-explained-dead-periods-contact-periods-what-they-mean/Learn what NCAA dead periods, contact periods, quiet periods, and evaluation periods mean for your family and what you can still do during each one.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTguideshttps://scouted.me/blog/5-things-fall-apart-before-junior-year/https://scouted.me/blog/5-things-fall-apart-before-junior-year/The college recruiting process creates invisible chaos. Here are the 5 things most athletes lose track of before junior year, and how to prevent it.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTtipshttps://scouted.me/blog/why-spreadsheets-fail-for-recruiting/https://scouted.me/blog/why-spreadsheets-fail-for-recruiting/Your college recruiting spreadsheet will break. Here's the math on why it happens, and what successful recruits use instead.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTtipshttps://scouted.me/blog/how-to-email-a-college-coach/https://scouted.me/blog/how-to-email-a-college-coach/Learn exactly how to write effective emails to college coaches. Includes templates, follow-up cadence, and the 3-sentence rule that gets responses.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:29:48 GMTguides