How To Make The Most Of Your Official Recruiting Trips

23.10.2009 | Author: Coach Chris Berg | Posted in Sports

Have you scheduled all 5 of your official recruiting visits? It is important as you begin to schedule your official visits that you keep in mind that these are business trips. I know there are a lot of stories out there about how much FUN your recruiting visits are and don’t get me wrong they are A TON of fun, but it is critical that you approach them as a business trip.

Years ago, when I took my recruiting visit to Stanford I had a great time. It was a ton of fun meeting great players from all over the country. Coach Green teamed me up with a great player on the team to show me around campus and Palo Alto. I had an amazing trip, and the key is that the entire time I stayed focused on keeping it a business trip.

Why is this important?

One of the first things a coach will do once you leave is call the person that hosted you on your trip and find out all about you from your host. He will grill the person with questions such as:

How was he during the weekend?

Did he keep his wits while he was around you?

Did he keep his wits about him during the weekend? Did he cause any problems while he was with you?

These are only a few questions the coach will be asking your host. Obviously, there will be a ton of questions he will want answers to if he is going to offer you a scholarship. Coaches today are looking for kids that are great people both on and off the field.

4 things to keep in mind for your recruiting trip:

1. Prepare ahead of time - visit with your coach and/or parents and write down any and all questions you have about the school/program.

2. ALWAYS do the right thing when you are on campus. Your host may take you to places that will put you in tempting situations. DO NOT take the bait…keep your head on straight and do the right thing.

3. Talk to as many people on the team as possible. Find out how they feel about the program. What they like and don’t like about the school, professors, student body, coaches and anything else you may want to know.

4. Also, be sure to talk to as many students as possible as well. You can learn a lot from talking to the student body.

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