College

geroge wrote:

I am a junior and have started the recruiting process. I have been contacted by a ton of top schools and am a Foot Locker finalist as a jr.

I just wanted to know what kind of questions to ask coaches about their programs.

Just one question:

1. Why are you violating NCAA regulations since you can't call me until June 1?

Actually, cannot contact you via phone or in person until July 1 going into senior year of h.s.

if i remember right wrote:

Just one question:

1. Why are you violating NCAA regulations since you can't call me until June 1?

We have had email/mail conversations. I am allowed to call them but they cannot call me. idiot

Anyways what questions are the most important to ask?

The first thing you need to do is ask yourself a question....

What's important to you?

Once you have this question answered, then it shouldn't be hard to ask college coaches questions. Ask them questions pertaining to what you think is important. It's that's easy. But if you don't know what's important to you, you have no business talking to college coaches.

Read Donna Dye's article on recruiting (ESPN DYESTAT)

here's an excerpt:

"You should prepare a list of what you want to do and see and questions to ask.  Ask your current coach to help you prepare the lists of questions.  Here are some questions to consider:

How is practice handled?What is a practice schedule?

If I'm a track athlete, do I participate in cross country?

Are there special coaches for the various events?

What kind of help is there for athletes with physical or academic problems?

What is the coach's approach to your event?

What is the red shirt policy?

What will happen to my scholarship if I don't perform as the program expects?

How does the program handle renewal of scholarships?  What is the criteria?

Is there a rating scale or specific levels that must be achieved in order to keep the scholarship? 

Are scholarship amounts ever modified to go up or down.  If so, what is the criteria?"

This guy has a lot of good questions. I would also strongly recommend visiting all the colleges you are really interested in and meeting the team/coaching staff. This will give you a feel for how they operate and how the town/schools vibe is. Lots of kids pick a place based on things that don't matter and then forget that that they have to live in a city they hate or deal with drama queens every day on the team. Another thing that is super important is that the coaching philosophy is one you agree with. It doesn't have to be the same as you have had in HS but you do want to believe in it and think it is a sound system. Many a runner has arrived at some great program only to find that he hates the way they do everything and then quits the next year or doesn't progress because he can't buy in to the program. Good luck hope to see you in the NCAA results eventually.

what does a regular training week look like?

what does a regular training cycle look like?

how is the progression of your current athletes?

also ask about school, classes, campus, professors, dorms, everything...

but we all know the most important question:

how is the school's food?!

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