Don't Make This College Recruiting Mistake!

I recently asked AAF Members for their college recruiting questions. If you have any college recruiting questions you'd like to have answered, please leave a comment here.

One of the responses I got was about whether a family should go out and contact coaches or if they should sit back and wait for coaches to come to them.

Of ALL the things you do in the college recruiting process, do NOT just sit back and wait for college coaches to come to you no matter how unbelievable a player you are! Be pro-active and make contacts yourself. Send out your information. Let schools and coaching know you are interested in them! The more you do this, the more options you will have by the time you're ending you're high school years.  No one told me about this when I was in high school, and yes, I did get a spot on a DI college team, but I probably could have had more options had I gone out and "introduced" myself to the coaches of the programs I was interested in.  Do not make the mistake of sitting back and thinking they will come to you because your are that good or because you go to showcase tournaments or because you attend recruiting camps.  Be more involved in your own journey!