Um , because getting stronger is always gonna lead to the best , best performances . So my recruitment process , um , coming out of high school , I went to a pretty big high school and , um , I was a low level recruit coming out of high school , so I went to the NAI level first at Point Park University and then I just kept working , working , uh , while my during my time at my previous university and , uh , eventually I was able to enter the transit portal and enter into the division one level . And my recruitment process from NAIA to Division One was just reaching out to coaches , uh , pitching myself to coaches , just trying to , uh , reach as many coaches as I can , uh , to see what kind of offers I can get out of NAIA , and ultimately led me to commit to , uh , Youngstown State University .
So my recruitment process , um , coming out of high school , I went to a pretty big high school and , um , I was a low level recruit coming out of high school , so I went to the NAI level first at Point Park University and then I just kept working , working , uh , while my during my time at my previous university and , uh , eventually I was able to enter the transit portal and enter into the division one level . And my recruitment process from NAIA to Division One was just reaching out to coaches , uh , pitching myself to coaches , just trying to , uh , reach as many coaches as I can , uh , to see what kind of offers I can get out of NAIA , and ultimately led me to commit to , uh , Youngstown State University . Some advice I would give to high school athletes trying to reach out to coaches is .
And my recruitment process from NAIA to Division One was just reaching out to coaches , uh , pitching myself to coaches , just trying to , uh , reach as many coaches as I can , uh , to see what kind of offers I can get out of NAIA , and ultimately led me to commit to , uh , Youngstown State University . Some advice I would give to high school athletes trying to reach out to coaches is . Just to , um , well first make sure you're always checking your emails when you're emailing coaches , uh , and when emailing coaches , I would always just say make sure you're emailing out all your stats , any videos that could show the coaches the type of athletes you are and to um just be trying to pitch , just trying to pitch the best uh the best of the best of yourself .
Some of my advice I would give to young athletes trying to reach a deal one level is to just stay patient and stay committed . You , you won't always see the results that you want to see early on , but as long as you're staying committed in your sport , there's always other routes to enter a D1 level . My name is Dave Mayor Steven Stewart .
I'd say the biggest thing is to , uh , communicate with your teachers often , let them know your practice schedules , your , uh , travel schedules , all of that just to make sure that coaches are , uh , coaches and teachers are in a loop with whatever is going on . Some of my advice I would give to young athletes trying to reach a deal one level is to just stay patient and stay committed . You , you won't always see the results that you want to see early on , but as long as you're staying committed in your sport , there's always other routes to enter a D1 level .
