A coach explains how to stand out in recruiting: memorize your teammates' names and use them in games so coaches notice you're team-oriented. Network with players from schools you want to attend at camps, since coaches ask teammates about your character. Comment "quiz" to find the right camp for you.
Do you know the names of everybody on your team right now? Pretty much? So, okay, I will tell you now, since you go like this, do you think you'll get the ball more if you yell their name or you yell for the ball? So get to know their names. And I will also tell you, if you're a coach recruiting you and I go, hey, what's your name? Axel. I'm shaking your hand. Axel. Got it. Say his name 3 times in your head or whatever. If the coach watches you interact with your teammates like that, they will think you're a good person whether it's true or not, even if it's for selfish interest. So you get the ball more. But the coaches want to see an adult when you're going to these places. Another quick tip: I believe the players who play for Occidental might be here. I could be mistaken, but let's say you go to another camp and the players on the team are at the camp. Go say hi to them, because you— if you go on an official visit one day, you're gonna stay with them, and the coach is going to ask them, what was the vibe like with that player? And they're going to interview their captain of their team. I was the captain, so I always hosted the guys, and I will say, the guy was weird, I don't— I wouldn't have him on the team. And then they will say it like that, and the coach will take their word for it, and they will not put you on the team. So you are there to impress the players as much as you are the coach. Does that make sense? Excellent. Comment the word quiz so we can ask you a series of questions to find a little bit more about your situation, to see which camp you should be going to. That camp you just saw is one of the best ones there is. They're going to have it again in April, and you should go.
