With all the research I’ve done of the athletic recruiting business, I usually don’t get too surprised by things people share in interviews.

But today’s guest, Kate Kantor, blew me away with details of the recruiting industry.

Kate is a former full scholarship softball player and team captain at Georgia Tech who went on to coach softball at the University of North Carolina, Duke, and Georgia Tech.

She is now an independent private softball instructor working with middle school kids hoping to play in college.

On today’s episode, Kate shares insights on:

➨ The incredible growth in the college sports camp business, and how colleges use certain camps and their own private youth travel teams to recruit and develop college talent.
➨ Kate told me some families are spending $500 a week every week of the year on college camps. That’s $20k+ a year on camps alone!
➨ She shared details on the "Top Recruit Database" she helped create at Duke, how they color-coded players based on talent—and how to make sure you’re a "green" and not a "yellow" on the recruiting spectrum
➨ She discussed the single greatest skill she looked for in players, the importance of being on the best teams—and when you shouldn’t worry about it

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My best stories on athletic recruiting:

The Myth of the Sports Scholarship

https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-myth-of-the-sports-scholarship/

The Courting of Marvin Clark

https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-courting-of-marvin-clark/

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