Athletes Wanted

by Chris Krause

The Complete Game Plan for Maximizing Athletic Scholarship and Life Potential

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2009

Reviews

[Patricia Welton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was about about how high school athletes should approach getting recruited for college. This books teaches you how to put yourself out there so that you can be seen by college recruiters. It also tells you the benefits of being a student athlete and how the disciplines you have learned from it helps you with your careers someday. I liked this book because i liked reading about real stories about people after high school and college and how sports helped them get good jobs. I would recommend this book to high school coaches, club coaches, and parents because they can help you the most with the directions of this book.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, solid advice for budding college athletes. Two quibbles. First, there's a sales pitch. It's fairly subtle as these things go, but it's there nonetheless. Second, it assumes a level of advance planning that is beyond the reach of the typical high schooler. But the advice is sound. For the 2% who are capable of following it to the letter beginning in 9th grade, I'm sure it works. For the rest, there may be a tendency to panic at the thought that they're already "behind" if they haven't picked this up until sophomore or junior years. But college counselors, coaches, advisers, etc. who may work with student athletes with large dreams would do well to be familiar with its contents.

[Tom Lemming · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read....Didn't help that I wrote the forward! Honestly though, I bring hundreds of copies of Athletes Wanted on my tour to meet the best recruits in the nation. It is applicable for any serious student-athlete. Athletes are truly wanted!

[Terry Clarke · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad, but same old information rehashed with plugs for the author's approach

Not bad, but same old information rehashed with plugs for the author's approach. There is more up-to-date information on the Internet for free.

[Christian Stallings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great! very informative.

[Benrussell1115 · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Athletes Wanted really informed me about the game of college recruiting. As a student athlete who is interested in playing sports in college this book really opened my eyes to what college recruiting is. I also learned how being an athlete looks better for colleges even if the college isn't looking at you to play sports for them. It shows you can be a team player, are hard working etc. Many student athletes believe that college coaches have to come to you and initiate contact with the athlete first. But as the book shows, if you want a better chance of being recruited you should contact a coach first.
I would recommend this book to any student athlete interested in playing college sports. There is a lot of information and tips which can be very helpful for athletes. As I start playing the college recruiting game I will remember what this book taught me and always keep it handy to go back and look at it if need be.