Official Visit questions!

AsleepAtTheWheel
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:31:13 +0000

The topic of drinking on a recruiting trip could/should probably be a thread of its own, but it’s worth harping on here. The stuff pasted below is from our team’s coaches:

Almost every recruiting weekend includes a team party. Everyone is making you feel welcome and you are excited to feel like you are part of the team. You notice that some of the team is drinking (hopefully only some of the team) and one of the upperclassmen brings you a beer. The upperclassman tells you how much everyone likes you and shoves a beer in your face telling you it is OK because all of the recruits drink on their trip.

You can be assured that the coaches will find out. Don’t let anyone tell you that no one will know. With today’s cell phone cameras and social media outlets it is only a matter of time before your mug is plastered all over Facebook with a beer in your hand and you are labeled as a partier.

Now you are back at home waiting for the coaches to call you, but the phone doesn’t ring. The coaches have asked some of the team about you and perhaps have seen the photo of you holding a beer. That one moment has labeled you as a party animal and I guarantee you that coaches don’t recruit party animals.

So what do you do without coming across as uncool?
• As soon as you get to the party get a lemonade or a soda so that you have something in your hand.
• Don’t stand in the middle of the room like a statue. Interact with the team, especially with the non-drinkers.
• If someone offers you a drink politely decline and let them know that you already have something to drink.
• If they persist, let them know that you are focused on your training for this season and that your coach would kick your butt if you had a drink.

If you feel pressured to drink in order to fit in with the team, then you should re-evaluate if the team is right for you.
Under no circumstances should you drink on a recruiting trip!!!