Chadd Braine
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Chadd Braine
@CoachBraine
Assistant Head Coach ~ Defensive Coordinator ~ LBers @STAHawksFB Recruit NJ - PA - & North Shore MA #WorkHardMakePlays #WorkHardGetGrades #WorkHardGetPaid
The POWER 5 kid wants that NIL💰so he enters the portal. The FCS kid dreams to play in a stadium where there are 100k fans.🏟️ The D2 kid wants to be a D1 athlete.🏈 The D3 kid wishes he received an athletic scholarship from a D2 school.📚 There are kids who didn’t get a- Rule to remember in D2 recruiting. If a Coach is responding to your texts, phone calls DMs they are interested in you. Don’t worry if that offer didn’t come yet. There are reasons we don’t offer everyone at one time. Each position is vastly different and at the D2 level
- Don’t get frustrated with a lack of response from D2/D3 coaches. I received over 100 DMs from Recruits & Coaches the last 24. We don’t have a dozen recruiting assistants at our level. Be patient, if you can ball and have a 3.0+ core GPA we will find you!
- Every recruiting cycle we meet a couple guys like Johnny the recruit. D2 Coach in March “Hey Johnny we are interested in you!” Johnny the Recruit NO RESPONSE D2 Coach in April “Hey Johnny just following up! We are interested in you.” Johnny the Recruit NO RESPONSE D2 Coach
- As I head into my 24th year of college football I have l seen freshmen college athletes succeed tremendously and some who never made it past the first day of training camp. I thought I would share some 10 points for those joining a program this August.
- Camp Invites are cool. Junior Day invites are nice. Virtual Days are special. Game Day visits are awesome. When an official visit invitation is received you know the school is 💯 interested in you. Remember this you are waiting for something better than D2/D3.
- Football Camps across the country this summer… How was camp? WR “I learned a lot, loved the coaches but only got 2 reps in 1 on 1s because there were 48 TE/WRs.” How was camp? DB “Loved it but I need an ice bath, there were only 6 DBs and I took 132 reps in 1 on 1s.”
- The absolute worst part of my job is telling a recruit we are unable to offer them because of their grades. Overlooked is the fact senior grades are rarely used in the recruiting process. What you do in 9th-11th grade can determine acceptance and often a lot of scholarship money.
- Recruiting is tough, don’t let it get you down. Believe it or not It is tough for college coaches as well. Half of the messages I send to recruits go unanswered as well because of lack of interest. Both sides need to keep working until there are mutual fits! Remember it only
- The talent at the @NCAADII level is better than ever. If you are offered you are an elite talent. Don’t ever be disappointed if you “Only” have a few D2 offers.
- Can’t remember the last time I watched recruit film without knowledge of their GPA. Grades come first!
