About Al Woods Outside of sports, my passion has always been the recruiting process. From August 1989 to September 2018 I ran a recruiting service, Woods Recruiting, where I assisted thousands of student-athletes and parents in the day-to-day challenges of the process...

Guidelines For The "Ask Al" Podcast Guidelines For The “Ask Al” Podcast  This podcast is specifically designed for those who have questions about the college recruiting process. Recruiting represents extreme challenges that are often confusing,...

Don’t Throw Away Recruiting Opportunities! Say Yes To Woods Recruiting Surprisingly, but true there are various scenarios where student-athletes have turned their backs on a college scholarship offer, holding out for something better. The student-athlete’s...

The Old Broken-Down Strategies No Longer Work  Say Yes To Woods Recruiting Once upon a time, student-athletes relied heavily on their high school coach to get them recruited for college.  The belief was the high school coach was all-knowing, all responsibilities were...

 Ignore The Noise About Recruiting Services Say Yes To Woods Recruiting Haters are going to hate. They are hating heavily on recruiting services to distract you and throw you off course because that’s what haters do. Don’t listen to these haters when it...

Letters From College Coaches  Say Yes To Woods Recruiting Receiving a letter from a college coach.  What real value does it really create?  What power does it have behind it in the eyes of student-athletes and often confused parents? Did you know there are large...

There Are Many Lies Told In Recruiting  Say Yes To Woods Recruiting What is hidden in the dark will come out in the light. The truth about a student-athlete cannot be hidden forever. Lies are being told, abilities are being fabricated, and stretching the truth is...

 What Are College Coaches Looking For In Recruits?  Say Yes To Woods Recruiting Positive impact are the influences student-athletes can bring to a college program from the point of view of the college coach.  A bad attitude, rotten apples, or the bad seeds can upset...

The Wear And Tear On Student-Athletes  Say Yes To Woods Recruiting We already know that high school athletics is a year-round commitment.  At the conclusion of the season student-athletes in enormous numbers are flocking to club teams that travel to showcases and...