James F. Plappert

Interviewing with College Coaches: a Guide for Aspiring Student-athletes and Their Families James F. Plappert

A step-by-step guide for high-school-aged aspiring student-athletes (and their families) which will introduce them to the process of preparing for and conducting an interview with a college athletic coach. It provides preparation techniques and guidance in areas that are very foreign to inexperienced high school student interviewees. This guide answers questions such as: 1. What is the objective of an interview? 2. What is the process itself, what are the steps? 3. What questions will the coach ask? 4. What questions should I ask? 5. How do I conclude an interview? 6. What happens next? 7. What if it?s over the phone? 8. It didn?t go well ? why? 9. I didn?t like them; now what? Every student-athlete is different in their academic abilities, in their athletic abilities, and in their personality. The trick is to learn the basics, understand the process, and then fine tune your own actions to fit your own ?style.? To that end, this book will also help student-athletes to gather information to assist in making intelligent, "right-fit" college choices.