The Recruiting Parents Collective

The Community
Football Parents
Have Been
Looking For.

Support. Guide. Empower.

A private community for football recruiting parents navigating the process together. No blueprints. No guarantees. Just honest support from parents who get it.

Support Parents who understand what you're going through
Guide Resources from a mom living this in real time
Empower Knowledge to show up for your athlete
Free To Start
6+ Free Modules
D1 Committed Athlete
Real Parent Experience
Who We Are

Built by a Parent.
For Parents.

The Recruiting Parents Collective was founded by Crystal Burns — a football mom who spent the last two years navigating the college football recruiting process with her son Jordan, a Class of 2027 wide receiver who recently committed to the University of Virginia. She built this community because she kept wishing there was a place where parents could be honest about what this process actually feels like. Not a recruiting service. Not a highlight reel. Just real parents helping each other show up for their kids.

What's Inside

Everything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.

01
Private Community

A safe space to ask questions, share your experience, and connect with parents at every stage of the recruiting journey.

02
Recruiting Timeline Guide

A grade-by-grade breakdown from freshman year through signing day. Free for all members.

03
Free Modules

Recruiting 101 and The Parent's Playbook — honest information from a parent who is living this in real time.

04
Premium Modules

Camp strategy, campus visits, what to do when the phone isn't ringing, and an inside look at evaluating D1 offers.

05
Outreach Toolkit

The actual email scripts used to reach out to coaches — four versions for every situation.

06
Live Q&As

Monthly live conversations with Crystal — ask anything, get honest answers from someone who has been through it.

Our Story

From No Offers to Power Four.

When we started this journey I had no idea what I was doing. I didn't know what a recruiting profile was. I didn't know when coaches could contact athletes. I didn't know the difference between an official and unofficial visit. I was learning everything in real time — while trying to show up for Jordan in the right way.

Jordan finished his junior football season without a single Division I offer. His first offer came from Syracuse in February. Five more followed in the next 37 days — including Power Four programs like Rutgers and ultimately the University of Virginia, where he recently committed.

I built The Recruiting Parents Collective because I kept wishing there was a place where parents could just be honest about what this process actually feels like. Not the highlight reel. The whole journey. If any part of our story resonates — you belong here.

— Crystal Burns, Founder
Join Us

No Parent Should
Navigate This Alone.

Join our community today. Free to start. Real support from parents who get it.

No spam. No pressure. Just an honest community for football families.