Recruiting Guarantees to Watch Out For
While you're having these decisive conversations be wary of hollow promises. A coach might try to woo you by dangling the guarantee of a starting position.
But remember that he still hasn't seen you play with his team. He can't be certain how you'll fit in with the team and adapt to the college game. Even some insanely good high school players, take some time to develop before they can be effective at the college level.
From your end, don't press coaches for such guarantees. Instead of going on the offensive and asking a coach to assure you the role of starting center midfielder, phrase the question in a more general, and less confrontational fashion: "What would you say are my chances for playing time as a freshman?"
Self-recruiting is about getting yourself onto a college team where you can eventually contribute. Actually earning minutes on the field is something you have to do when you arrive on campus. If you want playing time as a freshman, you have to prove yourself during pre-season.
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