<p>Hello I was wondering if I can still get recruited for track and field my senior year ? My marks of my junior year were PR's of 31 for shotput and 99 for discus. I know these are really bad but I been going through a lot of family deaths which put me into depression in March. When I finally got out of this phase I have been training with college weight shotputs and discus. I can hit a constant 58 a shotput and I have a video of me hitting 170's and low 180's for discus.I literally put blood sweat n tears in this. I wanted to be recruited to a D1 school? Is it too late? I feel like I could win CIF this year. That's a 27 inch pr in shotput and a 81 inch pr in discus. </p>
<p>Sorry but I forgot to mention I am a shotput and discus thrower !</p>
<p>Short answer - yes, 58 and 180 will put you at a recruitable level, but you’re going to have to do them in competition. Check the USATF website to see if you can hit any meets this summer.</p>
<p>You need to go to some camps and get in front of coaches. The most likely scenario is that you get in front of some coaches at a recruiting camp in the fall, or just apply to schools that you are interested in and walk on.</p>
<p>You can always call or email coaches at schools you are interested in, and tell them your stats and ask if you are recruitable. At this point, I would think you need to do a lot of reaching out to coaches and not expect them to wait around until next HS season and see how great you are, although stranger things have happened (back when, my brother applied to college in July to start in September, so some decent colleges still take “late” applications).</p>
<p>It can’t hurt to send intro emails with links to the videos. I know the local HS goes to some summer meets, any chance you could get some official stats this summer?</p>
<p>It may be too late for this year, the only meet I know of still left is JO Nationals, but if you can find something local make sure they post results to a website so you can reference it in communication. Your best bet is to contact coaches at the schools you are interested in, they recruit for track well into the HS season if your performance is good enough. In the case of my S he had a strong senior year of HS and was still getting inquiries well into spring season. However, most coaches offered admission and very little money, so it depends on what you are looking for. </p>
<p>I would focus on getting some marks posted early in indoor season if you can do weight throw or shot. Key is to get into some meets that post marks on Milesplit, etc. where the coach can see via official results. You can also send link to coaches of a Youtube video if you have one, they probably want to see if you have any technique. </p>
<p>@OnTrack2013 thank you but we don’t hAve an indoor season.</p>
<p>@rhandco @varska do you think they will take a 28 ft pr in shotput and almost 100 ft pr in disc in their favor?? People usually don’t improve in those time increments ? </p>
<p>@OnTrack2013 oh and I’m not looking for a full ride scholarship. Just admission and I’ll take any money but that’s not my priority. It’s mostly admission and a spot on the team</p>
<p>I kind of have the same problem, I haven’t had good times on my sprints (11.09) 100 and (22.32) 200 for D1 but I know this year (senior) I can get like high 21’s because I am in speed training till the season starts. </p>
<p>Until the work you are doing off season can be validated with an official time or the tape measure, both of you are in the same situation. You are expecting to improve at a rate better than the other athletes you are competing against now for admissions and roster spots. Coaches hear the same thing from every kid in the country trying to go to their school. </p>
<p>If you are interested in admissions, you may want to contact the coach with your info, fill out the application and stay in touch with regular updates. I wouldn’t recommend waiting until your performance improves to make any contact. He/she may get back to you if there is any interest or share with you a set mark/time to hit, they can also tell you if they will even have any roster spots open for your event. You don’t want to assume there will always be a spot open for you on the team, and it is just up to you to hit the mark. Most teams limit the roster and there may already be enough athletes for your events. They way applications deadlines work is that you will likely need to decide if you want to apply to a given school before your season starts and well before you can expect to show any improvement in your event. Contacting a coach about admissions help is easier if you have already done all you can and submitted your paperwork. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that anything other than an out and out NO from a coach is good news. Responses from most coaches are frustratingly vague and best case for both of you, is they will keep you on the “list” until you can show some improvement. They may also just tell you to contact them in the fall when you are on campus (after you have gotten yourself admitted) to find out when tryouts are. </p>
<p>@OnTrack2013 thank you so much. What if i were to send them a tape and I had actual people measuring it??</p>
<p>You would have to be in a situation where the “actual people” answer to some sort of regulatory body or private training company that is reputable / known by the coach.</p>
<p>Just because you can make a throw when you are hanging out repeating throws over and over again doesn’t mean you can do it in a competition. If you truly want an admissions boost let alone some scholarship money for your athletic ability, you have to either pay or put in the time to get to real events.</p>
<p>I agree with rhando. See if you can find an indoor meet to go to. In some states, there are meets starting around Thanksgiving time. Even if you have to travel, a good official mark is significantly better than a great mark at practice. </p>
<p>USATF meets typically allow unattached athletes to compete. Look on one of the ranking websites (like Milesplit) for results from last year to find meets in your region. I am in a state that does not have HS indoor season either, but when he was senior, my son was able to compete in a few indoor meets unattached. The closest meet was a two hour drive, the furthest was a 2 hr. flight, but it was time and money well spent, a good mark on the indoor performance list gets you attention. </p>
<p>@rhandco I have a private throws coach and he is a reputable person. Yes if I can throw 190 in discus just repeating throws doesn’t mean I will score it in a competition, obviously because the weight is scaled higher in college.</p>
<p>My point is, if he is reputable, he should have contacts at colleges or with event organizers. I am not doubting your throws, but if he is not known, you need to hook up with someone who is known and has college contacts. Or pay the money to go to events as an individual. The HS coach is a good person to start with, and also ask your guidance counselor if any of the GCs specialize in helping athletes get recruited. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@rhandco sorry, wasn’t trying to come off as defensive or angry. My throws coach at my HS doesn’t contain any information or knowledge/background of throwing so I feel like I’m teaching myself, hence the reason why I have a private coach. Thank you!</p>