Grades 8–11
Recruiting & NIL Roadmap
Together we build your timeline, target list, coach outreach plan and NIL readiness, so your family knows what to do and when.
Recruiting · NIL · The decisions that matter
The big decisions in your athlete’s journey deserve a strategy.
I help student-athletes and their families navigate college recruiting, NIL and the choices that shape what comes next, with the clarity of a lawyer, the discipline of a strategist and the heart of a sports parent.
Recruiting starts earlier than anyone tells you.
By eighth grade, coaches are watching. By tenth, families are fielding NIL questions with no one to ask. Offers arrive with deadlines, and every program sounds like the right fit.
Most families piece it together from other parents, club coaches and the internet. The stakes are too high for guesswork.
How I help
A clear plan for every stage.
Offers in hand
The Five-Lens Offer Review
I evaluate each offer on five lenses, then help your family reach a decision you all stand behind.
The full cycle
Family Advisory
A trusted advisor through the whole recruiting cycle, including a second set of eyes on every offer and NIL agreement.
Free download
The 10th Grade Recruiting & NIL ChecklistWhat every parent should have in place by the end of sophomore year.J.D., Boston CollegeTrained as a corporate lawyer
Former C-suite executiveChief Transformation Officer, Consumer Reports
NACAC-trainedStudent-athlete advising and independent educational consulting, 2026
D.C. sports parentTrack, football and basketball
Why work with me
I’ve built strategy for major organizations. Now I’m in the stands, too.
I’m Shareé McKenzie-Taylor. I trained as a corporate lawyer at Simpson Thacher and led the transformation of Consumer Reports as a C-suite executive.
I’m also the parent of two competitive student-athletes here in D.C. I know the recruiting anxiety that starts at 13, the coach dynamics, the identity pressure and the NIL questions that show up in high school hallways.
What families get
- A plan instead of guesswork
- Independent advice. I don’t work for any school.
- Someone who can read the fine print on an NIL agreement
- A calmer household during a stressful season
For schools and programs
Recruit and keep families with confidence.
Academies, high school programs and athletic departments bring me in to redesign how they engage athletes’ families and to build NIL governance that holds up. I also speak to parent groups about recruiting and NIL.
Start with a conversation.
A free 20-minute call to talk through where your athlete is and what comes next. No pressure, no sales pitch.
Book your family call