The visit questions that reveal everything

From rehearsed answers to authentic insights

Last month, a recruit asked me: “What's something you wish you could do differently as a program?”

The video call went quiet, as I had to think about it. No one had ever asked me that before.

Her follow-up questions unearthed more about our team culture in 10 minutes than some recruits learn during full-day visits.

Most recruits don't realize that coaches have internalized stock responses to 90% of the questions they get asked.

"What's your coaching philosophy?"
"How do you develop players?"
"What's the team culture like?"

They've answered these hundreds of times. The responses roll off their tongues without needing much thought.

But ask them something that requires specific examples or forces them to think critically? That's when you get real insight.

Earlier this week, I wrote about the importance of not sleepwalking through your college visits. In this follow-up, I’ll go a few levels deeper into the questions that make the difference - for both sides.