What is exposure as it relates to your college sports recruiting? Most people think exposure is playing on a field where college coaches have come to watch. People intuitively believe that playing well in front of a collection of college coaches qualifies for exposure. So, I ask, is this how it really works?
Let’s look at this from the coaches perspective. First of all, what interest do you think coaches have in traveling around from field to field watching high school players? And in any situation, how many of the players actually qualify to play at the college level, whichever level it is? If the coach does not know you in advance, how would the coach know your admissions qualifications? In short, coaches would rather be home than out recruiting; most players in attendance don’t qualify athletically for their team; and of the ones that do, many won’t qualify for admissions. So, do you think coaches attend these events just to waste time? Of course not.
Rather, the coaches come to watch student-athletes they know of prior to the event. They will travel a long ways to evaluate a known, qualifying, student-athlete. They attend events to validate their thinking one way or another regarding the player’s ability. The student-athletes typically evaluated are the ones that have already met certain prequalifying criteria. When a coach comes to watch a specific player, then that player gets a real evaluation, equating to real exposure. For the vast majority of the players that just sign up and show up, their opportunity for real exposure is very limited and generally yields to disappointing results.
Next week, we will discuss how to maximize the benefit from real exposure. But in the meantime, contact us today for more information relating to your opportunity to gain exposure.
