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Questions to Ask Coaches
What are your team’s goals in the upcoming year?
What are your team’s goals in the upcoming year?
This question will allow the coach to explain what their goals are for either mid-season meets or Conference Championship meets. Coaches will also explain their meet schedule and what duel meets they have this year and which ones they are mainly looking forward too. You can find out how the coach views the team and their confidence in the team to improve.
What do the practices and practice schedule look like?
What do the practices and practice schedule look like?
This question will allow you to find out information about the teams swim and lift schedule. The coach will tell you what days they do doubles, and how many times a week they are lifting. You can then compare it to your schedule and other colleges to see the differences and similarities.
What academic support is available for student-athletes?
What academic support is available for student-athletes?
When you are getting recruited you have to remember that you have to focus on both athletics and academics. When you are a student-athlete many university will provide additional support on the academic side. These include tutors, special studying buildings, and more academic advisors. These can be a big selling point of the school because they will offer support to you while maintaining a strict swim and school schedule.
What are you looking for in a new recruit?
What are you looking for in a new recruit?
This will allow you to determine what strokes and times they want from a new recruit. While you can't change the events you are good at it will give you information on what they are looking for and whether you fit into it.
Questions Coaches Ask
What do you like to do outside of swimming?
What do you like to do outside of swimming?
This is the first question a coach will ask you. They like to find out about the hobbies and activities you do outside of swim and school. This will give them a better understanding about your personality and what you are like as a person.
What are your goals this year?
What are your goals this year?
Coaches want to know what you are striving for this year. This can be times you want to go, cut times you want to make, or even technique you want to clean up.
What is your practice schedule set up as?
What is your practice schedule set up as?
Coaches are always interested in seeing what type of practices you have during the week. This includes what types of practices do you do during the week (ie. endurance, quality, power, recovery). They are also very curious in whether you lift during the week or do drylands and cardio outside the pool.
What classes are you taking this year and have you taken the SAT/ACT?
What classes are you taking this year and have you taken the SAT/ACT?
Many coaches want to know about the academic side of being a student-athlete. For many schools they want to see what classes you are taking to see if you would fit in academically to the school. If you are talking to coaches in the summer they tend to want to know your next years schedule so make sure you have a general idea of the classes you are taking.
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