QUESTIONS TO ASK COLLEGE COACHES ATHLETIC …

1 QUESTIONS TO ASK COLLEGE COACHES As a recruited student athlete, you need to be prepared for when COACHES email and call you. Below is a list of great QUESTIONS to keep in your arsenal! ATHLETIC RECRUITING BASED QUESTIONS Who am I speaking with (ask for specific title, head coach, assistant coach, grad assistant? Have you made a personal evaluation of my abilities? How many athletes are currently recruiting at my position? What do I have to do in order to be considered for a scholarship at your school? What is your system/style of play? Do you see me as someone who can contribute immediately or will you want to red shirt me?)

2 What type of off season conditioning and strength training programs are expected? SCHOLARSHIP RELATED QUESTIONS Am I under consideration for a scholarship? How many student athletes are you allowed to have under scholarship? How many scholarships are available for my recruiting class and position? Do you offer academic scholarships as well as ATHLETIC scholarships? Do I need to apply to the school before I can receive a scholarship offer? If there were an application fee would you be able to wave that fee if I send my application in through the ATHLETIC department?

3 NON ATHLETIC RELATED QUESTIONS Do you offer my major? Do you have a full time ATHLETIC advisor for your athletes? Does your ATHLETIC department offer tutoring? What is your graduation rate for your athletes? Is there a special registration process for student athletes? Are there privileges for student athletes in regards to course selection? How many days of class does the team normally miss during a season? What is the format to make up classes that are missed? SCHOOL RESEARCH QUESTIONS when choosing a school, a student athlete must have an idea of what type of school he or she is looking to attend.

4 A student athlete has to decide how big of school he or she wants or the location of the school. These QUESTIONS should help: Does the school offer your intended major? How far away is the school from your home? What is the enrollment of the school? Is the school public or private? Is the school rural or urban? What are its academic admission standards? What is the student faculty ratio? QUESTIONS TO ASK ONCE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS OFFERED What is the total cost to attend the school including tuition, room and board, and books? How much does my scholarship cover?

5 How many credits and what is the required GPA to have my scholarship renewed? Under what conditions could I lose my scholarship or be dismissed by the team? How long does my scholarship last? (Note: For NCAA Division I & II colleges, ATHLETIC Scholarships last for only 1 year and are renewed. Many NAIA colleges can offer 4 year scholarships or full rides. ) Academic Scholarships can either be for 1 year only, 1 year renewable, or for 4 full years. Be sure to ask. What happens to my scholarship and or my financial aid package if I get injured? PHONE CALL TIPS Phone calling can be an intimidating process for some student athletes.

6 Trust me, it really should NOT be. After all, this is your chance to shine, to meet new people, to talk about yourself, and to collect important information. Our best advice is to just be yourself, and after a few calls, you ll become the consummate recruiting expert! Here are a few tips to help you when talking to COACHES via telephone: 1. Keep 3 things near the phone at all times: a notepad, your current list of COLLEGE contacts (in case the coach asks, Who else is recruiting you? ), and a list of your 4 5 favorite QUESTIONS to ask COLLEGE COACHES . 2. As with emails, if a coach leaves you a phone messages, always reply within 24 hours.

7 3. Try to take some quick notes during the conversation. Don t let it distract you, but jot some things down that you like/dislike about the coach or program. Then, when the call is completed, go back over your notes and write down some complete sentences about the conversation. 4. Smile when you talk on the phone! 5. Relax and have fun with this. COACHES want you to be excited, so don t be afraid to reveal some honest emotion such as, I m a little nervous, Coach or This is really exciting, I m glad you re calling me. 6. Try to elaborate your answers instead of just saying yes, no, fine.

8 If a coach asks how school is going, or how your team did last week, give him/her a brief rundown of what s been School is going well. I m real busy with exams and Student Government right now, and lately I ve been staying up late working on a big science project. Same with sports related QUESTIONS ; be specific. 7. In addition to being candid and having fun, allow yourself to also handle phone calls in a business like manner. Show yes sir and no sir level respect, and yet feel free to say, Coach, I have some QUESTIONS for you if you don t mind. 8. Before hanging up, always thank the coach for his/her time and ask the coach when he/she will be calling again.

9 Preparing for phone calls is an extremely smart thing to do. Here is a list of appropriate QUESTIONS to choose from that you might see fit to ask a COLLEGE coach. Obviously, your questioning and level of detail will become more defined as you get to know your COACHES . Before the first phone call, however, PICK OUT A FEW of these QUESTIONS that appeal to your interests and HIGHLIGHT THEM. That way, if a coach says, Do you have any QUESTIONS for me, you can say, As a matter of fact I do, Coach.