Trenton Luera (speaker) advises high-school football recruits to proactively ask college coaches for the next step—specifically pushing for a phone call, an in-person visit, or attending a camp—rather than passively thanking coaches and waiting. He emphasizes that asking signals genuine interest, quickly establishes whether a coach is seriously engaged, and helps recruits build relationships and avoid being forgotten.
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I get invited to college football visits from big time programs. You just need to ask. I noticed way too many recruits have no idea how to get these visits. In reality, they just need to ask coaches in the first place. I tell all the recruits I work with, be sure to push for that next step. That next step should either be a phone call, a visit or a camp. If you're not including some kind of next step for that coach, then you're just wasting time sending those messages in the first place. It shows that you're going to take initiative and that you're actually interested in the school in the first place. Especially if you get a response from a coach, you should be pushing for that next step. Too many recruits nowadays, they just say, oh thanks coach, yeah, I'll catch up with you later. And then they don't get back to them for a couple weeks. The coaches forgot about them and they get ghosted and they get their feelings hurt instead. Just push for that next step right there. Hey Coach, when can I come down for a visit? Hey Coach, do you have time for a phone call today or tomorrow? That way you can immediately start building that relationship and get things locked in instead of just sitting around hoping that they invite you or that you're high enough on their board. Because if you ask that and they don't respond, you know that you're not high up on their board. But if they do respond now you know there's real interest and you've already built in a relationship. So stop over complicating things.