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1. They start too late
2. They think they are better than they really are
3. They think that playing for a certain club or a travel team will be the reason they get recruited
4. They pass the control of their recruitment process over to their coach or a recruiting service
5. They think their stats are the key to their recruitment
6. They think their above average talent will help college coaches ignore their below average grades
7. They put athletic “reputation” before academic, geographic, social, athletic and cultural “fit”
8. They think only their friends and peers are reading their social media
9. They ignore the golden rule, and they don’t treat everyone the way they want to be treated
10. They give up too soon

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