College Recruiting Q&A w/ Texas Wesleyan University Coach Joe Prud’homme

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Joe Prud’homme is the Head Football Coach at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth Texas. Here is a Q&A by UnderRecruited Preps to help high school student-athletes learn about navigating the college recruiting process.

Q: How does the college recruiting process work? Coaches look for certain player types, athletically and academically. Coaches will contact the high school coaches for recommendations, and information on the available prospects. Communication can be through, email, twitter or phone calls.

 

Q: How should a recruit let you know he/she wants to play for your college/university? Email with GPA, test score(s), and a hudl link is very helpful. If the GPA and test score is unavailable, then I move on.

 

Q: What coaches look for on official and unofficial visits? The way that prospects carry themselves and interact with people. The prospect needs to be a fit for the school and visa versa.

 

Q: When do you start identifying potential recruits? Sophomore spring and Junior spring.

 

Q: College coaches are reaching out. Now what? Have all of your academic info ready to go and make sure that the school is a fit. Have your video available and stay in touch with the coach.

 

Q: What advice do you have for a high school player not getting much attention from college coaches? Put together an info sheet with all of your academic and athletic info as well as a highlight link and send it out to schools that fit your area of academic interest. Be honest and persistent.

 

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