#QB Week started off with interview with NFL Prospect, Taylor Housewright

• @OwnThePocket What kind of camps did u go to in offseason & which was your favorite? #QBWeek
• I went to instructional camps instead of combines. My favorite was the Manning Passing Academy in New Orleans.
• @OwnThePocket How often did u throw in the off season? How were you able to get teammates to match your work ethic & be there too? #QBWeek
• @Webletes I threw 3 times a week with my receivers. I would tell them if they want the ball they have to have timing with me.
• @OwnThePocket Did u watch alot of film in high school? What are some ways to make sure HS QBs are getting the most out of film study? #QBWeek
• @Webletes I watched film everyday. 2 get most out of film you have to watch what the defense is trying to accomplish and not the ball.
• @OwnThePocket Did u play multiple sports or just stick with one since you were quarterback and leader? #QBWeek
• @Webletes I also played basketball. I believe a high school athlete should play as many sports as possible to become a well rounded athlete.
• @OwnThePocket What’s the biggest difference in playing QB in high school to playing QB in College? #QBWeek
• @Webletes The biggest diff in college is understanding what everyone on offense is doing and what the defense is trying to accomplish.
• @OwnThePocket How many schools did you visit & why did you choose Ashland University? #QBWeek
• @Webletes I visited 5 different schools and I chose ashland because they were committed to winning.
• @OwnThePocket What was best way you found to show u were a leader to your teammates? #QBWeek
• The best way I showed leadership was by working harder then everyone in the offseason workouts.
• @OwnThePocket What advice would you give to a high school quarterback who wants to play in college? #QBWeek
• Along with being a gym rat you have to be a film rat and become a student of the game.
• Per @DJNDQB2016, “@OwnThePocket going to start doing a bunch of core exercises, wouldn't this help you get more velocity on the ball?”
• @Webletes @DJNDQB2016 Yes, throwing the football starts with your feet and core. That is a common problem for young quarterbacks.
• @OwnThePocket We know you do training in Charlotte, NC. In 140 characters, how can you help a QB get better? #QBWeek
• I can help a QB get better, because I will train him to perform physically & mentally under stressful situations or chaos.

Webletes.com Combine Camp Tour

We kicked off our 2013 High School Football Combine Camp Tour in Florida this past month. The tour made stops in Bradenton (Braden River HS), Orlando (The Citrus Bowl) and Jacksonville (University of North Florida). 

We had some great talent at all three locations as expected in Florida. What wasn't expected was the amount of young talent that made some heads turn during the combine. All the combine results have been posted on our website along with video. 

Next stop will be Nashville (3/15), Birmingham (3/16) and Atlanta (3/17). To register for the combine click here Webletes.com/CampNew

Webletes.com 2013 High School Football Combine Camp Tour

Well, we are back at it again!

We have announced our 2013 High School Football Combine Camp Tour! We will be stopping in 17 major cities while testing athletes on their 40 yard dash, pro shuttle, vertical & broad jump. We will also be doing agility drills and 1 on 1's. The best part is we will send results to college coaches across the country!

Here is more information about our camps and how to register 

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High School Football Senior Showcase

Webletes.com Senior Football Showcase - Register Here

($50 pre-reg, $75 at the door - No Refunds)

When: December 14th, 6-8 PM

Where: Oberlin College, OH (Williams Field House)

Who can attend?

Any High School Senior looking to improve their recruiting status!

What you’ll do:

• Agility Stations
  • We will do 4 different evaluation drills for 5 minutes each. These will include the pro shuttle, l-cone, ladder, and star drill. There will be no stop watches or measurements taken as college coaches would not be able to attend if we did.
• Position Specific Drills
  • We will do both offense and defense. Athletes will have the ability to be evaluated on both sides of the ball. We will switch positions half-way through.
• 1 on 1s
  • Each athlete will have an opportunity to compete and be assessed. We will be separated into 2 different groups (OL vs. DL & Skill).

How will we help you get recruited?

• Be evaluated by Division 2 & Division 3 coaches
• Every NCAA school in the country will be sent your information & have access to video from the camp. Video will be taken from agility stations, drill work, and 1 on 1s. We will also put the video on our Youtube page (Youtube.com/Webletes) for athletes to use for a personal highlight tape.
• Compete against the top athletes in the area
• We will also be selecting athletes to showcase throughout Webletes.com.

An Intern for Webletes: My Experience

Around March of this year, I found myself in a position the majority of college students find themselves in: eager to gain experience, yet entirely unaware of precisely what I wanted to gain experience in. Intimidated by the job market and internship search, I set out to find an internship that could offer me a wide variety of learning experiences since I was so undecided about my future. Luckily for me, I found Webletes, an online recruiting website that specialized in combine camps for athletes. As a start-up company offering a virtual internship, I thought it would be a flexible, yet hands-on choice. I was right.

Immediately, owners Tim and Pat Curran welcomed me on their staff. Over the course of five months, I helped with a number of things. My main job was managing the Webletes social media pages; I visited the Facebook and Twitter sites daily. I quickly learned about the marketing world as I created Facebook groups, updated daily status, tweeted about Webletes, and posted articles I had found on the ins and outs of the recruiting process. Pat also trained me to make phone calls to athletes, inquiring about their progress in the recruiting process and extending invitations to their combine camps for football, soccer, basketball, and track. The experience I gained making over 400 phone calls was priceless—a much-needed lesson in marketing and sales. Additionally, Tim gave me the responsibility of creating Excel files of the camp results and editing them to create specialized documents for advertisers and college coaches.

I got the chance to meet with Tim multiple times over the summer to talk about the future of Webletes and the decisions that the company made financially and competitively. Because I worked with a smaller company, I was privy to the decisions they made first-hand and able to offer suggestions that they took into consideration and sometimes implemented. I’m infinitely glad that I got to work with Webletes this summer because instead of filing papers away as an assistant intern in a big company, I got to be part of the process and decision making team.

Emily

Duke Class of 2015

Training / Nutrition / Speed Guide For Athletes

The Webletes staff has developed a one of a kind training opportunity that will separate you from your competition. The Webletes Football Training Manual; “Nutrition, Weight Training and Speed Training” is an instructional guide for a nine week period. Within this program you have a day-to-day, hour-to-hour instruction during the nine weeks. It lays out your nutrition, weight training, and agility. The program includes a monthly calendar/check list.  Within the nutrition component the program tells you what to eat, when to eat it, and how much you need to eat.   Within the weight training section it lays out what lift to perform on the given day and it also instructs you on how many reps and how many sets.  Within the speed training section it guides you through what agility drill to perform that day.  It also tells you how many to do and how fast.   The weight and speed training are also logs so you can keep track of your progress. 

Webletes staff worked hard in developing this program in hopes it will provide our members with an edge that can be the difference from a Division 1 scholarship and a Division 2 scholarship.  We hope that you make the right decision and take advantage of the opportunity you have to rise above your competition.

To request a copy of our Nutrition, Weight Training and Speed Training Guide please send us an email at Info@Webletes.com Or order online by clicking here 

-NB

Off Season Work-Outs

Do you want to improve your skills and get better this offseason? ScoreTouchdowns.com is your answer!

ScoreTouchDowns.com has everything from Offense and Defense skill videos to off-season workouts.

By combining the best football training and coaching videos from the top three manufacturers, Scoretouchdowns.com has the largest selection selection of DVDs on the net. So it saves time and money by reduced shipping fees.  

All you need to do at check out is type in lower case "webletes" in the coupon box and you will receive $5.00 off.

BigMan Camp- Cleveland, Ohio

It's not everyday that Offensive and Defensive Linemen get a chance to work with College Coaches. That'll change this Saturday at the first annual Webletes.com Big Man Camp at Oberlin College. 


This Saturday, March 31st, Webletes will be joined by coaches from Oberlin College, Manchester College, North Olmsted High School and Buckeye High School for the camp in the newly built Oberlin College indoor facility. 


Every camp coach has either played or coached in college! Athletes will be tested on a few agility drills and the bench press. They then will be taught on the techniques of both offense and defensive line. Drills will be conducted to improve footwork, hand-eye coordination, and block reaction amongst a number of other important skills to play on the line. We'll then finish with the most exciting part  1 on 1s'! We can't wait! 


Registration online will be taken until Thursday. You can also register at the door. To sign up online go to http://webletes.com/campnew.


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Webletes.com Kicking / Punting Camp -Cleveland

What a great Kicking Camp we had this past weekend in North Olmsted, Ohio. Every kicker/punter who attended got better. Thanks again to Gregg Berkshire and Todd Carter for bringing their kicking and punting expertise and helping these athletes improve their skill level. It was impressive to see how much better, in one day, many of them got. Athletes learned basics from their drops on punts, to footwork on their kickoff, and just about everything in between. We are excited to for our next Kicking/Punting Camp we are hosting on June 23rd in Charlotte. For full details, and to register, go to Webletes.com/campnew. Don't forget to follow us on twitter for the latest news @Webletes.


 

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Recruiting Story: Pat Curran

Here's my recruiting story:

Somewhere around springtime of my junior year, I decided I was going
to be a Division 1 football player. I told my coach I did not want to
talk to any coaches that were not from a D-1 school. I did this for
two reasons. First, I wanted to play at the highest level. And two, I
did not want to waste any more coaches’ time recruiting me. My mind
was made up, and I was going to make this happen.

After that decision, I was only talking to three schools; Bowling
Green, Kent St. and UMass. This made recruiting fairly easy for me. I
wanted to go to Kent St. or BG. UMass seemed too far for away. So
going into my senior season, I was down to two colleges. Unlike today,
college camps were not a big deal. The senior evaluation camps did not
come about often and attendance numbers were no where near where they
are now.

Senior year was another strong one for me and yet again recruiting was
heating up. More D-2 and D-3 schools were coming in trying to see me,
but Coach Ryan (my head coach) would tell them I was not interested.
Kent St. and BG stayed on me and both offered me a walk-on position on
their football teams. By no means was I satisfied, but it was my only
hope of making my dreams come true. So in the fall of 2002, I became a
preferred walk-on at Bowling Green State University.

Webletes.com

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Meet Your Weblete: Ryan Jordan (Ohio)

Ryan Jordan of New Lebanon, Ohio

1.      What school do you go to and what position do you play?

·         Dixie High School-RB and LB

2.      What is your most impressive stat this season?

·         290 rushing yards and 4 td's in a game

3.      What is your favorite food?

·         Steak or Buffalo wings

4.      What motivates you to get better?

·         People telling us that we're not good, or they're already looking
ahead to the next game

5.      Who is the most inspirational person in your life?

·         my Wrestling Coach

6.      What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?

·         I take the time to help people, even though most people think I'm mean

7.      What is your favorite subject in school?

·         IMM

8.      Who has been the toughest athlete you have competed against?

·         Isaac Hammonds (Waynesville)

9.      Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

·         I hope to see myself in a successful business and still playing football, and have a great family.

View Ryan's Athletic Recruiting Profile 

Off Season Volleyball Workouts

As a volleyball recruit, it is important to train during the season as well as in the off season. Each individual, coach, or workout facility may have a different opinion about what is necessary for a volleyball player to do in the off season. If your coach or athletic trainer gave you a specific workout, make sure to follow all of the drills because there is a reason they gave it to you.

If you are working on your own, there is a variety of different things you can do. Speed, agility, and quickness are keys to being a great volleyball recruit. Along with those three qualities, it is also important for a volleyball player to work on increasing their vertical. This can be done through different jumping drills as well as strengthening the leg muscles. Here is a detailed workout for volleyball athletes http://mrstillotson.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/volleyball-off-season-workout.pdf

It is important that you make sure you are going into the fall season in shape. It is also important that while you are training off the court, you find time to get touches on a volleyball and play as much as possible.

Where Will You Sign February 1st?

Signing day is fast approaching. With just a few more recruiting days left before the 2012 signing day, where will you end up? It is one of the biggest decisions an athlete can ever make in their lives. It truly is a decision that can affect the next 40 years. When deciding........ to see the rest of the article visit Texas GridIron http://texasgridiron.com/topStories.asp?id=120

NCAA Division II Recruiting Rules

This from our good friend Rick Allen at
http://www.informedathlete.com.

You may have noticed that NCAA Div. II loosened their recruiting rules at the NCAA Convention this past week. Effective June 15, prospects who will be entering their junior year after June 15 will be able to have unlimited contacts (as long as they're during a contact period), phone calls, or text messages from Div. II coaches.  Will be interesting to see what Div. I does in reaction, if anything, and how soon they may act.

Check out the latest on NCAA Compliance at http://www.informedathlete.com

Time to Meet Your Weblete: Robert Washington

Robert Washington;  8th grader from Charlotte....

What school do you go to and what position do you play?
I go to Davidson Day School and I play RB, LB and DB.

What is your most impressive stat this season?
Scoring three touchdowns in the first half against my school's rival Charlotte Country Day. 

What is your favorite food?
Any type of pasta.

What motivates you to get better?
Giving God the glory and proving people wrong. 

Who is the most inspirational person in your life?
My father because he works hard to take care of me and my family.

What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?
Last year I had open heart surgery and didn't think I would ever play football again.... And I read the entire series of unfortunate events. 

What is your favorite subject in school?
Science but Math is a close second. 

Great kid with a bright future. You can check out his video below:

View his Athletic Recruiting Profile 

Meet Your Weblete: Evan Cavaliere:

 Evan Cavaliere: Dacula, GA

What school do you go to and what position do you play?

Mill Creek high school (GA)-Free safety 

What is your most impressive stat this season?
80 tackles 

What is your favorite food?
Steak 

What motivates you to get better?
My handicapped sister Taylor  

Who is the most inspirational person in your life?
My sister Taylor and my Mom 

What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?
I was hit by a car when I was 8 and almost died 

What is your favorite subject in school?
Weight lifting class 

Who has been the toughest athlete you have competed against?
Charles Perkins-GA Tech Running Back from Collins hill 

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Having a family with a successful job

Check out Evan's High School Athletic Profile 

Padhye’s Passing - So you want to play college football? Part 2

Highlight Films......

The first and most important tip I can give you about making your highlight film, is that you must always make sure that your information is included with your highlight film.  Do not assume that the coach will be able to figure it out from your mailing package, and just writing on your DVD is not good enough.  If you are sending out a DVD to a coach, make sure to include an information sheet that has the following: contact information (name, address, email, phone number, etc.), physical attributes (height, weight, bench, 40yd time, etc.), high school information, coaches name, year in school, GPA, test scores, and any other stats and awards that you may have.  If you are using a recruiting website such a Webletes.com then this information should be updated on there for the coach to see.  The more information you can provide the coach the better.  It is also a good idea to put your contact information at the beginning and end of the highlight film in case the coach happens to lose your information sheet.  Remember, if the coach can’t contact you, he can’t recruit you!

The 2^nd tip is to make sure that you are easily identifiable on your highlight film.  Most of today’s highlight film programs allow you to point an arrow or put a circle around the player to highlight where they are.  Do this on every play before the snap so the coach who is watching the film knows where you are so he can watch you the whole play.  Coaches are strapped for time and it is very frustrating to have to continue to rewind a play to figure out if they are watching the right person.  They can’t evaluate you if they can’t figure out which person you are on the field.  And if they have to do this for every play, it will not be long before they turn the film off and move on to the next recruit.  If you do not have a program that can highlight the player, make sure that you are very clear about what jersey number you are wearing, what color jersey, and what position you will be playing.  Remember, if the coach can’t see you, they can’t recruit you!

The next thing to consider when making your highlight film is to put your best highlights at the beginning of the film.  Every coach has their own style when it comes to watching and evaluating recruiting film.  Some coaches will watch a highlight film in its entirety and then make an evaluation.  Other coaches will watch a highlight film and if they don’t see something they like in the first 5 plays, they will turn it off and move onto the next film.  So I suggest you go through all your highlights and find your best 3-5 plays, and then put those at the beginning of your highlight.  This doesn’t mean that you should just throw any big play you had in the first 3-5 clips and move on.  For example if you are Defensive Lineman and the QB fumbles and you fall on it, it may be a big play for you and your team, but it doesn’t show the coach watching your film anything.  I mean anyone can fall on a football.  I’m talking about plays that show that you are athletic, that you can make plays, and that you have what it takes to play at the next level.   For example if you are a Defensive Lineman and you get off the ball quick, make a good pass rush move, and sack the QB or force a bad pass, that’s the kind of highlight that will stick out.  While fumble recovery may have been a huge play in the game, the sack or QB hurry highlight shows the college coach what you are capable of.  So again pick your best plays, not the biggest plays, your best plays, and put those at the start of your highlight film.

Highlights for multiple positions/offense/defense (Separate)

The next tip to making a quality highlight film has to do with what position or positions you play.  Unlike in college, most high school football players tend to play more than one position.  They usually play both sides of the ball as well as on many of the special teams.  If you happen to be a player who falls into this category, then it is very important to do the following.  Make sure that your highlights are separated based off what side of the ball you are playing.  Most DVD making programs allow you to create different chapters, so you should take your highlights based on position an create them in different chapters so the coach watching your film can easily locate what he is looking for.  If you are getting recruited to play Quarterback, the coach wants to watch your highlights as a quarterback.  The less they have to search through your highlights

Make a highlight film, not a movie

No slow motion or fast forward

Don’t repeat the same play over and over again

Make sure your highlights are actually highlights.  Don’t waste time with unnecessary clips.

Do not send game film unless it is requested by the recruiting coach

Top Basketball Recruit - Blog

Weblete Nation, We have a treat for you! We've found 1 of the top 130 basketball recruits of the class of 2013. 


He's going to be blogging about his road to college. We'll let Morris introduce himself..

Hello recruits, Im Morris Marshall from Lake City, Florida. Im a 6'4 170 Junior, I play SG and SF. So far my recruiting process is going good, I have a lot of looks from big division one schools but I can't let out who im pushing towards. I play for the Atlanta Celtics along with Solomon Poole and its a great experience and chance to get looks when in my opinion you have nations number one ranked player in tne back court with you. The upcoming season has started good, we're 3-1 currently, and I go to Columbia High School.

Check out Morris's Athletic Recruiting Profile 

College Football Bowl Season

Bowl season is just around the corner, and almost half of college football's Division 1 schools are currently preparing for one more game this season. Bowls provide a number of benefits for colleges who make them . The obvious benefits are the thousands or millions of dollars in revenue that a university will receive for making the bowl. Athletes will also receive benefits based on the specific bowl they play in from travel gear, to tv's, to phones totaling thousands. However, the most underrated benefit is the amount of extra practice time the schools will get. This can be incredibly important in the development of young players. An extra 3-5 weeks of practice will be held in December to January and good coaches take advantage of it. Seniors will often time get shortened practice or even days off to give the young guys more reps. It's no coincidence a lot of the same teams go to a bowl each year. So enjoy bowl season, and if you're practicing right now, get better!

 

PC

@PWCurran

Partner Of The Month: Athletic Training Innovations

Webletes would like to introduce you to our Partner of the Month; Athletic Training Innovations (ATI). Like ourselves, ATI has products that help athletes get results. 


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