STEP 2 – READ:

Phone Calls

NCAA Regulations

You may call coaches at any time, as often as you like.

Coaches may call once a week after September 1st of a player’s junior year.

Tips to consider.

Preparedness is essential.

Having a good understanding of the school, team, coaches, recent team results and individual player results really helps. (Team websites have everything you could need.)

Remain Talkative.

You should be the one engaging the conversation. Show your sincere interest about the golf program by leading the conversation with intelligent questions.

Personality.

Coaches want players with personality and confidence.  

Independence.

Your parents don’t need to 3-way call/ make calls for you.

Voicemails.

Practice leaving messages for coaches on your home phone’s voicemail.  If you were a coach would you call yourself back?

Questions.

See the list of questions to ask and answer at the end of the Official and Unofficial Visits chapter. Selecting a handful of appropriate questions to ask the coach will ensure the conversation keeps moving and shows that you are genuinely interested in the coach, team, and school.

Phone Script

Team / General

The team is important to me … I learn a lot from my teammates and I also teach them a lot.   Does your team work together and push each other to improve in practice and in tournaments or is it more individual?

Workouts / Schedule?

A normal week for the team?

Qualifying: How do you run qualifying?

Coach

What is your coaching philosophy in practice and during tournaments?

Coach experience: Example: I know you have experience in (playing competitively /// and/or /// coaching for a long time) … how do you feel your players benefit from you the most?

Academic

Academics are important to me…

What are the common fields of study for your team?

I am interested in XXXXXXXX major.  Are any of your players studying this major?

Final Questions

How many players are you looking for in the 201X graduating class?

Amongst those players where would you say I stand?

When are you looking to make a decision?

What can I do to maximize my chances of playing for your team?

Voicemail Script

Hi Coach Graham,

This is Joe Golfer, from Wilton, CT, class of 2018.  I’m very interested in your program and wanted to give you a call to introduce myself.  If you get the chance, please call me back on my cell at 203.722.2655.  Again this is Joe Golfer and my number is 203.722.2655.  If I don’t hear from you, I will be sure to follow up again next week.

Thank you and I look forward to speaking with you soon!

Advisor Tip – Rehearse!

“Phone calls with college coaches can be unbelievably stressful!  I help my clients research the school, team’s players and coach before a call. More importantly, we do mock phone calls, addressing difficult questions that a coach may ask.”    – Alejandra Cangrejo

STEP 3 – GET HELP:

Submit your questions about phone calls here and tell us about the 5 coaches you plan on calling in the next week!

A Recruiter Elite Advisor will get back to you in 24 hours and also send you this additional guide: