Challenges with the Transfer Process The NCAA Transfer Portal and recent regulation changes have increased student-athlete mobility, allowing them to transfer colleges without losing eligibility. Accordingly, the transfer process has become central to recruiting: college coaches are searching for comprehensive recruiting information, and transfer student-athletes are looking for ways to manage their process. Furthermore, coaches and student-athletes in NAIA, NJCAA,  and other governing bodies have been on the outside looking in as the NCAA transfer process has undergone considerable chang ..read more

April 30, 2024 – New York, NY – NCAA Transfer rules have evolved significantly since the Transfer Portal’s inception in 2018. These rule changes have considerably influenced student-athlete collegiate career decisions and made recruiting more complex for college programs. To explore this topic, we will cover the evolution of the NCAA Transfer Portal over recent years.  We’ve also introduced improvements to the SportsRecruits platform to support the transfer process, which you can read more about here. What is the NCAA Transfer Portal? The NCAA Transfer portal is an online system that allo ..read more

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – November 2nd, 2023 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – November 2nd, 2023 – The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is thrilled to announce its collaboration with SportsRecruits, the leading college recruiting network, to enhance the college recruiting efforts for its member organizations. Under this partnership, JVA members will have preferred access to SportsRecruits’ comprehensive suite of technology products. Club directors and recruiting coordinators will harness the power of SportsRecruits to guide, advocate for, and empower their student-athletes in pursuing their dreams of ..read more

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Our New Athlete Profile Layout! You may have noticed that your SportsRecruits profile looks a little different from the last time that you logged in. Our product team dedicated months surveying college coaches, and learning what they are looking for from student-athletes in the recruiting process. Throughout this process, we gained a great understanding of what information is most important to a college coach. We utilized this feedback to optimize the student-athlete profile on SportsRecruits to ensure that the most important information is featured at ..read more

September 1st marks an important date surrounding communication between prospective student-athletes and college coaches at the Division I level. This is when prospective student-athletes and college coaches can start to engage in more serious conversations regarding recruiting. If you are in the high school graduating class of 2025, this information is extremely important! What Division I Sports are Affected by September 1st? For the NCAA Division I, September 1st going into your Junior year is the allowable date for college coaches to initiate or engage in recruiting-related discussions. Th ..read more

Hopefully, you have taken the time to read our previous blog post detailing the importance of August 1st for baseball student-athletes, especially if you are in the class of 2025. This date allows NCAA Division I college coaches, to engage in recruiting discussions with student-athletes entering their Junior Year. This means that college coaches will be able to call, text, or email you directly regarding your recruiting process. Now that we are passed August 1st, here are some tips to consider as you continue your recruiting process. This is (and should be) an exciting time on ..read more

UPDATED July 31, 2023: This past spring, the NCAA approved changes to the Division I Women’s Lacrosse Recruiting Calendar. Among these changes are the addition of “Recruiting Shutdowns.” The first Recruiting Shutdown will take place from August 1 – August 14, 2023. It is important to note that this new rule only applies to Division I coaches. Division II, Division III, and NAIA coaches may still be in contact during these times.  A Recruiting Shutdown is a specific timeframe set by the NCAA during which no form of recruiting is permitted. The rules of a Recruiting Shutdown state that ther ..read more

If you are in the class of 2025 and a baseball student-athlete, August 1st marks a very exciting day in the recruiting world. This date allows NCAA Division I college coaches, to engage in recruiting discussions with student-athletes entering their Junior Year. This means that college coaches will be able to call, text, or email you directly regarding your recruiting process. Check out our blog post here to learn more about this recent rule change. It’s important to note that September 1st is when 2025 baseball student-athletes can start to engage in unofficial visits, official visits, a ..read more

New York (July 27, 2023) – SportsRecruits, the leading college recruiting network, announced its partnership and upcoming integration with Balltime, an AI-powered video and analytics platform for volleyball. The integration will be live in time for the upcoming volleyball season, allowing athletes to seamlessly share their highlights with college coaches on the SportsRecruits network. Balltime is a team of passionate volleyball players, set out to democratize access to pro-level video and analytics tools using AI. The team is backed by some of the biggest names in the sport, including Phil Dal ..read more

New York, NY, June 14th, 2023 – SportsRecruits, the leading college recruiting network, today announced that it has entered a partnership with League One Volleyball (LOVB) to power the league’s college search and recruiting process for its club organizations. Central to the partnership, all of LOVB’s 30+ clubs will gain access to SportsRecruits suite of technology products, providing student-athletes with the ability to build and maintain profiles complete with their athletic information, academic information, and unlimited video. In turn, club directors and recruiting coordinators will use Sp ..read more