Spring sports are ending and some college athletes are considering, or have already decided, to transfer to another school for next year. Sometimes it is their choice, and sometimes they are encouraged to leave during their exit meeting with their coach. If an athlete is planning to transfer to an NCAA Division I or II [...]

The arrival of preseason also means that the best time of year is right around the corner.    Now is the time that is most crucial for players to become routine regimented, both on the field and in the classroom.  Whether you are a high school or college athlete, your first priority is always your [...]

Ryan Allen, former Mizzou & Central Missouri pitcher, gives advice to high school seniors who did not sign a National Letter of Intent in November.

Hello again!  It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog for our website.  I was inspired to reach out to all of our athletes, parents, and coaches by a graduate class on Sports Psychology that I am currently enrolled in.   I think it is important for each individual to have a specific [...]

Rick Allen, Founder of Informed Athlete & former Director of Compliance at 2 major universities, shares stories and advice that are based on situations he encountered in his 20+ years on campus and his own personal experience when his son was recruited to play baseball at a Division I University.
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If you are a high school baseball player (or any athlete) who hopes to receive a college athletic scholarship, the most important thing you can do is get your name out there. Playing in front of coaches gives yourself a better shot to put your name in that coach’s head.

With the season again ending for more teams over the weekend and summer ball fast approaching for some players, and already underway for most, it is important for each player to have a plan in place to get something accomplished in preparation for their return to school in August. Summer can be vital for any [...]

January 15th is the first day that athletes in selected sports can sign a Letter of Intent Scholarship Agreement with a junior college.  Those sports are baseball, men’s & women’s golf, ice hockey, softball and men’s & women’s tennis. The National Letter of Intent and the NJCAA Letter of Intent/Scholarship agreement are separate documents, so [...]

It is common for athletes to transfer from one school to another in the middle of the academic year.  Here are some general reminders about midyear transfer situations.     1. Baseball players transferring TO an NCAA Division I program at midyear cannot be eligible until the following academic year.  This is true regardless of whether the athlete [...]

If you are going through the college athletic recruiting process or will be soon, the information in Rick Allen’s new book could save you THOUSANDS of dollars.  Allen’s new book Both Sides of the Plate – Insider Secrets for Navigating the College Baseball Recruiting Process  is now available for $17.95 + $4.75 shipping.     Decisions made during [...]

In the Division I sports of baseball, cross country/track and field, softball, and women’s volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s lacrosse, recruiting phone calls to prospects are limited to once per week outside of a contact period, but are unlimited during a contact period.   Phone calls will also be unlimited during a contact period [...]

The NCAA College Recruiting Calendars for June & July 2010 for many of the top sports are now posted on Informed Athlete’s website:  www.informedathlete.com under “Recruiting Calendars” in the menu bar.  For your convenience, the calendars are in pdf format, and the first page contains a listing of the recruiting definitions. Informed Athlete educates, advises, and assists [...]

We are excited to provide this update on Donnie Webb following our recent interview with him.  His agent informed us that Donnie was called up from the Indians minor league camp to the Cleveland Indians big league spring training squad.  In his first at bat in the sixth inning of a shortened intra-squad scrimmage game, [...]

Informed Athlete LLC (www.informedathlete.com) provides guidance and answers questions that high school and college athletes, parents, and coaches have about college athletic recruiting, eligibility, transfers, and scholarships. Rick & Julie Allen founded Informed Athlete in 2008 to help families of student athletes who have the athletic skills to compete at the collegiate level, but often struggle through the recruiting or transfer process and make mistakes that cost a lot of money or result in an athlete quitting their sport before they have reached their full potential.

“You need to transfer if you want to get more playing time.”

That’s the last thing that a college athlete wants to hear from his or her coach. Sometimes transfers are initiated by the athlete, but many times they are initiated by the coach.

Throughout the years, I have encountered many different reasons for athlete transfers including coaches moving to another school, athletes wanting to move closer to home, athletes desire to switch schools, or because their scholarship has been reduced or cancelled.