first official visits Do's and Dont's

fenwaysouth
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:01:16 +0000

Three things come to mind or do’s and dont’s.

1) Be engaging with the coaches and possible future teammates. This is your 48 hours for you to make an impression on them and for them to make an impression on you. College is one of the biggest life decisions you can make. Take advantage of it.

2) Don’t drink. I’ve written about this before…underage son had just left an off campus party (5 min) with his teammate sponsor when the police raided the party and busted everyone. The other OV recruits and their sponsors found their way to the coaches office the next morning…not good. Bottom line…son decided this was not the school (or teammates) for him. I know the temptation is to drink with possible future teammates…don’t. If this is the right school for you, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to “throw one or two back”.

3) Ask a lot of questions. You’ve most likely read up on the school, and networked to get information. Now is your chance to find out details of the program that only the athletes know. Listen, watch and ask lots of good insightful questions that others don’t get a chance to ask.