Thinking all the coaches are just sitting there waiting for you to graduate so they will be so so lucky to get you into their program is a huge mistake.
Those guys have hundreds of kids contacting them. You better be one of them, unless you are truly something special.
EZ10Miler wrote:
Disko Eric wrote:
Run fast. They’ll come to you.
Not true*.
You better contact the coaches at the schools you are interested in attending.
*Unless you are a true superstar, they won't know who you are or any of your desires to attend their school .
I'd add go on a regular campus tour. Beforehand, contact the coaches and ask if you can stop by to say "hello" after the tour. Once you step foot on campus, they know you are more serious.
I would guess out of the 100 emails that they receive, only 5-7 prospects come to campus.
Don't listen to any of these morans. You need to start working with a PR firm today! I hope you have YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook profiles dedicated to your achievements. If not, you basically do not exist. Get these things up and running, filled with great content, and start reaching out to online influencers for support and recognition. Coaches want to know that when you place 84th in the RustBust opener, a picture of you in the team's singlet will get at least 200 likes.
Get your highlight reel promoted on YouTube and think about paying out for a day or two pinned at the top of the recommended feed. It'll run about $500K but I think FannyMay will let you slip that into your federal loan.
Spend less time training and more time promoting! Go!
You don't need any recruiting services. With plenty of online sources for times the coaches can tell what your abilities are.
Target a few schools of interest, check their results on tfrrs and see if your times can score points for them at conference meets. If so, they might have some interest so email coaches at those schools with grades, links to results, and express interest. Don't look at a roster and say "my time is better than those 2 guys" because those 2 guys may be walk-ons that give zero effort and don't make the traveling squad to conference meets.
If your marks are outside of conference scoring range, they might take you as a walk-on if you express an interest and show a willingness to work hard.