[ UPDATED FOR 2025–26 ! This brand-new edition of THE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP PLAYBOOK includes the latest NIL rules , Transfer Portal information, and NCAA recruiting updates every family needs to know]. PARENTS AND ATHLETES: Master a Step-by-Step Approach to Getting Recruited by College Coaches Your family's athletic scholarship dream can become a reality when you apply the recruiting steps clearly laid out in the ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP PLAYBOOK . You’re a parent. Your son or daughter is a talented high school athlete. You believe they are athletic scholarship material. - Or you’re an athlete. You dream of being recruited by college coaches and earning an athletic scholarship. But you don’t know where to start. You see other athletes in your city receive full rides and you wonder how they got discovered. You want answers. Jon Fugler takes the mystery out of recruiting and athletic scholarships, providing you a clear, actionable plan . Who Gets Athletic Scholarships? Athletic scholarships are not just reserved for the best athletes. Every high school athlete who can compete at the next level has a good opportunity for an athletic scholarship. You just need to know the steps to getting recruited. The Playbook is your recruiting roadmap that will lead you to success, covering steps for all sports, both men’s and women’s. This complete, detailed, step-by-step how-to guide covers everything you need to know: How to get discovered - How to move up on coaches’ prospect lists - How to use social media wisely and effectively - How to save thousands of dollars and get better results by running your own recruiting process--no services or consultants needed - The latest NCAA and NAIA eligibility and recruiting rules (including NIL , new scholarship limits , Transfer Portal ) - Producing an effective video - Choosing the right camps, tournaments and showcases - What to ask coaches so you get the full picture about their program and your status - How to make the fi nal school choice - And much more Step-by-Step to an Athletic Scholarship Jon’s proven step-by-step approach will empower you to take control of the recruiting process . You’ll get results, even begin hearing from college coaches in th e next 30 days . These are the same things Jon discovered to get his twin sons fully paid educations … at the school of their choice … playing the sport they love. Since then, Jon has been coaching thousands of parents and athletes. In this Playbook , he shares the very same things he has taught families like yours. Key elements you’ll learn in the Playbook: The #1, most powerful way for your son or daughter to get college coaches’ attention quickly ( in the first 30 days) – this works like crazy! - Jon’s proven five-step strategy for landing an athletic scholarship at a school that is the best fit - The secret to getting the best offers from the right schools - How to get the contact info for 75 coaches in less than an hour - How parents and athletes can work together as a team to get the best results - How to evaluate your scholarship offers and make the final school choice that is truly the best fit You’ll come away empowered to run your own recruiting campaign. It is my mission to empower families.  I want their talented athletes to get athletic scholarships.  That's why I wrote the Playbook.  It's the culmination of 15+ years of coaching and leading families through the recruiting process. You have what you need in this book to get on coaches' radars and stay there, all the way to the scholarship offers you'll receive.  I've taught this material to thousands of families and it works.  Now you can have the same material in your hands and get results quickly. I love hearing from parents and athletes as they navigate the recruiting process.  So please let me know how it goes for you and what questions you may have along the way. Thanks for picking up this book and diving in.  This is the most important season of life for your son or daughter.  I want to make it a memorable one! As a former D1 athlete who didn't get a scholarship, I missed out. However, I absolutely loved playing my sport (baseball) in college. In fact, I was invited back for the Indiana University alumni game many years later and pitched three innings. When our twin sons showed promise for getting an athletic scholarship, I wanted to know how to do it right this time around. We got help from experts and pursued an athletic scholarship. They ended up getting fully paid educations at the school of their choice competing in the sport they loved ... baseball. Since that experience, I've been helping high school athletes achieve their scholarship dreams. I've produced a complete step-by-step system, a video course and multiple tools to help families succeed. And they have! I've been running Recruit-Me since 2002, empowering families to take control of the recruiting process and run their recruiting ca