College Coaches Want Accurate Statistics from Prospects

An athlete’s statistics or numbers don’t tell the whole story, but they help give coaches a little perspective on a possible recruit. It’s especially noticable to college coaches if an athlete is padding their stats or abilities.

Don’t Lie About Your Statistics

Want to do yourself, and college coaches a huge favor?  Don’t fudge on your stats.  Regardless of how good or bad they may be. Coaches want to evaluate you based on what you have done, not on what you wish you had done.

College coaches don’t recruit athletes based solely on their stats, they go and watch them perform as well. So if your stats don’t match your performance then it will be obvious you lied.

If you are good enough to play at the college level, coaches will determine that by evaluating you based on some benchmarks.  Size, speed, strength, athleticism, attitude, grades, and statistical numbers are all significant.  Every coach gives more weight to one skill than another according to their vision for the team and the school’s entrance requirements.

To that, some coaches put more credence in solid numbers than others who may need to fill their roster with excellent students due to high admission standards.

Stats Matter but They’re not Everything

In any case, accurate, athletic numbers (statistics) are an integral part of the recruiting process.  We see excellent athletes with low numbers get recruited every day. It’s part of college sports.

Slumps, down years, injuries, outside influences — they can all take their toll on performance.  Coaches know these things, be assured.  Hide nothing.  Trust that what you have to offer is what a coach wants an incoming student-athlete.

Some kids are fundamentally sound, but they are missing that one little something which is keeping them from posting impressive stats or having a banner year.  If that’s your situation, live with it.  Explain what happened in an intro letter to the coach.

If your statistics are lackluster, let your athleticism, your grades, and your attitude speak louder than stats.  On the other hand, if you have produced outstanding stats, be sure to emphasize your all-around abilities in leadership, work ethic and the classroom.  While stats certainly aren’t everything, just be sure that the ones you do post are accurate.

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