See what softball coach Lonni Alameda from Florida State has to say about recruiting for our coaches corner:
1. How would you describe yourself as a coach?
I am a very easy going coach. I am a student of the game and continue to try and learn as much as I can to pass it along to our players.
2. What is unique about the experience at your school?
Florida State University is a family oriented place. It is a large school with a personable athletic family. Everyone is treated as equals and we all support one another. It is very unique to many Universities.
3. What do recruits need to know about you?
We are a program that is going to push you on the ball field, in the classroom and the community.
4. What do you look for in recruits?
Well rounded players. Student athletes that love to compete in the game of softball. Student athletes that are driven in the classroom and ready to push their teammates to higher levels. Student athletes that understand time management and what it means to be a part of a family. All these areas will get tested while they are in college.
5. What is the one thing every recruit needs to do with the recruiting process?
Be honest with themselves in what they really want out of the next 4 years of their lives. The university experience is one that will never be forgotten and will mold you into the next segment of life “the real world” and when you find the university / college that fits you in that development process you will be a very happy teammate and you will have a GREAT experience.
6. What sort of questions do you really like to hear from recruits?
I like recruits that have a “this is what I can do and will do for you mentality” rather than a “what can you do for me mentality”
7. What turns you off when you are recruiting a student athlete?
Student athletes that do not follow through with emails, phone calls or paperwork and leave it up to their parents.
8. What do you think your program is the most successful at?
We take pride in graduating all our players, playing a fundamental game of softball and helping build player resumes as the jump into the “real world”.
9. Why should a recruit consider your program?
If we are a fit for them academically and they enjoy a softball team that is going to go the extra mile to make their experience a unique one then becoming a ‘Nole should be on their list.
10. If a recruit is interested in your program, how should they reach out to you?
Send me an email at aalameda@fsu.edu or go online and fill out questionnaire.