3 Reasons Why You Need To Call A College Coach Today

Whether you are a freshmen or senior, I suggest you call a college coach today. Pick up your phone and call one right now. Should you call every coach? No! Just start with one coach for a school that you either think you have a great chance to get into, or your dream school. The two worst case scenarios are that either no one picks up, or the coach doesn’t have much time to speak. Here are a few reasons why you should call a college coach today…

1.) Because You Can – it’s allowed in the rules

The NCAA recruiting rulebook is almost as thick as “War and Peace”. There are tons of things college coaches cannot do. They cannot send you a text message. They cannot reply to your text messages. They can’t send you emails until you are a certain age. They can’t meet you in person. They are limited in the number of times they can watch you play and the number of times they can speak to you in person. But the one thing that is not limited in any capacity is the time you can speak on the phone if you call a coach – any coach. If you call a coach and he picks up, it’s completely legitimate, and the two of you can talk for as long as you each want to.

2.) Because very few people do it

Very very very few people take the initiative to pick up the phone and call a college coach. I’m not sure why. I’m sure there are many parents who call the coaches on behalf of their children, but if an athlete calls, it is very rare, and believe me, coaches take notice. It shows initiative and a self confidence that tells much more about an athlete’s character and leadership abilities than most athletes realize. If this one phone call will help show coaches that you can be a team leader on and off the field, it is definitely worth the fifteen minute investment of picking up the phone. Who knows how often scholarship offers come down to a flip of a coin – this phone call may tip the coin in your favor.

3.) Because it’s a quick way to get questions answered

Maybe you are unsure about the team culture, what type of scheme they will play next year, if their program is changing direction because of a new athletic director. A direct phone call can be the easiest and most direct way to get some questions answered. Keep in mind that coaches and scouts are often selling their program and giving you answers that will tip you to choose attending their programs. If you understand this, you can get most generic questions answered, but understand you should take most of their answers with a grain of salt.

I’m happy you read this far. But if you did, why keep reading? Go pick up the phone and call a coach at a school you’re interested in. It may be one of the most important phone calls you make this year. It can sometimes be difficult to find coach contact information. If you can’t find a phone number, sign up for a free trial of Smarter Football at the top right of your screen – we have numbers for every D1,D2,D3, and D1-AA team in the country.

Robert M. Cavezza
SmarterFootball.com