Five mistakes athletes make contacting college scouts: asking for calls instead of initiating them, asking if they're good enough, requesting early feedback, failing to share updates about achievements, and ignoring nearby schools whose coaches share recruiting information.
Do you want to impress college scouts? Avoid these 5 common mistakes. Number 1, do not ask for a phone call. If you really want a phone call and they haven't asked you for one, just cold call them. Do not directly ever say, am I good enough for your team? They will tell you when they think you're good enough for their team. Do not ask for feedback at the beginning of the process. If you go to a camp, the question to say is, what level do you believe I should aim for? Do not ask them, What should I improve upon? It will not help you know if they're recruiting you. Make sure you follow up with good news often. Don't ever think that it's too small. If it was you scored a goal, if it was you got a better SAT test, let them know. Do not ignore schools in the same region or the same conference. Those coaches really know each other well. And if you want to get interest from one school, getting interest from another school in the same conference is much easier if you have interest. Don't ignore schools that are in the same region and conference because those schools know each other. So if one of them is recruiting you, it's more likely that another one of them would be more likely to recruit you as well. If you want more help, give me a call. Links in the bio.
