The Top 9 mistakes made by parents:

1. Coaching your child during a game
   1. You can disagree all you want. This is an absolute no-no.
2. Thinking that because you believe your child outplayed an athlete who already has scholarship offers, your child must be a scholarship level player.
   1. You don’t know what you’re looking at, or what your doing
3. Allowing your child to specialize in one sport at too early an age
4. Spending thousands of dollars on unofficial visits, but failing to use all 5 official visits
5. Spending money on recruiting services
6. Failure to investigate and/or take advantage of prep school options
7. Failure to prioritize education in decision making process
8. Not taking SAT and ACT, or waiting too long to take them
9. “Great” youth coaches who think that experience qualifies them to second guess high school coaches. This is a classic, ego driven, mistake.