Request For College Coaches

baseballmanx3-- Gman is exactly correct. I know of a signee that didn't commit to his school until August 1st (Just before college started). As long as his fafsa is done and he has his clearance, there is not a problem.

 

Funny----I have him working on his FAFSA today. Like his dad, he already hates the paperwork!

 

tell him it is a great exercise to prepare him for college

 

In general about this subject...boys are highly recruited if they are good and then when they get to where they are going it is all business. Same way if they are recruited and then left alone. Unfortunately, it is a business, but some coaches don't know how to separate that from the personal side of it. One day they are so nice to you and the next day when someone they perceive as better comes along, you are history. Fortunately, this is not the case everywhere and if you are lucky enough to find that school where the coach can be a friend and a coach then you are "home".

 

Yep, it's a business all right.

Even in the business world, there's professional etiquette. Everybody's busy. Everybody's recruiting and being recruited. I still say that with the technological world, it doesn't take any significant time to send an email or text, notifying a recruit of "thanks, but no thanks". Heck, you can even send blanket emails out and not show who all it's going to - take care of 15 of those pesky recruits in one fell swoop --- LOL.

We had the good experiences and the bad experiences. And weren't even too concerned about a coach being a "friend" although felt it would be a great plus if he were able to be - if he were able to be a great mentor and teacher of the game....

Just a little average respect and consideration is all that one would ask during the recruiting process - and that applies to both the player and the respective school(s).

BTW - our son did end up with good coaches and program (friends? I'd like to think so when it's all said and done, good mentors - absolutely, good teachers of the game - absolutely). To quote a tired recruiting phrase "it was a good fit for him.

 

I guess I used the term "friend" loosely...what I actually meant was mutual respect and that the coach be approachable. Our son also had both good and bad experiences but did end up where he could respect the coach and trust what the coach told him. I imagine that it is hard for the coach to be a friend and still command respect but there are varying degrees of relationships and if the player can respect the coach and the coach can set a good example that is the best that you can hope for.

 

moved

 

I would think that different conduct would be required based upon if an offer is made or not. If a coach makes an offer then he should let the player know it is retracted. If no offer has been made (unless the coach has told the player that one will be made upon recieving a qualifing test score or something such as that) then the coach should not have to contact a player and tell him that he will not be making an offer or that the recruiting os over.

Using the dating jargon, if I have a date or two with a girl but nothing more then I do not have to formally break up with her. Once there is some commitment or exculsive nature of the relationship, good manners require a notice of intent.

 

Yes, using that analogy, if the coach asks the date to be his girlfriend and she says, "I'm not sure I want a boyfriend"....well, I doubt if I would ask her again.

 

that's why you stick with the slutty ones! You just have to keep in mind that you're probably not the only one "rounding third" in that ballpark... Safe!