In this video, our experts explain how college coaches make offers to college recruits.

Timestamps
00:00 Coaches start with a large list of athletes
00:29 Coaches begin reaching out
01:15 Verbal offers often start early
01:55 Coaches have various approaches

SUMMARY
Coaches usually have a ranked list of their top prospects and will look to lock down commitments. So how do college coaches make offers? As with every step of the college recruiting process, different coaches will approach this in different ways.

For large programs at D1 or D2 schools, college coaches will have a list of nearly 200–300 athletes. Not all those athletes will be joining the team, but the coach will start by giving out offers to the recruits at the top of their list and then work their way down until they’ve filled all open roster spots.

Coaches may still conduct oncampus visits at this step, so athletes should be prepared to answer if they get an offer.

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