College saw my game... should I contact them?

Absolutely. Especially since you sent the school your information.

Good luck.

What would i say? Should I ask them if they want my summer schedule? What else should I say?

northwest,

Other members will have more specific advice, but here's my crack at answering "What would I say?":

"Hello, Coach Lastname. This is Joe Playername, and I noticed that you were at my game Tuesday night. I'm very interested in NameOfSchool University, and wondered if you have any feedback for me."

Then you can let the coach talk, because he has done this MANY more times than you have. You can listen, then answer any questions he asks you. Before the call you might write down 1 or 2 questions that you can ask him at the end of the conversation if he asks "Do you have any questions?" Asking whether you should send your summer schedule could fall into this list.

Good luck... it certainly seems like a positive sign that he was at your game!


Julie

This advice helped my son who was in the same boat:

Remember that the coach knows he is speaking to a kid, he knows kids are uncomfortable speaking to adults and he knows its intimidating to call the coach. He respects you immediately just for picking up the phone. You have one big thing in common. You both know baseball and love it. And, you both saw two of your at bats. So, talk about baseball and your at bats. Talk about your team and his team. "What did you think of my team?" "What is your team like?" "What do you look for in a player?" "Where can I improve, now that you have seen me play?" My son never got off the phone with a coach without being thrilled that he had called. These guys are pro's and most are dads... they now you are a kid and they want to help.

I have no idea what a coach would prefer, but our sons handled this by email nearly every time.

I thought that was a slightly(?) better way at this point (Jr. year) as it gave the coach time to answer at his own comfort and pace.

You would be shocked at the number of coaches that do not check e-mail. I know I was.

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Originally posted by floridafan:
You would be shocked at the number of coaches that do not check e-mail. I know I was.

Then they shouldn't list it on their website!

floridafan is right that there are coaches who don't check email but I still think it's the best route to go starting off. Was it the head coach or an asst. who is in charge of recruiting or the coach of the position you may want to play in college? Reason I ask is I would direct the email to that guy in case that is who showed up instead of the head coach. Shouldn't be a huge deal if you do send it to the HC and he wasn't the one but you might eliminate a few steps that aren't necessary.

What MN-Mom put is spot on as to what needs to be said. Only thing I would add is ask if there are any camps / showcases they will be at so you can start trying to figure out if you can attend all / some of them. More exposure you have the better chance you have to sell your skills to them.

I would also say something along the lines of "I have a summer schedule available if you are interested". This is a question designed to get at small gauge as to how much interest they have in you. If they want it I would take that as a good sign but not a certainty by no means. They could say send the schedule just to be nice and never look at it. Overall I doubt they would though. If they say they don't need a schedule that might mean they aren't interested but also not a certainty either. Odds are if they say yes send it they are probably somewhat interested and if they say no they are probably not interested.

Good luck and keep us in the loop.

Also, if you send an email and don't hear back in two weeks or so then give them a phone call just in case he's not an email checker.

You actually might have better luck with the email in season because these coaches are usually responsible for a variety of things that require they check on a regular basis. Many have internet access on their blackberry, etc. The phone has actually become quite obsolete. My son had way more luck emailing than phone conversations.

FWIW,

Usually when a college coach "wants" a phone call from a player that the coach has seen, that player will know about it.

I would try the email or text route. Simply state that you are very interested in that college. If they are interested in you, you will soon find out. If you get no reply at all, camp invitation, ask for schedule, etc.,it is possible they missed your email.

Thougth it could be a good thing, do not get overly excited when they answer your email by asking for your schedule. Sometimes that is the easiest and quickest standard way of replying and showing interest. But the real interest will be obvious, when they actually show up to see something on your schedule.

Often we hear from people telling us that so and so is being recruited by a certain college. Then we find out that it was just a simple email response like the one above. More often than not, recruiters are similar to good players in that the player doesn't want to write off a possible opportunity if things don't work according to plans. The recruiter is the same when it comes to someone who they think might have a possibility of playing at their school.

Bottom line... The more they want you... The more you will know it because they will go after you! You being interested in them is only good if they really want you.

Please realize, I'm only talking about the higher levels of college recruiting for the most part. And there are no absolutes, there are always exceptions to most everything involving recruiting.

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Usually when a college coach "wants" a phone call from a player that the coach has seen, that player will know about it.

I would try the email or text route.

Precisely what I was trying to say...just not as effectively.

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Usually when a college coach "wants" a phone call from a player that the coach has seen, that player will know about it.

I would try the email or text route.

Precisely what I was trying to say...just not as effectively.[/QUOTE]

Yup for sure, if he wanted the player to havehim call him he would have let it be known.