The Recruit-Me Athletic Scholarship Podcast with Brent Hanks

Episode 304 A 50,000 Mile Journey

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Athletic Scholarship Podcast.  This episode is a little longer than the normal 15 minutes.  I take you through the journey my son and...

Episode 303 Recruit-Me vs Recruiting Services

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Athletic Scholarship Podcast, Episode 303, Recruit-Me vs Recruiting Services.  Listen to find out how I purchased a package from a rec...

Episode 302 More Recruiting Key Points and Discussion Points

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 302 is More Recruiting Key Points & Discussion Points. This part 2 or a continuation of episode 301.  In both of these episodes of The Athlet...

Episode 301 Recruiting Key Points and Discussion Points from the 7 Steps to an Athletic Scholarship

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episisode 301 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast.  In this episode I give you Key Points and Discussion Points from the 7 Steps to an Ath...

Episode 300 A Celebration

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

300 is a big number! This episode, Episode 300, is a celebration of this big number and all the years of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast provide grea...

Episode 299 A Breakdown of an Interview with a College Basketball Player

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 299 is A Breakdown of an Interview with a College Basketball Player.  Episodes 297 and 298 were part 1 and 2 of an interview with Southwest B...

Episode 298 Part 2 of 2 An Interview with Quinn Nelson

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 298 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Quinn Nelson.  Quinn is a college basketball player at Southwest...

Episode 297 Part, 1 of 2 An Interview with Quinn Nelson

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 297 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast. This episode is part one of a two part interview with a college basketball player Quinn Ne...

Episode 296: Parents Spring Cleanup

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last week's episode, Episode 295, was It's Spring Time and it contained 4 items that high school student athletes can do this Spring to rev up their r...

Episode 295 It's Spring Time!

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 295 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast, It's Spring Time! In this episode you get 4 items that are essential this Spring in your r...

Episode 294 Advice From Recruit-Me Families

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 294 is Advice From Recruit-Me Families.  This episode takes advice that student-athletes and parents have sent into Recruit-Me.  These famil...

Episode 293: 17 Frequently Asked Questions About Recruitings

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 293 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast.  The Athletic Scholarship Podcast is the longest running athletic recruiting education po...

Episode 292: Part 2 of 2; An Interview with the Givens Family, Basketball Parents

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 292 is Part 2 of 2 and is the remainder of the interview with the Givens family.  Emily and Drew are the parents of Grant Givens.  Grant is ...

Episode 291 Part 1 of 2 An Interview with the Givens Family

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 291 is Part 1 of 2 and is an interview with the Givens Family.  Emily and Drew are the parents of Grant Givens.  Grant is a senior in high s...

Episode 290 Myth #10 About Athletic Scholarships

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Myth #10 About Athletic Scholarships is the last of the 10 Myths that can be found in the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System.  Go to Recruit-...

Episode 289 Myth #9 About Athletic Scholarships

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 289 is Myth #9 About Athletic Scholarships.  Myth #9, from the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System, is Coaches resent being contacted ...

Episode 288 An Interview with Jake Headrick, Former College Basketball Coach

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 287 is an interview with Jake Headrick.  Coach Headrick had been a college basketball coach for 14 years and just got out of the college coac...

Episode 287 Myth #8 About Athletic Scholarships

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 287 of The Athletic Scholarship Podcast is Myth #8 About Athletic Scholarships.  Myth #8 is Schools Only Give Scholarships for the Money Spor...

Episode 286: Myth #7 About Athletic Scholarships

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episose 286 is a continuation of the series of the Myths About Athletice Scholarships.  This series comes from the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarshi...

Episode 285: Myth #6 About Athletic Scholarships

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 285: Myth #6 About Athletic Scholarships.  Last week was mislabeled as Myth #6, but it was Myth #5. Most Athletic Scholarships are...

Episode 284: Myth #6 About Athletic Scholarships

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 284 put us right in the middle of the 10 Myths About Athletic Scholarships.  These 10 Myths are found in the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholars...

Episode 283: Myth #4 About Athletic Scholarships

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 283 is Myth #4 About Athletic Scholarships from the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System.  You can get all the 10 Myths About Athletic ...

Episode 282: Myth #3 About Athletic Scholarships

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 282 is about Myth #3 About Athletic Scholarships.  Myth #3 is "I can trust everything the coaches say and promise during the recruiting proce...

Episode 281: An Interview with QR Recruiter Owner Wayne Woolsey

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm excited to introduce the Recruit-Me families to a fun, new and exciting recruiting resource.  QR Recruiter and QRrecruiter.com is owned and devel...

Episode 280: Myth #2 About Athletic Scholarships

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 280 is a continuation of a series that give you the 10 Myths About Athletic Scholarships.  Last week's episode, Episode 279, was about Myth #...

Episode 279: Myth #1 About Athletic Scholarships

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 279 is the start of a series of the 10 Myths About Athletic Scholarships.  Myth #1 About Athletic Scholarships is "If my child is good enough...

Episode 278 Recruiting Advice from Interviews

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 278 is a great mix on advice from past Athletic Scholarship Podcast interviews over the last year and a half.  I have been fortunate to have ...

Episode 277: NLI; National Letter of Intent

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 277 has a load of information about the NLI; National Letter of Intent.  Many high school student-athletes and parents only know about the Na...

Episode 276: Interview 2 with Paige Tonz; An Athletic Mindset Mentor

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 276 is an interview with Paige Tonz, An Athletic Mindset Mentor.  I interviewed Paige back on Episode 212 in August of 2020 and today we get...

Episode 275: Well, That Just Happened!

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 275 is a big announcement for my youngest son and our family.  The name of the episode is "Well, That Just Happened".  Sutton has verbally c...

Episode 274: Part 2 of 2 of An Interview with Randy Merryman

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 274 is Part 2 of an Interview with Randy Merryman.  Randy is an owner of Marucci Midwest in Ozark, MO.  Marucci Midwest is a youth baseball ...

Episode 273: Part 1 of 2 of an Interview with Randy Merryman

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 273 is Part 1 of a two part interview with Randy Merryman.  Randy is the owner of Marucci Midwest Baseball Organization in Ozark, MO. Randy i...

Epi 272: 3 Hard Things for a 16 Year Old To Do

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Raising 2 sons and going through the recruiting process twice, I found that even though my sons are really different, they had 3 very similar characte...

Epi 271: A Peek into Sutton's Unofficial Visits

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 271 is a Peek into Sutton's Unofficial Visits I take your hand and you get to walk with us on campus tours and coaches visits as Sutton, my...

Episode 270: Dollars, Dollars and More Dollars

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week's episode, epi 269, was about ROI, Return on Investment and I explained that is was rare to get a full ride athletic scholarship.  Myth #5 ...

Episode 269: ROI, Return on Investment

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A 2016 Omaha World-Herald newspaper article called With Scholarship Limit, College Baseball Careers Come with a Cost inspired this episode, Episode 2...

Epi 268: Hey, High School Student; Do You Want to Play in College?

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 268 is named Hey, High School Student; Do you want to play in college?  As I explain in this episode I was triggered to develop this episode ...

Epi 267: NAIA and JUCO Eligibility Information

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is packed with information about NAIA and JUCO eligibility information that will help you prepare as a high school student-athlete as you...

Episode 266: NCAA Eligibility and Core Classes

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is covering the NCAA Eligibility requirements and many definitions of the eligibility process.  I will walk you through the NCAA.org web...

Episode 265: A New School Year: Fall 2021

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 265 is an episode that talks about the recruiting process as we enter a new school year, Fall Season 2021.  The season brings high school spo...

Episode 264: Stats; The Good and The Bad

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode explains how to use statistics to help get you recruited.  You will hear from some college coaches on what is important to them when you...

Episode 263: Exposure; The Good and The Bad

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 263 discusses the how, the when and the where a High School Student Athlete gets Exposure to college coaches.  Getting seen by college coache...

Epi 262: Sutton's Recruitment Steps 5 & 6 Tracking Communications & Updates

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 262 is the final episode in a 5 part series that gives you and inside look at my youngest son's, Sutton's, recruitment and the 6 steps that hi...

Epi 261: Sutton's Recruitment Step 4 Recruiting Questionnaire

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode covers the Recruiting Questionnaire.  Just about every sport, every college team has an online recruiting questionnaire to fill o...

Epi 260 Sutton's Recruitment; Part 3 Player Profile

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode covers the Player Profile.  The Player Profile can be the 1 resource that can set you apart from 100s of other recruits.  Go to ...

Epi 259 Sutton's Recruitment: Step21; Write a Great Introductory Email

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 259 is the 2nd of a series that will cover in detail what Sutton, my youngest son, and our family is going through currently in his college sp...

Epi 258 Sutton's Recruitment: Step 1; Build & Research Your School List

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 258 is the 1st of a series that will cover in detail what Sutton, my youngest son, and our family is going through currently in his college sp...

Epi 257 NCAA, NAIA & NJCAA Eligibility Center Information

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Filling out and registering on the appropriate NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Eligibility Centers are often overlooked and not understood as a step of the recru...

Epi 256: An Interview with a College Student Athlete; Parker Hanks

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 256 is an interview with a college student-athlete, my son, Parker Hanks.  Parker is entering his senior year academically at Northwestern Un...

Episode 255: Coaches' Carousel; How it Effects Recruiting

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 255 brings up the issue of coaching changes and how they effect a student-athletes recruitment.  The main reasons I wanted to bring this up i...

Epi 254: A 1 Year Anniversary Review

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you very much for a fabulous 1st year of my ownership of Recruit-Me and The Athletic Scholarship Podcast.   This episode is a 1 year review of...

Episode 253: 5 Days on the Road

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, Episode 253, of the Athletic Scholarship Podcast is a hodgepodge of information about recruiting and about college life.   The recruit...

Epi 252: Part 2 of 2 of An Interview with JUCO Basketball Coach, Rand Chappell

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 of An Interview with Coach Rand Chappell is packed with helpful recruiting tips and insights.  Coach Chappell is the Head Basketball Coac...

Episode 251: Part 1 of 2; An Interview with a JUCO Basketball Coach Rand Chappell

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I love doing interviews for The Athletic Scholarship Podcast.  Not that I am really good at interviewing, but the guests give hands-on and very usefu...

Episode 250: Let's Celebrate!!

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic Scholarship Podcast has hit a milestone.  The 250th episode is quite an accomplishment.  In this episode I will take this 15 minutes to...

Epi 249: Psychological Challenges of College Sports

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 249 includes 6 Psychological Challenges you might encounter in college.  There are probably many other subjects I could speak to, but these 6...

Episode 248: Attributes

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Attributes.  What are attributes? There are many ways to use the word, this episode, Episode 248, uses the Oxford Dictionary definition: a quality or...

Epi 247: A Recruit-Me Interview on the Burger Bites Podcast

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 247 is an interview I did for a podcast call Burger Bites.  Rance Burger is the editor for my local newspaper, the Christian County Headliner...

Epi 246: It's Your JR or SR Year; What Do You Do?!

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 246 quickly runs through what you need to do now to get a college coach's attention at the end of your Junior or Senior year of High School. ...

Episode 245: Part 2 of An Interview with Cameron Wright; An Former Olympian, All-American High Jumper and College T & F Coach

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 245 in Part 2 of an Interview with Cameron Wright.  Last week's episode, Epi 244, introduced Cameron.  Cameron gives us a Track and Field pr...

Epi 244: Part 1 of 2; An Interview with Cameron Wright, An Olympian, All-American and a College Track & Field Coach

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 244 of the The Athletic Scholarship Podcast is Part 1 of 2 of an interview with Cameron Wright.  Cameron and his family moved to Ozark, MO ab...

Epi 243: A Walk Through the Recruit-Me 3.0 Step-by-Step Workbook

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 243 highlights the 6 Step-by-Step procedures of the athletic recruiting process in the Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System workbook.  ...

Episode 242: What Do You Ask When You Talk With A Coach?

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week on Episode 241 I asked you and I talked about, Would you be ready if a college coach called you today? I hope you had a chance to listen to ...

Episode 241: Would You Be Ready If A College Called You Today?

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will you be ready when a college coach calls? Episode 241 ask, If a college coach called you today, would you be ready?  What would you do? As a pare...

Episode 240: Part 2 of an Interview with Coach Barry Hinson

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I know you are really going to enjoy and gain a great amount of information from this Athletic Scholarship Podcast, Episode 240: Part 2; An Interview ...

Episode 239: Part 1 of An Interview with Coach Barry Hinson

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Doing an interview with Coach Barry Hinson is fun, inspiring and informational.  Coach Hinson has been a high school and college basketball coach for...

Episode 238: Part 2 of 2 An Interview with Glenn Quick

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 238 is Part 2 of 2 to An Interview with Glenn Quick. Glenn is an Assistant Athletics Director and Academic and Career Counselor for Kansas Uni...

Episode 237: Part 1 of an Interview with Glenn Quick

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 1 of an Interview with Glenn Quick.  Glenn is the Assistant Athletics Directory and an Academic and Career Counselor at Kansas Universit...

Episode 236; Location, Location, Location

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you know anything about the Real Estate business, then you know the most important thing is location, location, location.  Well, in the recruiting...

Episode 235: 3 Ways to Dig Into Recruiting Research

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 235 is called 3 Ways to Dig Into Recruiting Research.  The 3 ways covered are a deep dive into researching a team's or school's schedule, a t...

Episode 234: Recruiting Can Be Like a Car's Gas Gauge

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 234: Recruiting Can Be Like a Car's Gas Gauge was inspired by a 2+ hour drive to Columbia, Missouri I got to make to watch Sutton, my youngest...

Episode 233: An Interview with Paul Putt; Part 2 of 2

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I hope you had a chance to listen to Part 1 of 2, episode 232, An Interview with Paul Putt. Paul is a parent of 4 student-athletes. Last week's episod...

Episode 232: An Interview with Paul Putt;A Parent of 4 Athletes; Part 1 of 2

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 232 brings you an interview with Paul Putt. Paul and Christy are parents of 4 student-athletes. Mikayla, the oldest daughter, played 2 years o...

Episode 231: Polar Express Inspired Recruiting

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 231 breaks us into 2021.  This episode, Polar Express Inspired Recruiting, is inspired by a Christmas break, COVID induced TV binge watching....

Episode 230; 2020 Review; 2021 Full Steam Ahead

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and you are ready for the New Year.  I also hope Recruit-Me and The Athletic Scholarship Podcast has helped you...

Episode 229: An Interview with Jon Fugler; Recruit-Me Founder

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bringing in Jon Fugler for an interview makes for an information-packed and fast moving episode.  Episode 229, features Jon Fugler, the founder and f...

Episode 228: A Recipe for Your College List; Ingredients Included

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Christmas break is a great time cook up a college list.  It does not matter if you are a freshman or sophomore and are just getting started in th...

Episode 227: Visualization, Goal Setting and Planning

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 227 covers 3 integrated topics that will take your recruitment to a higher level.  Visualization can propel, not only, your athletic performa...

Episode 226: Unofficial Visits

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episodes 223 and 224, the interviews with Kevin Easley, a college athlete's father, we got some great information from a family that went through t...

Episode 225 Official Visits

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episodes 223 and 224, the interviews with Kevin Easley, a college athlete's father, we got some great information from a family that went through t...

Episode 224; An Interview with a Parent of a D1 Soccer Player, a High Schooler being Recruited and an Up and Coming 6th Grader; Kevin Easley; Part 2 of 2

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 224 is Part 2 of 2 from an interview with Kevin Easley. Kevin is the father of a D1 soccer player, a junior in high school that is in the recr...

Episode 223 An Interview with a Parent of a D1 Soccer Player, a High Schooler Being Recruited and an Up and Coming 6th Grader; Kevin Easley: Part 1

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 223 is Part 1 of 2 parts from an interview with Kevin Easley.  Kevin is the father of a D1 soccer player, a junior in high school that is get...

Episode 222 The First Steps to an Athletic Scholarship; Power Pack

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 222 promotes the free Recruiting Power Pack offered by Recruit-Me on Recruit-Me.com.  Not only does it shamefully promote it, but it gives yo...

You Can "Manage" Your Way Through College

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, 221, You Can "Manage" Your Way Through College, reflects on my college experience as a student-manager for the Southwest Missouri State ...

Epi 220 An Interview with the Student-Athlete Combo Podcaster, Myles Mensah

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 220 is an interview with Myles Mensah.  Myles is the host of the Student-Athlete Combo Podcast and he is recent college graduate from Hofstra...

Epi 219 Parents: Should You Live Through Your Student-Athlete?

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's story time!  Listen to stories about the adventures high school and college sports can take you to.  Sometimes we wonder if all the fuss of spo...

Ep 218 Recruiting Definitions & Fall 2020 COVID Updates on Recruiting

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting has its own jargon.  Just like each sport has language that means specific things in that sport's context, recruiting has its own language...

Episode 217 Full Ride Scholarship Information Overload; Part 2 of 2

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last episode, episode 216, gave you a pill that can be hard to swallow and this episode, 217, continues treating the symptoms of how hard it is to get...

Ep 216: Full Ride Scholarship Information Overload; Part 1 of 2

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the hardest pills to swallow in the recruiting journey is that you may not get a Full Ride scholarship to play your sport.  The pill may not b...

Ep 215: What to Do When It's Hard to Get Recruited

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you can't get a 4.0 GPA, 33 ACT score, All-Conference and Conference Pitcher of the Year, 8-0 record, .86 ERA, Left-Handed pitcher...

Ep 214: College Coach Interview with Neal Stafford

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to a great interview with Neal Stafford, the Head Coach of the Missouri State University Bears Men's Golf Team.  Missouri State is located in ...

Ep 213: School is Starting; What you can do this fall

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 213 covers three subjects concerning what student-athletes can do as they go back to school.  Some will get to play sports this fall and some...

Ep 212: The Athlete's Mindset: Special Guest Paige Tonz

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is an athlete mindset mentor? This episode gives you insight. Brent interviews Paige Tonz, who tells you how she helps girls handle the strains o...

Ep 211: An Interview with a College Athlete

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 211 is an interview with Parker Hanks. He is attending Northwestern University, going into his junior year, and pitching for the Wildcats.  B...

Ep 210: Senior Year of High School -- What to Do

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's Here! What do you do your Senior year of High School? One of 2 things are happening your Senior year of high school.  Either you have committed ...

Ep 209: The Basics of Each Year of High School - Part 3 - Junior Year

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Junior year in High School is "Go Time" for college recruiting.  It is time to take what you have done your freshman and sophomore years and get ...

Ep 208: Maximizing Your Sophomore Year of Recruiting

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The sophomore year is a big building block in the recruiting foundation. This episode builds on Episode 207, which brought you a list of things to do ...

Ep 207: The Recruiting Process- Freshman Year

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If your son or daughter is about to start Freshman year, this episode is perfect for your family. One of the most asked questions we get is, "When sho...

Ep 206: Let's Take a Drive-Thru

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Things are starting up again in many states and one of the most important recruiting activities you can do is drive through a college campus. In this ...

Ep 205: One Big Recruiting Lesson

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What's the biggest lesson you've learned about recruiting? In this episode, new Recruit-Me CEO Brent Hanks shares his. You'll be surprised that it's a...