Kate Hickman, our club director and recruit coordinator, is dedicated to walking our sophomores and juniors through the complexities of the recruiting process. As part of your membership with the club, Kate offers an annual recruiting seminar to all high school players and parents, along with a monthly recruiting e-newsletter that specifies what you should be doing during that specific month in the recruiting process. She also creates and distributes recruiting cards with our player’s bios to coaches at our fall/summer tournaments. Kate is in constant contact with coaches, gauging when and how to best approach recruiting, as it is a constantly changing process and each coach has their own preferences. She can proofread emails to coaches, interpret emails from coaches, advise you in how to approach certain conflicts, and help you through all of the other obstacles that may create confusion for you in this process. Kate also has a wealth of documents meant to clarify the “hows” of this process and to guide your daughter’s approach to everything from deciding what type of school is her fit to emailing coaches, setting up visits and meetings, and informing you of the appropriate questions to ask coaches during these meetings. Kate understands the stress, doubt and confusion that accompanies the recruiting process and will provide all the direction possible to set your hearts and minds at ease and assure you that you are doing everything in the appropriate order and time. Should you need any help during this process, simply email Kate at kahickman@gmail.com.

What type of school is your PERFECT FIT? 

Answer the questions below to help create a picture of your ideal school. Always refer to this ideal when deciding what schools to pursue.

How far away are you willing to go to school?

1. Not far – in Maryland, or a surrounding state
2. Within driving distance (up to 6 hours away)
3. Anywhere on the East Coast
4. Far (must fly to get there)
5. I don’t have a preference

What size school would you prefer?

1. small – 4,000 undergrad students or less
2. medium sized school
3. large school
4. I don’t have a preference

What level program do you want to compete in?

1. Low Division III
2. High Division III or DII
3. Low Division I
4. Mid Division I ( on the cusp of being in the ranks)
5. High Division I (in the top 20 rankings consistently)

How are you planning on funding your college tuition?

1. funding is not an issue
2. student loans to cover what is not covered by scholarship
3. Must stay in a state school for reduced tuition
4. Hoping for at least 50% covered by scholarship

      **Note – if funding is of high priority, look into programs that are fully funded (they have 12 full scholarships) or look at state schools

Do you care if the team you play for is too large for the whole school to travel? In other words, do you want to play in a squad where you must compete to be on the travel team?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don’t care

What level of academics are you looking for in your college?

1. Ivy league
2. Very highly acclaimed academics, but doesn’t need to be Ivy League
3. Middle Range