Recruiting & College Visits [Pt.1]

We've got important updates this week from both collegiate and professional tennis. After that, we discuss the recruiting process--what goes on behind the scenes, how to choose the right program for you, and the difficulties international athletes face when coming to the US to compete. (00:00) Intro  (00:18) News this week: Arkansas tennis discontinued & Alcaraz out of French Open (04:15) Individual NCAAs permanently moved to the fall season (07:24) NFL draft: the interview portion (14:25) Recruiting process (17:25) Different scholarship numbers per sport (19:54) NIL and recruitment (21:00) Cutting a tennis team for flag football? (22:00) Recruiting is a 2-way street and what to ask yourself during the process (24:22) Don’t rush your decision (25:30) Breaking down the logistics (28:07) Verbal commitments (28:58) Our own recruiting experiences: communicating with schools and committing (35:45) Managing expectations and making realistic goals (37:00) International athletes playing in the US (44:05) Outro