[Guide] 8 Tips to Positively Affect Your Recruiting Process

Below are some quick tips for making the recruiting process more positive and proactive.   

1. Be Honest With Yourself

   • Be honest about your level of play.

2. Be Honest With College Coaches

   • Be honest with college coaches about where you stand in the process.

3. Communicate Directly With College Coaches

   • Communicate directly with coaches instead of letting someone else do it.

4. Make Your Own Decisions

   • Make the process yours. Own it!

5. Do Your Own Research

   • Put a plan together and do the work.

   • The more knowledge you have, the easier the decisions are.

6. Respond as Quickly as You Can to Coaches

   • When coaches initiate, respond as soon as you can.

   • If you are not interested in them, tell them, but always respond.

7. Be Responsible for Your Actions

   • If you say you are going to do something, do it.

   • Coaches want to know you are responsible and dependable.

8. Always Be Polite and Appreciative

   • Always say please and thank you to college coaches and to those helping you.

   • The recruiting process is hard, and you need help navigating it.