Good recruiting software does four things: builds a verified-stat profile, hosts your film, finds the right college programs, and tracks your outreach. Lightning does all four across 16 sports for $25–$50 a year — no consultant required.
See LightningHigh school recruiting software should replace the spreadsheet, the separate film host, and the expensive recruiting service with one tool. This guide covers what the software actually needs to do for a high school athlete, how coaches use it on their end, and where Lightning fits on price and features.
A public verified-stat profile, film on the same page, a way to find and contact college programs, and live stat tracking so the numbers stay current. Anything that does not serve one of those is overhead.
The biggest quality signal is whether a coach can trust the numbers. Lightning lets your team coach and tournaments push stats onto your profile with a verified badge, so a college coach sees evidence, not just claims.
High school and club coaches use Lightning for Coaches ($60–$250/yr) to search players, push verified stats, run a live game tracker, and build a team website — and that data flows onto their players' recruiting profiles.
Athletes pay $25/yr (Lightning) or $50/yr (Pro — adds the AI College Matchmaker, unlimited film, and profile-view + email tracking). There is no free tier, but Pro has a 30-day free trial. Coaches are $60–$250/yr by tier.
The right one builds a verified-stat profile, hosts film, finds college programs, and tracks outreach — without an expensive consultant. Lightning does all of that across 16 sports for $25–$50/yr.
Yes — Lightning for Coaches ($60–$250/yr) adds player search, verified-stat pushing, a live game tracker, AI lineup and practice tools, and a team website builder.
Lightning has no free tier ($25 or $50/yr for athletes), but Pro includes a 30-day free trial. Free tools elsewhere usually paywall the coach-contact features that matter.
Lightning covers the same core recruiting workflow — verified profile, film, coach search, outreach — plus real-time stat tracking and coach- and tournament-verified stats, at a fraction of the price.
Sixteen, on a single profile, at no extra cost.
Build a verified-stat profile, host film, find college programs, and track outreach — all in one tool, starting at $25/yr with a 30-day free trial of Pro.
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