WHEN AND HOW A COLLEGE COACH CAN TALK TO YOU

A college coach can only call you after June 15 before your junior year in high school. That means a coach cannot place an outbound call to you specifically to talk to you about playing a sport at their college, until June 15 before your Jr. year. You can call a coach at any point in your high school career. The key here is that you are the one initiating contact with the coach and not the other way around. If you want to call a coach, you may do so as often as you wish.

Most prospective student-athletes will receive some contact from colleges, in the form of general admissions information, questionnaires, and emails from college coaches. Many student-athletes make the mistake of disregarding correspondence from colleges and coaches they are not initially interested in. The following is a list of reasons why you should respond to EVERYONE:

You never know if your interests will change. Don’t close any doors that you might later regret. If you do not respond to a coach, or return their questionnaire, they will stop recruiting you. The more coaches you communicate with, the more familiar you will become with the types of questions college coaches ask. This practice will prepare you for email exchanges and conversation with coaches at your favorite colleges and universities. College coaches change jobs! You might ignore a coach because you are not interested in their program, only to have them get hired at one of your top choices.