Can college coaches follow recruits on Instagram?

Yes. College coaches are allowed to follow, direct message and interact with student-athletes on Instagram once their appropriate contact period begins.

What does it mean if a college coach follows you on Instagram?

When a coach follows you on Instagram, or a similar social media platform, it means they are interested in learning more about you. Coaches use social media as a tool to learn about you and your character, what other programs you are considering and your interest in their program.

Should you DM college coaches on Instagram?

Use DM, but don't abuse it

Direct messages may seem like the shortest and fastest way to communicate with a college coach, but you need to make sure you don't wear out your welcome. Don't send DM after DM if you don't get a response right away.

Do college coaches look at social media?

Coaches rely on social media to get a better sense of an athlete's personality and interests. They know that most—if not all—recruits have at least one social media account. And they will search for it. If they see your profile is restricted, they will assume that you have something to hide.

Do coaches check social media?

That's right, college coaches may have already looked at your social media accounts. College coaches generally do their homework on recruits well before the first phone call or email and many times they start with your social media accounts.

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Can college coaches follow athletes on Instagram?

Yes. College coaches are allowed to follow, direct message and interact with student-athletes on Instagram once their appropriate contact period begins. We have found that most coaches follow recruits on Instagram once they've established an initial connection or relationship with a recruit on Twitter.

What to do if a college coach follows you on Twitter?

What do you do if a college coach follows you on Twitter? First, follow them back. If a coach follows your Twitter account, responds to your direct messages with more than just a generic note, or DMs you first, that's a positive sign they may be interested in recruiting you.

Can a college coach text you?

If you're diligently looking at the NCAA recruiting rules, you may notice that for DI football and a few other sports, texting is not listed as an acceptable form of digital communications. Rest assured, college coaches can text you at that time.

Can college coaches like tweets?

NCAA coaches can now retweet and like tweets from potential recruits and share them on their social media feeds.

How do you get recruited on Instagram?

Do college coaches respond to DMs?

Some coaches don't read their DMs and others may not have the time to respond to all the social media messages they receive. There are also periods when coaches aren't able to communicate with athletes, according to NCAA rules, so the coach may be unable to respond to you.

How do you know if a college coach is interested in you?

How do I promote myself to college coaches?

How do you tell if you are being recruited?

What to do if a college coach follows you?

Generally, if a college coach follows you on Twitter, it means they are interested in recruiting you or at least keeping up with your athletic progress. If they send you a DM or interact directly with your posts, then you can bet that a coach is very interested in you.

What should you not say to a college coach?

Can coaches retweet recruits?

The NCAA stated that college coaches still cannot tweet directly to prospects or retweet anything with a direct comment. Coaches can subtweet recruits, but they can't tweet directly at them.

How do you get noticed by college scouts?

When can college coaches follow recruits on Twitter?

The short answer is yes. Coaches can follow you on twitter. However, they cannot retweet or favorite your tweets, nor direct message you on Twitter until July 15 or September 1 after your sophomore year, depending on your sport.

Can D1 coaches respond to emails?

Per NCAA rules, most D1 and D2 coaches aren't allowed to directly communicate with recruits until September 1 of their junior year. This means coaches are getting your well-crafted emails and Twitter DMs—they just can't respond. However, athletes are allowed to contact college coaches at any time.

Is it better to text or email a college coach?

Emails. While coaches don't use these as much as in previous years, many still prefer them to texts and social media messaging. College coaches see them as a more secure and formal way to reach out to you. Check your email account every few days and respond at once.

What does it mean if a college coach emails you?

When a coach emails you, they are showing some level of interest, but you aren't necessarily being actively recruited. A lot of coaches will invite you to camps that serve as a great way for them to raise money for their teams.

What does it mean when a college coach invites you to a camp?

If a coach emails or mails you an invite to camp—that's a good sign, it means they've heard something about you as a possible player and want to get to know you better.

What does it mean when a college coach invites you to a game?

If you have been personally invited by a coach to attend a sporting event, you are being offered to take an official visit at that university. Any visit as a high school athlete to a college campus paid for by the university is considered an official visit.

How do you get a coach to follow you?

Simply following a coach on social media may get them to notice who you are, but actively following their page by liking and commenting on their posts will make sure a coach is familiar with your name and let them know you're interested in their program.