Coaches Want You to Call
October 1st, 2008 - by“How do I get discovered?” It is the single most asked question I get from potential recruits. Well, there are many ways to get “discovered,” but the easiest is to reach out proactively to college coaches. I always recommend that players call college coaches directly to see where they stand on the recruiting board or how they can get evaluated. Sometimes athletes express hesitation, worrying that they will be “bugging” the coach. The fact is coaches love it when recruits have the confidence to pick up the phone. After Ole Miss’ huge win over Florida this week coach Houston Nutt’s staff got bombarded by calls.
”It’s already helped us,” Nutt said. ”We got more calls Sunday night, them calling us, than we’ve had since we’ve been here. Monday night is a good phone call night for us after film study, so I’m anxious to get on the phone. It can’t do anything but help.”
”We got a lot of Florida calls this past weekend from Florida athletes. It’ll help us. You can mark that down. That past Saturday against Florida helped us in recruiting, no question.”
NCAA rules limit the amount of calls a coach can make but not the number he can receive. Make it easier on both coaches and yourself by picking up the phone!
