Questions College Coaches HATE Getting Asked By Athletes

[@coachmatt216]

1. Yes, there are dumb questions. 2. I can only talk to you during certain times. 3. Let me know what other schools you are currently talking to. 4. Have awesome grades (makes my job much easier and opens up options for you) 5. I’m recruiting you, not your parents. Make sure they understand that. I will meet them along the way but they should be in the background.

[@BobBob-kc3ye]

How do you bring up scholarships

[@latso2001]

@@BobBob-kc3ye usually the coach does himself, early enough. either the player is not that appealing and the coach will ask for your budget, then straight away tell you how things stand, or if the player is someone they rather would like to have, he will plan the next conversations with the player/parents and will try to explain what could be done, also understand what the player is expecting. Unfortunately this "dance" is pretty straight forward nowadays with UTR relatively clearly positioning the player's level, which makes it difficult for the player/parents/agents to maneuver too much if at all..

[@intermilan7888]

I've never understood why coaches think they're entitled to know what other schools they're talking to. Kids don't ask what other players they're talking to, do they? Yet I've seen many, if not most, team websites ask (on the questionnaires) ask what other schools are interested in you. Why would a kid volunteer that information?

[@kenthenderson7707]

Very helpful. Just went through the process w/ our son (now a commit to UofL). The relationship piece really rings true. As he got to know the coach (often an assistant), the conversations really moved beyond the generic questions you referenced.

[@WorthGregory]

Great video, kids need to hear this! Gotta ask the right questions and come prepared

[@julief3399]

Thank you Coach. It was a very helpful video. You are down to earth.

[@JacobMeza-pro-footballer]

Thank Coach, great video!

[@thespeedster7700]

💯

[@thespeedster7700]

Thank you, great video

[@b00tyb0uncer7]

Thank you Coach for this video

[@GuthrieBoys]

Thanks! This is great info. Appreciate your time.

[@andypaulin1766]

This dude is fed up hahaha

[@magamaga1827]

Hi coach. Just found your channel. Good stuff. I'm now in my late, late 40s let's say (lol) and was a pretty successful high school/travel/odp player back in my day. Late 80s/early 90s. Without giving you a long diatribe, I've never been able to solve or figure out for why my "coach" at a major big east school back in the day invited me in as a walk on - yet would never tell me if I made the team or not? It's a long story but I missed out on a scholarship to this school because the prior coach recruiting me was fired. The new coach came in and I guess wasn't crazy about my game at the time. He was very familiar with my travel team since many of my teammates were already freshman players at this university (but sill playing u19 travel). So I get the call mid August to come into camp however camp was already about a week in . I clearly wasn't as fit as the other players but having played with/against about 75% of them in travel/high school, the level wasn't an issue for me. Just the fitness, really. I'm told I'm not dressing for the 1st game which was a road trip. I'm also told I won't be playing for the team but he still wants me in practices. I oblige. This goes on for about a month. I'm basically a practice player, which was fine I guess. My tuition was paid by my parents and I figured I'd eventually just "make" the team. As time passes, I'm tired of being a practice player and eventually just stop showing up. Since the school was close to my home, it' wasn't like I was in a dorm. It was a commute for me. Daily. Till this day, I've never been able to hear from the coach where I stood with him. He as young at the time, 27, so maybe he wasn't a good communicator looking back. He went on to great success. We won the NCAA in the mid 90s. It's just something that irked me for years. Why not just tell me (the kid) if I have it or not! The experience was so negative for me, I quit the game and did not pursue other schools. I had many friends/teammates go on to MLS. I always wonder had the coach talked to me, who knows how far I may have gotten.

[@cainer1639]

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[@lesliedixon9225]

Thank you!

[@eltclixcy9325]

Idk I’m just confused becuase my dad won’t sign me up for a club baseball team becuase he thinks everyone is out their for themselves but I go to a really good highschool in MN that produced joe Mayer and Paul molitor so idk what to do to get my name out there and I was playing summer ball with are varisty team at my highschool so idk if that’s good or not

[@jahthegiant7825]

Are you a senior ?

[@jahthegiant7825]

I recommend you make highlight tapes that’s the best way you can get your name out their for people to veiw you if you name playing for any clubs

[@eltclixcy9325]

@@jahthegiant7825 no I’m class of 2023 so sophomore

[@eltclixcy9325]

@@jahthegiant7825 but I can play for baseball clubs my dad won’t let me because he says I go to a really good school so I don’t need to play club

[@raphaelkouadio7891]

it doesn't matter what your dad say bruv am a 14 year old trying to play D1 football I see where you coming from yo dad don't control your future know that and keep grinding u gotta dream go get it right now am trying all my best to get highlights and more out there but it takes time but u need to want it bad not your dad telling you some other stuff by what I just read I think yo dad don't believe in you and if that's the problem use it as a motivation bro i promise you will start to see results but it's up to u, not anyone just YOU

[@caponecharles2643]

So basically what you are saying is not to ask questions that will keep the coach from wasting a kids time. As you said. You know who you want to recruit. But maybe don’t know if that recruit wants you. So you waste 10 kids time stringing them along and then if you get the recruit you want now they are stuck chasing other offers. As a coach if you have questions you hate to answer so what. Y’all mess kids over everyday and don’t blink.

[@SAWUSA]

I don't really understand what you are trying to ask or say here. I am not offering my opinion on how coaches should recruit, I'm simply giving people an inside look of the process from the coaches point of view. You say, "Y’all mess kids over everyday and don’t blink". I don't know what that means. Are you saying that I am the college coach? I coached in college from 2002 to 2009. For the last 13 years I've been a business owner. But do current college coaches "mess kids over" and recruit 10 kids for 1 spot? Yes, they do. That's how it has always been. It's a business for them. Literally. It's their JOB and how they feed their families. So, if you want to ask the questions in my video giving the coach more work and giving them a job to do instead of making yourself as easy to recruit as possible, that's of course your choice. What I am telling you is that is going to hurt your chances of getting the most interest and offers :).

[@ashleyivamonteirolima1504]

Can’t believe he made a video on this i thought this was common sense 😂😂

[@Almgaming3]

I always was told Your common sense is not Everyone else's common sense

[@cpenv]

Basically this coach is too busy, go where you can get your questions answered.

[@SAWUSA]

Totally disagree. When I was a D3 college coach my list of kids was 1,000 or more per graduation class. I was narrowing down the list to focus on kids who were a good fit. If an athlete showed genuine interest in my program they moved up the list. If they asked generic questions they can find on the website of my school they stayed right in the pack of 1,000+. Also... too busy? During my 8 years as a college coach I was working 12 hour days doing a million different jobs (intramural coordinator, gym supervisor, driving the golf team to meets, etc,). This is the MAJORITY of college coaches at the smaller schools. They don't have time, you do. So, you can either be prepared and ask great questions... or suffer the consequences if you don't. I'm just here to help you bud. The first and most important aspect of getting yourself recruited is to drop the ego and understand how the business works :)

[@nealwohltmann5642]

Now you should just tell them what their NIL deal is going to be.

[@SAWUSA]

99.99% of college athletes will never be anywhere near the discussion of an nli deal . This video has no relevance to anyone who would get an nli deal

[@ymatktpk11]

How important is it for a baseball player to attend Perfect Game events and to have a PG profile? Do college coaches look for this?

[@SAWUSA]

Going to any showcase or recruiting event is always better than doing nothing. But you can't do them all. So, each family has to decide which, if any, they want to go to. Price and distance are a factor as well as what exposure might be gained from it. Additionally consider, will the event teach me anything or help me improve as well. Exposure is only part of it. As for your specific question about college coaches. I'm sure some do. Some also don't. Some look at other events and sources. The main point is, "what else are you doing?" Are you emailing coaches a link to your academic and athletic records? Are you reaching out to them to let them know you are specifically interested in their school and program? If not, then going to camps like these are like taking the floor mats out of your car to make it faster. I mean in theory it might help, but there are plenty of other more important things to focus on. If you are already doing those things and you have th etime and money... then sure those events can be useful in the process to some kids. Good luck!

[@locochoco5959]

If you have thousands of kids as a college coach, you are doing it very wrong😂 What I learned from this; #1 Your coach doesnt give a shit about you. #2 They are annoyed when you have questions. #3 You are wasting the coaches time if they dont know you. This is why you are never going to be shit. In Europe, if you have talent you have talent. You dont have to kiss anybodys ass to get in the team.

[@SAWUSA]

If you have thousands of kids in your recruiting database and you coach at a high D1 yes you are doing it wrong. However, as I mentioned in the video, recruiting is different at the lower levels. I'm quite sure you have no interest in being educated on the subject, but in case any readers do, I'll give context. At many (not all) lower level D2, D3, and NAIA schools the college Presidents that hire the coaches don't care at all if the teams win. They care about using athletics to increase the tuition paying enrollment of the school. They mandate coaches to carry a certain number of player on the teams and/or to have JV or developmental teams with basically the sole purpose of increasing enrollment. Don't meet those quotas? Get fired. Exceed the quotas? Get a raise. How do I know this is true? I once got a raise for having 55 tuition paying athletes on a D3 Basketball program. That IS how it works... at SOME (not all) school. Do I think that is moral and fair. No, it's really unethical. It's corporate greed. So, having thousands of athletes in a pool of potential athletes is a necessity for many college coaches. That is the truth. So if young athletes hoping to play on teams like this don't want to learn how to stand out in that system, they don't have to. They can take your approach and say, "I'm not kissing anyones ass because I have the talent". That could work. If they have the talent to attract the top tier school that don't care about tuition-driven enrollment. So let me address your 3 points. Yes, when a college coach has limited time, limited money, and enrollment quotas tied to their salary, they need to efficient in the recruiting process. Yes, #1 - they don't really give a shit about you - until they know you have sincere interest in their program. Because they have to decide if spending time on you is worth it. Yes, #2 - they get annoyed when you have questions - until they know you have sincere interest in their program. Because they have to decide if spending time on you is worth it. Yes, #3 - you are wasting the coaches time if they don't know you - until they know you have sincere interest in their program. Because they have to decide if spending time on you is worth it. I don't know what Europe has to do with this. This video is specifically dealing with recruiting the USA colleges. Good luck to all in their college searches. My advice based on 25 years of experience is to do it with humility - not what locochoco5959 suggests :)

[@michaelleopardi8854]

5:16 now you know why hes no longer a College coach

[@SAWUSA]

I have no idea what point you are trying to make about the 5:16 mark? I'm not a college coach anymore because in coaching at the college level for 8 years in my 20s I made between $9,000 to $34,000 a year and worked 60+ hour weeks. I left coaching on my own terms to pursue a more gratifying lifestyle. I now have three kids ages 9, 7, and 3. I work from home and spend most of my day with my family. If I was still coaching I would barely see my kids, I'd be stuck dealing with administrators who don't have my best interests in mind, and I'd be really poor :). Regarding my success as a coach, I successfully recruited at two different D3 schools winning conference championships in the 3rd year with players I recruited. My success in my coaching roles is something I am very proud of. So again, no idea what you think your point it - but if you think me leaving D3 basketball coaching to start two different businesses that have both been overwhelming successes that far outweigh even my loftiest of dreams, then you are a crazy person (which you probably are if you are trying to dunk on random strangers on youtube anyway).

[@360-vv9]

@@SAWUSA yessir

[@eliarbaiza]

Should baseball players wear cups?

[@austinramos71to23]

Recruiting before film tho👁👁👁👁👁👁👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@SAWUSA]

100% absolutely a good idea to find the types of schools you would be interested in. Your 9th grade film is pointless. But spending some time in 9th grade thinking about your potential major and location and what you want in a college is a decent idea for some students.

[@abdoulayekourouma2582]

Hi coach lately I have been talking to this coach I was the one to reach out on the email so he emailed me back saying he wanted to have a conversation with me he told me to give him a good time to call me and I said at 2 but he ended up calling me at 4 because I asked him if he's still interested in me and then the same thing happens again any tips?

[@SAWUSA]

@@abdoulayekourouma2582 i dont understand what you are asking me. it's probable the college coach is confused too. Just be direct and say what you mean. also using punctuation definitely helps the reader understand.

[@abdoulayekourouma2582]

@@SAWUSA I'm tryna say whenever he says he gonna call me he never does

[@SAWUSA]

@@abdoulayekourouma2582 that would be a statement. do you have a question I can answer? you will know its a question because you will feel compelled to put a questions mark after your words (assuming you are using punctuation).

[@rondelllewis6163]

You weren't recruiting the best athletes lol. These coaches will bug the sh#÷/ out of u

[@SAWUSA]

there are like 2,000 colleges, bud. Northwest Eastern Bible college isn't recruiting the same kid as Alabama :). The process is different outside of the top tier D1 schools.

[@briandarlage9815]

This is the wrong attitude. No way this dude was successful. These are kids and you are expecting them to act like they have been in the workforce for over a decade. Here is an idea, as the coach, lead the freakin' call. There ya go. I provided you feedback as the professional and the adult in the convo. You should guide the convo as I am assuming you originated the call.

[@SAWUSA]

I understand you want that to be the case. And it is the case in high level D1 athletics. Nick Saban is leading the conversation with the prized recruits he is going after. It's just different at the lower levels of college athletics (which most athletes play at). When I was recruiting athletes to colleges I was 25 years old and making a salary of about $15,000 a year. I had ten other jobs (intramural coordinator, gym supervision, drive the golf team, teach PE classes, do random assignments from any of my ten bosses). I simply didn't have time to "guide the conversation". That's the reality of how it really works. I know you wish it were different, and in a perfect world it would be different. But this is how it is. I worked at five different small colleges and none had full scholarships to give out. So, I couldn't pick 15 recruits and 'drive the conversation'. I recruited from pools of THOUSANDS of athletes and first found out who was actually interested in my school. Sure down the road I'd "lead the freakin' call" with prospects once they went through the funnel. This is AFTER the recruits let me know they were specifically interested in my school. This is the reality of how recruiting works. Now, it's easy to have a conversation and learn about recruiting through interactions with those that have been college coaches.... but you chose to go to insults. That's fine - this is the internet, you are welcome to be rude. Since you asked... as an assistant Basketball coach I helped two different programs win conference championships in my 3rd year with them as the main recruiting coordinator and top assistant coach. So, yeah I think I did the recruiting role very well. I left coaching in 2009 because that lifestyle is not conducive to having a family, free time, and a healthy and happy life, and all of those were and are important to me. So, I decided to start a business. That was a great decision :).