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🚨 Parents of High School Football Recruits One of the biggest mistakes I see in recruiting is when parents try to take over the process instead of supporting it College coaches are evaluating much more than film, statistics, and athletic ability. They are evaluating how a prospect communicates, handles adversity, interacts with others, and whether the family will be a positive fit within the program Over the years, I have seen talented players miss opportunities because of poor communication, unrealistic expectations, social media issues, constant parental involvement, or simply a lack of understanding of how recruiting actually works Some of the biggest mistakes parents make: 🔹 Speaking for their son during the recruiting process 🔹 Contacting coaches excessively 🔹 Treating camp invites as scholarship offers 🔹 Inflating height, weight, or testing numbers 🔹 Comparing their son to other recruits 🔹 Focusing too much on rankings and social media attention 🔹 Ignoring academic requirements 🔹 Chasing every camp without a recruiting plan 🔹 Becoming overly focused on NIL or one specific level of football 🔹 Creating unnecessary drama with coaches, programs, or teammates A camp invite is not an offer. Rankings do not determine a player’s future. More camps do not automatically lead to more opportunities. And playing at the highest level possible is not always the same as finding the right fit The best recruiting families: ✅ Allow their son to take ownership of the process ✅ Communicate professionally and respectfully ✅ Focus on academics as much as football ✅ Stay realistic about recruiting opportunities ✅ Trust the evaluation process ✅ Keep the focus on long term development and fit Parents should focus on helping their son become the best student, athlete, and young man possible. Be supportive, be realistic, trust the process, and allow your son to take ownership of his recruitment The families that navigate recruiting the best are usually the ones who stay humble, stay professional, and understand that recruiting is about finding the right fit, not winning a popularity contest 🏈 At the end of the day, the goal is not to win recruiting. It is to help your son find the right school, earn a degree, continue playing football, and create opportunities that will benefit him long after his playing days are over

MRittCGS's tweet photo. 🚨 Parents of High School Football Recruits

One of the biggest mistakes I see in recruiting is when parents try to take over the process instead of supporting it

College coaches are evaluating much more than film, statistics, and athletic ability. They are evaluating how a prospect communicates, handles adversity, interacts with others, and whether the family will be a positive fit within the program

Over the years, I have seen talented players miss opportunities because of poor communication, unrealistic expectations, social media issues, constant parental involvement, or simply a lack of understanding of how recruiting actually works

Some of the biggest mistakes parents make:

🔹 Speaking for their son during the recruiting process

🔹 Contacting coaches excessively

🔹 Treating camp invites as scholarship offers

🔹 Inflating height, weight, or testing numbers

🔹 Comparing their son to other recruits

🔹 Focusing too much on rankings and social media attention

🔹 Ignoring academic requirements

🔹 Chasing every camp without a recruiting plan

🔹 Becoming overly focused on NIL or one specific level of football

🔹 Creating unnecessary drama with coaches, programs, or teammates

A camp invite is not an offer. Rankings do not determine a player’s future. More camps do not automatically lead to more opportunities. And playing at the highest level possible is not always the same as finding the right fit

The best recruiting families:

✅ Allow their son to take ownership of the process

✅ Communicate professionally and respectfully

✅ Focus on academics as much as football

✅ Stay realistic about recruiting opportunities

✅ Trust the evaluation process

✅ Keep the focus on long term development and fit

Parents should focus on helping their son become the best student, athlete, and young man possible. Be supportive, be realistic, trust the process, and allow your son to take ownership of his recruitment

The families that navigate recruiting the best are usually the ones who stay humble, stay professional, and understand that recruiting is about finding the right fit, not winning a popularity contest

🏈 At the end of the day, the goal is not to win recruiting.

It is to help your son find the right school, earn a degree, continue playing football, and create opportunities that will benefit him long after his playing days are over

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Rob Cesternino

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@VinnysCorner1 @td_nash Bob MacAdoo!!!

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Rob Cesternino

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@Keith_Scott05 FACTS!!!

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RT @CesterninoLuca: Had a great time at the university of Florida today!!! I competed against some of the best DB’s I’ve ever seen. I came…

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@MRittCGS What if camps are close and our son wants to get the reps & sets? $50 for a 2+ hour workout, getting coached up and away from electronics can be a plus… JMHO as a dad, NOT a recruiter or coach.

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Wishing nothing but success to all the athletes out there grinding, getting reps & sets while chasing their dreams!!! EVERY Rep, EVERY Set is an audition!!! @CesterninoLuca @LCesternino @HunterMacKay_ @Greedy_Whit @Centex_Recruits @DownTraining

Rob Cesternino

@RCC_LSU

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GREAT day competing at UWF in the rain! Up and out to lift this morning by 0600hrs. Next stop Gainesville! EVERY Rep & Set is a Reward! HARD Work! Pays OFF! #AllRewardNORisk

RCC_LSU's tweet photo. GREAT day competing at UWF in the rain! Up and out to lift this morning by 0600hrs. Next stop Gainesville!
EVERY Rep & Set is a Reward!
HARD Work!
Pays OFF!
#AllRewardNORisk https://t.co/HVJ6aB3C79

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GREAT day competing at UWF in the rain! Up and out to lift this morning by 0600hrs. Next stop Gainesville! EVERY Rep & Set is a Reward! HARD Work! Pays OFF! #AllRewardNORisk

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Greg Berge

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Everybody wants the championship. Not everybody wants the “SHIPS” required to build one. 1. Ownership 2. Leadership 3. Friendship 4. Hardship 5. Sportsmanship 6. Scholarship Championships are built long before the trophy. Which one matters most to winning culture?

GregBerge's tweet photo. Everybody wants the championship.

Not everybody wants the “SHIPS” required to build one.

1. Ownership 2. Leadership 3. Friendship 4. Hardship 5. Sportsmanship 6. Scholarship

Championships are built long before the trophy.

Which one matters most to winning culture? https://t.co/6S1YtEUzjZ

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The comeback route remains one of the most effective timing routes in football because it stresses a defensive back’s ability to transition from speed to change of direction From a coaching perspective, the route is built on selling vertical intent. Receivers must attack the defender’s cushion with speed, maintain route discipline, and force the defensive back to respect the threat of a deep ball The route is won long before the break point. If the stem lacks urgency or fails to threaten vertically, the defender can sit on the route and eliminate separation Key coaching points: • Vertical stem must look identical to a go route • Maintain speed through the top of the route • Drop the hips efficiently to reduce wasted movement • Sink weight under control before the break • Explode back to the football with urgency From a scouting perspective, the comeback route reveals several important receiver traits: • Ability to sell routes and manipulate leverage • Lower body flexibility and hip sink at the breakpoint • Change of direction efficiency without gearing down early • Body control and balance through transition • Timing and chemistry with the quarterback • Strong hands and ability to finish near the sideline The best receivers make the comeback route difficult to defend because they force the corner to honor the vertical threat before creating separation at the top of the route. It is a route that consistently shows route running polish, discipline, and technical refinement while providing quarterbacks with a reliable intermediate sideline target against both man and zone coverage

MRittCGS's tweet photo. The comeback route remains one of the most effective timing routes in football because it stresses a defensive back’s ability to transition from speed to change of direction

From a coaching perspective, the route is built on selling vertical intent. Receivers must attack the defender’s cushion with speed, maintain route discipline, and force the defensive back to respect the threat of a deep ball

The route is won long before the break point. If the stem lacks urgency or fails to threaten vertically, the defender can sit on the route and eliminate separation

Key coaching points:

• Vertical stem must look identical to a go route
• Maintain speed through the top of the route
• Drop the hips efficiently to reduce wasted movement
• Sink weight under control before the break
• Explode back to the football with urgency

From a scouting perspective, the comeback route reveals several important receiver traits:

• Ability to sell routes and manipulate leverage
• Lower body flexibility and hip sink at the breakpoint
• Change of direction efficiency without gearing down early
• Body control and balance through transition
• Timing and chemistry with the quarterback
• Strong hands and ability to finish near the sideline

The best receivers make the comeback route difficult to defend because they force the corner to honor the vertical threat before creating separation at the top of the route.

It is a route that consistently shows route running polish, discipline, and technical refinement while providing quarterbacks with a reliable intermediate sideline target against both man and zone coverage

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Freshman & sophomores go to these prospect camps! Get used to how prospect camps operate and get all your mistakes out the way. Once your junior & senior year comes you’ll be used to camping and ready to perform when it counts the most.

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