FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does NEXT LEVEL COLLEGE PROMOTERS offer high school athletes?
After review of the application, the Next Level staff will meet with the student-athlete and parents to provide an objective evaluation of the athletic ability of the student-athlete and discuss the goals of the student-athlete. Upon acceptance in the Next Level program, our staff will go to work with you. Being able to be successful requires working as a team. Our staff will provide professional promotion and exposure of your information and skills. We work one-on-one with each athlete enrolled in Next Level. This will include email and/or direct mail contact with colleges and universities that the student-athlete is academically and athletically qualified for with special attention to the schools of interest.
Next Level also makes contact with phone conversations and follow-ups (including video of the athletes skills and game footage) to college coaches and recruiting coordinators as well as allowing the student-athlete to make unlimited updates to their profile and online video throughout the recruiting process. We are locally owned and operated and available to meet and work directly with the athletes and parents.
Do you have video recording and editing services available?
Yes. Next Level provides video recording and editing as part of our package. Partnering with Premier Sportsplex, we are able to use the facility to video the skills of the athlete, providing the college recruiter with a scouting report without the expense of traveling to their location. The completed video will include the skills stats as well as video the athlete can provide of actual game footage.
How many athletes do you select each year?
Next Level does not have a quota to fill. Each athlete that applies to our program is individually evaluated by our staff. We will meet with the athlete and parents to discuss their goals and desires as well as what Next Level can or cannot offer the student.
How much does it cost to become a Next Level Athlete?
After the application is reviewed and it is determined that the Next Level Program will benefit you in your search for a college home, a one-time fee is paid for the Next Level services. The fee schedule will be discussed when the enrollee is accepted. This fee will include many different services over the time of the recruiting process. The only additional costs to the athlete and their family will be campus visits or additional highlight video production.
How do I answer the Clearinghouse Amateurism Questionnaire?
We have had many inquiries regarding the Clearinghouse question: "In any sport, have you ever: Authorized anyone (other than your parent, legal guardian, or coach) to market your athletic skills or reputation?" The terms of our agreement with the parents, and the fee paid for our services, is not based upon the athlete's placement and/or receipt of institutional aid at a specific college or university, therefore our clients may answer "no" to this question.
How do I register for the SAT and/or the Clearinghouse?
Go to the Academic page. There you will find the links for the SAT, ACT, and NCAA Clearinghouse.
My son/daughter is only a sophomore, is it too early to enroll?
The sophomore and junior years are most important for academic and athletic accomplishments. College coaches choose the athletes they want to follow in the sophomore and junior years. The longer you wait to get started, the more likely it is that you may miss many potential opportunities that will have already been offered to other student-athletes.
What can Next Level do in addition to the help we get from our High School coach?
While high school coaches love for their athletes to garner scholarship offers, they are very busy with the job of coaching the best high school team they can. Their valuable time is spent with their team. The job of a high school athlete should always be to be the best player he/she can be in order to help their high school team be successful ! That in itself will help create attention for the player and the program ! Our job is to promote the student athlete. Next Level has the resources and knowledge available to research and find available scholarship offers.
I am already getting questionnaires from colleges, so why do I need to enroll with Next Level?
College coaches send out thousands of questionnaires from all 50 states to high school athletes each year. Unless the college coach requests video footage and calls you personally, you are NOT being considered as a serious recruit.