Publish & share your recruiting link-in-bio
A step-by-step walkthrough for athletes and parents — turn on your recruiting page, send it to coaches, and keep your info fresh.
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What the recruiting page is
Your recruiting link-in-bio is a coach-friendly view of your NILify profile. It lives at nilify.ai/{handle}?for=coach and surfaces the things college coaches actually read first: position, class year, height/weight, GPA, test scores, verified stats, and 1–2 highlight videos — above everything else.
You don't need a second account. It's the same profile you already use for NIL and link-in-bio, with a recruiting layer turned on.
Enable the Recruiting section
Open Editor and scroll to Sections. Toggle Recruiting on. A new card appears at the top of your editor with all the fields coaches expect.
- Sport & position — pulled from your identity card; edit if needed.
- Class year & graduation — drives which coach lists you appear on.
- Club / high school team — coaches verify here first.
Fill out coach-facing info
Coaches skim. Fill every field that applies — empty fields read as "unverified."
- Measurables: height, weight, wingspan, vertical, 40-yard, mile, etc.
- Academics: GPA (weighted + unweighted), SAT/ACT, intended major.
- Contacts: head coach name + email, club coach name + email, and a parent contact.
- Eligibility: NCAA Eligibility Center ID if you have one.
Anything marked
Add highlights & academics
Add one 60–90 second highlight at the top — the rest can be deeper cuts. YouTube, Hudl, and Vimeo links all embed. Drop a transcript or unofficial transcript PDF into the Academics card so coaches can verify GPA without an extra email.
Preview & publish
Tap Preview at the bottom of the editor and switch to the Coach view tab. This is exactly what a coach sees when you send the link.
When it looks right, tap Publish. Your page is live the moment you publish — changes don't need re-approval unless you're under 18 and editing protected fields (see step 8).
Send to coaches by email
Open Recruiting, build your team of coaches, and use the Inbox to send your link directly. We pre-fill an intro template with your name, class year, position, and a coach view of your profile.
- Replies route back to your NILify recruiting inbox.
- Each open, click, and reply is tracked per coach.
- Bounces, missing emails, or missing X handles are flagged automatically — see step 10.
Parent approval (under 18)
If the athlete is under 18, the recruiting page is hidden until a parent approves. When the athlete taps Publish, NILify sends the parent both an email and an SMS with a secure approval link.
- The parent reviews everything coaches will see — measurables, contacts, highlights.
- They tap Approve once. The page goes live within seconds.
- The parent's email and phone become the default contact coaches reach first.
Parents can pause the page at any time from nilify.ai/parent-approve/{token} — handy for transfers or coaching changes.
Jordan (16) is publishing a recruiting page coaches will see. Review the info below and approve to make it live.
Update coach-facing info later
Stats change. Coaches change. Go to Editor → Recruiting any time and edit a field — it saves on blur and republishes instantly (no second approval needed for non-protected fields).
- Protected fields (parent email, payout info, age, contact phone) re-trigger parent approval if the athlete is under 18.
- Stats and highlights publish immediately.
- Coaches you've already emailed get a tiny "profile updated" note the next time they open your link.
Fix coach contact issues
When a coach's email bounces or they have no X handle on file, NILify creates an issue. You'll see it in two places:
- Dashboard — the Recruiting next steps card shows a yellow alert with the coach's name and what's missing.
- Notifications — you get an in-app + email ping when the admin team fixes the contact, so you can resume outreach in one tap.
You can also report a bad contact yourself: open the coach's page and tap Report bad email or Missing X handle. Our team updates the coach record, and every athlete waiting on that fix is notified at once.
jpark@stanford.edu. Resume outreach.What's next
Once your recruiting page is live, the next moves are: