My high school coach knows a number of college coaches. He should be able to help me get recruited and get a scholarship, shouldn’t he?
A. The answer to this is “potentially” yes and “potentially” no. While your high school coach may know a number of college coaches and have close relationships with those coaches and schools, the actual needs of those coaches may or may not fit your abilities. There may be interest ranging from mild to intense, but betting your entire recruiting effort and final results on only a handful of schools known by your high school coach puts you in a vulnerable position. You are relying, entirely, on your coach to find the best opportunity for you at the best cost and that could backfire. You should consider your high school coach connections as an addition to your efforts to be recruited rather than your entire recruiting effort. Also keep in mind that high school coaches truly don’t have the time to help every one of their athletes get recruited by colleges. Most high school coaches are teachers as well as coaches and their teaching and coaching time commitments are extensive. Assuming they
