One of the most empowering things you can find out as a college recruit is where you stand on a college coaches recruiting board. EVERY coach in the country uses a recruiting board to evaluate his incoming recruits. Think of it as a depth chart for his recruits. Just like a coach uses a depth chart during the season for his team…he does the same thing for his incoming recruits.

Why is this important if you are recruit? A lot of coaches will tell you, “You are our number one recruit,” when in fact you may be there number 2 or 3 recruit. They do this to keep you excited about their program just in case their REAL number one recruit does not accept their offer.

A coaches recruiting board is a great way to get a feel for just how serious a college coach is about recruiting you. The families I work with I always encourage my players to FLAT out ask the coaches, “Where am I currently on your recruiting board?”

When talking to a coach about the recruiting board, just ask him to be honest with you. Even if you are the number 2 or 3 guy, at least now you know and you can use this knowledge to your benefit as you continue to play the game of college recruiting. I would encourage you to use this information to leverage it with other coaches and schools.

Another great question to ask a college coach, is to find out what would have to happen for you to be their number one recruit at your position. You will get all kinds of different answers to this question, and again it may give you very valuable information to empower you during the recruiting process.

At the end of the day, you are trying to do what is BEST for your future, so be bold when you ask questions. Be confident when you speak with college coaches, and just ask them to be honest with you about where you stand on their recruiting board.