How turnover in the coaches office affects your recruiting.
April 30th, 2009 - byIt is very important that every student-athlete responds to every coach and each recruiting material they receive. The main reason why it is so important, is that, coaches change jobs. Fortunately, this past year we have seen a record low in the turnover in college coaches offices that coach men’s basketball. Lets say, as the student-athlete, you receive some information from a school you have never heard about and decide to throw the information out. In turn the coach takes a new job at your number 1 school. Now ask yourself, is this the impression you want to give a coach? Taking the time to follow up is just common courtesy.
Just because this year has been on the low side doesn’t mean we won’t see a spike in the future or that a coach change won’t affect your recruiting, so make sure you learn about as many colleges and universities as you can and be proactive! Don’t burn bridges-follow up with each coach you hear from. Remember coaches are friends and talk to each other, so don’t give anyone a chance to say anything bad about you. Keep your options open. As you learn more about the opportunities that are out there, you might find that you could change your mind.
