| Wouldn’t it be a shame if you wanted to play | | | | ignore what contributions you can make to the |
| your sport at the college level and were being | | | | college and the athletic program. |
| recruited by the very coach you desperately sought | | | | 3. Boast and brag. |
| to impress, but because you engaged in certain | | | | 4. Play one school’s program against another. |
| behavior, the coach dropped you for another athlete | | | | 5. Show little or no regard for the academic side of |
| and you lost out on part of the $1.2 billion awarded in | | | | college. |
| college sports scholarships each year? | | | | 6. Look like a slob on your campus visit. |
| Here’s a list of what NOT to do during the | | | | 7. Fail to return applications or questionnaires as |
| recruiting process compiled by authors Penny | | | | requested. |
| Hastings and Todd Caven in their book, How To Win | | | | 8. Pay little or no attention to the accuracy or |
| A Sports Scholarship, 3rd edition (Redwood Creek | | | | appearance of your correspondence. |
| Publishing, 2007, $24.95, | | | | 9. Have your parents call the coach on your behalf. |
| 10 Ways to Turn Off College Coaches | | | | 10. Show disrespect for the coach’s time by |
| 1. Be dishonest: Lie about your grades, | | | | arriving on campus without first calling for an |
| accomplishments or stats. | | | | appointment. |
| 2. Focus only on what the college will do for you and | | | | |