Frequently Asked Questions
Why Choose Recreational Debut?
We believe that an informed customer is the best customer, so we wanted to share some of the questions that tend to come up quite often.
What makes your service better than others?
Our acknowledgement letter is the key to your success. Coaches get letters everyday but when a former professional athlete acknowledges you they are compelled to read your material. This elevates your status and our program to another level.
Do you have to be a great player to use this service?
No you do not have to be a great player, matter of fact this program is geared towards the average player.
Why do I need a recruiting service?
There are 7,000.000 high school students that participate in high school sports every year and only 6% will play at the next level.
If you don't have a marketing program you will have a very hard time getting into the 6%. Remember coaches have a small budget to recruit from so you must bring your skills to them.
How are my payments tax-deductible?
Since Recreational Debut is a registered 501-C3 Non-Profit Organization you can write off any money spent on the program just like you can when giving to a local charity.
What if I play more than one sport?
Most people choose to focus on the sport they're best at, as most scholarships result from a single sport. However, if you choose to pursue two sports we recommend getting the "Gold" package for your best sport, and then the "Bronze" package for the other.
A contact occurs any time a coach has any face-to-face contact with you or your parents off the college's campus and says more than hello. A contact also occurs if a coach has any contact with you or your parents at your high school or any location where you are competing or practicing.
Contact Period
During this time, a college coach may have in-person contact with you and/or your parents on or off the college's campus. The coach may also watch you play or visit your high school. You and your parents may visit a college campus and the coach may write and telephone you during this period.
Dead Period
The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents at any time in the dead period. The coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Evaluation.
An evaluation is an activity by a coach to evaluate your academic or athletics ability. This would include visiting your high school or watching you practice or compete.
Evaluation Period
The college coach may watch you play or visit your high school, but cannot have any in-person conversations with you or your parents off the college's campus. You and your parents can visit a college campus during this period. A coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.
Official Visit
Any visit to a college campus by you and your parents paid for by the college. The college may pay the following expenses:
• Your transportation to and from the college;
• Room and meals (three per day) while you are visiting the college; and
• Reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest.
Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript (Division I only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Prospective Student-Athlete
You become a “prospective student-athlete” when:
• You start ninth-grade classes; or
• Before your ninth-grade year, a college gives you, your relatives or your friends any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to students generally.
Quiet Period
The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college's campus. The coach may not watch you play or visit your high school during this period. You and your parents may visit a college campus during this time. A coach may write or telephone you or your parents during this time.
Unofficial Visit
Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.
Verbal Commitment
This phrase is used to describe a college-bound student-athlete's commitment to a school before he or she signs (or is able to sign) a National Letter of Intent. A college-bound student-athlete can announce a verbal commitment at any time. While verbal commitments have become very popular for both college-bound student-athletes and coaches, this "commitment" is NOT binding on either the college-bound student-athlete or the school. Only the signing of the National Letter of Intent accompanied by a financial aid agreement is binding on both parties.
