COLLEGE RECRUIT COACHING WITH DARRYL CUMMINGS OVERVIEW: This individualized 1-on-1 College Recruit Coaching provides the recruit with knowledge and expertise for taking a proactive approach in the recruiting process. The recruiting comes down to A) Coach picks recruit? B) Third party picks college for recruit? C) Recruit picks college? THE COLLEGE RECRUITING COACHING WITH DARRYL CUMMINGS IS ABOUT CHOICE “C”. 

ABOUT THE COACH: The client will be working directly with Darryl Cummings. Darryl is a 25 year NCAA Coach, UTR Founder, and 7 Shot Tennis Founder along with being the owner. For detailed information about Darryl Cummings background click here. 

ORIENTATION: The various choices of college athletics will be discussed during this phase. NCAA DI, NCAA DII, NCAA III, NAIA, and Junior College and the various scholarship opportunities.

REQUIREMENT PHASE: The client will be educated on the required academic transcripts, SAT, ACT, NCAA along with Eligibility Center registration needed to participate in collegiate athletics.  

EVALUATION PHASE: The recruits level is determined during this phase. The following phrases are used when evaluating a player’s level within a respective college program:

• Elite: One of the program’s best, national recognition, and/or game changer
• Aspirant: The potential to become an Elite athlete during the player’s career
• Participant: An immediate starter
• Project: With development becoming a participant
• Rudy: Full of heart, desire, and passion, Good for team chemistry or team GPA or both.

QUALIFICATION PHASE: This is critical and soul searching. The goals will be developed and prioritized during this phase.    

• Budget? Need full scholarship? Scholarship lower priority?
• Academic selectivity of the school and degree opportunities
• Large state school? Small private school?
• Geographical location? Rural area? Urban area?
• Facilities?
• Football? There is a good reason to ask this question. 
• Opportunity to compete for conference championship? NCAA Qualification?
• Spring break trip? 
• Quantity and quality of practice?
• Coaching style? Laid back? Intense?
• Opportunity for quality summer jobs and/or internships
• Make tradition or follow tradition?  

LIST PHASE: Developing a list of schools based off of the qualification phase.

MARKETING PHASE: Does a coach want to hear from the recruits parent? Coach want to here from a third party? Or does the coach want to communicate with the recruit? During this phases the recruit will be coached up on how to have direct communication with the college coaches and how to do it. The goal has been established and now the recruit goes after it! It is not about being recruited; it is about recruiting. All forms of communicating will be used during this phase and the expression “I sent the coach an e-mail and have not heard back” will be eliminated from the recruit’s experience; After all “He or she who wants milk should not wait for the cow to back up to them”.

DECISION PHASE: Often during this phase the recruit will have to make a difficult decision. The recruit contacts the coach of choice and the coaches of non-choice. Notifying the coaches of non-choice is very important because they usually follow the player throughout their career and may have opportunities such as Grad Assistant positions in the future.

CONTACT: To schedule an initial interview contact Darryl Cummings darryl@cummingsathletics.com or call/text 757.641.6146.

 

COLLABORATION OPTIONS

DATE: Player is researched and evaluate prior to the one hour conversation or in person meeting with Darryl. One hour with Darryl has been known to save his clients time and money in the college recruiting player development process. 

Fee: $300

DAY: Two hour match session in the morning with an arranged player by Darryl followed by lunch followed by a two hour practice session in the afternoon with an arranged player. Various methods and tools are used to mentor the player. College recruiting process and player development paths are discussed.  

Fee: $1,300

DELIBERATION: Darryl provides 20 hours of mentoring with the college recruiting player development process. 

Fee: $3,000