Recruiting Updates

Recruiting still takes the bulk of staff attention at least until Spring Break which begins after class on March 5th. We have had kids visiting campus throughout the past two months and the snow has made the weekends difficult for prospects to get their travel in this past month. Financial Aid is being sent out now, and that will always be a key in the decision making process of most of the kids we are able to get on campus. I do not think that most people realize that the Division III recruiting calendar is most intense in the December to April window. Although some decisions are made late in the cycle (Mid-April/ May) most kids have made choices by the end of March. The difficult thing about Division III is that when a choice is made, and a student athlete puts in a deposit (which by NCAA standards is considered an intent to enroll) there is nothing that stops the competition from continuing to recruit a student athlete. Some coaches (I include ours in this group) will wish a student athlete good luck and move on, while others will push to change a student’s mind. It is a process where the kids themselves really are the only ones who can shut it down.

We have had BC Football FaceBook and Twitter on the table the last several months and anticipate being able to launch it soon. I hope it will serve as great communication tool for the fans, friends, and potential prospects of Bridgewater College Football. No question these are the tools this generation uses to communicate and I think we will have a concise and exciting message to send out. Coach Clark