Stay Organized and Prompt
If a coach asks you for something, make sure to respond with the information in a timely manner. For example, if you have a week to sign your NLI don't wait until the very last day to sign and fax it to your future coach. During signing week you should already know what school you are attending. By waiting until the last minute, you are running an unnecessary risk. Another Example: Your coach asks for your physical paperwork to be faxed to him by June 1st. You have had over a month to schedule a doctor's visit and inform the doctor of the tests/vaccinations you need. You wait last minute and your doctor visit is on May 30th and you don't get your lab results until June 3rd. The paperwork gets sent to coach by June 5th. Now, your paperwork is almost a week behind every other student-athlete who submitted it on time. Then in August, you find out you're missing an official stamp or signature on your paperwork for one vaccination and you can't practice with the team...